I’m a Canon user, but I start to like Panasonic color more and more .

The S5II wins for me, especially with support for third party lenses thanks to the the L mount!

Excellent review! Did you notice moire patterns on the s5ii due to the lack of AA filter to the sensor?And if so is it going to be a problem on professional work?

The S5II wins for me. Also, just to point out that the Panasonic has much better video assist tools including exposure monitoring tools that stay on the screen while recording. They also have an XLR unit which can be added to the hotshoe.

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Thank you for this detailed and well produced video. Your team did an amazing job in filming the comparison shots and AF demonstrations. I picked up my Canon R6 MKII yesterday and I am not disappointed. I came very close to grabbing the Panasonic! The features are close and better in certain aspects to the canon. You cannot beat the price point of the Panasonic either. What tilted me towards the R6MKII is I already have several EF & EF-S lenses. Now I could easily adapt those lenses onto the Panasonic but I have seen where the lenses can become laggy. Also it was an easier to find an RF to EF/EF-S adapter with an ND variable cartridge for the Canon. If you are just starting out and looking to go mirrorless, I would recommend the Panasonic S5II. If you’re already in the Canon system or looking to adapt older or even newer EF lenses, then the R6MKII is the way to go. Anyway, thanks again for Have a blessed and safe Christmas Holiday season

Great video! I just got the Panasonic S5ii but I think the Canon R6ii is also a great option to have as a hybrid camera. These 2 cameras are probably the most comparable when it comes to these specs.

Very helpful comparison, thanks.

Awesome video, thanks for posting.

The comments are right, these reviews are super helpful! I love the image quality tests and comparisons. 🎉

Did you use standard picture profile on both cameras when comparing colour ?

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Hey, on what camera you recorded the A Roll in this video?

Would you recommend Panasonic S5II for real estate video and photography? :)

I have the canon r6 m2 and it’s amazing. AF stellar, love the toggle from video to photo. I have a lot of Hugh end canon lenses so I could understand how having the ability to use third party lenses could sway decisions.

Great test man. I was surprised to see how close they were in terms of AF. There is the Panasonic 50mm S Pro lens that more closely matches that Canon 1.2. I wonder if the results would have been different using that lens?

Thanks for the review! I am only missing comparing two features (as people I know often use them) - astrophotography and timelapse.

It is great to live in an era where technology is stretching the creative limits of its users. Both of these cameras are excellent efforts to advance the state of the art for their enthusiasts. One of the best points of the Lumix S5 II is the Sigma adapter that can mount Canon dSLR lenses to the Lumix body. It works reasonably well with the EOS EF lenses, so Canon users have an option to add a Lumix body to their stable and not risk much. The addition of PDAF to Lumix is HUGE. Hopefully, they will update their Micro 4/3 gear soon to include it there. m43 has many advantages over full frame when it comes to high end video. (Low light being a huge exception, of course, as full frame pixels suck four times the photons.)

S5II X is on the way. Love what Panasonic did here. Finally. Switched from the GH5 To the Blackmagics to red and now I’ll get back to Panny for the fast and mobile jobs. ❤

I wished you would have done your classic Dynamic Range test, too.

Great comparison! Only thing I question are the image quality results. Were the lenses equal? The canon looks to have a badass L lens while the Lumix almost seems to have a kit lens but im not sure.

I feel the Panasonic has better colours for landscape photography and filming. Is there a cheaper option but similar to it?

5:00 What camera was used to shoot the narrative part of the video?

Just saying, the S5 (even the mark I) has focus bracketing called "selective focus" which is the same thing with an extra feature where you can either select the plane of focus after the shot or even choose it to export it as a bracketed separate image right to the SD card from camera.

It seems that you have NR (noise reduction) turned off on the Canon, but ON on the Lumix. You can see that at ISO 1600 and above, while the Lumix has less visible noise, it is also less detailed.

Very good video comparison. Regarding the noise test. Panasonic looks like is applying noise reduction in camera to all the iso levels. I prefer the noise of the Canon out of the camera and then apply noise reduction in PS.

So my question. Did either or both manufacturer give you their camera to use for this? And we’re there any “suggestions” that came with it?

Very good comparison - in depth and covered all of the important features. The S5 seems to be the better value, and the IBIS seems excellent. Very surprised at the Canon's ISO performance!

Great Video!

the s5ii is looking good in this test and the s5iix with a kit lens will be the same as the R62 body only. I need to hold out😁

Great review! You really showcase their strengths which are many. The Panasonic behaves like a prize fighter that found its 2nd wind in later rounds and is fighting back to win. Awesome/ As always, keep up the good work and keep'em flying. 👽😁

Just curious, does the S5 have BSI cmos sensor? Some say it does, some say not. Panasonic does not confirm. I don't know if or why it's a hush hush.

On the previous comparison, it seemed like the S5 II slightly beat out the Sony A7 IV, but this one there seems to be more trade offs. A bit unsure which first camera I should get. One quick question, why does the size of the hdmi matter?

Good comparison! But...ISO test. Have you noticed the vertical lines on the unmagnified portion of the R6 image at high sensitivities?

the most important factor for such an expensive camera is the autofocus , and Panasonic lags behind in fast movements

Easy listening, kept my attention in s natural way.

I have recently bought an S5II and while I haven't had a lot of time to test it yet, what I have tested, I like it so far but I have to test it a lot more whenever the rain in my area finally stops long enough so I can do that which seems few and far between lately. I have a GH5 and had a GH6 and traded in the GH6 to get the S5II as I didn't like the softer, slightly noisy 4K video quality I was getting from the GH6 and the 5.9K 10-bit 4:2:0 on the S5II is sharper with much less noise. I do like the GH6 colors amore as they don't have the slight magenta shift the S5II colors have and look better, especially in skintones. With external recording from the S5II, you said it outputs 12-bit 5.9K, that is only with the paid RAW upgrade coming in May and according to Sean from Panasonic on the last Lumix Live stream, with the paid upgrade, it will output RAW to an Atomos Ninja V+ (not the original Ninja V) otherwise you are limited to 4K 10-bit 422 from the HDMI even when you have the internal resolution set to 5.8K, 5.9K or 6K and if you are set to 5.8K you will see the black bars on the 4K output due to it being 17:9 and in 6K you will see the 3:2 aspect on the 4K output which is a shame but that could be because the better video features are in the upcoming S5II X. I have not yet tried the Real Time LUT but I like the addition of it. I always shoot in V-Log for the maximum dynamic range and flexibility and while most of the time I want the unprocessed image to edit how I like, there are times I need a quick turn around so being able to bake a LUT into the video is super helpful. It is something I would have liked years ago when shooting V-Log L on my GH5 for the first time and getting to grips with LOG shooting and editing. I like the ergonomics of the S5II. I have slightly short fingers and the grip feels comfortable to me. I do wish it had at least a couple more customisable buttons like the GH6 had as I liked having the extra buttons on the GH6 I could set to whatever I liked for quick access to that feature. I usually like to have two buttons customised, one to turn on/off the monitor LUT and one to change the picture profile quickly.

I love my s52, but I can’t open any raw files on my Mac .RW2. Any idea on how to get the raw files to load or be read by the computer?? Will this be a computer issue or camera issue. Mac OS Ventura 13.2.1 m1 chip.

Woah, the Canon was looking good for the video specs, that’s for sure. The problem is it falls short in low light noise levels and IBIS. I typically Stay below ISO 6400. With the S5 second native at ISO 4000, for low light, I stay here and go with fast apertures for excellent low light. Apparently the S5II is the same, if not better than the S5

Hi, lightroom doesnt want to open my s5ii raw photos. Do you know why?

It's not only about the camera itself but the system. The L-Mount is such flexible and has a huge amount of lenses of various manufacturarer to choose from (Panasonic, Sigma, Leica). I stick to my Lumix S1R and wait for the successor S1R II.

S5 ii ftw. Just picked one up for $1449 new. That is a steal. Colors, iso, video features, sound Lumix won easily.

Thanks for your reviewing 😘 if you could review both MF control function, much better.

As a Nikon Z5 shooter, if I jumped to another brand now, it would be Sony or Panasonic for their large (affordable) lens selection. If Nikon’s next generation of bodies don’t hold up, I may need to make that decision..

You can get more inexpensive Lenses for Panasonic and Sigma (but also more expensive ones from Leica). The Battery Management from the Canon is a great plus as are the uncorrected colors for portraits (they are warmer and less green than the Panasonic). But both cameras are well suited for photo and video. Canon some advantages for portrait in studio and daylight. Panasonic has some advantages with high ISO and video. You will need more Batteries for the Panasonic when you have day-long sessions. But you have to value it in combination with the lenses you need. There is no 85 1.2 or 50 1.2 for the Panasonic. There is no 35 1.2 for the Canon.

great comparison ... the Panasonic is not just 500 cheaper but 1000s of dollar cheaper if you build a whole kit ..

I have Canon M50 and I can't set custom white balance correctly as always is to yellow. I wonder how easy it is to set custom white balance in Panasonic!

The difference in sharpness may just be due to the better lens attached on the Canon (RF 85mm f1.2). Perhaps if you used Panasonic's own 1.2 or the Sigma 1.4 the sharpness test would likely be exactly even.

With the S5 II, Panasonic addressed its key technical weakness - the reliability of continuous autofocus in video. In the US$1500-2500 range we now have unprecedented choices across brands and mounts (MFT, APSC and FF), amazing specifications and functionality for good value hybrid across Sony (A7IV, FX30), Canon (R6II, R7, R8), Lumix (S5II, S5IIX and GH6) and Fujifilm (XT5, XH2S). I expect Nikon will join that list once the Z9’s technology trickles down to the next round of full frame Nikon cameras. Similarly, lens choices are now excellent across the mounts, albeit with a few lens options being unique to certain mounts or brands. Many enthusiasts will probably have more than one mount to cater for size / weight preferences or other preferences. I expect in the future there will be more options in terms of camera size (eg R8 vs R6), form (rangefinder / FX3 style vs protruding EVF) and design (eg Fujifilm and Nikon retro models). What I’m looking forward to now in the next generation of cameras is more in-camera editing options. In this regard I like the S5II custom LUT option. I also hope that AI will play a constructive role in workflow beyond replacing skies with fake looking pink sunsets.

I got the S5ii and love it. I previously owned 3 Canon cameras, but had two of them fail in less than 3 years of ownership. In this case two out of three is very bad. The Lumix has a 3 extended year warranty, which no one seems to mention in their comparisons.

how does the canon win in video? Lumix has 6k open gate, internal full anamorphic support and a ton of codecs.

You never did atofocus tracking. How does the frame rate work with, say, birds in flight.

The canon was noisier at high ISO, but it did look sharper to my eye at those high ISOs.

Amazing review, except for the video specifications haha, but I understand that's not the focus. The S5II is a much, much more capable video camera than the R6 mkii

Lenses?

Hi! Is it just me or you start loosing a lot of detail and sharpness as you bump the ISO up on the S5ii? You can see the bottom right close up of the squares just going blurry, whilst the R6 just keeps the sharpness! I have an R6 i and I can shoot at 6400 ISO with pretty good results, better than those you just showed with the R6 ii, so I wonder if you should either test them (r6 i and ii) against each other or if you should repeat those tests. Anyway, what you saw as an advantage for the Panasonic in terms of ISO, I see as a deal breaker, no way I can loose that much detail when shooting higher ISO. Another test that I think you should do, and I’ve seen it here on your test, is an AF in low light test. All best

So who are these cameras for? One clearly is a video-centric camera while the other is what? And you never stated which camera got the most check marks. However, I would like to point out that you didn't really push these cameras as far as their auto focus. But overall good video.

Just got my S5II, now to sell my S5 🙂

Great review, I 4:44

Please tell me this is true 1080p 24/25/30fps FF (Full-Frame) use PDAF. 1080p 50/60fps FF use DFD (old contrast method). 1080p 50/60fps APS-C mode use PDAF. 1080p with any fps higher than use DFD.

In my opinion, Panasonic lacks at least one point to have 6K 10bit internally which makes it the queen of its category for those who shoot video.

Nice but the lens in 6ii seems to be toooo better not giving equal weight

Wow, that model is super cute. Those eyes and smile are money makers. She's in the right business.

I like the s5 image much more

It looks like panasonic had noise reduction and sharpening enabled. The aliasing in the sharpness test of the Panasonic looks horrible.

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if we put some noise reduction on the canon footage then it might rival or be actually better than the panasonic since panasonic footage look less detailed than the canon. I will take the r6 mark II anyday. Really impressed by the s5 II ibis though.

Great video, thank you. You can't mention price without mentioning the much higher cost of RF lenses. Even just for F4 glass. I wish they were both 30mp. Canon also can't figure out where to put the ON/OFF button. If you get more than one Canon (like an R7,) it is going to be really ANNOYING. That noise test was interesting, I haven't seen that anywhere else. I'm comparing the S5II to my A7C in a few days! :)

How much r6 ii csn record in 4k 60?

The higher sharpness on the Canon mostly boils down to superior glass, and to a lesser extent to a better JPEG engine. Canon does have an edge in producing cleaner and sharper JPEGs, but raw images tell another story. Really impressed by S5II raw files, and surprised how good they are compared to R6II. Downloaded raw samples of both S5II and R6II from imaging-resource and played with them in LRC. They look near identical in sharpness and noise all the way to ISO 12800, beyond which S5II seems to have a slight edge in noise.

S52 best, cheapest plus most versions overall Can you please do a S52x comparison as well?

Canon better overall. Canon better for pictures. Panasonic better for video. Both good for both pictures and video.

its a shame panasonic crop image in 4k, and not giood as canon in low light

Your graphics for the video framerates are incorrect- both cameras do 180fps at 1080p. Also, no mention of the 6K modes on the S5II, particularly the 3:2 mode? Also worth noting that the lens used on the Canon costs almost as much as the S5II and Lumix 50mm together 😄

I expected more video capablilty from the S5 ii. Like 4k60 no crop and all that.

I mean you really can’t go wrong with any of these cameras, for me it comes down to looks and feel of the camera which i like Lumix design and feel more than the Canon.

is it me or does the Lumix add a lot of noise reduction as ISO rises. Just look at the color checker on each camera and the Canon remains sharp, the Lumix is smearing.

I think the canon is verry good. He only have one option better than the lumix: 4k60 uncrop! So the S5II can be use standalone and it's perfect for reactivity, travel and budget!!!!

That did it. Selling my canon stuff and not going with the R6 mii

Great comparison, great job!!! Yes, Canon sensors still make more noise than other competing brands. I have both the Canon RP and the M50 and they make a lot more noise than the Olympus 4/3 sensor or even the one inch Sony RX100 VI is better in noise!!!

Thx for the good review against these two cameras JP :) However, so many abilities plus capabilities NOT SAID about that the S5ll does... the Canon does not do or have! Panasonic didn't just catch up, they were already ahead (except of Phase detect)! Now, Panasonic has pulled WAY OUT IN FRONT as a LEADER in the industry with it!! The S5ll (also the S5llx) is BAR NONE by far the BEST TRUE HYBRED CAMERA under 2,200 US. It's going to be a AWESOME year for PANASONIC. I've ordered mine. Can't wait to see what's next!

Hmmm, panasonic kit lens vs. a canon higher end lens. That kinda voids the comparison in my book.

Comparing Jpeg's to me doesn't really matter because you can always tweak those settings.

Either are better than Nikon. At least they have proper autofocus and tracking.

I want to love the S5 II so bad.. but the stills just don't have that "clear and natural down to the last pixel" quality that Canon always has, for me. I can zoom in on a Canon image and it never appears artificially sharpened, and the fine lines of things just look great. For some reason Panasonic stills remind me of cell phone camera stills. I could tell in the ISO test that one or both cameras was applying some serious de-noising, and that's not something I'd ever want in a camera. Especially if it couldn't be turned off. The high ISO shots, instead of looking like film, looked like an AI denoised mess, with perfectly smooth plastic glossy skin.

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During the image quality test the Panasonic made the Canon look like a Sony because of how yellow it is. It was also interesting to see how much better the low light was… But we gotta give some credit as Canon did better at the very high iso and it’s noise texture isn’t awful to look at compared to all those color blotches the Panasonic was showing!

I think there's something fishy about the panasonic high iso results, there is some noise reduction going on in there....

You give a tie since you did not check thoroughly and ran tests in different conditions.

Anaya. Yeah!

They are both great cameras for professional work of course. For personal use I think going full frame may not be the best option because of the size weight and the cost of their lenses especially the RF lenses. The R7 and XH-2s are way better options. You can have two cameras and two lenses for the price the size and the weight of one FF.

Hmm, didn't even mention the 6k open gate which is HUGE. I'm thinking you are pretty biased. S5ii blows the R6 ii out of the water in video. And the stabilization is far superior in the lumix.

Uncropped 4k 60 is where I find value.

At the beginning of the video. You do realise that you have the fujifilm X-H2 spinning around and not the Panasonic S5 II?

Внесу свои 5 копеек.. Забегая в перёд конечно панас, хотя я тоже загружен еf оптикой но как сказал автор в любом случае прийдётся использовать через переходник хоть на кэнон хоть на панасе.. Итак вот мои аргументы 1. У сони и канон есть свои подразделения видеокамер и хороший гибрид они выпускать не станут, у кэнона сейчас вообще агрессивная политика стала абсолютно убрали теплоотвод с процессора что б бороться с видиками и электроника работает в экстримальных условиях и страдаю от этого не только видиографы но и фотографы, гарантированный перегрев влияет на надёжность и кэнон уже не тот! Несколько раз в год ошибка еr70 и файл не сохраняется! Блогер просто огорчится что нужно писать заново а свадебщик как объяснит почему нет регистрации с ЗАГС??) У кого 4 раза в год у кого чаще но обязательно будет потеря файла!! И я считаю кэнон видиографов победил) У панасоника нет видео подразделения и там всё надёжно и по уму и металический корпус и даже вентилятор! На всякий случай!! Потому что включается редко из за качественного теплоотвода на корпус. В канон r5c например поставили вентилятор но сделали нерабочий автофокус на видео корпус оставтли пластиковым и вентилятор отключить нельзя жужжит даже на морозе когда это не нужно, акб хватает чуть ли не на пол часа в видео просаживает очень сильно даже в режиме ожидания в общем странная балалайка) а всё потому что есть видео подразделение.. 2. Цвет. Скинтон как у кэнона, но цвет чище и ярче что ли сочнее. Асфальт без зелёно жёлтого как на кэнон и вообще на кэнон есть при тех же условиях съёмки какой то желтяк при современных лампах а на панасонике чистая нейтральная но сочная картинка получается почему то.. 3. Оптика. У кэнон закрытый байонет и сторонней оптики не будет, а то что они делают сейчас??) Если это не премиум то просто насмешка 24-50?!) Видели с него равы??) И вообще тёмные и дешёвые, а премиум да на хорошем уровне но цена? и с низким ресурсом .. без метала и вообще я где то читал что при проф использовании на 5 лет как расходники. надёжные эльки остались на еf .. в кэнон настроились на заработок и вечные объективы им не нужны.. В панасонике всё очень качественно и и можно ставить стороннюю оптику или супер надёжную лейку у них за 200тр есть 24-70 остальная лейка конечно дорого.. В кэноне из их песочницы не выбраться если rf оптика.. 5. Звук. В панасонике очень качественный тракт реализован это просто как рав среди звука) короче перегрузы можно убирать.. 6. Автофокус. В панасонике очень крутые разработки контрастного автофокуса. Да пока процессоры его не вытягивают но со временем это будет хорошая альтернатива дуалпикселу кэнона, нуу а пока поставили фазовые датчики, которые кстати портят картинку. И со временем от них будут отказываться.. некоторые движения в этом отношении делает и кэнон вот в r6 2 меньше фазовых чем в r6 пытаются ии заменить но говорят что за глаз хуже цепляется r6 марк 2 чам r6 первый .. хороший гибридный будет у панаса, нуу это так на перспективу а пока всего 700 датчиков панасу хватает что бы вылечить автофокус оставив далеко позади никон и фуджи и выйдя в тройку лидеров вот она сила гибридного контрастного автофокуса) 7. Крутые видео функции такие как анаморфотный режим или запись на ssd в версии х или прошивкой на ii или тот же качественный звук или полностью отключить шумодав например. конкуренты этого делать не станут. Недостатки?.. Нет сжатого рава?.. нуу рав же для того что бы получить лучший результат? А сжатый ТАКОЙ ЖЕ результат не даёт.. Получить стаб в объективе еf и матричный не получиться они не согласованны и прийдётся что то отключить но в некоторых случаях возможно будкт в плюс.. Автофокус в видео уступант кэнону но всё же лучше чем дуалпиксель первого поколения и оч достойный и работать уже можно. Если провалить видео в сильный недосвет прям в черноту то вытягивается хуже и с какой то зеленью. Цветные шумы на высоких исо но лайтрум с таким борется легко сам не проверчл просто знаю что цветные давятся легко.. Детализация сохраняется вроде. Допишите ещё кто знает недостатки панаса оч интересно. Извиняюсь что ошибок мног но думаю прочесть можно.. пальцы толстые а кнопочки маленькие)

HDMI alone is huge win for lumix

I just don't understand, although R6 ii has a higher frame rate than S5 II, I still see that S5 II films more smoothly than R6 ii. To me, Panasonic wins!

I thought the S5 ii was going to do raw 😢

S5II all the way !

I don’t think that you could lose with either one. It’s really pointless other than the fact that the Panasonic is much cheaper!