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  1. Table of Contents
  2. Top
  3. Main Differences
  4. Design
    1. Portability
    2. Build Quality
    3. Body
    4. In The Box
    5. Ergonomics & Comfort
    6. Viewfinder
    7. Screen
    8. Menu System
    9. Built-In Lens
    10. Sensor
    11. Battery
  5. Photo General
    1. Photo Shooting Speed
    2. Photo AF-C Tracking
    3. Photo AF-C Center Point
    4. Photo Image Stabilization
  6. Photo Image Quality
    1. Photo RAW Dynamic Range
    2. Photo RAW Sharpness
    3. Photo RAW Noise
  7. Pictures Sample Gallery
    1. The Skate Park Picture
    2. The Polish Church Picture
    3. The Studio Picture
    4. The Stairway Picture
  8. Video General
    1. Video Features
    2. Audio
    3. Video File Format And Compression
  9. 4k Video
    1. 4k Video Frame Rate
    2. 4k Video Internal Recording
    3. 4k Video Autofocus Performance
    4. 4k Video Quality
    5. 4k Video Rolling Shutter Effect
  10. Full HD Video
    1. FHD Video Frame Rate
    2. FHD Video Internal Recording
    3. FHD Video Autofocus Performance
    4. FHD Video Quality
    5. FHD Video Rolling Shutter Effect
  11. Video Image Quality
    1. Video Dynamic Range
    2. Luminosity Patch Detection
  12. Storage And Connectivity
    1. Storage
    2. Inputs / Outputs
  13. Comments

Panasonic LUMIX S5 II vs Panasonic LUMIX S5 IIX

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Panasonic LUMIX S5 II
Panasonic LUMIX S5 IIX

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Panasonic LUMIX S5 II Picture
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Variants

  • LUMIX S5 II (Black (Body Only))
  • LUMIX S5 II (Black W/ 20-60mm Lens)
  • LUMIX S5 IIX (Black (Body Only))
  • LUMIX S5 IIX (Black W/ 20-60mm lens)

Our Verdict

Panasonic LUMIX S5 II

Panasonic LUMIX S5 IIX

The Panasonic LUMIX S5 IIX is the video-oriented twin to the Panasonic LUMIX S5 II. They share a lot in common, including identical bodies (though the S5 IIX is distinguished by an all-black finish), ergonomics, and build quality, as well as the same full-frame sensor, so you'll get identical image quality out of them. Beyond that, the S5 IIX has a few added features for advanced video shooters, like external SSD support, RAW video output, and low compression All-I codecs.

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Main Differences for
Travel Photography

Threshold 

0.10

Travel Photography 

8.0
7.9
No major differences between these cameras for travel photography. See full list of tests below.

Full Comparison

Design

Portability 
 

3.4
3.2

Portability Picture  

Panasonic LUMIX S5 II Portability Picture
Panasonic LUMIX S5 IIX Portability Picture

Height 
 

4.0" (10.2 cm)
4.0" (10.2 cm)

Width 
 

5.5" (13.9 cm)
5.5" (13.9 cm)

Depth 
 

3.4" (8.7 cm)
3.4" (8.7 cm)

Volume 
 

75.0 in³ (1,229.0 cm³)
75.0 in³ (1,229.0 cm³)

Weight 
 

1.60 lbs (0.73 kg)
1.65 lbs (0.75 kg)
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Build Quality 
 

9.0
9.0

Build Quality Picture  

Panasonic LUMIX S5 II Build Quality Picture
Panasonic LUMIX S5 IIX Build Quality Picture
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Body  

Body Picture  

Panasonic LUMIX S5 II Body Picture
Panasonic LUMIX S5 IIX Body Picture

Body Type 
 

SLR-Style
SLR-Style

Water Resistance 
 

Weather-Sealed
Weather-Sealed

Mirrorless 
 

Yes
Yes

Rugged 
 

No
No

Hot Shoe 
 

Yes
Yes

Customizable Button 
 

Yes
Yes

Command Dial 
 

3
3

Tripod Mount 
 

Yes
Yes

Lens Mount 
 

L Mount
L Mount

Built-In Flash 
 

No
No

Fastest Shutter Speed 
 

1/8,000 s
1/8,000 s
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In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

Panasonic LUMIX S5 II In The Box Picture
Panasonic LUMIX S5 IIX In The Box Picture
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Ergonomics & Comfort 
 

9.0
9.0

Hand Grip Picture  

Panasonic LUMIX S5 II Hand Grip Picture
Panasonic LUMIX S5 IIX Hand Grip Picture

Hand Grip: Small Hand 
 

Yes
Yes

Hand Grip: Medium Hand 
 

Yes
Yes

Hand Grip: Large Hand 
 

Yes
Yes

Hand Grip: Extra-Large Hand 
 

Yes
Yes
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Viewfinder 
 

EVF Menu Picture  

Panasonic LUMIX S5 II EVF Menu Picture
Panasonic LUMIX S5 IIX EVF Menu Picture

Viewfinder Type 
 

Electronic
Electronic

Advertised Coverage 
 

100%
100%

Advertised Resolution 
 

3.68 million dots
3.68 million dots

Advertised Magnification 
 

0.78
0.78
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Screen 
 

9.7
9.7

Screen Picture  

Panasonic LUMIX S5 II Screen Picture
Panasonic LUMIX S5 IIX Screen Picture

Screen Articulation Type 
 

Fully-Articulated
Fully-Articulated

Screen Max Brightness 
 

1,140 cd/m²
1,067 cd/m²

Advertised Resolution 
 

1.84 million dots
1.84 million dots

Size 
 

3.0" (7.5 cm)
3.0" (7.5 cm)

Touchscreen 
 

Yes
Yes
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Menu System 
 

9.0
9.0

Screen Menu Picture  

Panasonic LUMIX S5 II Screen Menu Picture
Panasonic LUMIX S5 IIX Screen Menu Picture

Guide Mode 
 

Yes
Yes

App Name 
 

LUMIX Sync
LUMIX Lab
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Built-In Lens 
 

0.0
0.0

Aperture Vs Focal Length  

Panasonic LUMIX S5 II Aperture Vs Focal Length
Panasonic LUMIX S5 IIX Aperture Vs Focal Length

Maximum Aperture 
 

No built-in lens
No built-in lens

Max Aperture (Full-Frame Equivalent) 
 

N/A
N/A

Minimum Focal Length 
 

N/A
N/A

Maximum Focal Length 
 

N/A
N/A

Max Focal Length (Full-Frame Equivalent) 
 

N/A
N/A

Optical Image Stabilization 
 

No
No

Light Falloff Picture  

Panasonic LUMIX S5 II Light Falloff Picture
Panasonic LUMIX S5 IIX Light Falloff Picture

Luminance 
 

N/A
N/A

Light Falloff 
 

N/A
N/A

Sensor 
 

Sensor Type 
 

CMOS
CMOS

Advertised Effective Pixels 
 

24.2 MP
24.2 MP

Processor 
 

Unspecified
Unspecified

Sensor Size 
 

Full Frame
Full Frame

Extended ISO Minimum 
 

50
50

Native ISO Minimum (Base ISO) 
 

100
100

Native ISO Maximum 
 

51,200
51,200

Tested Firmware 
 

Ver.2.1
Ver .2.2
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Battery 
 

8.1
8.2

Battery Type 
 

Panasonic DMW-BLK22
Panasonic DMW-BLK22

USB Charging 
 

Yes
Yes

Power Delivery While Recording 
 

Yes
Yes

Advertised Battery Life In Photo 
 

370 photos
370 photos

Tested Battery Life In Video 
 

114 min
119 min
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Photo General

Photo Shooting Speed 
 

6.1
5.8

Low Speed Continuous 
 

2 fps
2 fps

High Speed Continuous 
 

9 fps
9 fps

Silent Shooting Continuous 
 

30 fps
31 fps

Raw Buffer Size 
 

248 Photos
230 Photos

JPEG Buffer Size 
 

10,000 Photos
10,000 Photos

Buffer Empty Time 
 

23 s
45 s
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Photo AF-C Tracking 
 

5.6
7.4

Autofocus Tracking Shots  

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Run 01
AF-C Tracking 01
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Run 01
AF-C Tracking 01

Perfect Focus Hit Rate 
 

42%
61%

Usable Focus Hit Rate 
 

57%
79%
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Photo AF-C Center Point 
 

8.6
8.2

Autofocus Center Point Shots  

center-point-run-01-01
Run 01
AF-C Center Point 01
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Run 01
AF-C Center Point 01

Perfect Focus Hit Rate 
 

83%
80%

Usable Focus Hit Rate 
 

96%
91%
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Photo Image Stabilization 
 

9.2
8.8

Stabilization Slideshow  

Minimum Shutter Speed Achieved 
 

1/4 s
1/6 s

In-Body Image Stabilization 
 

Yes
Yes
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Photo Image Quality

Photo RAW Dynamic Range 
 

9.6
9.4

Dynamic Range Scene  

Panasonic LUMIX S5 II Dynamic Range Scene
Panasonic LUMIX S5 IIX Dynamic Range Scene

Dynamic Range At Base ISO 
 

11.9 f-stops
11.7 f-stops

Dynamic Range At 1/500s Exposure Time 
 

11.1 f-stops
10.2 f-stops

Dynamic Range At 1/2000s Exposure Time 
 

9.8 f-stops
8.9 f-stops

Dynamic Range At 1/4000s Exposure Time 
 

7.5 f-stops
7.5 f-stops
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Photo RAW Sharpness 
 

9.1
9.0

Sharpness Scene Crop  

Panasonic LUMIX S5 II Sharpness Scene Crop
Panasonic LUMIX S5 IIX Sharpness Scene Crop

MTF Graph  

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Vertical Edge MTF50 At Base ISO 
 

2,548 LW/PH
2,338 LW/PH

Horizontal Edge MTF50 At Base ISO 
 

2,263 LW/PH
2,310 LW/PH
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Photo RAW Noise 
 

8.1
7.8

Noise Scene Crop  

Panasonic LUMIX S5 II Noise Scene Crop
Panasonic LUMIX S5 IIX Noise Scene Crop

Noise Vs Exposure Time  

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SNR 18% At 1/8 Exposure Time (125 ms) 
 

34.5 dB
34.2 dB

SNR 18% At 1/30 Exposure Time (33 ms) 
 

33.0 dB
32.2 dB

SNR 18% At 1/125 Exposure Time (8 ms) 
 

29.4 dB
28.6 dB

SNR 18% At 1/500 Exposure Time (2 ms) 
 

24.5 dB
23.4 dB
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Pictures Sample Gallery

The Skate Park Picture 
 

Sample Gallery - Skate Park   

Panasonic LUMIX S5 II Sample Gallery - Skate Park
Panasonic LUMIX S5 IIX Sample Gallery - Skate Park

JPEG Skate Park Picture  

RAW Skate Park Picture  

The Polish Church Picture 
 

Sample Gallery - Church  

Panasonic LUMIX S5 II Sample Gallery - Church
Panasonic LUMIX S5 IIX Sample Gallery - Church

JPEG Polish Church Picture  

RAW Polish Church Picture  

The Studio Picture 
 

Sample Gallery - Studio  

Panasonic LUMIX S5 II Sample Gallery - Studio
Panasonic LUMIX S5 IIX Sample Gallery - Studio

JPEG Studio Picture  

RAW Studio Picture  

The Stairway Picture 
 

Sample Gallery - Stairway  

Panasonic LUMIX S5 II Sample Gallery - Stairway
Panasonic LUMIX S5 IIX Sample Gallery - Stairway

JPEG Stairway Picture  

RAW Stairway Picture  

Video General

Video Features  

Full HD Video 
 

Yes
Yes

4k Video 
 

Yes
Yes

6k Video 
 

Yes
Yes

Clean HDMI Output 
 

Yes
Yes

Advertised Max Chroma Sampling Over HDMI 
 

4:2:2
4:2:2

Advertised Max Bit Depth Over HDMI 
 

10 bits
12 bits

Log Picture Profile 
 

Yes
Yes

Recording Light  
 

No
No
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Audio  

Audio Test Sample 
 

Audio Recording 
 

Stereo
Stereo

Microphone Level Display 
 

Yes
Yes
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Video File Format And Compression  

MP4 H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC 
 

Yes
Yes

MP4 H.265 / HEVC 
 

Yes
Yes

MOV H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC 
 

Yes
Yes

MOV H.265 / HEVC 
 

Yes
Yes

AVCHD H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC 
 

No
No

All-I Compression 
 

No
Yes
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4k Video

4k Video Frame Rate 
 

9.0
9.0

240 fps In 4k 
 

No
No

120 fps In 4k 
 

No
No

60 fps In 4k 
 

Yes, with a Crop
Yes, with a Crop

30 fps In 4k 
 

Yes
Yes

24 fps In 4k 
 

Yes
Yes

4k Crop At Max Available fps 
 

1.5 x
1.5 x
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4k Video Internal Recording 
 

9.7
10

Bitrate Maximum In 4k 
 

200 Mbps
600 Mbps

Bitrate Minimum In 4k 
 

144 Mbps
136 Mbps

Chroma Sampling In 4k 
 

4:2:2
4:2:2

Bit Depth In 4k 
 

10 Bit
10 Bit

Record Time Limit In 4k 
 

N/A
N/A

Overheat Recording Interruptions in 4k 
 

0
0
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4k Video Autofocus Performance 
 

9.4
9.8

4k Object Tracking Video  

Object Tracking In 4k 
 

9.5
10

4k Face Tracking Video  

Face Tracking In 4k 
 

9.0
9.5

Face Detection In 4k 
 

Yes
Yes

Eye Detection In 4k 
 

Yes
Yes
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4k Video Quality 
 

9.0
9.0

4k Sample Low Light Video  

Low Light Capability In 4k  

8.5
8.5

4k Test Scene Extract  

Panasonic LUMIX S5 II 4k Test Scene Extract
Panasonic LUMIX S5 IIX 4k Test Scene Extract

Test Scene Extract In 4k  

9.5
9.5
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4k Video Rolling Shutter Effect 
 

5.7
5.7

Rolling Shutter Video in 4k  

4k Rolling Shutter 
 

7.0°
7.0°
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Full HD Video

FHD Video Frame Rate 
 

9.5
9.5

240 fps In FHD 
 

No
No

120 fps In FHD 
 

Yes
Yes

60 fps In FHD 
 

Yes
Yes

30 fps In FHD 
 

Yes
Yes

24 fps In FHD 
 

Yes
Yes

FHD Crop At Max Available fps 
 

1 x
1 x
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FHD Video Internal Recording 
 

9.9
10

Bitrate Maximum In FHD 
 

149 Mbps
400 Mbps

Bitrate Minimum In FHD 
 

103 Mbps
92 Mbps

Chroma Sampling In FHD 
 

4:2:2
4:2:2

Bit Depth In FHD 
 

10 Bit
10 Bit

Record Time Limit in FHD 
 

N/A
N/A
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FHD Video Autofocus Performance 
 

9.8
9.8

Object Tracking Video  

Object Tracking In FHD 
 

10
10

FHD Face Tracking Video  

Face Tracking In FHD 
 

9.5
9.5

Face Detection In FHD 
 

Yes
Yes

Eye Detection In FHD 
 

Yes
Yes
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FHD Video Quality 
 

9.0
9.0

FHD Sample Low Light Video  

Low Light Capability In FHD  

8.5
8.5

FHD Test Scene Extract In FHD  

Panasonic LUMIX S5 II FHD Test Scene Extract In FHD
Panasonic LUMIX S5 IIX FHD Test Scene Extract In FHD

Test Scene Extract In FHD  

9.5
9.5
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FHD Video Rolling Shutter Effect 
 

5.9
6.2

Rolling Shutter Video in FHD  

FHD Rolling Shutter 
 

6.7°
6.0°
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Video Image Quality

Video Dynamic Range 
 

8.8
8.8

Video Dynamic Range Waveform  

Panasonic LUMIX S5 II Video Dynamic Range Waveform
Panasonic LUMIX S5 IIX Video Dynamic Range Waveform

Video Dynamic Range Slideshow  

Strict SNR Max Dynamic Range 
 

10.50 stops
11.01 stops

Lenient SNR Max Dynamic Range 
 

12.02 stops
12.02 stops

Background Floor Max Dynamic Range 
 

13.05 stops
13.05 stops
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Luminosity Patch Detection 
 

7.5
7.7

Luminosity Patch Detection Chart  

Panasonic LUMIX S5 II Luminosity Patch Detection Chart
Panasonic LUMIX S5 IIX Luminosity Patch Detection Chart

Above Middle Gray 
 

5.68 stops
5.68 stops

Below Middle Gray 
 

8.26 stops
8.59 stops
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Storage And Connectivity

Storage  

Card Slot Picture  

Panasonic LUMIX S5 II Card Slot Picture
Panasonic LUMIX S5 IIX Card Slot Picture

Card 1 Slot 
 

SD Card UHS-II
SD Card UHS-II

Card 2 Slot 
 

SD Card UHS-II
SD Card UHS-II
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Inputs / Outputs 
 

10
10

Input Picture  

Panasonic LUMIX S5 II Input Picture
Panasonic LUMIX S5 IIX Input Picture

USB 
 

USB-C
USB-C

HDMI 
 

Full Size (Type A)
Full Size (Type A)

Headphones 
 

Yes
Yes

Microphone 
 

Stereo
Stereo

Wi-Fi 
 

Yes
Yes

Bluetooth 
 

Yes
Yes
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