Panasonic Lumix DC-S5 Body

The Panasonic Lumix DC-S5 is an full-frame mirrorless camera that's great at both still and video shooting. Its well-built, fairly portable and feature-packed. Image quality is in-line with its peers, though autofocus is a little bit behind. The S5's video features are the best in its class and video quality is impressive, as well.

he Lumix S5 is a very appealing mid-range full-frame mirrorless camera that finally gives the Lumix S system and L-mount in general the attention they deserve. A competitive body price of 1800 pounds or 2000 dollars gets you a 24 Megapixel full-frame sensor with very clean results and an optional boost in detail with its high-res composite mode. You get 4k up to 60p in 10 bit with features that will delight pro videographers. And you also get decent built-in stabilisation, twin card slots, cunning 6k Photo modes and a fully-articulated touchscreen all packed into a weatherproof body that’s much more compact than the first three Lumix S models, plus a bundle option with the lovely 20-60mm kit zoom. Some rivals may shoot faster with continuous autofocus or offer more detailed viewfinders, while Sony and Canon remain unbeatable for autofocus during video, but the overall performance of the S5 remains hard to beat at the price. Whether you call it a mini S1H or full-frame GH5, the Lumix S5 is a lot of camera for the money and comes highly recommended.