After months of testing we have our final thoughts on Panasonic's flagship Micro Four Thirds video camera. There are areas where the GH6 competes with $5500+ flagship cameras, but other areas where it struggles far more than we expected. Is this Jordan's new favorite camera? I guess you'l have to watch our final review!
After some time using GH6 I think we will stick with our GH5's and GH5II. They are better hybrids overall. GH6 has advanced video features at expense of photos.
I do not understand the delight of this photography test ...
the first to take pictures like that in micro4 / 3 sets the exposure to light when the histogram shows deep black and pulls out that black. This camera in the illustration is black with deep blacks. The pictorial photo just has the wrong exposure. I would like to see the noise in om1 will also be terrible. It's not ff, everyone knows that micro must be careful with deep shadows ...
show the histogram of the overview photo with the camera ...
I highly suspect that Panasonic has two new 25.2MP Live MOS Micro Four Thirds Sensor. One geared/engineered strictly for Video and one to put in their more photo orientated Micro Four Thirds cameras which have sold well I believe aka the G9 and even the GX9. I also suspect it will come in well under $2000. Unlike some, I think we can count on version two of both of these camera.
Somewhere in the Panasonic hierarchy, there's someone dearly holding onto DFD for sentimental or, perhaps, even more arcane reasons. "I'm the captain of this ship!" he proclaims. P-D? "Nyet, nikogda!" he bellows, "Over my dead body."
Multiple reasons, but to begin with: R5C as a whole system (with lenses) is much more heavier and and expensive cameras (on its own) GH6 is 2000£ in UK while R5C is £4500. GH6 is a true gun and run, with excellent IBIS, while you would need a Gimbal for R5C (as no IBIS at all there).
I think the text review is in the works. dpreviewTV has always been doing reviews of products along with the text reviews for a while now. Is it so strange that they publish this one first? Also this is a video camera, so a video review makes a lot of sense.
The video reviews are practically always published well before the written reviews, probably because they're more informal and involve less testing and technical analysis. Also, at the moment the Seattle office seems to be seriously understaffed, so written reviews probably take even longer than usual to complete.
Revenant has it right. We almost always publish video reviews first because they're aimed at a YouTube audience and we can produce them relatively quickly. Written reviews take a bit more time because they require additional testing and more technical analysis.
The new video workhorse for the next half decade. Versatile, affordable, light and consistently supported. Investing on GH6 the total of $5k every photo/videographer can build a system that fills the needs of any work and more importantly can carry it alone.
Fuji got it right for its flagshap - a version for video and a version for stills photography. Check the specs of their new H2 cameras. The compromises in using the same sensor and other components for different purposes are too much at the higher level. Panasonic got it right with the GH2, a nice hybrid at a time when nobody else had much video quality to talk about. Its attempt to make a stills camera in the G9 was unfortunately poor, too big (no heat issue here), side flipping screen, 3:2 (for video) aspect ratio rather than 4:3 for aM43 camera, and most of all, nothing exciting in sensor quality in the sensor, ... all because it still tried to be a camera that is also fine for video.
I don’t know how one would call an “add-on fan accessory” as getting it right. That sounds like an afterthought that will likely have very little benefit.
sorry guys ,just another dull washed out video, compete with FF or apsc video. not even close. even unprocessed straight from camera video using no profiles is much cleaner.
No audio, no AF using VFR. Page 419/420 in pdf manual gives breakdown of other differences. Benefit is its already conformed to “project” frame rate SOOC, whereas HFR needs to be manipulated in an NLE to produce slow/fast video output.
I'd prefer a "child-of-G9" spec in a smaller body, so you get back some of the m43 advantages for travel/general use. I got a GF1 as my "when I don't want to carry a DSLR" camera, but then went GH3-4-5 for video and lost the size advantage. You have the G9-sized-ish GH5-II/GH6 so why not do a PEN-F sized one with a non cut-down spec, and say 32-ish MP?
Well done, Chris and Jordan! A question: it seems as though the sensor was optimised for video on the GH6 making it more niche than previous cameras of the GH series. Do you have any insights into how this was done? Is it actually a "worse" sensor than the GH5 and G9 ones whose trick really is offering you DR boost in video at the expense of other qualities?
Great review. Panasonic’s first gen FF cameras were just so darn good - I really hope they continue the line. It is a real shame they did not grab more attention and market share.
Fair review touching all critical point. It is a shame it is a miss for photos Panasonic really squeezed all they could to give the best video quality and that came at the expense of still quality. Some of the features are incredible and it is just a pleasure to use for video projects
If the AF is much better than any other Panasonic Micro Four Thirds camera, that's to me is an big part of getting better still quality. Nor have I really seen anyone really push this camera for stills in real World Shooting. Regardless, I still believe Panasonic will be bring out an replacement for the G9 for those more focused towards stills.
The AF logic is a bit more comprehensive than the GH5M2 which in turn is better than the G9. However performance wise it is same or a tad worse for speed. The focus limiter is very useful especially for video. Panasonic AF does not have any issue for general purpose and people photography is just some specific scenarios like birds in flight where the speed is not there otherwise there is not much to say really
This is helpful, and thank you for the realistic appraisal of the camera's suitability for still photography. On a spec sheet, it's a hybrid but in reality it's a video camera. Most m43 cameras are small enough that you could carry a an extra body for still photography.
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