DC-S5 Mirrorless Digital Camera (Body Only)

'moving images forward' Introducing Panasonic’s ‘Lumix DC-S5’, a versatile, highly portable and sleek mirrorless digital camera (body only). Sporting a full-frame 24.2MP CMOS sensor, Panasonic’s ‘S5’ is distinguished by it’s impressive UHD 4K60 10-bit internal recording, Dual Native ISO and super-wide 14+stop dynamic range.

Beyond it’s video capturing, the ‘DC-S5’ lends itself to a broad range of stills applications with 7 fps continuous shooting, ISO 100-51200 native range, and there’s even a 96MP High-Res Shot mode too! No matter if you’re working with photo or video, Panasonic’s S5 uses a quick and accurate 225-area DFD autofocus system with refined subject tracking, alongside a 5-axis sensor-shift image stabilization to limit the appearance of camera shake.

With the S5’s physical design, the S5 takes elements from the bigger S1-series of cameras but boasts a much smaller footprint and lighter weight profile for greater portability. The S5 utilises a 2.36m-dot OLED electronic viewfinder and a free-angle 3.0" 1.84m-dot touchscreen LCD, and it also features built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth for wireless connectivity. Dual SD memory card slots are on board too, for flexible file storage and the body also has a splash- and dust-sealed design for working in trying conditions.

Amazing Features • 24.2MP Full-Frame CMOS Sensor
• V-Log, HDR, and Dual Native ISO
• UHD 4K60 Video,10-Bit Internal Recording
• 2.36m-Dot 0.74x-Magnification OLED LVF
• 3.0" 1.84m-Dot Free-Angle Touchscreen
• Contrast-Detect 225-Area DFD AF System

Full HD at 180 fps!Alongside stills, the S5 also features highly capable video recording assets, such as full-frame UHD 4K30p internal recording with 4:2:2 10-bit colour and UHD 4K60p recording using an APS-C sensor area and 4:2:0 10-bit colour. Full HD recording at 60 fps, alongside 4K at 30 fps, which is also supported with 8-bit colour and limit on recording time. Also, high-speed recording is on hand too, up to Full HD at 180 fps, and anamorphic recording is also available.

Taking inspiration from Panasonic's broadcast line of video cameras, Dual Native ISO aids in achieving a balanced combination of low noise and high sensitivity to better suit working in a variety of lighting conditions. Two dedicated circuits are provided for each pixel: a Low ISO circuit provides base sensitivities of ISO 100 for normal use, ISO 640 when V-Log is applied, ISO 400 when HLG is applied, and ISO 200 when Cinelike D2/V2 is applied; a Low Noise circuit provides base sensitivities of ISO 640 for normal use, ISO 4000 when V-Log is applied; ISO 2500 when HLG is applied, and ISO 1250 when Cinelike D2/V2 is applied.

Touch MF Assist
for touch-to-focus operationFor accelerated autofocus performance, the DFD (Depth-From-Defocus) technology quickly calculates the distance to subjects and adjusts the focusing position in as little as 0.08 seconds, with sensor and lens communication occurring at rates up to 480 fps. This contrast-detection type focus method benefits both still and video recording modes, as well as subject tracking applications, using Advanced AI Technology, where subject type, color, size, and motion vectors are used to intelligently lock-onto the moving subjects and ensure precise focus.

When working with portrait subjects, face, eye, head, body, and animal detection capabilities make it easier to prioritize focusing on specific areas of the subject. The focusing sensitivity and speed can be adjusted to further improve performance with certain subjects. It also features 225 AF areas, which provide excellent control over where the camera will focus. Additionally, supporting working in low-light conditions, a Low Light AF feature enables accurate AF performance down to -6 EV.

Benefitting manual focus operation, focus peaking is available that highlights bright edges of contrast with a colored outline for quickly recognizing your focus point, as well as Touch MF Assist for touch-to-focus operation. Other AF features include an AF Point Scope setting that temporarily magnifies the subject by 3x to 10x for confirmation of the focus position and a custom selectable AF zone for Multi AF / Custom Multi AF.

3 shooting modes Utilizing the S5's video recording capabilities, a trio of still shooting modes are available for recording continuous 3:2 or 4:3 8MP stills at a 60 or 30 fps shooting rate or 18MP stills at a 30 fps shooting rate:

LUMIX S5 - Moving Images Forward