Panasonic Lumix GH5 vs Sony a7 IV

But for us, where does this fit in the video camera world? And i mean the only real drawback to it. I can see is if you need good, continuous autofocu...

This camera will give you full frame 10-bit LOG at 4K/60p, unlimited recording time, a flip screen and bulletproof autofocus.

Almost perfect, the best 4K color depth video camera (prosumer) BUT for the autofocus problems in keeping the main subject in focus. Firmware update to support 4:2:2 in 10bit color is slow and unavailable as of August 2017. Recommend gimble stabilizer even with a LUMIX IS lens.

I highly recommend switching to Sony a7 IV or a Canon R5 (try the 800 f11!). By comparison the E-m1X still has very frustrating autofocus and VERY low sharpness.

Now there are some poor lenses too, but if you are willing to pay a little more I have found all of the Panny/Leica and Olympus Zuiko lenses to be very, very good.

8-4 VR kit lens (a damn good lens) and I've pre-ordered an A7 IV, body only. I'm currently considering what lenses I plan to buy. I do a lot of landscapes and waterfalls in the Colorado Rockies, as well as portraits.

A GH5 or G9 is the way to go for you, in my opinion. Unless you’re spending around 3000$/£ or more, full frame makes no sense - you’ll be stuck with one kit lens and you’ll need another grand to get another. In APS-C land, Canon and Nikon have nothing interesting, only the more recent Fuji X series cameras are seriously capable video cameras, but at the price point of a GH5 they’re generally inferior.

I wouldn’t recommend getting it at the current price of $1700 seeing that that’s the most likely Sony camera to see an update soon (maybe this year?). Either wait for the new one or try getting it used for much less or wait for a price drop when the a7 IV comes out.

This camera is a powerhouse for the price. Full disclosure, my first camera was a Panasonic SD camcorder back in 2005, then switched to a Canon Pro camcorder in 2009, then jumped on the Panasonic train again with the GH3 and was using them until I picked up the GH5. The image is amazing, but that's not news. What is news - and hopefully will not be overlooked - is how much this camera is amazing to use

First off, it has the A1's nice big grip, so it's a delight to hold and use. It also has a generous complement of well-placed dials and buttons that m...

This is an amazing little package that can give cameras 4 times more expensive a run for their money. The Lumix DC-GH5 is blurring the lines between prosumer and professional with features like 4k at 60p, 10-bit 4:2:2 recorded internally, plus many more. Future firmware updates will blur those lines even further with a 400Mbp/s bit rate codec! This is an exciting camera that will give you stunning photos and videos (admittedly more on the video side). A must own for the aspiring photographer/filmmaker on a budget

Nikon Z-Mount was out due to lens options available and i wanted more resolution than the R6 offers. So i was left with Sony…. The question was: A7 IV or A7R IV, in this case the non-R hit the sweetspot for me. Better AF coverage than the R, paired with the other features it inherited from the top lines