PanasonicLUMIX S5II Mirrorless Camera, 24.2MP Full Frame with Phase Hybrid AF, New Active I.S. Technology, Unlimited 4:2:2 10-bit Recording - DC-S5M2BODY Black

my beloved camera, great for almost everything that i need, i'm mostly wedding videographer and i think that is the best camera that i had, i don't really use 60fps so it's not important for me the crop factor.

So I bought this for myself as a birthday present and man I have not been disappointed I absolutely love this thing, I I've been doing professional photography for about 10 years now and I upgraded from my Canon MK3 to this and it's fantastic, high resolution, amazing features, it's incredibly fast, video quality and choosing a raw still from a video to use as a photo comes out crisp! 10/10 buy this

Excellent Camera, takes great photo and video. All the buttons and dials are in perfect position.

So many pros:The colors are beautiful and accurate like no othersEasy menu interface and intuitiveHigh-quality buildSmall but perfect with the gripBuilt-in qualitygood lens quality dedicated, not many but enoughThe best price for the level, you can do pro worksProfessional for the price but it has some cons:The battery doesn't last and you will need the battery grip to add one more. Even with the battery, it will have a poor life. don't worry all cameras at this level have the same issue maybe 20% more life.The square form design makes it a little hard to handle for many hours and will make it scratch easily in corners.Caps are rubber-frailHigh ISO pictures are unusable from 51000 and up, or you will need to spend much more on pro lenses to get pro jobs at low lights. f -.8 or less.No high-quality zoom lenses from 200 mm and upLess screen and visor resolution than some dated Panasonic cameras.No 24-105mm f2.8 lens like competitors have.I love it instead it is not perfect.

I got my S5II two years ago as my first real camera. I had tried a few Fujis before, but the S5II just felt different. With it, I learned everything—photography techniques, flash, and more. It got me through my first gigs, and now I capture beautiful portraits with it. Sure, it’s not a perfect camera, but it’s more than ideal for the job—especially at this price. Thank you, Lumix!

I have a few video cameras, mostly intended for serious use and requiring the videographer to make most adjustments manually. What I wanted was something with more automation that would work well for situations in which I didn't want to spend a lot of time setting the camara's parameters for the particular shooting situation. I also wanted something that worked reasonably well hand held without a gimbal. Ths fits the bill. I haven't put it through all of its paces but both the autofocus and image stabilization seem to be a cut above what's available in similar cameras at a comparable price point. Also the size and form factor make it an easy and incospicuous camera to operate. The image quality is also quite good, with natural-looking colors and proper saturaton.As I said, I haven't used it yet in highly demanding situations. But from what I've seen so far, I feel that I can safely recommend this camera for shooting very good quality videos without the need for a lot of ancillary equipment to assist with focusing or image stabilization. If I couldn't lug a tripod or set up a camera cage with a wireless focus pull motor and were shooting a non-stationary subject, this would easily be my choice from among the several cameras I own. That's not to say that it wouldn't work well on a tripod or gimbel (sits relatively mall size is a great advantage here) or fitted out with a cage and attachments. But those things really aren't as necessary for this cameras as they are for some other high-quality video cameras.My five-star rating is qualified by the fact that I haven't had the camera very long or used it across a wide range of situations. So I can't say that it works magnificently in every scenario or that it will last nearly forever. But I don't know that those things aren't true, either. And based on what it has been used for so far, it does just what I want.

Almost perfect if you don't mind the large size, excellent ISO and video performance, although I'm 95%+ stills photographer, so that's not very relevant for me. The size is also substantial and the resolution 24 megapixels is neither low nor high, so I switched to Fujifilm x-t5 with it's 40 megapixel (I use prime lenses instead of the excellent 24-105 Panasonic zoom) aps-c and I love it! This camera also would be great with prime lenses like the Sigma Art (only available for full frame cameras like this Panasonic and others), they cost about the same price as Fuji's premium f 1.4, but they weigh more so all together the full frame system weighs much more, isn't any cheaper and isn't high resolution, and like Fujifilm also doesn't have shutter flaps that close to protect the sensor when off, but at least the food you feel has ultrasonic sensor cleaning when you turn off the camera. While this camera will work perfectly for some people for a still photographer like myself it is not the best option even though it cost less than the competition, but its weight and it falls short of perfect for a stills photographer because of its focus on video, basically.

Great feel! Lots of features that can be customized to your preferences.EVF can be a little jittery in low contrast settings and photo review takes second to display. Focusing can be improved by selecting Quick Focus in the menu. Eye focus for animals and humans works well.