Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5S

Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5S[1]
Overview
Type Micro Four Thirds system mirrorless camera
Lens
Lens mount Micro Four Thirds system mount
Sensor/Medium
Sensor 4/3-type, multi aspect: 4:3, 3:2, 16:9, 17:9
Image sensor type CMOS
Image sensor size 17.3 x 13 mm (4:3 aspect ratio)
Maximum resolution 3680 px × 2760 px, 3840 px × 2560 px, 4016 px × 2256 px, 4096 px × 2160 px (10.28 Megapixels)
ASA/ISO range ISO 160 to ISO 51200, extendable from ISO 80 to ISO 204800
Recording medium 2x SD / SDHC / SDXC UHS-I/UHS-II speed class 3
Focusing
Focus Switchable auto and manual
Focus modes AF-C (continuous-servo), AF-F (flexible AF), AF-S (single servo AF), Manual Focus
Focus areas 225 contrast detection AF
Exposure/Metering
Exposure modes Program AE; aperture Priority, shutter priority, manual
Metering modes Center-weighted, multiple, spot
Flash
Flash synchronization 1/250
Flash bracketing ±3 EV in ⅓ EV steps
Shutter
Shutter Focal-plane shutter / Electronic shutter
Shutter speed range 1/8000 - 60 s (mechanical shutter), bulb (up to 30 minutes), 1/16000s (electronic shutter)
Continuous shooting 11 fps (mechanical shutter, 10 Mpx, 14 bits), 60 fps at 8 MP (electronic shutter)
Viewfinder
Viewfinder OLED viewfinder; 3.68 Mdots
Viewfinder magnification 0.76x
Image Processing
Custom WB Auto, cloudy, shade, incadescent, flash, daylight, white set 1/2/3/4, custom WB based on color temperature
General
Video/movie recording AVCHD / MP4 / MOV
4096 x 2160 (24p, 25p, 30p, 60p)
3840 x 2160 (24p, 25p, 30p, 50p, 60p)
3328 x 2496p (24p, 25p, 30p 50p, 60p)
1920 x 1080p (24p, 25p, 30p, 50p, 60p, …, 240p)
Rear LCD monitor 3.2", 1.62 Mdots, free-angle
Battery 7.2v 1860 mAh Lithium-ion battery pack
Data Port(s) Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, full-sized HDMI Type-A, USB 3.1 Gen1 5Gbit/s,
Dimensions 139 x 98 x 87 mm (5.5 x 3.9 x 3.4")
Weight 660 g (battery and SD cards inserted)
Made in  China
Released January 2018

The Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5S is a Micro Four Thirds mirrorless interchangeable lens camera body announced and released by Panasonic in January 2018.[2]

Physical characteristics

Example in candle light with high contrast and high dynamic range between bright flame and dark background

It is the first mirrorless camera body of Panasonic, where the image sensor is equipped with two analogue amplifiers for every pixel (Dual Native ISO). With this technology the model shall be predestinated for video shooting in low light and high dynamic range situations.[3]

The body is made of a magnesium alloy, and it has a fully articulatble monitor with touch screen functionalty as well as an electronic viewfinder and a hot shoe for a flash light.[1]

Via Wi-Fi the camera can be remotely controlled and accessed by smartphones, tablet computers or mobile and desktop computers with the mobile app Panasonic Image App.[4] Via USB cable there is the possibility of remote shooting with the software Lumix Tether.[5]

Special properties

Compared to the sister model Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH5 the GH5S differs mainly in the following properties:

Different aspect ratios without image sensor cropping
  • Image sensor
    • „Multi-Aspect“ with aspect ratios 4:3, 3:2, 16:9, 17:9
    • „Dual Native ISO“ (with two amplifiers per pixel with different amplification factor)[6]
      • „low“ with exposure indices ISO 160 to ISO 800, extendible from ISO 80, native sensitivity ISO 400
      • „high“ with exposure indices ISO 800 to ISO 51200, extendible to ISO 204800, native sensitivity ISO 2500
    • Lower maximum pixel count of 10 megapixels with a larger pixel pitch of 4,7 micrometers
    • No 6k photo modus (with 18 megapixels)
    • No stabilisation at image sensor, and therefore, no „'Dual-IS“ (synchronisation between the image stabilisation systems of lenses and camera body)
  • Video functions

In the following image sequence there is an object taken with f-number 5.6 and with different exposure indices between ISO 160 and ISO 51200. As a result the images had to be taken with different shutter speeds. At ISO 51200 image noise is easily recognisable at full magnification:

References

  1. 1 2 DC-GH5S LUMIX G Wechselobjektivkamera, Panasonic.com, retrieved 19 January 2018
  2. ↑ Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5S, dpreview, 8 January 2018, retrieved 23 January 2018
  3. ↑ Benjamin Kirchheim: Low-Light-Video-Spezialistin Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5S vorgestellt, digitalkamera.de, 8 January 2018, retrieved 23 January 2018
  4. ↑ LUMIX GH5S: Das Low-Light- und Video-Talent, panasonic.com, 8 January 2018, retrieved 19 January 2018
  5. ↑ Lumix Tether Download Program, panasonic.com, 21 Dezember 2017, retrieved 19 January 2018
  6. 1 2 3 4 Panasonic Lumix GH5S for the video professional: - Introducing Dual Native ISO for impressive low-light performance, Panasonic, Australia, 9 Januar 2018, retrieved 23 Januar 2018
Micro Four Thirds cameras timeline
Brand Form Class 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
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Olympus SLR style
OMD		 High-end E-M1 E-M1 II
Advanced E-M5 E-M5 II
Mid-range E-M10 E-M10 II E-M10 III
Rangefinder
style
PEN		 Mid-range E-P1 E-P2 E-P3 E-P5 PEN-F
Upper-entry E-PL1 E-PL2 E-PL3 E-PL5 E-PL6 E-PL7 E-PL8 E-PL9
Entry-level E-PM1 E-PM2
remote Air
Panasonic SLR style High-end Video GH5S
High-end Photo G9
High-end GH1 GH2 GH3 GH4 GH5
Mid-range G1 G2 G3 G5 G6 G7 G80/G85
Entry-level G10
Rangefinder style Advanced GX1 GX7 GX8 GX9
Mid-range GM1 GM5 GX80/GX85
Entry-level GF1 GF2 GF3 GF5 GF6 GF7 GF8 GX800/GX850/GF9
Camcorder Professional AG-AF104
Kodak Rangefinder style Entry-level S-1
DJI Drone . Zenmuse X5S
. Zenmuse X5
YI Rangefinder style Entry-level M1
Z Camera Entry-level E1
JVC Camcorder Professional GY-LS300
SVS-Vitek - Industrial EVO Tracer
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