Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5 Mirrorless Micro Four Thirds Digital Camera with 12-60mm Lens

Panasonic's Lumix GH5 is a worthy flagship body, greatly extending the quality and capabilities of the earlier GH4. A more detailed viewfinder, twin SD slots which both support the full speed of UHS-II, effective continuous AF at 9fps, and built-in stabilisation all make it a powerful stills shooter...

The Panasonic GH5 is a camera oriented at videographers, and includes features often found on more expensive pro video gear. It captures video at up to 4K/60p resolution, including 4:2:2 10-bit color up to 4K/30p, and has useful tools like waveforms and built in LUT display to assist with shooting.

The Lumix GH5 is the new flagship camera of Panasonic’s Micro Four Thirds lineup and the much-anticipated follow-up to the GH4 from 2014. The Panasonic GH5 features a new 20MP sensor that doesn’t use a low-pass filter; it also has a new image processor, dubbed “Venus Engine.”

Panasonic GH5: In-camera focus stitching. I guess my keyboard really is that filthy. Sorry. (Credit: Loz Blain/New Atlas) It's far from perfect, but more than good enough to blow us away. And we barely feel like we've scratched the surface of the GH5's capabilities in our short time with it.

The results are in: the GH5 is the best 4K mirrorless video camera

As noted in our First Look review, the GH5 is a pleasure to use and photographers who like to shoot both stills and movies will find it a top-flight performer in both areas. Being able to spend longer with the camera and use it in a wider range of situations confirmed our initial impressions that...

In the world of mirrorless and DSLR cameras a lot of manufacturers are brushing over 4K video capture. Canon ? Doesn't want to know. Nikon ? Miles behind. Not so Panasonic , whose GH5 is one of the most adept 4K capture devices available today, capable of shooting up to 4K at 60fps.

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  When it comes to pro 4K video capture there’s little else to compare, great stills camera too, abundant autofocus options and capability (including 6K Photo), great EVF and LCD

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  Sony A99 II gives high-end users a lot to consider, some autofocus slip-ups (bright lighting, in particular, causes issues), chunky for a mirrorless camera

The Panasonic Lumix GH4 proved to be a runaway success when it was released back in 2014, so Panasonic certainly had a tough act to follow with the new GH5. They've evidently spent the three intervening years hard at work, as the GH5 represents a big step forward for both photographers and...

When Panasonic unveiled its new Lumix DC-GH5 camera in a 'development announcement' at Photokina last September it was hailed as a ground-breaker. A successor to the equally revolutionary GH4 , it provides further evolution of both the movie recording capabilities and the proprietary 4K Photo modes.

The Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5 succeeds the GH4 , which upon its release in 2014 held the distinction of being the first interchangeable-lens mirrorless camera to offer 4K video capture.

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  + Class-leading 4K video capabilities, + Superb high-resolution EVF, + Excellent handling and operability, + Impressive resolution from 20.3MP sensor

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  Noise at higher sensitivities, Prone to underexposing high-contrast scenes, Large and heavy by Micro Four Thirds standards

This camera is an extremely powerful tool for shooting gorgeous, gradable, professional videos. While all of the bells & whistles of this camera are great it's important to keep in perspective what kind of content will be created using this tool.

Love the GH5. The only area I wish it was better (just like everyone else) is low light shooting. My favorite feature is the infinite recording option. Also love that you can record 120 FPS with variable frame rate. Very happy with my purchase.

I'm a videographer. This is absolutely the best camera I've ever owned. It's packed with useful features and produces a great (the best!) quality footage availalbe at this level of camera.

Am really growing more impressed with this camera every day. Am very pleased with the photo side more and more.

A real step up from my GH4 (which I love) and so much more image saturation. GREAT stabilization, love the new sound option. The only disappointment is the auto-focus, but I did buy a great on-camera monitor which has helped.

I'm a professional who owns and uses everything from Red, Arri, BlackMagic and Canon---and I seriously love this camera. There is nothing in this price range that has this feature set and quality. Panasonic hit this one out of the park. There are so many features--it will blow your mind.

Its a good camera but for my needs the Sony alpha 9 is a much better choice. After several months of trying to fit my needs to this camera, I gave up and sold it.

OUTSTANDING!! Just needs the autofocus feature to be a little better, and fix the meatbones adapter glitch with other lenses