Full Frame vs. Micro Four Thirds - Less Difference Than You Think!

It's Full Frame vs. Micro Four Thirds time! The Sony FX3 is an expensive full-frame camera. Let's see how it compares against the likes of the Panasonic Lumix GH5S. I will test both cameras in regular studio light and in low light. For those unfamiliar with how these cameras vary.
The Panasonic Lumix GH5S is a Micro Four Thirds camera offering a 1.89 crop with a multi-aspect ratio dual native sensor. The LUMIX GH5S was the flagship MFT camera at the time, and it was released in 2018, offering features most modern cameras from Sony do not.

The Sony FX3 is the flagship cinema consumer-level camera offering fantastic phase detection autofocus, 4k120p, and excellent low-light performance. If you don't need Phase Detection or like to control your cameras manually, the GH5S is a powerhouse of a camera!

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Video Chapters:
00:00 - Sony FX3 versus LUMIX GH5S
00:19 - The Best YouTube Camera on a Budget
01:45 - Further Camera Information
02:28 - ISO 320
02:44 - ISO 1000
03:10 - ISO 3200
03:33 - ISO 6400
04:18 - My Results
05:57 - Picking the Correct Camera for the Job!

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[PeterGregg]

I expected a huge difference and didn't get it!! I mean, the Sony FX3 is supposed to slaughter in low light and you got a m4/3rds camera that is showing such a minor difference - wow, how did you do that. I'm am more than impressed, holy moly!! And I just looked up the GH5s and you can get used ones at about $1K here in the USA, geez. What an eye opener - big thumbs up 👍👍👍

[RedFrameTech]

That last bit was great 😂 and you’re right, not many people talk about the stopping down and raising the ISO on FF and then ending up with the same look as with m43.

[GeekyNerdyTechy]

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[TITAOSTEIN]

Completely agree! I’m still using the GH4 and GH5 and they are producing great results.

[RidgewayInMedia]

For my work, YouTube, livestreams and video-for-web, Panasonic enables me to run more gear for far less money. My GH5S (used - like new) cost me £800 and I just scored a brand new GH5M2 for £970. Unless you're booking jobs as a professional videographer with £5000+ budgets, the Panasonic M43 can't be beaten. For any bigger budget projects, I hire in FX3 or FX6 in any case, but that's definitely not my bread and butter so I'm sticking with the GH5S and GH5M2 for the foreseeable.

[mali_astronaut]

The GH5s looked like it had a smoother highlight rolloff at iso 320, which surprised me. The color varies a bit, but they both seem great. High Iso is the main selling point of Sony cameras, but we can all agree good lighting is the most important factor. In run and gun environments, where you could find yourself in dim lighting, the Sony wins, but if you have any control over the lighting there’s no reason to spend 4 times as much. Just invest that money in lenses and lighting lol

[jayclas]

We definitely need a in depth S5ii vs GH5s😃 you make me want a GH5s!

[MLee-vcrr]

Shane, you and I already know the GH5S is the sleeper M4/3 camera in Panasonic's line up. Even without phase AF, the camera still performs well. Prores RAW and BRAW over HDMI is another great feature. BTW... it's the only GH5 series camera that takes true 14bit RAW photos with nice small 18mp file sizes and great image quality.

[ColorfieldMedia]

Great video. First thing that jumped out at me was how much better the highlight rolloff and skin tones are on the GH5S.

[seanherbert]

Love your humor and find your channel very well explained. Your last comment summed it all... brilliant🙌

[Brian-Hansen]

I have never understood paying double for “low light” - just crazy. When you actually use the Panasonic cameras you know that they are quite good in low light. I don’t know why the narrative started that MFT is bad in low light.

[petermcginty]

Thanks Shane, great stuff. I run online corporate training and I use 2 x G85 camera with the 12-60mm kit lenses; and they work just fine. One is the main camera and the other is the PiP camera. The picture quality great and, because I don't move around that much, the auto-focus is fine.

[markshirley]

The GH5S / GH6 with phase detect and the 10-25 f1.7 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[rstudiosvfx]

I am a fan of your channel, I have a gh5s with 4 lumix lenses, but I really think that a good comparison is to install the camera with a metabones, at that moment we could say that we would be making a fair comparison!!!

[samanthasartandcooking]

The GH5 has great colors and also doesn't emphasize imperfections in the skins

[elementary]

I can't fault any of the logic here - great video :)

[jessecumberledge]

Love the Gh5s, but with the sale prices I would have to recommend the GH6 right now. You get open gate and 25mp pictures, better AF, similar DR, much better skin tones out of camera in Vlog, higher resolution which really helps for things like green screens, etc etc. If you really need the super high ISO, then yes go full frame.

[AoyagiAichou]

Well, the GH5S with its multiaspect sensor is a video beast! Up next: FX30 vs GH6?

[ravebrave]

great video and a very honest review..an eye opener for those who are running behind sony camera..

[nabilahmedkhan]

Thank you Shane ! Your content is amazing !!!🙏🙏