Official Panasonic G5 topic

Vitaliy_Kiselev

The new DMC-G5 features a 3-inch fold out screen and a top of the line 16-megapixel sensor powered by Panasonic's Venus Engine VII.

G5 is capable of things like full HD video recording and capturing images up to 12,800 ISO.

Also it looks like we have power zoom control near shutter :-)

Specifications:

16Mp sensor (18.3 megapixels total!)
6fps burst
1.44Mp viewfinder
1080p50/1080p60 video recording (28Mp)
Additional control lever. Control lever behind the shutter button which controls the power zoom on compatible lenses. Alternatively it can be configured to operate exposure compensation or aperture in M-mode.
Higher-resolution 920,000 dot rear LCD
Regains the eye-sensor to automatically switch between LCD and electronic viewfinder.
'Touchpad AF'. It allows you to move the AF area across the frame with your finger on the LCD while you're framing the shot through the EVF.
The newly added Electronic Shutter mode allows silent operation which is helpful in areas where silence is needed
The Extra Tele Conversion function extends zoom range Max 4.8x without deterioration of image quality.
Price: $800 for kit

Available at:

Samples:

Previews and reviews:

Vitaliy_Kiselev

Other cameras that'll be announced with G5:

http://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/3940/panasonic-fz60-topic#Item_1

http://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/3937/panasonic-fz200-topic-24x-zoom-with-constant-f2.8-aperture

hoodlum

And 1080p50 as well. LCD screen is now 920k.

Vitaliy_Kiselev

All as expected.

If you look at GH3 rumors you'll see my comments :-)

GH3 will have better VF and some other stuff.

Don't know that they mean under TouchAF.

Most probably it means that you can look at viewfinder and use screen as touch pad.

hoodlum

Yes it looks like the many features came from GH2.

Full press release http://www.43rumors.com/ft5-no-joke-full-g5-press-release-leaked-in-oman/

Vitaliy_Kiselev

@hoodlum

Thanks, added to top post.

Vitaliy_Kiselev

Vitaliy_Kiselev

Examples:

http://www.3dnews.ru/_imgdata/img/2012/07/13/632251/Primer.rar

stoney

What is the mystery lever next to the shutter button for?

Vitaliy_Kiselev

What is the mystery lever next to the shutter button for?

Right now I think it is for PZ lenses :-)

But also hope that it could be used for follow focus (and different speeds of it).

stoney

Hopefully non-PZ, too. Electronic FF hmmmm :)

endotoxic

If the leveler can have that function It would be grate to have a follow focus on camera. Even though it may be not available as it, i dont doubt that in a future hack for it, it could be done.

Its possible via firmaware?

stoney

Frankly electronic FF doesn't sound so enticing. Not sure if it's capable of catching subtle movement. Also repeatable focus pulls.

raoul

I'm really looking forward to "enjoy high quality video recording with minimum ease." :-) And that with a camera in "decent black"!

bwhitz

Ah finally! 60fps in 1080p! Good news...

Manu4Vendetta

http://reviews.cnet.co.uk/compact-digital-cameras/panasonic-lumix-g5-review-50008515/

http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=panasonic+g5&s=rec (The pics from BesteProduct.nl are made with the G5)

Manu4Vendetta

In spanish:

http://www.cscmagazine.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=78:probamos-panasonic-g5&catid=2:camaras&Itemid=3

Vitaliy_Kiselev

Low-light shots were handled well by the improved sensor and image processor. I took the G5 into a candle-lit cave (as you do), and found the resulting photos to be pretty good. Image noise was kept to a minimum, even when ISO was taken to the maximum of 12,800.

Vitaliy_Kiselev

'Touchpad AF'. It allows you to move the AF area across the frame with your finger on the LCD while you're framing the shot through the EVF.

Vitaliy_Kiselev

Control lever behind the shutter button which controls the power zoom on compatible lenses. Alternatively it can be configured to operate exposure compensation or aperture in M-mode.

7hau

Some other things that I notice and welcome:

HDR feature
Electronic shutter mode - silent and no vibration
Use same GH2 battery- BLC12
UHS-I compatible - allows faster data writing (so can achieve higher bitrate in hacking?)
AF-Tracking in video recording

And the website oso mention: Continuous recording exceeding 4GB or 29 minutes 59 seconds is not possible when recording MP4 Is this oso the same with GH2 MP4 recording mode?

disneytoy

So we will see 1080p60 in the GH-3. Any word what flavor AVCHD the G5 uses? Ultra AVCHD, AVCHD 2.0?

No wifi though.

Vitaliy_Kiselev

No wifi though

It is good. As camera must compete, and Panasonic is known for discounts :-)

Vitaliy_Kiselev

Alfi666

Seems great... only thing I miss in comparison with Sony SLT is focus peaking :( Is it so hard to implement, or why they just don't do it?

Vitaliy_Kiselev

It might just be the finest LCD we've seen on any mirrorless camera, with stellar viewing angles and crisp, color-correct reproductions of whatever you're shooting

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