absolute best (and cheapest card) you can get for the GH5 - amzn.to/2s8849U - this will handle 400mbps like a breeze. Purchased them when they were 100 each and now you can buy for 50 bucks!!
Anyone interested in the GH5, but is worried about the lack of great continuous AF, please know that there is a super awesome hack to make the AF twice as good. All it takes is a simple setting change (shutter speed) and it does wonders. There are several videos out there explaining exactly what to do. Check out Yeowda Yeo's video first as he was the genius that figured it out in the first place. Not an engineer at Panasonic. Hopefully Panasonic recognizes him for his discovery, but until then, give the dude props and credit well deserved.
I just shot a music video with the gh5 and a bunch of shots where on a steady cam using auto focus. It performed perfectly. Couldn't be happier with the cameras performence. I'm not really sure why people are complaining. All we had to do was select our subject and shoot
The Panasonic gh series are also great for real estate photography. A friend of mine uses it for his real estate business. He shooted with other camera's but always got back to the gh series. Whole pictures are sharp not only parts. Even the GH 3 is great.
Excellent review. Best out there. /I don't have issues with the AF. I'll live pulling focus as I have for 20 years. Am I not a filmmaker now? :-) /Yes I do like AF sometimes for run and gun, but for narrative, commercial or considered work? No. /Am I the only one on earth not vlogging, or watching vlogs? Perhaps.
Wait for their new camera that they had covered at NAB. Looks like a S35 sensor in an AF100 type body. I want to get a gh5 but with my clients they are the type to question what I bring to shoot which sucks. I brought my Arri Amira to shoot a marvel commercial( just a talking head of agent Hill) and they questioned that. Same thing happened on an HBO 24/7 boxing shoot.
Just like the old days with still shooters and Hasselblad. Idiots that didn't know photography would insist on seeing a Hasselblad- like the camera did all the work. It reminds me of an old joke. A photographer is showing his work to a friend who proclaims, "Wow! These are great pictures! You must have a great camera!" A week later the photographer is having dinner at said friend's house. Upon leaving, he exclaims, "That was an amazing dinner. You must have a terrific oven!"
Was talking with a friend about something similar a couple weeks back, but with regards to photography....people question a small camera, but when you walk into a room with a Canon / Nikon full frame DSLR no one will question your gear.
Gotta say, I am absolutely uninterested in this camera. But your style is awesome and I couldn't stop watching the video. Admire your talent. Keep it going!
The videos at the end doesn't seem so bad at low light. Some light noise removal in Premiere, FCPX, etc can fix this too, wouldn't be perfect but it's also not a big deal. All other complaints can be updated in future firmware updates.
Leaving aside the fact of being masters or inept in using manual focus, the technology is so consolidated and tested with amazing results in an endless number of cameras. In this case, what I can think of is a not perfect process of product development and testing. In my opinion, after years of shooting videos in all conditions, there are situations I prefer to focus manually and others in which I prefer the camera do the job. In this case I have to care of one less thing and pay attention to the scene. But there is a good video by Gerald Undone that gives a lot of information on the AF and how to get better results from the GH5.
In documentary film shoot situations where the subject is constantly on the move and beyond the scope of manual focus because of the time factor, autofocus inevitably gains importance for even the pro. Other exemplary features of a camera cannot replace the essential requirement of good effective autofocusing.
Yes. Even here it is clearly visible hunting, and micro-hunting of continuous video AF. Is it a deal breaker? Hmm, as Griffin Hammond, a Panasonic ambassador, recommends just forget about Continuous AF, switch it off, and you will be a 100% happy user of the GH5.
LOL, for a camera with a price tag of over 2K it is not too much to ask....kind of like the the same issue with the Canon 6D2, people expect it to have 15 stops of dynamic range...but yet the camera is a image beast in its own ways. It would not be an issue if you know how to expose properly.
Not all of us are. There are TONS of RU-vidrs, vloggers that this camera fits sooooo perfectly with except for its unbelievable lack of AF reliability. There are sooo many other cheaper options with MUCH better AF, that this to me personally don't make any sense what so ever.
Some questions about the FOCUS PULL feature: - Does it work smoothly and well with Olympus 12-40/2.8 - Can you remote control it with the Panasonic app?
Great review! Thank you for taking the time to put it together for us. Reviews like these help me try to make much more informed choices while researching new gear. Again, thank you. I will subscribe.
Panasonic GH5 with 12 to 60mm LIECA DG Lens Kit - Can you do a video with this setup only (Kit setup) with video samples and images. Planning to buy one?
I found this to be a great and forthright review. I currently use the GH4 and despite the fact it is a great camera, I have problems with the way it handles continuous AF. I am planning to buy the GH5 and was hoping the AF performance on that was better, but based on reviews from people like Max, Photo.Joseph and many others, I think the AF problems are still there. Like you, I am hoping it can be fixed with a firmware upgrade.
Great review Mr! Best one I've seen so far! The autofocus bit doesn't bother so much as I tend to use manual anyway, but a working autofocus one would be a welcomed addition. However my Gh4 is pretty bad in low light, so I was really hoping for an improvement there! Keep up the good work!
it's funny because shooting Vlog before and after is kind of the wrong comparison. I mean if you shot Cinelike D compared to VLog without grading CinelikeD wins. I mean you can't use Vlog straight out of the camera right? So basically Vlog before can't be compared to anything that you would use right?
very excellent video... thank you so much for detailed information... please suggest a weatherproof lens under 1000 dollars for this camera best suited for portraits, street photography and 4k video.
Thanks for the review, mate! Excellent work! Would love to hear your experience of how the camera handles low light conditions similar to that of a night club.
Good review! Slowly leaning towards this camera. Looking to shoot quality videos and photos. I do work in the video industry and understand resolutions, bit rates etc. I can maximize the cameras potential. 4K 60p is a killer feature to have. But All the talk about the auto focus issue does concern me. Hope a system update can partially fix this...
Things that stood out for me most: There were scenes, particularly of the toddler on the playground where the camera was simply never in focus. I'm assuming auto focus was used there, but it never focused on any part of the scene. The image stablisation caused moving objects to ghost in and out of existence. A bird ran into the scene, turned, and instead of running away, just faded into nothingness (10:55). Also multiple times between 11:00 and 11:30, traffic moving along the road jolted from spot to spot, more like watching a time lapse than a video. Granted this was not the focus of the scene, but if you're shooting wildlife and background items are appearing and disappearing, teleporting from one location to the next.. not a good look.
Do you like the a6500? I'm going to grab a GH5, but I also want to grab a Sony camera with a bigger sensor and better low light performance. I'm trying to decide if the extra money for the a7sii is worth it. I know the a6500 takes better stills, but it has more/smaller pixels so it's not quite as much of a low light beast as the a7sii. Have you had over heating problems or problems with battery life? I really like the images from the a6500 for the price. Both the video and the stills are beautiful. I'm trying to talk myself out of going with the a7sii. I don't really want to spend that much money on a second camera. Have you enjoyed using your a6500?
Breaking Elegance I know the a7rii is really killer for stills. I'm not much of a stills shooter though. Don't get me wrong, I like shooting stills, but it's just a hobby for me. Video is my bread and butter. I prefer the video features of the s line. To me it seems like the a6500 is the best of both worlds for less money though. I've been trying to find people who own it to get their opinion on it. I'm definitely leaning that way. I could afford the a7sii, but if I save the money I could get some nice glass instead. If I talk to a few a6500 owners who like it I'll be convinced.
Andrew Forbes my friend has the a7S2 and the A7R2 I personally only shoot video specifically for my RU-vid channel I barely ever shoot any Stills I still prefer the a7rII check out that1cameraguy' and Jason vong for good sony camera coverage those guys know everything sony
Hi, another beginner-learner's question. Should I purchase white and middle-grey cards in order to aid setting white balance before shooting? How does manual WB work on the GH5? Also, is it worth also getting a black card, as well as the white and middle-grey, and why? Anything else worth considering?
Supermandan yes a set of white balance cards are useful. Again, not familiar with avid, but most editors have a option to just click on the white color and set the balance in post. You can also use the cards to set custom white balances (up to 4 custom white balances) in addition to your pre-set ones. I personally don’t use white balance cards too much unless I’m shooting with a multi cam set up.
I used-to-have an FZ2000, but I don't remember if it had the automated focus transitioning function as you explained here. I think the GH5 is an excellent Filmmaking camera for educated film/movie makers; but, definitely, I wouldn't recommend it for "soccer-moms" videography because of the hunting video AF issues. It's an excellent camera in the hands of experienced videographers, but could be terribly frustrating in the hands who have no experience what is the proper shooting/acquisition workflow with the GH5. On the other hand, the brilliantly reliable continuous video AF on Canon DPAF/Sony PDAF cameras could be totally useless in the hands of a user who has no clue how to use it. I watched a video today taken with the excellent Canon M6, and the focus was out for long passages, since the operator forgot to tap the proper place on the screen, and he was blind or whatever so that he didn't see that the main character is totally out of focus. Anyhow, the way G. Hammond recommends to use the GH5 is absolutely excellent, and we will not be disappointed that way; this is the only way to shoot with large sensor contrast detect video cameras; no firmware is going to fix that.
Terrific review, I have been waiting a while to let the dust settle and your vid has got me back in love with the GH5 , since it's now past 24 April "The Firmware" day have you got some footage of the 4.2.2 -10 upgrade ? I will def get the Vlog when I hit the buy button ...any news on the crashing fix would be welcome . Top job mate ..thumbs up
Great camera with superb tech. If you do video well over 30% of the time, this is for you. Me? Not so much. I'm 95% photo, 5% video. Not worth it for me. When it comes to photo I prefer high res and larger sensors. Not because they are better, but because they are better for ME. I like the look and texture of photos from FF sensors. Good video. Thanks.
gh5 is a real filmtool. no overheatingproblems, non stop filming, good batterylife, 10 bit 4.2.2 intern, headset connection, rolling shutter is okay. All this the a6500 does not have. But imagequality in low light is better and so is the autofocus of the a6500. But for the rest gh5 winns easily.
I have an issue with my GH5 I think. Whenever I use a microphone, sometimes there will be these weird glitch sounds in the audio. It happens at random and I don’t know what I can do to fix it. Nowhere online has any answers, and I couldn’t find any videos on this either. Do you know what I’m doing wrong? Thanks.
Ok looks like you've had this a few months now. It seems like a great entry level 4K camera without buying a cinema camera BUT those of us with Canon lenses want to know if we need to buy another pile of lenses or use some sort of metabones adapter etc. Also how do find the post flow. Do you transcode everything prior to editing?
Thanks for your excellent video, as a hobby filmer i‘m looking for a new device this year and came across the gh5, think it‘s worth the money - if you want to spend that amount of bucks on a cam. Did a firmware update solve ‚problems‘ with the AF yet?
Hey mate. Im going to be starting my own channel soon about the awesome, rare, endangered, cute, deadly or just plain weird we have over hear in Australia. I think I'm going to be using the panasonic gh5 with a 14-140mm lens. What microphone do you recommend and do you recommend i use the 12-60mm lens instead?
Hi. Thanks for the most useful review ever. I have one question. How can I turn on/off Sensor Shift Image Stabilization separately from E-Stabilization? I only found E-stabilization in the menu...
Hi i'm a new subscriber, really like your videos ...but some constructive criticism, your choice of music is to say the least strange and irritating making me fast forward your video montages, example, the montage with the child on the play ground was beautifully shot ..but the music was grimy and gritty!!, how much better it would have been to compliment the innocence and the warmth of that video with like music.......Contributed
Nice video......but...you say the 10bit video causes your editing machine to crash! That's not an issue with the GH5, it's an issue with your editing machine! And you say 'they' will do an update? Final cut or premiere?
