I’ve only ever borrowed the S5 and it was excellent! I loved it. I haven’t tried the S5 II yet, but i have played with it at a convention and it will be amazing, maybe I’ll even buy one. The viewfinder is quite a bit improved as well.
This video needs to be shared more. Its one of the few videos that actually explains what AF you should use and why. There is a few Lumix S5ii who say the AF is letting them down. Its pretty much them not knowing how to use the AF the right away.
Really appreciate this - I’m glad the info in this video is useful, and I totally agree that if people understood the different focus modes more, they might actually have a much better experience using the camera :)
@@JoshCameron Spot on. I took it out last week to film Northern Ireland Gay pride. The sole prepose was to test the AF out. Run and Gun style. During the day I was shooting dancers on a stage. Using the 20-60mm. Had the lens to the full FL. Had it on HD AF. As i was filming i started laughing at just how good the AF was. The dancers on the stage were using the whole stage and the HD AF kept up. Using the All area HD AF I notice that the camera would pick up multiple people if they were close together. My friend uses the Sony a7siii. Before the S5ii came out I always joked 'imagine if Lumix brought a full frame camera that had AF like the Sony'. Lumix 5ii for me that camera. I would even say its better then the Sony.
Thank you for this. I just received my S5ii yesterday. And I was a little disturbed about how the AF was working. But, after following along with this video, my AF works great. Especially by enabling the Quick AF setting. Why that isn't on by default is baffling. Thanks again.
Hi Josh, great video as always with clear explanations and useful tips. Many thanks! I can't wait for May to arrive to get the S5ll X. Keep up the good work
Talking about focus, if 'touch screen' setting is on : just touching the screen will move the focus rectangle to the part you are touching (no need fot the joystick), and if continuous focus is on, it will refocus. If you change Touch AF to Touch AF+AE it will also adjust the light. (I still need to find out what this does when all kind of face detection is on) Just noticed this works on the S5m2 and not on the S5, I wonder why, it looks like the same touch screen.
Hi Josh thanks for another great video, as a beginner they are really helping me to learn not only my S5ii but photography in general. One question please What does the AF ON button do? I have read the manual but still can't work out what its function is. Thanks again please keep the videos coming you have no idea how much they help.
Be careful guys with the AF Speed and Sensitivity. I set it to the max to have quick sharp images but I got a lot of focus breathing and trembling in the image. The zero is indeed the best setting.
Great tips, thanks so much! My question (to anyone reading this): what (if any) AF setting would you use to shoot street, so primarily architecture, cars, lighting, details as well as crowds - and the latter was a problem as I found during one of my shoots. I was filming busy nightlife and the focus would look for people, so in a crowded Chinatown, you can imagine it was jumping to and fro. Should I have focused on an area (with AF and lock it in or with MF)? Most of my footage is so focus-jittery I doubt I’ll be able to extract (by culling the pulsing bits) enough for what I need. 😢
I got my s5ii over a month ago , sold my a7s3 but kept all my Sony lenses and old A7r3. The Lumix s5 ii has unacceptably bad AF. It will confuse a coat hanger for a person, it will go ape sht if there's more than one person I'm frame. Best thing I've done is manually focus override when needed. Lumix has probably the worst AF when it comes to relying on it to make basic decisions. Face AF doesn't recognize faces allot of times. It's as bad as a first Gen Sony camera
@@JoshCameron Josh - how does the S5II switch from photo to video - Ive yet to see a video that shows how fast or slow it is. For instance in my Nikon there is a dedicated switch that saves my last settings.
Hi Josh, Thanks to you and many others, I recently pre-ordered the S5II and started building my L mount lens collection. I recently bought the Panny 50mm F1.8 and was looking to add an 85mm. Debate between the Sigma f1.4 and Panny f1.8. Going by some older videos I saw; the Sigma struggled a bit with auto-focus with the original S5. Haven't seen a video testing the Sigma 85mm f1.4 on the new AF system of the S5II. Was wondering if the system allows the lens to perform to the same level as its E-Mount version. Awesome content and looking forward to more in the future!
Excelent video Josh :) Question: what would be the ideal autofocus mode for putting the camera on a gimbal and started walking on the street? There would be plenty of people walking around and passing by, I just dont want the focus to go crazy. What would you choose?
Hi Josh, I've been saving for a year now with the intentions of purchasing a A7iv....that was untill I watched your videos. I'd appreciate it if you could do a comparison between the S5ii VS A7IV and which lenes they offer. I'm looking mainly for photography 📸 this would be really insightful, Keep up the great videos. 👊🏻
Hello Josh, Thank you for the fantastic video! It was really helpful. Please help me out! I’m looking for the right settings for my teaching lectures, where I’ll be standing in front of a whiteboard. I want to ensure that the focus is on both me and the whiteboard while I’m writing. How would I handle autofocus well in this scenario? Also, what lens would you recommend for this indoor purpose? Thanks so much!
hey, I was wondering what lenses do focus the best? Lumix lenses or sigma? because as far I know the Lumix lenses got 2 focus motors and the sigma only one. great video!!
Yeah of course! You can tap the screen in the wide AF mode and it'll bring up either a tracking box (for a subject) or an AF area box. But that can easily be selected :)
Hi Josh, many thanks for another useful video on Lumix cameras. I am get inspiration from you settings for my new Lumix S5 II as I had a doubt about Quick AF as the Lumix manual says that "The battery will drain faster". What is your feedback on that point ? Loved the tip on the Joystick allocated to Focus Area... Many thanks
Hey Josh, great video - as always. Quick question. What setting would you use when shooting a car? I took a couple of shots yesterday but the S5II lost focus on some of them (pull-outs). They were totally unusable. It was set to AF-C full area. I manually set the focus point for close ups - that worked fine. Guess I need to dial in my AF settings a bit more. I’m using the Sigma 24-70. Thanks man.
I'd say maybe use the tracking mode, and select the car as your subject before shooting. Or, I'd use single point - that way the camera only looks at a specific part of the frame to acquire focus and may make the results more consistent. Hope this helps!
I am thinking of buying the s5ii, but I am clueless on what lens I should buy for it. The shot at 5:39 looks good, what lens are you using for that one ?
Hi Josh, great video, very helpful as always! Concerning settings: have you tried loading settings file (Camset) of the MKI into the MKII? The manual says, it is only possible with the same model, but nothing said about variants. Thanks.
aramv Awesome Video! Were you able to check if the HDMI-out keeps the image desqueezes on anamorphic mode without the help of an external monitor’s desqueeze function like the ninja v?
i wonder if S5II can work with "AF" EF Canon Lenses too ...coz remember u said Sigma and other 3rd Party Lenses works good with S5II, and i got couple of my EF lenses with my S5 (1)
Thanks for the video, Josh. I think the face and eye detect af mode would be good if you are reviewing a product and hold the product up in front of your face (hence, blocking your face) to have the camera switch focus to that product. Otherwise, I am not sure of the benefits of face and eye over the human detect mode.
Hi! Nice video. Is it possible to set a custom FN button to toggle Detection ON/OFF by only pressing once? With the default way we have to press 3 times (AF mode button → UP button → half press shutter button)
Hi, these are great tips! But when i keep the joystick pressed it does not bring up the custom button assign menu, could this be different on the s5iix? Holding it pressed does bring it into one area (without me having changed that setting as far as I recall), but it needs a moment of pressed not just a click like when tapping the screen which would be nice. Am I missing something?
Great video!!! On my S5ii the 1-area+ I can enlarge or reduce by only 1 step, instead on 1-area I can enlarge and reduce without limitations. It's a normal behaviour or it's an issue of my camera? Thanks
What would’ve happened if you kept moving the camera in the tracking shot? Will it start hunting or stay at the current distance? How’s the tracking with fast moving objects when AF speed is maxed out? I’m shooting dance videos and track props or dancers shoes in the shot.
Hi! So I’ve been using the LUMIX S5 II to film a short film. It’s crazy good but the auto focus is pretty… unreliable. The camera can’t seem to detect what to focus on and constantly blurs and unblurs? I was wondering if you had any advise as to why this is? I’m filming in v-log and in a woodland. But it’s incredibly difficult to see how dark the image is (which is what I think the problem is) and how to make sure the lens has enough light without creating artificial noise. Any advise?
Does it have any "locked on" capability like Sony's AF system? For example, say you're following a subject that's walking through trees. Is there a setting that will hold focus on the subject as trees pass in the foreground of the shot? Tracking mode maybe?
Question about the mapping. When I hold the joystick nothing happends. Did some setting blocked that? Cant figure this one out to open the Fn15 settings..
Hey Josh, Ive encountered an issue. When I clicked the joystick button or long press it, the assign menu doesnt pop like yours. So I used Fn button set from menu and assigned it the way you showed. I am still not able to get the focus box with one click, what Ive noticed is that Ive to long press it for few seconds before I could see the box. Is my joystick button broken? What is the solution for this?
(FEATURE REQUEST) PLEASE HELP Over the years while using competitor cameras (Sony and Canon), I have grown accustomed to having the ability to pause the AF when recording video with the touch of a button. Touch to pause AF and touch again to reengage AF (creates a hybrid Auto Focus and Manual Focus system). This eliminates unwanted AF hunting, where essentially you let the camera do the heavy lifting and you as the operator pause it for a while and finesse the focus in those tricky areas or simply just to lock focus for extended periods to ensure no AF focus hunting etc..... Currently, to my knowledge, on my Lumix S5iix you can only assign an AF Lock button which means you have to keep holding the button pressed (Which isn't very useful for video work). The workaround is to disable the Aauto Focus using the switch on the lens which is annoying, creates unwanted sounds, and introduces camera shake making my use case unusable ): If this feature is introduced to the S5iix Id probably put my other cameras in the bin! This is the only feature I see missing ps If anyone knows a place to suggest feature requests to Panasonic please let me know Thanks a bunch (:
Same boat here. Sold my a7s3 for the s5ii but kept all my Sony lenses and my old A7r3. The AF on the s5ii truly is horrible compared to Sony, canon and even Fuji. Very disappointed as it is a brilliant camera otherwise
Great video, although i've been playing around with the S&Q modes and the 1080p50 modes. I found that these seem much slower to AF than 4k25, 4k60 or apsc modes. I wonder if this is a feature or an issue as it seems odd that 4k can AF better than 1080p. Have you discovered this?
@@khoriass4005 no mention on the Panasonic website. Seems full readout is 30p, aps-C is 60p PDAF, after that, DFD up to 120, manual after that I feel Panasonic should have mentioned this, as even the X-S10 has aps-C 240p with PDAF
At 4:47 do you know how to engage the "lock" in the bottom right corner and what exactly that does in tracking mode? Cant seem to get it to do anything.
Hey there! You don’t need to remap the joystick to get the box up. All you need to do is long press and you will get the small box. That way you wont sacrifice the joystick as an FN button.
Hey josh I am getting this camera for a number of reasons and I unfortunately cannot wait till May for the X version despite the intra recording being a big benefit if I need to shoot for broadcast. Have you done much with raw output? I hear that work flow is a mess?
The workflow with RAW on the S5 isn't a mess at all, I actually find it really streamlined, especially if you're editing in FCPX. ProRes is just such a nice codec to edit with :)
Good afternoon, please tell me what mode to shoot if there are 5 people and all of them should be in focus, for example, at a wedding, bride and friends
What is the highest res and framerate does tracking work on? Wouldnt it be cool to ad zones and set fn buttons for wich zone you want. Better yet touch fn buttons w clean hdmi on the Atomos screen .THANK YOU
Would it be possible to test the autofocus in FHD. The S5II seems to only use the old autofocus of the S5 instead of both systems working together resulting in poor autofocus in FHD. Thanks
@Josh cameron - I'm not sure if my version has a bug, but when I plug in an HDMI cable and connect it to a monitor, the detection modes(Human, eye/face) disappear. This seems to be isolated to when recording in 5.9K can you confirm if this is happening on your end?
hi bro thanks you. i have the s5iix zone (horizonta\vertical) mode canceled. How can you activate it ? Only in M mode does taking pictures work, and it's ugly on the screen. The S5 does not have this problem. I will rejoice in repentance. Thanks
Hello, I bought a new 5II yesterday, how can I set the video to 6k, I only see 4K mov or mp4 in the video setting, no 6K displayed, I would be very grateful for your help, maybe a link from youtube or .. ... Best regards
Not at all :) I haven't noticed a difference in battery life depending on AF settings. The things likely to drain your battery the most would be EVF/LCD brightness, Rec Quality settings and fan settings etc
I have the feeling that te he next Panasonic S5 II X, will have full frame 4k 60p, and Aps-c 4k 120p with the new AF and sounds, and a fullfram FHD 150p with the old AF, lastly FHD 240p. What do you think guys?
*making allofthe notes* 🤣 really in-depth. When more people get this camera in their hands this should be the first thing they re-watch!
🙏🏼🙏🏼 Thanks Em!
Hey Josh. Love these videos. You’re the reason I bought the Lumix S5, and I absolutely love it. The S5ii will definitely be a game changer!
Thanks Serge! Still love my S5 and use it every day!
I’ve only ever borrowed the S5 and it was excellent! I loved it. I haven’t tried the S5 II yet, but i have played with it at a convention and it will be amazing, maybe I’ll even buy one. The viewfinder is quite a bit improved as well.
Recently some days before bought s5iix. Was possible to decide because of your insights and knowledge. Thanks Dude ! ♥️
Thanks for the tips and examples. Man I love the Panasonic menus.
This video needs to be shared more. Its one of the few videos that actually explains what AF you should use and why. There is a few Lumix S5ii who say the AF is letting them down. Its pretty much them not knowing how to use the AF the right away.
Really appreciate this - I’m glad the info in this video is useful, and I totally agree that if people understood the different focus modes more, they might actually have a much better experience using the camera :)
@@JoshCameron Spot on. I took it out last week to film Northern Ireland Gay pride. The sole prepose was to test the AF out. Run and Gun style. During the day I was shooting dancers on a stage. Using the 20-60mm. Had the lens to the full FL. Had it on HD AF. As i was filming i started laughing at just how good the AF was. The dancers on the stage were using the whole stage and the HD AF kept up. Using the All area HD AF I notice that the camera would pick up multiple people if they were close together.
My friend uses the Sony a7siii. Before the S5ii came out I always joked 'imagine if Lumix brought a full frame camera that had AF like the Sony'. Lumix 5ii for me that camera. I would even say its better then the Sony.
Best video to quickly explain AF in the S5II yet! Tanks much!
Thanks for watching! Glad this helped :)
Probably the best video about S5II. A must see !
Thank you for this. I just received my S5ii yesterday. And I was a little disturbed about how the AF was working. But, after following along with this video, my AF works great. Especially by enabling the Quick AF setting. Why that isn't on by default is baffling. Thanks again.
Hi Josh, great video as always with clear explanations and useful tips. Many thanks! I can't wait for May to arrive to get the S5ll X. Keep up the good work
This is so helpful, i was struggling, don't understand any of these settings on my S5ii. As Always thanks for making this tutorials.
You deserve to get more subscribers. Hope new S5ii buyers add you to their subscription list.
Thank you for the kind words!
I've saved this video to watch when mine arrives. Thanks so much!
Awesome! Hope you enjoy your new Lumix camera when it gets there!
Thank you for this video! I am expecting my S5II tomorrow and I will absolutely refer back to your content :)
Hope you enjoy your new camera!
@@JoshCameron Thank you! 🙂
Great video. Your videos become more and more important for me, because I believe: the S 5 II will be my camera. 😀 Best regards, Kai the bee filmer.
If you get the S5ii let me know! I’ll try to help as much as I can :)
@@JoshCameron thank You so much. Yes, I think it is the camera I have been waiting for. 😍
Great video Josh - really helpful - thank you.
Fantastic video, just ordered my S5II for my video shooting. Subscribed.
thank you so much for this!! i just got mine few days ago and this video saved me a ton of time
Great video brother
Thanks mate!
Hi Josh, very informative and clear video. It really help me. Thanks
Extremely helpful and down to the point. Thank you so much! *hits subscribe
Thank you! 🤩 glad this was helpful for you!
good content mate
Hi Josh! Thank you for the useful tips 😊 keep it up
Always informative. Thanks Josh! Also, are you on Davinci Resolve?
Talking about focus, if 'touch screen' setting is on : just touching the screen will move the focus rectangle to the part you are touching (no need fot the joystick), and if continuous focus is on, it will refocus. If you change Touch AF to Touch AF+AE it will also adjust the light. (I still need to find out what this does when all kind of face detection is on)
Just noticed this works on the S5m2 and not on the S5, I wonder why, it looks like the same touch screen.
Thanks a million Josh!
brav great work and love ur videos for Lumix .... really helpful
Thanks mate :)
Hi Josh thanks for another great video, as a beginner they are really helping me to learn not only my S5ii but photography in general. One question please What does the AF ON button do? I have read the manual but still can't work out what its function is. Thanks again please keep the videos coming you have no idea how much they help.
Hey Josh I love your videos i got to know about lumix after watching your video and my new camera would be this . Thank you for so muchu info...
Glad it's useful to you! Thanks for watching :)
Thanks very well explained
Hi, Josh! My Quick AF option is greyed out. Any ideas why? I already reset the whole camera, changed lenses and nothing. HELP ME!
which lenses did you try? quick af was greyed out without a lens on but put on the kit lens and it was available
Be careful guys with the AF Speed and Sensitivity. I set it to the max to have quick sharp images but I got a lot of focus breathing and trembling in the image. The zero is indeed the best setting.
My suggestion. Speed at -3 and sensitivity at +2. More organic AF
@@rpkunn Thanks
Well explained ❤
Thank you :)
Great tips, thanks so much! My question (to anyone reading this): what (if any) AF setting would you use to shoot street, so primarily architecture, cars, lighting, details as well as crowds - and the latter was a problem as I found during one of my shoots. I was filming busy nightlife and the focus would look for people, so in a crowded Chinatown, you can imagine it was jumping to and fro. Should I have focused on an area (with AF and lock it in or with MF)? Most of my footage is so focus-jittery I doubt I’ll be able to extract (by culling the pulsing bits) enough for what I need. 😢
I got my s5ii over a month ago , sold my a7s3 but kept all my Sony lenses and old A7r3. The Lumix s5 ii has unacceptably bad AF. It will confuse a coat hanger for a person, it will go ape sht if there's more than one person I'm frame. Best thing I've done is manually focus override when needed.
Lumix has probably the worst AF when it comes to relying on it to make basic decisions. Face AF doesn't recognize faces allot of times. It's as bad as a first Gen Sony camera
Thanks Josh - very helpful ⭐
Thanks Mark!
@@JoshCameron Josh - how does the S5II switch from photo to video - Ive yet to see a video that shows how fast or slow it is. For instance in my Nikon there is a dedicated switch that saves my last settings.
Love your channel and your content. Really cool. Just ordered the S5II. Would you prefer the 16-35 F4 or the 18 or 24mm F1,8 for videos in car?
I’d say 18 1.8 :)
@@JoshCameron Thanks Josh, really appreciate your answer. Greetings from Bavaria.
Hi Josh,
Thanks to you and many others, I recently pre-ordered the S5II and started building my L mount lens collection. I recently bought the Panny 50mm F1.8 and was looking to add an 85mm. Debate between the Sigma f1.4 and Panny f1.8. Going by some older videos I saw; the Sigma struggled a bit with auto-focus with the original S5. Haven't seen a video testing the Sigma 85mm f1.4 on the new AF system of the S5II. Was wondering if the system allows the lens to perform to the same level as its E-Mount version.
Awesome content and looking forward to more in the future!
Excelent video Josh :)
Question: what would be the ideal autofocus mode for putting the camera on a gimbal and started walking on the street? There would be plenty of people walking around and passing by, I just dont want the focus to go crazy. What would you choose?
Hi Josh, I've been saving for a year now with the intentions of purchasing a A7iv....that was untill I watched your videos. I'd appreciate it if you could do a comparison between the S5ii VS A7IV and which lenes they offer. I'm looking mainly for photography 📸 this would be really insightful, Keep up the great videos. 👊🏻
Same here.
I now see that you posted this question 6 months ago...sorry. What did you eventually buy?
Hello Josh,
Thank you for the fantastic video! It was really helpful.
Please help me out! I’m looking for the right settings for my teaching lectures, where I’ll be standing in front of a whiteboard. I want to ensure that the focus is on both me and the whiteboard while I’m writing. How would I handle autofocus well in this scenario? Also, what lens would you recommend for this indoor purpose?
Thanks so much!
hey, I was wondering what lenses do focus the best? Lumix lenses or sigma? because as far I know the Lumix lenses got 2 focus motors and the sigma only one. great video!!
Finally I bought my beast S5 mark ii and I am very to have it
Enjoy!
Been loving your videos as I'm about to switch from Canon to Panasonic. I love Canon's touch AF, is this an option with the s5ii?
Yeah of course! You can tap the screen in the wide AF mode and it'll bring up either a tracking box (for a subject) or an AF area box. But that can easily be selected :)
Hey. Thanks for the video. I’m interested in getting into the Lumix system. Curious how would you set this up to do a real estate walk through?
It would do fantastically. Nothing moving in the frame too erratically etc it wouldn't be much of a challenge for the AF!
Hi Josh, many thanks for another useful video on Lumix cameras.
I am get inspiration from you settings for my new Lumix S5 II as I had a doubt about Quick AF as the Lumix manual says that "The battery will drain faster". What is your feedback on that point ?
Loved the tip on the Joystick allocated to Focus Area... Many thanks
Hey Josh, great video - as always. Quick question. What setting would you use when shooting a car? I took a couple of shots yesterday but the S5II lost focus on some of them (pull-outs). They were totally unusable. It was set to AF-C full area. I manually set the focus point for close ups - that worked fine. Guess I need to dial in my AF settings a bit more. I’m using the Sigma 24-70. Thanks man.
I'd say maybe use the tracking mode, and select the car as your subject before shooting. Or, I'd use single point - that way the camera only looks at a specific part of the frame to acquire focus and may make the results more consistent. Hope this helps!
@@JoshCameron Thank you Josh. Much appreciated. I’ll try next time 👍🏻
Thanks for fantastic video, got the one today looking for settings video's :) Do you know how turn OFF the red AF lamp in Ai mode ?
I am thinking of buying the s5ii, but I am clueless on what lens I should buy for it. The shot at 5:39 looks good, what lens are you using for that one ?
Hi Josh,
great video, very helpful as always! Concerning settings: have you tried loading settings file (Camset) of the MKI into the MKII? The manual says, it is only possible with the same model, but nothing said about variants. Thanks.
aramv
Awesome Video! Were you able to check if the HDMI-out keeps the image desqueezes on anamorphic mode without the help of an external monitor’s desqueeze function like the ninja v?
i wonder if S5II can work with "AF" EF Canon Lenses too ...coz remember u said Sigma and other 3rd Party Lenses works good with S5II, and i got couple of my EF lenses with my S5 (1)
Just posted a video on this!
ruclips.net/video/e0qJ61zu8-U/видео.html
Thanks for the video, Josh. I think the face and eye detect af mode would be good if you are reviewing a product and hold the product up in front of your face (hence, blocking your face) to have the camera switch focus to that product. Otherwise, I am not sure of the benefits of face and eye over the human detect mode.
To be honest, I always leave it on human and haven't had any issues so far!
Lumix said Face/Eye mode was more for photographers taking headshots or portraits.
thanks so much
What would be best for skateboarding? I am focused on an obstacle then coming in the shot, doing a trick and then leaving the shot?
Could re-review the sigma lens AF with s5ii (vs s5)?
Hi! Nice video. Is it possible to set a custom FN button to toggle Detection ON/OFF by only pressing once? With the default way we have to press 3 times (AF mode button → UP button → half press shutter button)
i think lumix menu and botton are best useful very easy to use
What about the not highligted mode? (horizontal/vertical AF zones)
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Hi, these are great tips! But when i keep the joystick pressed it does not bring up the custom button assign menu, could this be different on the s5iix? Holding it pressed does bring it into one area (without me having changed that setting as far as I recall), but it needs a moment of pressed not just a click like when tapping the screen which would be nice. Am I missing something?
Great video!!! On my S5ii the 1-area+ I can enlarge or reduce by only 1 step, instead on 1-area I can enlarge and reduce without limitations. It's a normal behaviour or it's an issue of my camera? Thanks
That's all I've got too.
What would’ve happened if you kept moving the camera in the tracking shot? Will it start hunting or stay at the current distance?
How’s the tracking with fast moving objects when AF speed is maxed out? I’m shooting dance videos and track props or dancers shoes in the shot.
Hi! So I’ve been using the LUMIX S5 II to film a short film. It’s crazy good but the auto focus is pretty… unreliable.
The camera can’t seem to detect what to focus on and constantly blurs and unblurs? I was wondering if you had any advise as to why this is?
I’m filming in v-log and in a woodland. But it’s incredibly difficult to see how dark the image is (which is what I think the problem is) and how to make sure the lens has enough light without creating artificial noise.
Any advise?
Does it have any "locked on" capability like Sony's AF system? For example, say you're following a subject that's walking through trees. Is there a setting that will hold focus on the subject as trees pass in the foreground of the shot? Tracking mode maybe?
The Lumix colors !!!!!
And how does autofocus work in FullHD? They say there is only a contrast focus like in the old LUMIX?
Question about the mapping. When I hold the joystick nothing happends. Did some setting blocked that? Cant figure this one out to open the Fn15 settings..
Which Auto Focus mode would you use if you were filming a lot in the gym / sports area?
GOOD
Hello! I have a Lumix S5 II - it produces sound in Vegas - as many as 4 tracks - 2 mono and 2 silent. How to make one and stereo? Thank you
Hey Josh, Ive encountered an issue. When I clicked the joystick button or long press it, the assign menu doesnt pop like yours. So I used Fn button set from menu and assigned it the way you showed.
I am still not able to get the focus box with one click, what Ive noticed is that Ive to long press it for few seconds before I could see the box.
Is my joystick button broken? What is the solution for this?
(FEATURE REQUEST) PLEASE HELP
Over the years while using competitor cameras (Sony and Canon), I have grown accustomed to having the ability to pause the AF when recording video with the touch of a button. Touch to pause AF and touch again to reengage AF (creates a hybrid Auto Focus and Manual Focus system). This eliminates unwanted AF hunting, where essentially you let the camera do the heavy lifting and you as the operator pause it for a while and finesse the focus in those tricky areas or simply just to lock focus for extended periods to ensure no AF focus hunting etc.....
Currently, to my knowledge, on my Lumix S5iix you can only assign an AF Lock button which means you have to keep holding the button pressed (Which isn't very useful for video work). The workaround is to disable the Aauto Focus using the switch on the lens which is annoying, creates unwanted sounds, and introduces camera shake making my use case unusable ):
If this feature is introduced to the S5iix Id probably put my other cameras in the bin! This is the only feature I see missing
ps If anyone knows a place to suggest feature requests to Panasonic please let me know Thanks a bunch (:
Same boat here. Sold my a7s3 for the s5ii but kept all my Sony lenses and my old A7r3. The AF on the s5ii truly is horrible compared to Sony, canon and even Fuji. Very disappointed as it is a brilliant camera otherwise
I just bought 50mm lens foe my Lumix S5 but havinv focusing issue
Great video, although i've been playing around with the S&Q modes and the 1080p50 modes. I found that these seem much slower to AF than 4k25, 4k60 or apsc modes. I wonder if this is a feature or an issue as it seems odd that 4k can AF better than 1080p. Have you discovered this?
I've noticed the same and it's a fact : there is no PDAF in 1008p 50 ... only the "good'ol contast DFD" But no one speak about it.
@@khoriass4005 no mention on the Panasonic website. Seems full readout is 30p, aps-C is 60p PDAF, after that, DFD up to 120, manual after that
I feel Panasonic should have mentioned this, as even the X-S10 has aps-C 240p with PDAF
At 4:47 do you know how to engage the "lock" in the bottom right corner and what exactly that does in tracking mode? Cant seem to get it to do anything.
Is human detect not available in Open Gate??
One question please: do you know how to remove the 4 audio tracks from videos? Thank you.
Hey there! You don’t need to remap the joystick to get the box up. All you need to do is long press and you will get the small box. That way you wont sacrifice the joystick as an FN button.
How the S5ii when use a F4 lens perform in low light conditions?
Hey josh I am getting this camera for a number of reasons and I unfortunately cannot wait till May for the X version despite the intra recording being a big benefit if I need to shoot for broadcast. Have you done much with raw output? I hear that work flow is a mess?
The workflow with RAW on the S5 isn't a mess at all, I actually find it really streamlined, especially if you're editing in FCPX. ProRes is just such a nice codec to edit with :)
@@JoshCameron isn't it like huge though haha?
Good afternoon, please tell me what mode to shoot if there are 5 people and all of them should be in focus, for example, at a wedding, bride and friends
Is it possible to lock (confirm) focus when human tracking (similar to the s5mk1?)
Hi Josh, this means that compared to the S5 you always have to press the joystick first to change the AF area? Have you found any other solution?
What is the highest res and framerate does tracking work on? Wouldnt it be cool to ad zones and set fn buttons for wich zone you want. Better yet touch fn buttons w clean hdmi on the Atomos screen .THANK YOU
does this camera have a fully functional touch screen? can we navigate through the menus and change settings using the touch screen?
Would it be possible to test the autofocus in FHD. The S5II seems to only use the old autofocus of the S5 instead of both systems working together resulting in poor autofocus in FHD. Thanks
Yeah I can do a test for you! Give me a week or so :)
@Josh cameron - I'm not sure if my version has a bug, but when I plug in an HDMI cable and connect it to a monitor, the detection modes(Human, eye/face) disappear. This seems to be isolated to when recording in 5.9K can you confirm if this is happening on your end?
hi bro thanks you.
i have the s5iix
zone (horizonta\vertical) mode canceled. How can you activate it ? Only in M mode does taking pictures work, and it's ugly on the screen. The S5 does not have this problem. I will rejoice in repentance. Thanks
Really need help. My S5ii won’t let me turn on AF detection - it says “menu item can’t be changed”. I’m so lost
What mode are you in? Video or photo? Are you using a lens with AF?
Sean from LUMIX USA said that PDAF doesn't work on FullHD 50fps. How does the contrast detect AF work in FullHD 50fps 10-bit? Is it reliable?
Quick AF, AF detection setting and AF custom setting(Video) are all grayed out for me. What am I doing wrong?
Do you have a lens on the body on when they are grayed out?
why there are so many grey buttons on my setting page ?
Hello, I bought a new 5II yesterday, how can I set the video to 6k, I only see 4K mov or mp4 in the video setting, no 6K displayed, I would be very grateful for your help, maybe a link from youtube or .. ... Best regards
It should be under the Rec Quality list once you've set yourself to MOV instead of MP4.... What firmware are you running?
hi sir lumix s5 how to low setter speed video setings?
Does having quick af and mode 2 for continuous AF have a noticeable effect on battery life though?
Not at all :) I haven't noticed a difference in battery life depending on AF settings. The things likely to drain your battery the most would be EVF/LCD brightness, Rec Quality settings and fan settings etc
I'm pretty sure Quick AF is to make the camera focus even before you press the focusing buttons, not to make it focus faster... It drains battery...
I have the feeling that te he next Panasonic S5 II X, will have full frame 4k 60p, and Aps-c 4k 120p with the new AF and sounds, and a fullfram FHD 150p with the old AF, lastly FHD 240p. What do you think guys?
Hi, how do I enable the yellow/orange box around the human/human face?
Make sure you have subject detection enabled, and then you can choose human or face/eye :)
I wanted this until I learned HD footage goes to contrast AF- bummer I had to buy something else.
What if I want two ppl focused?
How do I switch from one human in the frame to another?