welcome to the channel folks, my name's Shane in today's video I'm going to share my thoughts about
the Panasonic S5 and whether or not you should upgrade to the S5 Mark II here we go [Music]
let's talk about the positive Common Ground between both of these cameras the sensor dynamic
range on both of these cameras are both awesome you get 14+ stops of dynamic range and the image
quality is just simply stunning these hold their own with far more expensive cameras like the Sony
FX3 which I also own that's a great camera for its own use case but this has far more video Centric
features and the image out of this is still my favorite out of all of the full frame cameras
well the S5 Mark II is basically the same thing so image quality wise they both look great both
of these cameras have dual SD card slots there is a difference though the S5 Mark II has matching
UHS2 card slots over just a single UHS S2 and UHS1 on the S5 although this doesn't give you
any limitations which was a strange decision to even put a UHS1 card slot in there but it is what
it is so overall both of them are very similar in terms of their media storage both cameras share
the exact same button and dial placement so if you're familiar with the S5 already if you do
upgrade to the S5 Mark II it feels identical minus the fact that it's slightly thicker due
to the active cooling both cameras share the same BLK22 battery so if you plan on just adding an S5
Mark II to your arsenal alongside the original S5 the batteries are interchangeable they both
come with charges which is always a good thing the biggest advantage to the S5 Mark II is that
it now supports USB power delivery so you can charge and run the camera indefinitely with
the USBC PD device now if you already own a dummy battery for the original S5 those also work with
the S5 Mark II without question the Talk of the Town with the S5 Mark II as the new phase hybrid
autofocus that's the biggest difference between the original S5 and the new S5 Mark II now in
the studio here I use manual focus I can turn my camera off turn it back on and it's good to go
but the great news is with the S5 Mark II I don't even have to worry about it I can just turn it on
set it to continuous autofocus and it will work beautifully and if I move back or forwards or do
anything like that the camera will track my eye perfectly so this is a really great camera if you
need auto focus if you're in a studio situation though I don't believe you do need autofocus all
the time but if you don't want to learn how to use manual focus then the autofocus on the S5 Mark II
is fast Superior believe it or not there's a lot of people who like the manual focus experience
you're looking at one of them right here whether I'm behind the camera or just shooting a shot like
this I lock them off to manual focus because it gives me what I would consider a very reliable
experience but the downside of it is I can't do stuff like this and have it refocused so if you're
an unboxing channel the wind would go without question to the S5 Mark II but for any normal talk
to camera shots you can make the S5 work without any problems if you're a filmmaker or someone who
likes the whole manual focus experience stick with the S5 I don't think there's a big enough
difference in the overall image quality with one exception the S5 Mark II allows us to shoot up to
6K in a full sensor readout or something very similar to open gate technically it's slightly
different but it's essentially the same thing this allows you to crop in different aspect ratios and
formats so if you do a lot of social media work I'm going to give the win to the S5 Mark II the
Original S5 is capable of raw external thanks to an atomos ninja so if you already have that set
up stick with it that will give you excellent results I'm not sure whether or not right now
the S5 Mark II is going to have any sort of raw external recording the original S5 does have a few
recording restrictions and they're placed on the 10-bit mode so if you want to record at 4K 10 bit
at 30 frames per second you get a 30 minute limit but the 8-Bit modes are all unlimited and that's
how I use this camera in a multi-camera setup if you don't have a computer that can really process
10-bit files or you don't want to go through any type of post production you just want quick
turnaround the original S5 shooting 8-bit is still an absolute Powerhouse 8-bit gets dismissed a lot
and I know that there's times where it's suitable and times where it's unsuitable but for most
content like this for example if you plan on doing a YouTube channel 8-bit is realistically all you
need unless you're a pro and you want to get in there and fine tune everything I've never
had anyone complain about my image quality and my other channel shooting in 8-bit on the S5 the
image out of this is spectacular conversely the S5 Mark II does give you a couple of recording
restrictions but these are all above 4K but if you plan on shooting at 4K DCI 4K or below
you can let this record all day I felt that rhyme coming there's two other major factors
that might appeal to you with the S5 Mark II we get that full size HDMI port this is awesome it
means you can go straight out of into a monitor external recorder without needing a dongle or a
specialized cable it makes life so much easier so the win again goes to the S5 and my multi-camera
setup I run external monitors I have to have dongles plugged into every camera it's a huge
pain if I can't find the dongle it's a nightmare this just simplifies the entire process all is
definitely some longevity benefits and convenience benefits to that full-size HDMI port you can make
this work and if you don't plan on going to an external monitor all of the time then the micro
HDMI port on the original S5 might not bother you too much but it's one of those things where once
you have to start using dongles it really becomes frustrating unless you've got a dedicated setup
which is how I use this in the other Studio but anytime I take the cameras out put them back in
I'm like oh yeah where's the dongle again it's just a bit of a nightmare in that regard but for
folks who aren't using dongles the original S5 will still give you excellent results another
win goes to the S5 Mark II when it comes to its active is or in-body image stabilization now if
you like just to stand there and use the is Boost they're both even in that case I would say go for
the original S5 but if you plan on doing any type of follow shots this new active is system and the
S5 Mark II is far superior to that of the original S5 it's great it's every bit as good or almost as
good as the Panasonic gh6 so that's a micro four thirds camera so being able to get excellent
stabilization out of a full frame camera takes this one to the next level the S5 Mark II now has
active cooling so depending on your shooting scenario this could be a huge benefit it's
stinking hot here tonight it's 34 degrees Celsius out there and it's 8 30 p.m or 9 o'clock P.M or
something and it's stinking hot so if you're in a situation where you need active cooling
to keep the camera cool this would be the way to go at the end of the day got to pick the right
tool for the job and for your shooting scenario so if you need great auto focus and better Ibis
or a full-size HDMI port that's where the S5 Mark II will make far more sense than the original but
if the original S5 is doing the job like it is for me I don't plan on replacing all of them at least
not yet anyway we'll see what happens down the track the best thing about a multi-camera setup
is when all of the cameras match and I would need to replace three more of these with S5
Mark II's in those scenarios and I don't plan on doing that but I do plan on getting two of these
for handheld work I think the Ibis pad with the autofocus paired with all the great flexibility
of the original S5 makes this a no-brainer for handheld work for my particular shooting
scenario or if I'm doing long form content in the studio let us know in the comment section
if you're planning on upgrading I definitely think this will be a great addition to someone's bag if
you do love the overall shooting experience with the S5 but you're looking for something
that has way better autofocus and a better Ivor system thanks for watching catch you soon see ya