PhotoRumors said last month that Panasonic will release a full-frame Lumix S5 Mark II microsingle camera to replace the current Lumix S5 microsingle during the CP+ show in February 2023.
YouTuber @Ordinaryfilmaker [Simon] now has a lot of new information about the Panasonic S5 Mark II camera. According to the report, the Panasonic S5 mark II will be equipped with a new phase autofocus system, this autofocus system is as good as the latest autofocus systems from Canon and Sony.
To summarize the current rumors about the Panasonic S5 Mark II.
Body shape based on S5 upgrade, to be released soon
The elimination of DFD contrast detection autofocus.
The adoption of a new phase-detection autofocus system.
No LiDAR.
L-Mount Alliance compatible.
The first generation of the Panasonic Lumix S5 camera was released in September 2020, has not been updated the model for more than two years.
The Panasonic Lumix S5 is equipped with the Venus engine, a 24.2-megapixel CMOS full-frame sensor with dual native ISO technology that offers a maximum ISO 51200 (expanding ISO 204800) with a shutter speed of 1/8000th of a second. In addition to RAW, it supports a 96MP high-resolution mode in JPEG format.
