GH5 Video Quality Test Vlog + Comparisons to the Sony a6500 4K 60FPS

[@billbillings913]

I was expecting a dry "tech demo" type of video but I found myself thoroughly entertained by the "vlog" elements which were intermixed -- hiking , having lunch with the wife, a visit to the bridge, and the snowstorm. I can't fully realize all the hard work that goes into making a video like this so all I can say is "Thank you" for a great post!

[@Somecooltech1]

Thanks so much Bill. I'm really glad you found it entertaining because that was my number one goal.

[@bobhanuman65]

Very down to earth, levelheaded comparison without any fanboy overtones. Exactly what's needed.

[@Somecooltech1]

Thanks so much Bob. I appreciate that.

[@OzzieTech]

Very impressive footage from the GH5 and nicely put together video :)

[@Somecooltech1]

Thanks. I was impressed with the camera too.

[@herbyverstink]

love that night footage..and i like the darker sony footage just as much..it conveys night in a truer light

[@GrantLikesTech]

Great vlog demonstrating both cameras! Love the drone footage too. Amazing job! 👍🤙

[@Somecooltech1]

Thanks so much Grant! Thanks for the hang loose emoji too.

[@B4iDie]

I got some great footage of that freak spring snow storm with my a6500 too 👍 Nice to have another vlogger in Boise

[@cactustweeter2890]

That freak snowstorm we had a few days ago was pretty wild. The slowmo footage you presented was impressive. The GH5 is truly amazing at capturing video. I hope Panasonic can fix the continuous autofocus issue with a firmware update. I would be interested in seeing a still picture comparisons between the GH5 and the Sony. Anyway, great video. Thanks for sharing.

[@Somecooltech1]

I was thinking about doing more side by side video comparisons maybe I'll throw some stills in there too. Would rather see side by side or one camera then the next ?

[@cactustweeter2890]

I would say try to compare them as close as possible. So side-by-side would probably be best, if possible.

[@brich3368]

Amazing video, probable the best comparison I've seen thus far, thanks for taking the time to deliver a quality video with great insight. Cheers

[@Somecooltech1]

Thanks so much B. I appreciate that a lot.

[@Brazord]

What a image waaaaw!! That's what I call quality ... gh5 is a beast!

[@BeTechers]

Really nice video man. Tks

[@cactustweeter2890]

The GH5 really does quite well with video. Also, loved the drone footage from the foothills. Thanks for sharing.

[@Somecooltech1]

Thanks Cactus. I think that location was the best I've found in Boise so far. We will probably never see it that green again for a while either.

[@travelprint]

Great review and awesome tour of Boise! GH5 looking good!

[@Somecooltech1]

Thanks so much George. You made my day.

[@Hardwarebbq]

What is that weird left right movement it does from 6:06 onwards?

[@aryaguehrs]

holly molly love video quality .. 4k 60fps wish on newyears can buy this one . thanks for sharing

[@pete49327]

Excellent tests, thanks. As for the brighter/ unrealistic footage with night street scenes on the gh5, couldn't that be remedied with about a one stop underexposure vs what you used, to darken and bring more in line with the Sony footage of same scene?

[@Somecooltech1]

Yeah totally. I just went with what the cameras gave me in P mode but most settings an auto. I'm going to shoot more this time with my sony f1.8 50mm lens and set the ISO the same on both. Im curious what will happen too.

[@pete49327]

Thank you. Did not know there was a Standard profile, wonder how it's different from the Natural profile. Whatever, I'm anxious to own the gh5, and intend to use it with my old Nikkor primes with the meta bones booster, knowing full well I won't have any auto focus:) Looking forward to your future tests.

[@fefeyo99]

I've been waiting for this video. thanks

[@Somecooltech1]

No problem glad I could help.

[@N0N0111]

+Tech Connect, What was the original file bitrate and size you uploaded to KZbin?

[@Somecooltech1]

I used two pass VBR encoding so 65mbps target bit rate 85 maximum bitrate. The file was huge like 4.7GB (at 4k 60p) but I wanted to preserve as much of the original quality as possible.

[@N0N0111]

Nice high bitrate, you really can see it back in the video! Well Done!

[@Somecooltech1]

Thank you. 4k 60p made me realize that I need to upgrade my computer. It took about 3.5 hours to render the 12m clip on an i7 4470k.

[@N0N0111]

I hear the new AMD Ryzen R7 CPU that has 8core is a render beast. It is on par with intel's $1100 CPU.

[@markshirley01]

Nisco Racing try the trial version of FCPX - I used to edit with PP I bought the new MBP and it renders so much faster than PP.

[@kay__519]

at 1:32 you said GH4

[@jaykay2802]

Thanks for a grea review. Your comment abouth the gh5 not being able to nail smaller objetcs close to the camera are spot on. Thats why continous focus is too risky for now, who knows maybe an update can improve this.

[@ZaphaQ]

Hello Tech Connect, since you seem like using the cameras for filming a lot. How do rate rolling shutter on the cameras? I like moving transitions, like horizontal wiping pans and stuff like that, which is naturally affected by rolling shutter. Can you say something about that? Does it bother you?

[@markshirley01]

I've seen a video where it shows Casey Neistat tapping to focus and half pressing at the same time, do you think that could work.

[@SarwarUddinOnYT]

Dunno if you'll reply 3 years later lol But how long does it roughly take to render a 12min 4k 60fps video?

[@spinachpies]

Depends on your computer!

[@TheSupreme1]

Nice Video! In 4.27 when the drone shot started, what kind of effect did you use there? vertigo stretch zoom?

[@BarefootMediaTV]

i like how panasonic got popular in the camera industry because they were the first to have a midsumer camera with 24p. now they are trying to be popular saying ex 24p we have 60p!

[@cinematicdiscovery5456]

good work, you can see that you put a lot of work in it

[@Somecooltech1]

Thanks Cinematic! I appreciate it.

[@moroccanwonders6234]

Great video... Thanks... Please what are your sunglasses brand?... Sorry about this question.

[@Somecooltech1]

Thanks ! The sunglasses are called blenders.

[@TaylantS]

Great video. Thanks. Have you used an ND filter?

[@Somecooltech1]

Thanks, I don't have an ND filter for the GH5 yet but have used one before. What kind of shots did you have in mind?

[@ronbryant1377]

Very nice demo. Thank you for sharing!

[@RyanNichols888]

Hey mate could you do a review on the rx100v? I'm very keen to get it for upcoming trips or should I wait for the vi? Or even a better point and shoot

[@Somecooltech1]

I've been eyeing the RX100 V myself. I own the mark ii and the photo/video quality is very nice. Sony might announce a few cameras at NAB in the next few days. I would wait up till a week or two before your trip and get whatever the latest camera is at that time. The RX100 V is a great one for sure. It would be really good for vlogging thanks to that flip around screen. If I get it I'll definitely review it.

[@TIMagicProd]

I'm with you in preferring 1080 60p over 4K 30p. Looks much more realistic and closer to natural vision. I'm not sure why so few vloggers that I've seen use 60p. They seem to think that 4K 30p is the end-all best setting without taking into consideration the slower frame rate.

[@TIMagicProd]

"60 fps" is a generic frame rate spec that could mean either 60i (interlaced) or 60p (progressive). 60i is what gave that old video tape look that had inherent interlacing noise which gave that America's Funniest Home Videos or "video game" look. 60p, on the other hand, did not skip and overlap frames the way interlacing did.

[@SantiagoMonroy5]

Issue is that the 1080p mode in various cameras look like trash, so blurry thanks to line skipping, it's about time every camera has 4K 60fps

[@thatsaloadofcrap]

who says it's bad at low light? ...amazing night shots

[@ozzyguy6792]

Did you borrow the shades from Nesbitt?

[@RincondeRomos]

Does the Panasonic camera have any 4K 60 FPS recording time limit?

[@shanesilba9423]

no

[@joanbulle27]

i have an audio issues when using GH5 + videomic pro, its a buzz n the voice recorded is very low and deep. any solution?

[@markshirley01]

Hi - do you get shutter wear with the timelaps

[@melfeliciano8449]

Really good review and comparison.

[@Somecooltech1]

Thank you Mel.

[@pktntt]

Man You have all the best gear.

[@AdamTVi]

great vid

[@videofocus2010]

Very nice test. Thank u!

[@Somecooltech1]

Thanks Focus.

[@ShineSpriteGamer]

I want the gh5 but jeez its expensive

[@carlosalbertopanana502]

que estabilizador de mano usas?? gracias

[@wendydrinkslove6516]

what about still in lowlight situation?

[@jellypopsiclestv4652]

1:30 GH4 ummmm WTF

[@EldarGezalov]

Great video! Thanks

[@Somecooltech1]

Thank you.

[@maximomiranda3084]

Thanks. Beatiful city. Wich city is?

[@roadsidediner-video2792]

Pretty sure it's Boise

[@cigartenders]

Boise night life looks great... Never would have guessed....

[@Somecooltech1]

Its was jumping that night. Made me want a beer.

[@NBWDOUGHBOY]

Man I want this camera so BAD! The Capabilities of this thing is Crazy. Vlogs, Music VIdeos, Shit, You could probably shoot a little indy movie on this thing.

[@denault3985]

Aloha? I thought you were living in Boise Idaho? Now if I could afford a GH5!

[@GikaPradanaChannel]

I cant see the V-log footage on your video

[@Somecooltech1]

Sorry it was supposed to be a vlog like a Casey Neistat vlog style video.

[@df0rce]

hoped for a side by side view... bummer

[@Somecooltech1]

There is a side by side at the end with the night shots. I'll add more in my next video.

[@richarddeckard8143]

Great video. THX!

[@Somecooltech1]

Thank you.

[@OrangKitai]

👍 👍 👍

[@amanieux]

dont you get better image quality on gh5 using the "6k photo mode" and then downscale it to 4k in post ?

[@TheTravelersPlanet]

Hey! 6k photo mode is only for photos. i lets you shoot 30 fps in 18mpx :)

[@TheTravelersPlanet]

No, i guess you can use i for 1 sek of 30 fps video, but it is used to pick of photo out of the 30 :)

[@ShaneFredrickKinsman]

"IM A 4K 60P GUY" UNSUBBED

[@headsupfiction8582]

Shane Fredrick Kinsman it just looks more realistic... 🤣

[@SonNguyenOfficialchannel]

it's depend about what kind of video you gonna use, if you make some video for review, food,.... i prefer 60p, but it's a video travel, filming,... then i will get 24p, sr about my bad english, i just want you to understand, better dont judge other ppl

[@RW_CreativeMedia]

It just depends on the type of footage your are aiming too. I shoot 60fps for Real-estate video, drone and normal indoor shoot. 24fps for Real Estate video looks choppy from drone-close shot, it almost look like it was shot on a $40 camera. I have seen 24fps Real-Estate video on YT and it looks horrible. The 24fps “cinematic” view its not for all propose of video.

[@cloud9photography126]

so much noise and grain in low light on the gh5 ...dealbreaker for me

[@utoob3r198]

Awesome!

[@krosstony8648]

good job

[@JohnIn2SonAZ]

Continuous Auto focus is horrible on the GH5. Sony has perfect auto focus.

[@rossgiblin]

Here for the flowers

[@EyadIsa]

like it

[@Phovidnet]

Visos gadījumos uzvar Sony a6500 ;)

[@SayWhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat]

samsung nx1 still better.

[@jorgem50]

60p sucks. The overall look imo. Prefer 24p cinematic look