New detailed 10 bit vs 8bit GH5 test by the German Slashcam site


8 Bit vs 10 Bit Panasonic GH5 vs GH4 – the difference

If you can read German I suggest you to check out the ongoing GH5 testing by Slashcam:

Test : Panasonic GH5 Sensor Verhalten – Auflösung, Slowmo, Rolling Shutter
Praxistest : Panasonic GH5: 10-Bit 4K V-Log L Workflow, 180 fps Zeitlupe, Focus Transition u.a. (1)
Kurztest : 8 Bit vs 10 Bit: Panasonic GH5 vs GH4 – der Unterschied in der Praxis

I will not give you the google translated links as it really makes a very bad translation. But so far they are very impressed by the performance! And they certainly see an improved on the 10bit footage as it has less banding than 8bit.

Panasonic GH5 Review Vs Sony a7S II and Nikon D750 by Fstoppers

Fstoppers posted their full GH5 review and concludes:

The GH5 is a pretty impressive video camera but it isn’t perfect. I do wish that the ISO performance was a little bit better. I’m not sure if the camera really needs to be 20MP as I imagine most people who buy it will be using it for video. Perhaps if it was only 8MP (the exact size of 4K video) it would be a little better in low light. And if they are going to make the sensor 20MP I would have really appreciated a legitimate “digital zoom” that was actually useful.
One major benefit to the smaller sensor size though, seems to be the inclusion of e-stabilization, which simply does not work on full camera sensors at this time due to rolling shutter. We have to take the good with the bad but in the case of the GH5 it’s mostly good. It’s only real competitor seems to be the a7S II and if its successor, the a7S III, finally removes the record limit, can overcome all overheating issues, plus improve stabilization, the GH5 may no longer my first choice but as things stand today, I’m excited to make the GH5 our standard video camera here at Fstoppers.

GH5 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama and Panasonic US. In EU at Amazon.de, Cyberport.de and ParkCamera.

Super detailed Cinema5D test reveals strengths and weaknesses of the GH5

Cinema5D (Click here) posted the by far most detailed Panasonic GH5 review so far. It contains many different Lab test and interesting findings. Let’s start by mentioning the main disappointment. The 10-bit performance is disappointing. But probably this can be fixed via firmware update and therefore it shouldn’t be a major issue. For the rest the camera does it’s job very well:

If you can put the issues with Vlog aside and if you can settle with the other picture profiles, then the GH5 has some nice things in store for you. Even though most of its sensor performance (detail, dynamic range, lowlight, 180fps) is only average, the internal image stabilization was a pleasure to use for handheld applications, it gave me a very cinematic handheld look, the peaking is very useful and special features like the histogram and anamorphic recording options make this a more cinema capable camera than most other small handheld devices before.

UPDATE: There is a big discussion on the Cinema5D findings. Two well-known GH5 testers disagree with the C5D findings:

1) Giulio Sciorio told me that “The GH5 is not shipping yet so what’s available is unfinished hardware/firmware. Also, I believe V-LogL for the GH5 is not quite finished yet. Reviewing cameras properly takes a lot of time especially with a camera as sophisticated as the GH5 so I question the accuracy of their review.

2) Emmanuel Pampuri‏ tweeted: “I have the preproduction sample of the GH5 since 4 weeks now I do not agree with your tests ?! Is there any bug on your sample ?

3) Cinema5D answer on twitter is: “we were in constant communication with Panasonic during the review process.

GH5 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama and Panasonic US. In EU at Amazon.de, Cyberport.de and ParkCamera.

Lumix GH5 vs Olympus EM1 II vs Fujifilm XT2 vs Sony A7s II 4k movie quality

Gordon Laing from CameraLabs compared the 4K perforamcne of the four cameras. You can also Download the original file. Gordon writes:

In the video I compare the low-light quality of the Lumix GH5, Olympus OMD EM1 II, Fujifilm XT2 and Sony A7s II in 4k 25p at 1600 ISO to their maximum movie sensitivities of 12800, 6400, 12800 and 409600 ISO respectively. Each camera was set to the same colour temperature and using its standard profile. I used lenses which delivered roughly the same field of view and adjusted the distances where necessary – the Sony samples look different due to the perspective of a longer lens and bigger sensor. The lighting was fixed and the exposures matched at each sensitivity, so any difference in brightness here is due to processing styles and variations in actual sensitivity.

GH5 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama and Panasonic US. In EU at Amazon.de, Cyberport.de and ParkCamera.

 

GH5 Vlogging by Richard Sibley and new G85 review by Daniel J.Cox

Two of my favorite bloggers posted their new Panasonic GH5 and G85 tests/insights:

1) Photo Gear News Editor, Richard Sibley, spent a few days in Iceland, with the new Panasonic LUMIX GH5. He created a short vlog using the GH5 and shares some of his thoughts about using the camera for stills and vlogging.

2) Daniel J.Cox from Naturalexposures tested the G85

GH5 at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama and Panasonic US. In EU at Amazon.de, Cyberport.de and ParkCamera.