Which Camera is RIGHT for You? LUMIX S5ii VS S9

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⏰TimeStamps⏰
0:00 Intro
0:33 Price (New vs Used Market)
1:35 Physical Camera Designs Differences
3:25 Video Specs
3:58 Time Limits
4:38 4K Lite
5:03 Paid Upgrade RAW Features
5:26 IBIS
6:21 Autofocus
7:08 Key Differences of the S9
10:03 Key Differences of the S5ii
10:51 Final Thoughts
12:17 Check Out the Lumix S9

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[UniquelyMary]

I have an s9, and for a YouTuber that’s not a “professional” it’s more than enough camera - I like it more and more every day - wish there was more lens selection but that’s about it. Honestly- I’ve loved it.

[JoshuaPappvideo]

Used the S9 on a 3 camera shoot and recorded for 1.5 hrs straight using the BMD Videos assist in ProRes. The image quality matched the S5IIx Prores perfectly and performed a lot better than the gh7 in low light which was to be expected. The hdmi location is annoying but if you added a cage and a right side handle it would be ok.

[ThoughtFission]

Stick an EVF on on the S9 and it's a Leica Q3 with interchangeable lens. Probably the exact reason they didn't do it. If it had a EVF and hotshoe. I'd buy it today. The images out of this thing are gorgeous. Expecially the B&W.

[expatcrib]

Excellent video I wanna buy the S9. I was already convinced, but you gave some great information here thank you.

[indradinho]

I prefer the S9 because it's much smaller than S5ii. I use to have a GH5; the IBIS and 10bit open gate video was very good but it's so big and cumbersome for daily use even with small micro 4/3 lens. I don't want the S5ii, because the size and weight is similar to GH5.

Now I'm using the Lumix S9 and Sigma 45mm f2.8. Depth of field from this combo is very similar to my GH5 and a 25mm f1.4 lens, but the S9+45mm have faster and more accurate continuous focus, better low light capability (ISO 8000 from S9 is much better than ISO 2000 from GH5, compensating two stops difference from both lenses), and of course much smaller and lighter.

GH5 have better IBIS, but surprisingly not by much.

[Sumitomato]

Great video. I have both, but am using the S9 way more.

[andersistbesser]

I enjoy the lumix lut feature a lot with my gh7

[RhettThompsonFilm]

Really solid video! I’m sure this will help a lot of people!

I know some people who don’t care about autofocus even consider the S5 OG which might be a decent option too for some.

[Dan_photo]

Great comparison. The S9 is doing it for me I think. I didn’t think “nextly” was a word.

[luisvalenzuelateran]

Lumix s5II or X for A cam and S9 for just to have fun.

[ThinkBigVfx]

how about rolling shutter compare to s9 and s5II? both same?

[RiyokoTakagiArchive]

S9 more than replaced my aging GX9. And also together with affordable and light f4 Pana S zooms can compete with my GH7 and Pana-Leica f1.7 zooms. The only thing MFT form factor is clearly better at is ergonomic/quality/lightweight Pana-Leica long zooms.

[gucheefam]

Currently in Australia, S9 $2200aud vs S5ii $2300aud. for the 100+ price difference, S5ii feels like a better option.

[Lepewhi]

If the S9 had a hotshoe, I'd be interested. And, it is expensive as are the lenses. So, I'll stay with my M4/3 G9, which is enough camera for me.

[Raistdb]

If I was picking a camera, it would be the S5II, particularly as the S5ii has come down in price and can avoid rolling shutter and banding in artificial light. And if I was going to pick the S9 for day to day, etc. I would just be using one of the latest iPhone Pros.

Now that it has been revealed a full movie (28 years later) has been shot at least in great part using iPhone 15 (Pro I guess), I think a key selling proposition of the S9, which is easy to post stuff on TikTok w/ custom LUTS- something the iPhone can do already, I am not sure of the market of the S9 particularly when small AF lenses are not out from Lumix yet.

[waynosfotoscameras]

I just bought the S9 and also looked at the S5ii. One thing no one is talking about is the build quality. The picture quality 👌 is okay, but for Panasonic products, I was very disappointed by the switches, rubber seals, etc. They feel like toy cameras. They are not even close to the Canon EOS R6, R5, R3, and the old R build quality. The other BIG issue I have is the screen, when you use the screen as the viewfinder, it is a soft picture, when you play back the clip, it is much cleaner sharper, which means it is a bitrate issue from the sensor to the view screen! The problem with these lumix cameras is the hardware is just ordinary 😢

[rby]

DPreview recently said that the dynamic range of S9 in picture mode is not as good as S5ii, due to the lack of mechanical shutter and thus requires a faster 12bit readout from the sensor (vs 14 bit in S5ii. Have you seen this issue? Has there been confirmation elsewhere?

[liquaard]

what about write bitrate - s5iix has 4 times more writing data than s9 - means it is good for color grading and more tracking in vfx

[andersistbesser]

In my country s9 and s5 cost pretty much the same so i would buy s5

[marcopervo]

Concerned that the smaller body of the S9 may not be able to handle the rigors (heat) of streaming for several hours of daily meetings. If it can and came down closer to $1000, I'd buy three.