The new LUMIX S5 II has arrived at the CineD Lab! Initially, I didn’t expect there to be much difference in the lab results compared to the S5, although Panasonic claims to have added a “new sensor and new processor” for the S5 II. So, we had a look – and indeed, there are differences! Curious to hear what we found out while doing this Lab Test? Then keep reading… In case you missed it, have a look at our more recent articles on the LUMIX S5 II, such as Johnnie’s review and mini doc highlighting the autofocus and our article covering all the specs. So without further ado, let’s jump right into the LUMIX S5 II Lab Test. And as always, thank you to my colleague Florian, who helped to shoot this test. The LUMIX S5 II Lab Test. Image credit: CineD Panasonic LUMIX S5 II – Rolling Shutter As always, we are using our strobe light to generate pairs of white and black bars (they appear due to the nature of CMOS sensor readout). For full frame mode, our results are rather similar to our Lab Test of the predecessor LUMIX S5. We are getting 22ms – less is better (21ms for the original S5): Rolling shutter in full frame mode of the S5 II: 22ms. Image credit: CineD That is 1ms higher than the original S5 and is on the high end for current full-frame cameras. The leader of the pack in that (consumer) price bracket is...
Published By: CineD - Wednesday, 22 February, 2023