How to set up your Panasonic S5 for Filmmaking and Video

[@pjgs4933]

I just got my Lumix S5 this week and this is helping me get set up! It’s my first camera (I’m a film student, had previously been using my dad’s 10 year old Nikon).

[@RoryandCasey]

Glad I could help!

[@AndyGray157]

Thanks for this! Just opened my S5 today, loving it so far!

[@RoryandCasey]

Glad I could help!

[@Capture262]

Thanks for the video, I have my eye on this camera, just doing my research so am finding your videos super helpful.

[@RoryandCasey]

Glad the videos can help! They do give a really nice image.

[@heroaomedia]

Great video! Thanks for posting!

[@RoryandCasey]

No worries thanks for watching ☺️

[@swallowmedia]

Thanks. Just picked up an s5 and this helps a lot 👍🏼

[@RoryandCasey]

No worries enjoy!

[@spiroszaharakis2648]

If you live in a region where your AC current runs at 50Hz (whole Europe and most likely other PAL countries), switching to NTSC will cause you flickering problems whenever you shoot somewhere where they use fluorescent lighting, and no, shutter speed will not always solve this.

[@RoryandCasey]

Hey! It is directly related to shutter speed not fps. Changing to something like 1/100 shutter speed will, in 99% of cases remove the flickering completely. I film a lot of weddings in really dodgy lighting and I've never found a place I can't remove the flicker by adjusting the shutter speed.

[@masbass1011]

Panasonic should have made this. Excellent

[@RoryandCasey]

Thanks 😁

[@reflexfilms]

Thanks for posting this detailed set up guide - glad to see youalso got caught out setting Custom modes to 1/40th s shutter speed. Same thing happened to me. Just goes to show what can happen with tiny dials and tons of settings on a small screen. I realised i had done this halfway through a shoot last week - luckily it was an interview and i had good lights so no flicker issues. The S5 is a Great camera though- thanks again!

[@RoryandCasey]

No worries! On a shoot I’m pretty rigorous about checking my settings before hitting record. Looking forward to the firmware update that will give us shutter angle!

[@samdog7619]

hello, how is the center box disabled, when I put the focus on manual?

[@RoryandCasey]

Unfortunately you can't as far as I know!

[@KevinMullarkey]

You should set NTSC/PAL according to your country format, i.e.NTSC (60) for USA and PAL (50) for Europe. This is to avoid the flickering you will get off the mains cycle (50hz in Europe and 60Hz in USA) from man made lighting.

[@RoryandCasey]

Yes and No. I'm in PAL but I have it set to NTSC so I can get 60fps. Indoors I just set the shutter at 1/100 to remove flicker and there is really zero difference in the motion blur. I'm always working on a 24p timeline pretty much so it allows me to set it at 40% speed instead of 50%. There are definitely times to stick to it but for most of my work I don't need to worry about it.

[@TravelTourTaste]

Hey Rory hope you are well brother and having a great day. So sorry we haven't been able to visit you for a while we were in Bulgaria then Malta were we got stuck due to Covid and flights we're cancelled. But great to catch up with you again. Thanks so much for sharing your experience and knowledge with us. We really want the Sony zv1 camera. But this looks cool too. Stay safe and catch up again real soon God bless you bro.

[@pejmanjamilpanah3678]

very very useful, thank you so much! :)

[@RoryandCasey]

No worries glad you found it useful!

[@martagalanoficial]

Fantastic walkthrough! Many Thanks! Got a couple of questions though. Would the sound be recorded in slowmo? (120 and 180 fps) ? Is the cropping in slowmo a significant loss in terms of image quality? Bonus track: is it possible to shoot stills WHILE recording? (I believe GH5 could do that) Thanks again!

[@RoryandCasey]

No worries thanks for watching! In S&Q mode (super slowmo) sound isn't recorded. Which is fine because really you shouldn't be using that mode unless it was for a very specific purpose. Also be aware that in S&Q you only get 8bit colour at a much much lower bitrate (24Mbps as opposed to 200Mbps for 4k60). At 120fps I find that the image is still very useable in my wedding films however they can't be pushed very far in post so I film them in a CineD picture profile as opposed to VLog which I am using more and more now. 180fps basically takes the same image and crops in on it making a pretty poor quality image. As far as shooting while recording.... The S5 has the same 6k photo mode that the GH5 has which was the 'hack' to get it to take stills and video at the same time. Remember though that if you are filming to the correct 'standards' then you should be getting some motion blur on moving subjects which will mean when you pull one of those frames if there is movement it may not be sharp. Hope that answers everything!

[@martagalanoficial]

@@RoryandCasey now that was quick. thanks! I missed to mention that my question about quality loss was regarding 4K 60 (I already presumed that 120/180 would be a significant downgrade) About stills, you are right, motion blur would affect, but having the still option in a wedding (when couple stays just quiet) is something I really am atracted to. All the best!

[@RoryandCasey]

I would steer away from trying to capture both at once, generally what makes a good image doesn't make a good video and everyone that I've seen try to do both in one day has performed sub par at both of them. This is why I always insist that there is a designated videographer and a designated photographer because I know that the quality will diminish for both if one tries to do both. That my personal opinion anyway 😂

[@raksh9]

@@RoryandCasey I dislike being asked to shoot stills and video in equal proportions, too. Stills and video require a different mindset, and switching between them can be tricky, especially during a high pressure situation like a wedding or other important event.

[@RoryandCasey]

Completely agree!

[@HustlewithVideos]

Great video guide, many thanks for that!

[@RoryandCasey]

No worries glad you've found it useful

[@randypraditio5329]

How about iso? If i use auto, what iso is best for low noise.. i use 100-12800, is it safe?

[@RoryandCasey]

I never normally use Auto iso. If you are in daylight you'll be fine but once it gets dark I notice a bit of noise appearing around 12800 but it still holds up really well and can be denoised in post. I'm going to make a video soon showing why it's my perfect wedding camera and I'll include an ISO test

[@randypraditio5329]

Thats great i’ll be waiting for that

[@ParsclickTV]

5:00 "as soon as you hit record for whatever reason works" its because your Continues AF is set to MODE1 change it to MODE2

[@RoryandCasey]

Unfortunately that isn't the issue. It changes nothing. I suspect that the issue is the signal is a low res signal when not recording which softens the contrast lines and then once you hit record the signal becomes full resolution and the camera can read those areas of high contrast better.

[@ParsclickTV]

@@RoryandCasey in my case actually that is the issue. Mode 1 continues AF only works while recording. Mode 2 continues AF works all the time.

[@RoryandCasey]

I'll have a play around and see if I can replicate your results! Were you in manual focus when you did these tests?

[@ParsclickTV]

@@RoryandCasey no I was in AF but I just followed you, your setting is very good. This was a very useful video. Lot of people review the S5 but they didn’t talk about the setting. 👍🏼

[@RoryandCasey]

Ah I see! I'm in mf pretty much all the time when I'm using the S5. This peaking part was also in manual focus! I'm starting to get some good results with the af though!

[@riyadiriyadi629]

thank you

[@Weird_Quests]

What lens/ses would you choose for the S5? It looks like a super good value proposition for a content creator, just figuring out what lens/ses to pair with it. Just wondering :D

[@RoryandCasey]

Honestly it would depend on what you wanted to use it for. As a KZbin camera the ‘kit’ lens is actually incredible. Probably the best kit lens of any camera I’ve ever used. At its wide end it is great for vlogging or landscape/real estate and at the long end it would be great for street photography or some close up b roll. For more professional work the sigma series glass is great. I love the 35mm 1.4 is an amazing lens. For my pro video work I’m a big fan of vintage fd lenses. They are still great quality but a little softer and more character than modern lenses. You really have tons of options with all the adapters available.

[@Weird_Quests]

@@RoryandCasey Thanks for the reply. I've been humming and erring between the Sony a6600 as my main content cam with the sigma trio of primes (16, 30, and 56 1.4) and possibly this camera - as this camera DEFINITELY has better video quality... I might take a punt on the kit lens.

[@RoryandCasey]

I have the sigma 16mm that i use on my gh5 and it’s also a great lens. Realistically either camera will give you good results. It’s all about what you want to do with it. For me 10bit footage is non negotiable. It provides so much flexibility in post. Also the S5 can be used professionally which is vital for me. Really though either one would produce great content for online viewing.

[@Weird_Quests]

@@RoryandCasey I am probably just thinking about future-proofing and the RAW with the Atomos Ninja V could be a great upgrade path. :D Do you have any other videos showing the 20-60mm lens as a content creation lens?

[@RoryandCasey]

With lockdowns etc I haven’t had a chance to get out and use it in any travel content yet but I am currently editing a couple of wedding videos that I filmed partially using the 20-60 lens. I’ll let you know when I post them.

[@samvv5982]

Amazing video!!! Thank you!

[@RoryandCasey]

Glad you found it useful! Thanks for watching ☺️

[@ct737]

How do I enable cinema 4k?

[@RoryandCasey]

Make sure you are updated to the latest firmware as it wasn't initially available. Then make sure you are set to record in .mov not MP4 and if you've done all that it will come up in the menu where you select resolution and frame rates as C4K

[@gabrielboho8733]

What is your noise reduction set to?

[@RoryandCasey]

I just leave it as it is. I'm pretty happy with noise levels and feel like it isn't overly sharp straight out of the box.

[@gabrielboho8733]

@@RoryandCasey and one last question: what profile would you recommend so that I don’t have to do any color correction?

[@RoryandCasey]

the natural profile looks great straight out of camera. I like using cinelike d for mild colour grading and vlog if I want to go all out

[@RuhkcusTV]

great video! do you find that the wobbling in the camera even when it is off bothers you at all? It seems odd when tilting the camera left to right or forward backwards just a little that little wobbling inside makes it feel cheap.. or as if something is broken/loose. I tested this on a sony A7 III while tilting it slowly and quickly and it did not have that wobbling and made the camera feel more sturdy

[@RoryandCasey]

Thanks! Nope it doesn’t bother me. Panasonic has amazing ibis because the sensor moves so much. It’s why it beats the competition so I can live with some wobble! It’s built like a tank

[@onlyinjapanGO]

Really useful, thank you! I find I can’t touch focus on the S5 like on the GH5 and other lumix camera. I’d drag my finger on the touch screen and it would focus fast. Is that option not on the S5?

[@RoryandCasey]

I'm actually not sure! I'll have a look and let you know itscatualoyca feature I hated on the gh5. I much rather use the back button to focus but that's just me!

[@TechIlliterate]

I believe it is a lacking feature for some reason.

[@finishingmove77]

This is by default of. Check touch setting in operation menu. I guess this is what you are looking for.

[@danielmario9507]

instablaster

[@darkoncer]

Just got a s5...did u ever work this out..used to my GH4 touch focusing

[@vicsiiz]

Hi when I film in C4K 25 ips , the file does not open in my editing timeline whereas when I film with S&Q mode it comes out normal

[@RoryandCasey]

What editing software are you using? I have no issues in final cut Pro

[@vicsiiz]

@@RoryandCasey I am using Davinci resolve, but is it not also due to the memory card that I use which does not hold with the 4k. because when I put in mp4 mode it works on the computer but in 4k no

[@RoryandCasey]

Ahhhh the free version of Davinci doesn't allow you to edit 10bit files from any camera. You'll need the paid version to edit 10bit footage.

[@vicsiiz]

@@RoryandCasey okay so this is valid for finalcut too?

[@RoryandCasey]

Final cut will edit 10bit video fine.

[@gowithgoldstraw]

Surely the choice of NTSC/PAL should really be predicated by the region you're shooting in? Otherwise, you're eventually going to come to grief in scenes with any electric lights in them?

[@RoryandCasey]

Not necessarily. It’s more to do with shutter speed than FPS. For instance here in aus when filming 60fps you can get some flicker or banding when filming at 1/125 shutter but completely disappears at 1/100 is still fine to use in my opinion.

[@martagalanoficial]

@Rory and Casey I hope you doing well. Finally got the camera! Im just wondering though. How can I set it on manual focus but having the option to use AF with hald shutter when I want to? Thanks!

[@RoryandCasey]

When you have the switch in the back set to mf by default the af on button on the back will spot focus for you while in manual focus... Is that what you mean? The lens itself still needs to be set to af

[@martagalanoficial]

@@RoryandCasey yes that what I mean, but is there a way to use it with the shutter? And what about usong contant AF with manual enabled. I basically want to use constant AF but being able to use MF if it becomes unreliable...

[@RoryandCasey]

I don't think you can use it with the shutter as far as I know. Once you go to back button focussing you'll never want to focus with the shutter button again, way more control. As far as manually focussing while in af... In the menu, go to the little cog under the movie camera and in the af settings there is a setting called AF+MF turn that on and you'll have the ability to make tweaks to the focus while you are recording and the peaking even comes up for you while you're focussing.

[@martagalanoficial]

@@RoryandCasey Yes I think this last option would be the one Im looking for, I will test it today. Thanks a lot!

[@mmaged2287]

Hi. Thanks for the informative video. I am an s5 owner and I haven’t been able to change the focus peaking sensitivity as I get the following message: “This item can’t be selected”. Do you know what the issue could be?

[@RoryandCasey]

No worries glad you found it useful! The only thing I can think of is you have to be in mf mode to change the sensitivity? I'll have a look and see if I can replicate it to find the problem for you.

[@mmaged2287]

@@RoryandCasey Thank you for the quick response! Yes, MF is selected on body and lens. I am also on the most up to date firmware. That would be great. Thank you.

[@davidalanmedia]

Super helpful Rory. Thank you!

[@RoryandCasey]

No worries!

[@tomnikso7389]

Dude, Thx for your video. Just, when I set up the stop meter, the exposure is wrote in % & not in stops. Do you know ho to chnage that ? Thanks !

[@RoryandCasey]

Thanks for watching. I can't find a way to replicate that on my camera sorry so I'm not sure which setting it is.

[@chrisrichtermindset]

hey man! what sd card is recommended for this s5

[@RoryandCasey]

It's recommended to use a v60 card with the 4k60 however I'm using Sandisk extreme 256gb v30 cards and have not run into any issues with write speeds.

[@chrisrichtermindset]

@@RoryandCasey thanks does the MB/s have to be a certain one?

[@RoryandCasey]

@@chrisrichtermindset consider that the most data hungry mode is 4k60 which uses 200Mb/s which is about 25MB/s. My V30 cards are 150MB/s (megabyte not bit) which makes them more than capable of handling the data speeds.

[@UpperVIP]

Great and helpful video. To help not criticise, maybe have gone a little slower when selecting the menus. If this is appealing to new users (guessing: most of the people watching it) then they don't know where these buttons are, while you do. So don't zoom through at the speed light but tell them where the buttons are. You did this slow to begin with but then in the last minute you were so fast and even missed a few locations. you'd get a much higher click rate if you did this. Other than that, most of it very helpful. Thanks for making it.

[@RoryandCasey]

Thanks for the feedback! I'd like to make more videos like this in future so I'll keep that in mind thank you!

[@derickcotton22]

How do you tether the S5 to a laptop?

[@RoryandCasey]

To use as a webcam or to transfer files?

[@markmurphy5486]

Really helpful, thanks a mill :)

[@RoryandCasey]

No worries!

[@richardwagner282]

What's the difference between Filmmaking and Video?

[@RoryandCasey]

Semantics really.

[@mikesforays7996]

Very helpful, thanks. Audio needs help

[@RoryandCasey]

Thanks! I don’t disagree. That room is crazy echoey should have worn a lav for the into 😂

[@OurFantasyLife]

@@RoryandCasey I think its less the echo and more that the video is insanely quiet and muffled.

[@RoryandCasey]

Yeah... That is a side effect of trying to reduce the reverb in post 🤦 serves me right for trying to make a video too quickly 🤣 audio has improved since this video!

[@OurFantasyLife]

@@RoryandCaseyI just picked up the Rode Wireless Go, and I'm having a hell of a time trying to figure out my own audio, there's so many steps in the process where it can go wonky. I know those feels. Glad to hear you got it sorted out!

[@RoryandCasey]

Yeah... I've started putting in the same time and effort into these videos as I do into my professional jobs... Makes a big difference. The rode wireless go both the first and second gen are great units. I have three sets of the wireless.go 2's that I use for wedding and corporate jobs. They are amazing.

[@shtrudel-pu1cm]

good info. very bad sound. thanks

[@RoryandCasey]

Thanks?

[@shtrudel-pu1cm]

@@RoryandCasey thanks :)

[@JamAshleyFilms]

Wow... this video's audio :-/

[@JamAshleyFilms]

...beyond that, super helpful!

[@RoryandCasey]

Thanks! I don’t disagree. That room is crazy echoey should have worn a lav for the into 😂