Panasonic's Auto Focus Sucks | Lumix S5 | 2.0 Firmware Update

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In this video, I document my various test using the Panasonic Lumix S5's latest generation of their video autofocus technology. I am also using the latest firmware update for the S5 which gave the camera lots of new features including better autofocus recognition when filming in VLOG. So the question is does the autofocus for the Panasonic Lumix S5 suck? Well check out the video and let me know what you think? I also have loads of S5 test footage in this video if your curious about the image quality of this camera. The lenses I used for this test were the Lumix 20 - 60mm and the Sigma 35mm f1.4.
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[@tyronnezx]

There are Autofocus issues Because Panasonic gets their sensors from Sony. And they are the only company that takes Sony's sensors and beat them over the head with it. Sony knows this and will not sell the PDAF sensors to Panasonic. Do some research and you will know why. Sony fears the competition and bottlenecks them. This is why I will never buy another Sony product. If this kind of immature crap carries on, we will see the camera market disappear altogether. PS I own an S5 and the AF quality is damn good on that thing. This is from a G85, Gh4, G9 and GH5 user

[@SMGJohn]

Thats not true, because Nikon has PDAF sensors and Nikon has better autofocus than Sony does, although Nikon video specs are an afterthought, not that I blame them but thats gonna hurt their sales.

[@DapperArtImagery]

This needs way more views. Thanks for the hands-on real world performance review!

[@ShashankKatiyar0]

Lumix S5, best AF settings : 1) Camera Settings' Tuning (according to the review) AF Speed: -5 to -2 (or lower than 0) AF Sensitivity: +3 2) Panasonic lens AF performance > Sigma 3) Higher the contrast on the screen, the better the AF performance (like better AF using standard profile compared to V-Log) 4) Higher frame rate means better AF performance 5) Lower resolution (full HD) AF > 4K UHD 6) AF performance is better when using the camera LCD as compared to an external monitor Let's add more info if anyone else has it or maybe put the above in order.

[@jbliss2000007]

I like this pin of how to get to your particular settings. Excellent video as always and hopefully we can catch up soon. Went through some low moments when COVID-19 became the new norm but feeling much better now. Thank you always for everything that you do.

[@RicoResolves]

Isn't this just like other cameras all depending on the lens you're shooting with?

[@StoryDrivenFilmmaking]

Hey Rico, probably but we can't assume everyone knows that. There are a lot of people who will just be getting into video and photography and they will think every lens will work just as well as another so it's best to let them know.

[@RicoResolves]

@@StoryDrivenFilmmaking watched the whole video a minute ago. You did do an amazing job showcasing the autofocus. Personally I'm not quite sure what to think. I use a Panasonic GH5 and it's driving me nuts. Bought a Sony A6400 as a B cam to replace my G85 (love that thing though) and gradually move from Panasonic to Sony. The colors of the Panasonic are so incredibly nice in comparison to Sony, but the autofocus man... When it's pulsing, it's because it's trying to keep you in focus and does a good job but it is very distracting. There's one thing I'd like you to test out which I've missed in this video. What were the apertures? Having 3.5 or up will create less pulsing than lets say 1.7 or 2.8. I'm real curious to see the performance with similar and different f stops.

[@williamwilson5111]

This is the first video I’ve seen that talks about solutions not just problems with S5’s AF. Really love it. Thanks!

[@TheOneMonk]

Great video, You got me with the title cause I thought...>>oh, well, just another bashing video

[@StoryDrivenFilmmaking]

Thank you!

[@dansomerville]

Refreshing to see someone actually learn the camera and use it for more than one day before writing it off. It will work, it’s just canon and Sony are sooo good now that you basically never change any autofocus modes again and there’s nothing to learn. Cmon Panasonic your cameras are soooooo good, just give us PD autofocus even if it’s mostly for positive press/reviews. You really need those to gain traction while people are still transitioning to mirrorless.

[@StoryDrivenFilmmaking]

Hi Danny, thank you. I totally agree, the S5 autofocus (with the settings I mentioned in this vid) has worked well for me, its just not as perfect as Canon and Sony's autofocus (Even Nikon has great auto-focus now!). I truly believe if Panasonic would have went with Dual Pixel auto-focus with the GH5 they would have been on top of the camera game! At this point I don't think they will leave their Contrast based system (I hope I am wrong though).

[@jul1anuhd]

This is the first time, where Panasonic has a good Autofocus with a bit settings trimming. Its not as good as the Sony or Canon Autofocus, but a lot better than the old ones like in the GH5.

[@codexan]

yea but at this point they just cripple themselves. They have no reason to keep this crappy autofocus system especially for the full frame line and with the autofocus being the one thing their customer base asks them to change. They simply don't listen.

[@jul1anuhd]

@@codexan Yeah... I think they should go for a dual pixel autofocus or something like canon does.

[@seanbrucemedia5695]

Great information and extremely well presented, as usual! Just got my S5 last week and love it. Thx for the cheat codes! LOL!

[@StoryDrivenFilmmaking]

Enjoy the S5! Did you open up your Christmas gifts early? I'm telling Santa!

[@impatrickt]

Autofocus is significantly worse while using an HDMI external monitor - it also works exponentially better in aps-c mode.

[@StoryDrivenFilmmaking]

Hey Patrick, thx for info. I love your videos by the way! Keep up the great work. Thanks for the comment.

[@luisneumannp2748]

I read that it is because the dfd autofocus is so much based on pure processing power that, when an external recorder is connected, the af gets worse because the processor now needs to handle two tasks: 1. autofocussing and 2. Sending/compressing/whatever the image out to the recorder which takes away processing power for the autofocus

[@impatrickt]

@@luisneumannp2748 this is correct - it will also work better at higher frame rates because it has more frames to grab information from.

[@luisneumannp2748]

@@impatrickt this is true. Can't judge on the S5 but the autofocus update has tremendously improved the focus on the S1. Especially for photos!

[@felixohnesorge7021]

I would love to see and update for late 2021

[@SMGJohn]

This is a good video, its not overly obnoxious self promotion bullshit, it reminds me of early YT videos from professionals, talking about a problem, then give us a solution to those very problems and structuring it into a nice story with good video footage thats not overly over the top and out of place. I love it, why you only have 4k subs, KZbin algorithm aint fair thats for sure.

[@shutterhouse]

Pretty well filmed and indeed, the S5 does for sure a better job with the FW Update :-)

[@vengadorsky]

Lovely video mate. I love the hustle..I loveeee that you took the time to get to know your camera and test the hell out of it to find the best way to make it work great, unlike the other youtubers that are just like "ohh AF sucks out of the box, camera bad... " Will save this video to watch again over and over as im getting this camera soon!

[@mannypalacios76]

Me: Lumix is prefect in everyway to me except that dam auto focus. Like dam lumix why can't you just do like Canon or Sony? You know lumix you would be the perfect camera if you do this one thing, you know right????????? Lumix: I dont want to Me: X_x

[@StoryDrivenFilmmaking]

Lol

[@buckwilde1511]

Sony (who makes the S5's sensor) won't SELL Panasonic the phase-detect sensors, they keep them for their OWN cameras! Hey, it's business!

[@mannypalacios76]

@@buckwilde1511 so sad wow sony

[@michaels5166]

@@buckwilde1511Then Panasonic needs to get off their collective ass and make their own tech..They have a professional cinema division,so that's on them...

[@tyronnezx]

Why? Because Panasonic gets their sensors from Sony. And they are the only company that takes Sony's sensors and beat them over the head with it. Sony knows this and will not sell the PDAF sensors to Panasonic. Do some research and you will know why. Sony fears the competition and bottlenecks them. Which is why I will never buy another Sony product. If this kind of immature crap cariies on, we will see the camera market disappear altogether

[@TechKuya]

Mate have you ever tried taking photos of your pets? Any way to make the S5 focus on the eyed? Most of the time my shots focused on other things like the nose, it's frustrating.

[@AllThingsFilm1]

The thing with Panasonic AF is that it is mostly contrast based. Shooting in VLog, you have little to no contrast. It might be better to shoot in HLG which provides more contrast for the AF system and still gives you some dynamic range to work with in post. Here is a video I found that shows some helpful techniques in improving AF with the S5: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l6Hccq2HZdxqg6s

[@DanielM1224]

I used to shoot with a pentax k3...and everyone complained about the AF. I hope Panasonic's is better, I'm waiting for the UPS truck to arrive with my new S5😊😊😊

[@GeekMODE_]

Hey man, would you consider doing a video on "Video Editing". Honestly, think you are the best on KZbin...

[@StoryDrivenFilmmaking]

Thank you very much. I do want to do a video on editing. Is there anything in particular that you would suggest I teach?

[@GeekMODE_]

@@StoryDrivenFilmmaking Your thought process on storytelling and background music. You are acing it.

[@spirit2frank]

We purchased the S5 as B cam. Now ending using it for whole projects. That's how good it is. Also auto focus. No auto focus is perfect with fast running people towards the camera, as I see people like to test. Please see this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p5LbY3puibChb8k Made with the S5 all auto focus. Not a shot missed. Just tweak the settings.

[@Tripleb6036]

Excellent video. Thanks. Your narration was perfect .

[@kishoreshah1676]

Which standard lens and zoom lens should I go with S5 to get best autofocus results. I mostly shoots BTS Videos and Live Concerts. Also any settings for low light shoots? Please please must reply..!! @creators with vision

[@OriginaldoBo]

This was an awesome video! Would love to see you do a color grade video on the V-Log

[@StoryDrivenFilmmaking]

Hi, thank you very much! l always feel like I am not the best color grader in the world but I'll make a video on that next month.

[@denisrandomtech5822]

Nice video. I am a Sony user myself but Panasonic have the best value for money cameras (G9 and S5).

[@Naturfotografie-kruseDe]

ok, gerat news for filming. But what are the best settings for fotos...to take pictures with eye detection an AF-C from children playing around?

[@jayc9184]

YEP, a video beast for the price. The I like that the glass is a lot more affordable than the others. Just Got the 85mm and it is sharp.

[@morgonaut]

I rarely comment, but you did get my attention. I like your calm and kind style! Keep it. Take care...

[@StoryDrivenFilmmaking]

Thank you

[@MagivaIT]

great greate video BUT just be careful with the audio leveling. music kicks in, i turn it down, voice over kicks in, i have to turn it up... i need new batteries in the remote

[@tiffanyorlane2444]

yes, push the button : "you have to click to lock yellow box in order to measure correctly. click the joystick to lock in"

[@GlennUpgraded]

Thinking of getting either the S5 or the A7C for KZbin stuff. I really like the look from the S5 but the AF of Sony is great. Just 8bit though.

[@PoorMansPerspective]

That's it I am buying the S5, it is in Promo now in Amazon.

[@SteppeGrass]

your voice is such a candy to my ears

[@StoryDrivenFilmmaking]

🤣

[@reginaldivanstudios]

Bro this is one hell of a video! I had to pause it and give you your praise. For one, I just upgraded to the S5 from my G7 and had the same exact thoughts before purchasing. Moving up to full frame and not having great auto focus was such a compromise. But I love everything else about Panasonic. I've been making due with it so far, but these settings you demonstrated beat mines by a mile! Ironically, I'm shooting a bts mini branding session for a local photographer soon too. I'm not given the algorithm any credit here, this was straight from Baby Jesus! lol

[@StoryDrivenFilmmaking]

🤣🤣 "Straight from baby Jesus". Listen, now that's it's been a few weeks since I made this video I now swear by these settings. In my latest video where "filming my first music video" I used the S5 to film that whole skit at the beginning of that vid (4k 24p). I stayed in focus the whole time.

[@ahsanjawed3406]

How would you compare the autofocus from the G7 with the S5? Looking to upgrade too from the g7!

[@reginaldivanstudios]

@@ahsanjawed3406 a huge difference! The eye auto focus, human/animal face detection, less focus breathing, and overall speed of focusing between subjects are all reasons the S5 is better. Granted your mileage will vary depending on your lens selection and settings, but the S5 is in a whole different league compared to the G7.

[@ahsanjawed3406]

Awesome dude! Would a Sigma 24-70mm have almost the same AF performance?

[@reginaldivanstudios]

@@ahsanjawed3406 it's funny you should ask that, I'm actually purchasing the Sigma 24-70 soon lol. From my research, the native Panasonic 24-70 will be slightly better. That's to be expected, but the difference is not worth the price. The money I will save getting the Sigma, I will put towards filters and other accessories lol.

[@ramialrabih9974]

The autofocus seems way better than the GH5! Or is it just me ?

[@LoCrew_DE]

Great video. You might increase the performance of the autofocus a little more stopping down the lens. I can confirm that autofocus speed setting is a big factor on the s1 too

[@sjmedia_official]

ok, but I am not getting this camera to shoot 1080 but 4K, what are the best settings then?

[@1rcproductions]

I find that the music is too loud relative to the volume of the voiceover in the sections where the music is on its own.

[@tiffinytiffable]

Objective(lens), oops you did it again 😂

[@nicolasletellier6162]

So happy to see someone don't just BS about the Panasonic AF but actually try to understand how to make it work and setup it. Instead to complain about it. I have the S1 and I got a really excellent result with the Af but I mostly do photo. But thank you for the advise about how to get rid of the pulsing will try that, it was the only thing I didn't like on the Panasonic when shooting video with AF and sadly it goes with how to work the DFD so I don't know how Panasonic will fix that. One little detail I don't see many talks about is about the Sigma lens. Don't buy the HSM lens, they are dlsr ( with kind of inbuild adaptor) and they have a horrible AF result on the Panasonic. If you go Sigma take only the DN models ( true mirrorless). But the truth is the Panasonic lens will always give a better AF result than sigma.

[@StoryDrivenFilmmaking]

Hi Nicolas, I am glad you enjoyed the video. And I do agree, I would prefer to focus on the solution and not the problem. And while the S line of cameras autofocus is far from perfect it will work pretty well depending on how you are using it. Hopefully in 2021 Panasonic will move to a new auto-focus system (not holding my breath though).

[@ahsanjawed3406]

Yo Nicholas! Im looking to get the Sigma 24-70mm for the S5. Assuming you've had experience with Sigmas and S series? How manageable is the AF system and how far off is the performance from the Panasonic lens? Thanks!

[@nicolasletellier6162]

@@ahsanjawed3406 Sadly i don't have any experience with the Sigma or the Panasonic 24-70mm. But from my experience with the Sigma 85mm DG DN and the 105mm DG DN, I would say stick with Panasonic lens. For photo the AF on Sigma L mount is managable ( but really not great), while in video the 85mm is unusable if your subject move more than a cm or two. In other hand the AF on Panasonic lens i have ( 24-105, 70-200) work like a dream.

[@lamasteve6905]

Real film people don't use autofocus very often !

[@artsmodelstation9396]

Creators with Vision, Question. As of today, June 22,2022 what is the latest firmware update and has the focusing issue been resolved ?

[@StoryDrivenFilmmaking]

Hey, the current firmware is 2.3 however the last firmware update to improve the auto-focus was 2.0. The auto-focus is ok but still not as reliable as a camera with dual pixel autofocus. It’s much better than the GH5 but not as good as the GH6 IMO.

[@FelipeDiaz-he8br]

Oh yea the music choices too heavy , love it keep that same pace brother .

[@keshavbx]

Whats the music you used at the beginning? Around 1:56

[@StoryDrivenFilmmaking]

Hey Keshav, I have something better for you. Download an app called shazam. It's a music discovery app. Basically you can play a song and the app will tell you the exact song that is playing. I also use this app if there is a song that I want to use in a video I watch. That way you never have to ask a KZbinr what song is that again. Hope this helps and thanks for watching the video!

[@coin777]

Why you say LumEx?

[@StoryDrivenFilmmaking]

Why don’t you say it? I even sing it in the shower! Lumiiiixxxxx falalaaaaa!🎵🎵🎵

[@h00b00]

So AF is somewhat reliable in 1080p60 or crop 4k60, standard profile and only pana lenses. And because these new pana lenses don't breathe, you can't tell that the subject is constantly being refocused in short clips. I really wanted to like this camera...no wonder Sony can still get away launching recycled a7iii/C in 2021!

[@StoryDrivenFilmmaking]

You def summed things up regarding the AF. However, this camera is so much more than its AF. It really does have a wonderful image and lots of useful features. But yes if perfect AF is what is most important I would def look elsewhere. However, now that I have the DJI 3D focus system AF (at least when I'm using a gimbal is not issue for me).

[@Albert-m7]

Great Tip for the proper Auto Focusing set up for Lumix S5. I subed instantly after I watched this video. Thank you for your really practical and informative video.

[@StoryDrivenFilmmaking]

Hi Albert, thx

[@Tom_Roberts]

I bought an S5 because of the 10 bit 4:2:2 but sorry , the autofocus is STILL rubbish , whatever settings you try. I sold it on Ebay because it wasn't consistent. It doesn't matter what you set , contrast detection systems are sub standard.. I have a Canon M50 and the autofocus is totally reliable , so I ended up using it. When clients ask why the footage is out of focus , and you tell them it's ok because it's 10 bit 4:2:2 , they really accept it. Not.

[@StoryDrivenFilmmaking]

Hey Paul, I totally get it. And you are right a constrast based AF system is never going to be as good as a dual pixel AF. I think you should get which ever camera works best for your style of filming. I use manual focus 90% of the time for client shoots no matter which camera I use but the S5's AF has been decent when I need it especially when filming myself. But I am glad you are enjoying the m50 it's a great camera.

[@Princeton_James]

Am I crazy for considering this vs the a7IV I just ordered? I do 80% photos 20% video. Has the video af improved with all the updatea?

[@StoryDrivenFilmmaking]

Hi Erik, I don't do a lot of photography and while Panasonic has improved the af for the S5 drastically thru updates I dont think the af is going to come close to the A7IV.

[@NatsWright]

Great video, just came across it seaking S5 tips, as just bought one. Tried the -1 +3 and worked really well. Thanks.

[@GDBOYFilms]

Nice video! Mark sent me your way 🙂

[@KingTut14]

"Panasonic S5's Auto Focus Suck"... you forgot to add "in 1080p" at the end...

[@aimlezz8855]

But...it doesn't suck in 1080p.

[@simoneim]

At 8.20 for example, is not really acrive the tracking. For confirm face you must click in the square/face and appear a middle line at half of every side of the the square. So is active face tracking.

[@StoryDrivenFilmmaking]

There is no way to click on your face if your on the shot 1😅

[@insyndicate]

Great video! One thing I noticed however, is that you didn't appear to use subject confirmation? This needs you to push the focusing dial inward, and four lines appear around the box. You might see better results with this 👍

[@memories4lifeHochzeitsvideo]

Fun fact. Most people claiming about the bad autofocus of Panasonic would probably sell one kidney to buy a Red or Arri 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@StoryDrivenFilmmaking]

Probably. They are way too heavy for my shooting needs/style. But you know now that the Red Komodo is out. Shooting red is really affordable. The Komodo is so inexpensive that almost anybody could buy one.

[@TheTurbulator_]

Great video. I have a question though. I do wedding videography using canons, and for several reasons I'm looking to switch. I shoot most of the wedding on a gimball, with fluid movement and let the autofocus do most of the work. Do you think this camera's autofocus would hold up in those circumstances? Especially in the darker reception venues?

[@StoryDrivenFilmmaking]

Hi McKay, the short answer is no. The problem with the S5 is when objects move toward the camera or away from it. If you want to get gimbal shots like that then your results will not be consistent. However for interviews or shots where you will be keeping the camera locked down I have not had a problem with the autofocus.

[@Tom_Roberts]

Stick with the Canons.

[@BenPhanStudios]

@@StoryDrivenFilmmaking thanks for the intelligent and well thought out video! This is exactly what I needed to know. Really like the S5 but I'm also a gimbal guy. Just subscribed, looking forward to watching more of your videos!

[@copassengerindia]

i will buy it s5 after seeing ur video..

[@JonDiPietro]

Thanks for this video. I'm shopping for an upgrade to my Canon M50 and have been binge-watching review videos. KZbinrs love the Sony cameras but ergonomics and picture quality are important to me so the S5 looked intriguing. But the reviewers scare the $#!@ out of everybody with the autofocus. You showed that it's workable. Obviously not as good as Sony or Canon but workable. That's all I needed to know. The Sony cameras in this range are pretty good but the ergonomics suck (and I think they're ugly). Canon is expensive plus I'll never forgive them for what they did to us with the M50 Mark II. Leaning hard towards the S5.

[@StoryDrivenFilmmaking]

Hey Jon, I am glad the vid was helpful. Yeah, there are so many camera choices out there right now it can be really tough to make a decision. I really like the S5 but I only trust the autofocus 100% for stationary shots. When subjects are walking toward the camera every now and again it will lose focus (which can be a deal breaker depending on what your filming). I just used it for my first wedding and for the aisle shots during the ceremony it did pretty well but it did lose focus about 3 times (thank God not for the bride shot). The reason why I rock with Panasonic is mainly because I know the cameras very well. I have really found my way with color grading the footage and I know the menu systems inside and out (which helps when I am on a shoot and need to change a setting quickly). Anyway, I hope you find a camera that makes senses for the projects your working on.

[@sulogno]

I soooo can relate man! 😀 in a huge dilemma between the A7c and the S5.. the Sony A7iv is beyond my budget .. so which one did you get eventually?

[@JonDiPietro]

@@sulogno I got the S5. And then I bought a second S5. I love it. The autofocus isn't great but I deal with it. Love everything else about it.

[@EwaFilmuje]

Hello, you have done this video superb! I am amazed thanks a lot, you helped me a lot!

[@StoryDrivenFilmmaking]

Thank you. I'm glad it helped!

[@film2375]

Have you tried focus ring control / linear focus setting on Panasonic s5 with Sigma lens? Is it works?

[@StoryDrivenFilmmaking]

Hi, not with Sigma lenses. I've only used manual lenses with focus control thus far.

[@quadrinnn7146]

Before I say anything, well done for click baiting me in with the negative title! 👏🏾🍾 Great Video. Been on the hunt for the best AF settings for the s5 since I got if a couple days ago. This video helped a tonne!

[@StoryDrivenFilmmaking]

Haha, you know it's funny I never do clickbait titles but I thought that title fit since so many people feel that way. Oh, and congrats on your new S5!

[@thelostvisuals]

Great video my dude. Really nice run through and examples, thank you.

[@StoryDrivenFilmmaking]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@ZakariKha]

Great video and super informative mate

[@lovefirst6157]

Great video, very good. Every s5 owner should watch this

[@StoryDrivenFilmmaking]

Thank you.

[@markedwards4787]

S5 is a superb pro camera... end of :)

[@gonzalezproductora]

Genial, saludos desde Santiago de Chile y mucha suerte en tus proyectos!---Love Lumix!

[@hellochriis]

Does Panasonic do software updates?

[@calebldanner]

this video was like, ridiculously good. immediately subscribed.

[@StoryDrivenFilmmaking]

Thank you

[@BicinViaggio]

Nice video, thanks!

[@segatronmedia]

Thank you dude! I don't think many people have taken the time to figure out stuff like this for this camera and put shit reviews. I totally noticed the autofocus is much better at lower speeds, they should just change the numbers to good/bad hahahaha

[@StoryDrivenFilmmaking]

Thx for checking out the vid! I have found the AF of the S5 pretty usable for my KZbin stuff (when I change the AF settings to "good" as you mention lol). I think the bad reviews come because people just want it to work like every other camera in 2020-2021 (and rightfully so). But as a Panasonic user I will take all the small wins I can get as far as their AF is concerned.

[@EdRobles1]

This is all around great work.

[@benediktmeyer]

awesome can't wait to get mine :o

[@TheTeraflop1]

As others have said, this video needs more views. Your whole approach to this was groundbreaking, and convinced me to pull the trigger on a S1

[@StoryDrivenFilmmaking]

Thanks Harvey.

[@nyrubin]

When you shot the model @ 9:28 was your F stop low since it was in low light? Since u compared it to you walking in Day light if ur f stop was high the autofocus would work better

[@StoryDrivenFilmmaking]

Hi. Yes, my F stop was higher for the shots in my backyard. However, I was shooting at the same F stop for the model that I was for the shoot I did at the 5:51 mark (f3.5). I actually just shot my first wedding with the S5 on December 31st and I can confirm that the auto-focus works better with the speed set to -1 or -2. For the wedding I kept my AF speed at -2 and for the aisle shots the autofocus worked pretty well. I haven't gotten a chance to dump all of the footage yet but I am pretty confident in the settings I gave in this video after using them on this wedding.

[@nyrubin]

@@StoryDrivenFilmmaking awesome. I will set mines to -1 and try it out. You ever use the internal 5/6k 3:2?

[@StoryDrivenFilmmaking]

Unfortunately I haven't gotten to test out the 5.6k at all. I have a few shoots mid January where I want to test out the RAW features as well. The only downside to filming in RAW though is that I have to use Final Cut to edit the footage (I use Resolve).

[@LetsPlayThru]

I literally have never seen better product reviews than what you produce bro! In any genre. My hat is off to you once again. My S5 constantly breathes and loses focus during my vlogs. It’s literally the ONLY complaint I have with this camera. But it’s a HUGE one. Glad your results have been better. I’ll try the +3 and see if it helps. Lumix lenses are better for sure. I’ve noticed Sigmas are tougher.

[@StoryDrivenFilmmaking]

Thank you very much. And yes, AF sensitivity +3 and AF speed -2 might work best for vlogging. Let me know if those settings work for you.

[@dclubfoto]

Love this content Bros 😁😁😁

[@StoryDrivenFilmmaking]

Thanks!

[@kyounokuma]

Great content. Thank you. Keep going. The subscribers and view times are coming.

[@StoryDrivenFilmmaking]

Thank you very much!

[@_mannyponce]

Great vid. Exited to get an S5

[@CaptainPure]

in other words it's for pro user

[@JihadPowell]

IS it worth upgrading from the Lumix g7 to this... I'm about to pull the trigger

[@StoryDrivenFilmmaking]

Hey J, that is always such a difficult question to answer when I don't have all of the info on what your shooting. For me I love the S5 and I have no regrets on buying it. For weddings the low light capabilities compares to my GH5 made it worth the purchase. For my KZbin videos I can now use autofocus for my talking head shots (wouldn't rely on the autofocus for all if my client shots).

[@JihadPowell]

@@StoryDrivenFilmmaking thankyou for the reply , i mostly film myself and do short docs .. how is the kit lens working for you , i really want thea shollow dOF and chrispy video, Im thinking the new sigma 28-70 f2.8 might do it , hmm but if the kit lens is good i might just stick with that

[@BpzMedia]

what lut are you using

[@StoryDrivenFilmmaking]

The free Varicam Lut library

[@kristoffersoguilon8596]

You sir are godsend. Thank you so much for this. I just bought my s5 for travel where I will be using a good amount of AF. Thank you for all the time you've spent on this. Can't wait to watch more of your videos.

[@JomToons]

How is this my first time finding your channel! Great work man!

[@StoryDrivenFilmmaking]

Thanks a lot! This channel is pretty new relatively speaking but I am slowly trying to push out some nice content for the peepz.

[@ramsteadmovingpictures]

Insanely good video

[@leonardodosvinci4130]

Cool man, great info. Will you be reviewing the 85 prime now its out?

[@StoryDrivenFilmmaking]

Hi Leonardo, I plan to, but I do have a few other things that I want to review first (and I am waiting for my rental house to get it before I pull the trigger to buy it).

[@FathomSoundProAudio]

Did you happen to test its autofocus with either the 2.0 (Nov 24, 2020) or 2.1 (Dec 22, 2020) firmware updates?

[@StoryDrivenFilmmaking]

Yep, this video was with the 2.0 update.

[@FathomSoundProAudio]

@@StoryDrivenFilmmaking thanks for the quick reply! And I now found your “2.0 firmware improvement” subtitle about 1/3 into this video :) Thanks again for the highly informative video! Nice shots, angles, and creativity, btw!

[@StoryDrivenFilmmaking]

No problem. I am so glad you found the video helpful and entertaining.

[@FelipeDiaz-he8br]

Thanks a lot bro !!

[@dwiawijanarko5300]

Great video! Awesome!

[@GDoggProductions]

Great video YCImaging brought me here 😆🤙🔥

[@StoryDrivenFilmmaking]

Hey, thank you so much!

[@castielvargastv7931]

you said you do manual focus. how you do it with a gimbal?

[@StoryDrivenFilmmaking]

Hi Castiel, yep I when I shot I video and most of the times when I films weddings I do use manual focus while I am shooting. I will set my focus and then just keep the same distance from the subject that I am filming. And some time I'll will focus while I am moving by gently focusing the lens while being careful to not put too much weight on the camera so that I do not strain the gimbal.

[@MohamadYousif1]

Buy Sony A7S3 the best autofocus

[@StoryDrivenFilmmaking]

Hi Mohamad, thank you very much for the suggestion. Yes,the A7S III is an amazing camera. But there are a few things to consider when buying a camera. Like for one Sony Glass is very expensive. 2 I've been using Panasonic for a while now I know their menu system and I know how to grade the footage. There are a lot more things but those are a few that went into my decision not to get an A7S III. I would like to rent it one day just to play around with it.

[@fabiofermi9617]

Non ci siamo sfoca moltissimo!

[@teknologysound]

Great work as always! Thanks for another amazing video. DOPE AF

[@StoryDrivenFilmmaking]

Thx brother!

[@SwitchbackGuitars]

Your approach and style is fantastic.

[@StoryDrivenFilmmaking]

Thanks!

[@lixleander112]

REALLY THANKS FOR THIS SOLUTION! This is the real solution from the one who really use this cam.

[@superfish4371]

This S5 really got me into thinking to switch to full frame... I need money man!

[@StoryDrivenFilmmaking]

Film one wedding and you'll have enough cash for 1 or 2 😁

[@superfish4371]

@@StoryDrivenFilmmaking Hahaha:D sadly we're in a pandemic right now

[@StoryDrivenFilmmaking]

I got ya. Georgia is wide open. I am currently booked for 34 weddings for 2021.

[@giannimoisson4000]

Really nice video.

[@jacksp8de]

You get a sub my bro, great video

[@StoryDrivenFilmmaking]

Thx!

[@daycube8506]

Thank you for the video. I want to buy this camera more for photography (I love Panasonic colors) but I want to be able to use video auto focus if I have to. Moving from Fuji. Thanks for the content.

[@TheBucsAnthem]

Great shooting..........

[@thatvideoguy4k]

Great video mate 👍i still haven't had the courage to use auto focus on the s5, i came from shooting video with the gh5 and got used to shoot in manual focus, but now might have it a go some time.

[@raredreamfootage]

Got you the 1K like just now!

[@StoryDrivenFilmmaking]

Thanks 😅