Panasonic GH5 - Hands-on First Look & Sample Footage

We take a comprehensive first look at the upcoming Panasonic GH5, including sample footage that we've shot with an early production unit of the yet unreleased camera.

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[toddsheridan]

Now THAT is how you do a camera review! All the info, lots of samples, quick delivery... You rock.

[darrenchristiephotography]

Best GH5 preview so far. Very comprehensive and VERY enticing! Well done Sean.

[IvanMPylypchuk]

A very, VERY nice and succinct preview of the GH5! No speculations or assumptions unlike many other preview videos. Seeing this camera in your hands and up-close was a welcome plus! Thank you for that! This looks like a very serious piece of equipment. Eagerly awaiting the full review.

[carls.]

Kudos to you, man. That was by far the best overview of this camera I've seen online.

[AK-ztmo]

By far the most detailed GH5 review, thank you

[matrodmedia]

*SO EXCITING!* THIS is how you release cameras (I'm looking at YOU, _Sony_), take your time, make it GOOD, and THEN release it. This is an upgrade done the RIGHT way. Ever since Sony pulled that a6500 crap on us (yes, I know it's not a "replacement" but rather a "successor", but I still believe my haste is very justified), I've been very bitter towards them. I've owned both the a7S's, and an a6300. I've shot with a GH4 with a speed booster, and the crop was perfectly fine with me, very reminiscent of Super35, so with the GH5 reading it's full sensor, I'll love it.

THIS will be my _new_ backpack video camera; *GH5*. Sorry Sony, I love your bigger cameras and will always use them, but the way you use your customers to "beta-test" camera models and then release "new" ones every 8 months, it's just not cool. That doesn't mean the cameras are bad, it's just, stepping back and looking at it all, I like what Panasonic is doing better (over the long-term) with their Lumix line. Can't wait.

[MyStonerMind]

Off topic but, 8:25 - I haven't seen a Woolworths in years!

[ericknorpp]

Hope the continuous auto focus in video mode is good.

[MaxAnderson]

Best review I've seen of the GH5. Great work!

[houstonpaquette]

Been using the GH4 for 2 years now, and so stoked to upgrade. Thanks for the good info!

[testimony-]

Amazing info and detailed break-down. One of the best I've ever seen. Great work!

[ahmedghazzawi]

straight to the point and one of the best reviewers I've ever seen
thank you

[davofantrails]

Great preview, I love the Hyde Park Ibis cameo for 6K photo mode!

[markchapel]

Excellent summary - all the needed info, no fluff - perfect - thanks!!

[EvidentlySomething]

Excellent video Sean, thanks! Very promising to hear about the full sensor readout (no 4K crop), similar battery life to the GH4 (huge advantage over the competition in my opinion), unlimited recording time, internal 10-bit 4:2:2 (wow!) and so much more. Curious to see future samples of the DFD auto-focus system as well. The programmable focus shift feature also looks very handy. Surely seems to be the superb video centric camera everybody was wishing for!

[MicBergsma]

Thinking about upgrade to GH5 from my Canon 7D hmmmm

[FuzzyPuppet]

I plan to buy this. Should I do it using your link? Will that give you a commission? If so I will buy it from your link!

[TPVPRO]

That no crop is huge! That in itself is worth the upgrade.

[TylerMann]

Great video. Was really hoping for the ability jam sync the timecode on this one. Any news there?

[cactustweeter]

I would like to see some still pictures with the camera as well.