PANASONIC GH5 II
ALL-ROUND ACE The GH5 II is a true professional camera that can be used for streaming or high-quality cinematic movies
“The high bit rate, All-Intra codec packs the footage with information, whichmeans images are filledwith natural colours”
for recording in Log, to squeeze every last bit of dynamic range from the sensor. Unfortunately, this isn’t the extended 13-stop V-Log L, as found in the Panasonic BGH1 box-style camera, but the 12-stop version. This is so it matches footage from the older GH5 for consistency. For a straight-out-of-camera option, there’s the new Cinelike D2 and Cinelike V2. Both offer a flatter image than standard. The D2 prioritises dynamic range, so is better suited to some post-production, while the V2 gives a filmic-like look. There are lots of other options, probably best suited to less experienced filmmakers. V-Log L is the best for dynamic range and easy to grade. Panasonic claims the new sensor has around a third more dynamic range than the GH5 – and we found nothing to disprove that. The GH5 II can also record HD up to 180fps for super slow-motion,
times there have been affordable anamorphic lenses on the market, suitable for crop-sensor cameras, such as the Sirui four-lens range. This means you can really deliver genuine anamorphic films on a budget – and shooting high- quality, creative films is what it’s all about. While many have abandoned anything less than full-frame sensors, it’s perhaps a pleasant shock to take a long look at what a modern MFT camera can produce. Obviously, the depth-of-field is different than on full-frame cameras, due to the focal length of the lenses being different, but the actual quality of the images is impressive. The high bit rate All-Intra codec packs the footage with information, meaning the GH5 II really does deliver astonishingly high-quality images, filled with natural colours and lots of detail. Shooting in 10-bit makes it much more suitable
TAKE CONTROL The menu is easy to use, while the buttons on the camera body are logical and have a quality, tactile feel
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