Amateur Photographer

Panasonic Lumix S5II

At a glance

£1,999 body only

■ 24.2MP full-frame sensor

■ ISO 100-51,200 (standard)

■ Up to 30 fps shooting

■ C4K 60p video recording

■ 5-axis in-body stabilisation

■ 3.68m-dot, 0.78x viewfinder

■ 3in, 1.84m-dot vari-angle LCD touchscreen

PDAF

At long last, the S5II gains on-sensor phase-detection hybrid autofocus, with 779 points.

Cooling

Panasonic has cleverly fitted a fan into the viewfinder housing, providing active cooling for extended video recording.

Video

6K recording is available at 30 frames per second, or 4K

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