Lumix G9II First Impressions 

I switched from the original G9 to the new m2.Much better in almost every aspect. Love the results and the color profile. Beautiful b&w options. Well recommended.

I used the G9m2 intensively on a trip abroad for 3 weeks,ending with 3500 images including some video clips. I didn't need more than 1.5 batteries a day.Changing a batery takes 30 seconds max. I don't think that this is a problem, and the battery life seems sufficient . I'm very pleased with the camera and the image quality

The battery life is surprising. Most tests show that the G9II has much better battery life than the GH6. Can you do a more controlled test?

Great video. I use a GH6 and manual focus almost all the time for videos, so I'm not really motivated about the G9II. The GH6 feels more like a tank than the G9II to me and the handling is more rounded. It seats easily in my palms. And that tilty flippy screen thing is so useful for me! Would have loved the adaptability with other camera model accessories, the way the G9II adapts with the S5II series accessories. The GH6 stands alone in the series. I'd stick with my GH6 until smthn significantly better is released. I still use a GH4 as a secondary camera.

It surprises me that so far Panasonic haven’t put any effort to improve their batteries

5:30 for that I think the issues is (if my S5ii is any indication) that there is some noise and detail lost compared to the non-phase sensors since they have to mask out the PDAF pixels. The S5ii is definitely not as detailed and a little smudgy compared to the S5 or GH6

LUMIX needs to release a set of 1.2 Nocticrons. 12, 18, 25, to join the 42.5. I think 2024/25 will be big for LUMIX. They have all the ingredients. They just have to execute well on the next bodies

10:11 if you are tempted to get full frame look and thinking about switching platforms, I recommend getting a speedbooster. I use the MB XL with FF sigma ef lenses and the look is amazing. Literally hard to tell the difference between FF. I’ve compared my gh6 with SB next to my s1h and it’s hard to the see the difference. Where FF does have an advantage in my opinion is dynamic range. FF holds up better to highlight info which makes sense since the s1h is rated at 14+ stops vs the 13+ of the gh6. But a speedbooster gh6 is still the only vlog camera that offers up to 4k 120p without a crop. Also when shooting in raw, none of the FF bodies offer open gate raw, the gh6 & g9ii do lol so put a speedbooster on that bad boy and you’ve got an open gate raw camera that records vlog with no crops compared to everything else lumix. With fast primes the low light performance difference is not as big and you’d think. For me, m43 is not dead, it’s slept on and that’s fine. While everyone else is shooting sharp Sony or crippled canon cameras, our footage just stands out!

GREAT VIDEO BRO, currently using a GH6 and i love it.

The G9II also has lower 5,7K quality than the GH6, details look rougher when cropping. But even the GH6 in 4K has slightly lower details than the GH5, the moiré is better controlled but fine details are slightly worse. However, 5,7K on the GH6 is great, especially in Pro-res. My S5II also has some reduced details compared to my S1 and S5. I like the new AF and IBIS a lot, but I prefer the details of the "old" Panasonic cameras.

7:38 confused about the base iso thing between gh6 and g9ii. In vlog on the gh6 with DRB on, the base is 2000. On the g9ii it’s 500 so in my opinion that makes DRB easier to manage on the g9ii over the gh6. Do you typically not use DRB on the gh6? ISO 2000 sucks but with a proper vnd the highlight info is definitely obvious between DRB on or off. On the gh6 I only shoot with DRB on and just live with a vnd on the lens even indoors sometimes

Thanks for sharing your experience! Did you ever had the G9II overheated?

Thanks for the review of the G9 II. I hope you won't hate me for saying this, but I think your videos would be better without the whip zooms. They seem to be overused (much like people holding a Lav mic in front of their mouth.)

9:00 I think the stabe on the g9ii has been overhyped. I was expecting it to be really smooth compared to the gh6 but even in high mode it feels like I’m shooting on the gh6. If I try walking it’s still shaky as heck and feels like e stabe sometimes gets it stuck so there jerks in the footage. I’m using Olympus lenses but supposedly the new g9ii doesn’t rely on lens stabe anymore for added benefits, it’s supposed to be all in camera now and I’m not seeing the major difference.

Could you put a number on how long the battery lasts? I’ve heard it’s actually better than the GH6 for battery life but I could be thinking of the S5ii or something

11:00 my main problem with G9ii is overheating... Okay I live in a hot country but even on manual focus G9ii would overeat after 30 to 45 minutes recording, I'm yet to find recording setting where the camera could keep running for like an hour and half.. I hope this can be fixed with a software update. Interesting how you put the Insta360 attached to the cage. What is the idea behind it?

U said use nd filters. If i do this the colors always ruined. Do you know a variable nd not sestroying the colors?