Actually, Pav, that's NOT why it's called Micro Four Thirds. "Four thirds" refers to its sensor size, meaning 1.33" sensor. The 4:3 aspect ratio is actually a convenient coincidence. "Micro" refers to the flange distance as opposed to the "four thirds" DSLR frange distance. Hope that clears it up for you.

@PavSZ

7 ай бұрын

Yea, I know 😉 but it sounds good. Thank you for your feedback, much appreciated

@5lowburner

5 ай бұрын

I thought the 4:3 came from historical measurement system for broadcast TV cameras; can you speak to that?

@CameraCombo

5 ай бұрын

@@5lowburner Yes. That was what I was referring to. There are a few videos on the subject.

Great walkthrough, Pav! Love how you put this together. Really interesting stuff :) 👏

@PavSZ

9 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you very much

Thanks for this! I’m excited to pick one up in a few months.

@PavSZ

8 ай бұрын

Nice!

Excellent. Just what I was looking for. Thank You

@PavSZ

3 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Great video, as usual from you Pav. This camera is AWESOME. Proud user of Lumix cameras since 2009. Never looked back! ....( ive preordered two!!!)

@PavSZ

9 ай бұрын

Thanks!! Good choice!

@generalwhine5350

5 ай бұрын

How are you finding them 3 months later?

Pav thank you SO MUCH for clarifying the slow motion of this camera

@PavSZ

3 ай бұрын

thanks for watching!

100% correct... i don't understand the obsession with high iso either... when I started my professional career as a newspaper photographer 40 years ago... 1600 asa or iso :-) was max... i honestly believe it's something for KZreadrs to talk about and nothing else... good video!

@PavSZ

7 ай бұрын

Yeah, I agree but you can't beat very clear photos and video and ISO4000 on Lumix S5II/S5IIx. It makes life so much easier a lot of times. Thank you for watching!

@user-rj1hx5jz1n

6 ай бұрын

If you use the right lens, you don't face real low light problems,as long as you can see the object .This is my experience with the G9. The mark 2 ,is much more capable, so there shouldn't be any low light issues in most cases.Can not wait to buy the mark2.

Thank you for the files you shared! The camera sems very usefull!

@PavSZ

7 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching!

I was on the fence about this camera. But now, I cant wait to get it!

@PavSZ

9 ай бұрын

It's a good camera. I kind of want one

Clitheroe Castle at 5.55! wasn't expecting that. Good video by the way, just ordered a G9 II this morning.

@PavSZ

7 ай бұрын

Thanks! Clitheroe is visible in almost all of my lens and camera reviews. Good choice, I love G9II

Good review. Thanks.

@PavSZ

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Great video very informative and well presented.

@PavSZ

4 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

Thank you for a very comprehensive video. Very helpful.I am convinced now to replace my G9 with the new mark2.I think that you have not mentioned the 100 mega pixels hand held option. Great feature in my opinion.

@PavSZ

9 ай бұрын

I have mentioned it in my first video about G9II

WOW.. footage from G9 ii looks good.. nice!!

@PavSZ

8 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot!

Thanks! Just got back into the MFT system again and looking forward to this one. It's expensive for a MFT camera but has a ton of features. Will rent one first I think

@PavSZ

9 ай бұрын

you get a lot of camera for your money with G9II. Renting is the best way to experience the camera and how it feels in your hands before buying it

@Democratiser

8 ай бұрын

Yes the price is the challenge for me as a G9 owner. The current new cost of the OG G9 is 1/3 of the preorder street price of the G9II. YIKES!

Can't wait for the next GH camera ! I can't have any limitations on my main camera ( like on recording time and lack of hdmi output setting) . I have many amazing m43 primes that can't wait to be driven by a good AF (oly 1.8/75 or leica 1.4/25 for example)

@PavSZ

8 ай бұрын

I can't wait for GH6II or GH7. It's going to be a beast

great review! Got me excited again for m43. I wish lumix would release a smaller variant of this in a premium body, GX8 style. Do you sell your luts yet btw?

@PavSZ

9 ай бұрын

Thanks! it is great M43 cam LUTS are ready for sale but I have a lot of issues with the website and the hosting. I'm working on it

I love the updated body this camera offers for MFT

@PavSZ

9 ай бұрын

YES!

The Four Thirds name primarily relates to the size of the sensor, not it’s aspect ratio. The size is 4/3 inch in the old, analog video camera terms.

@PavSZ

7 ай бұрын

yes!

I enjoyed your review tremendously, and tomorrow I’m going to download all of those photos you generously posted. Thank you very much. I look forward to more G9 II content.

@PavSZ

5 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

@zaddy6960

5 ай бұрын

I downloaded those files and using DXO Pure Raw. Those ISO 12,800 photos looked terrific. Except for film-nerds, most of the public would have no idea those were "bad" photos. Cameras have become incredible.@@PavSZ

As a longterm m43 user I already preordered it

@PavSZ

9 ай бұрын

Nice!

Thank you for the great review!!! I have a question: ssd recording is only possible when I use dummy battery? What if I use regular battery inside the camera. Cannot use external ssd at all or the time gets way shorter than in case of recording on internal SD card? Or what? Thank you in advance!!

@PavSZ

8 ай бұрын

You can use SSD with normal battery. I don't think the recording time will be shorter than if recording onto SD card. When testing recording onto SSD, the camera was generating far less heat, probably using a little bit less battery as well because of that

Like most of my purchases I'm going to wait until these have been out for a while and get one second hand. I'm holding on to my 25mm and 45mm 1.8's for when I return to m43 in my old age.

@PavSZ

6 ай бұрын

good plan!

super, dzięki ;)

@PavSZ

7 ай бұрын

Dzieki!! Czy wiesz ze mam drugi kanal po polsku? To video jest tam tez: kzread.info/dash/bejne/f4ursMOJhd3Kd9o.htmlsi=LdDH8t8QAXwMGPCz

@astralfilmsstudio

7 ай бұрын

@@PavSZ pewnie, że wiem, oglądam i subskrybuję, dodałem tu komentarz po polsku dla picu 😂🙂👍

I have seen reviews that point out that this camera can take quite a long time to boot up or turn on. Did you find this to be the case ? Also when trying to acquire a moving bird it will ' search ' before the camera locks on to the subject when in continues focus mode. Yes - no ? Thank you. Because of your vid I will consider getting the kit Leica kit lens if I chose this camera - depending on firmware up dates. I have the FZ2500 & the G9 camera. Ray from Sacramento, Cal.

@benejpocock

Күн бұрын

I’ve currently got one on hire. Can’t help you with birds, but re: boot up times - the first boot of the day takes a while (about 5 seconds), but the subsequent boots are quicker at about one second. It’s like even if you turn it off, it’s more asleep than off. It’s running the latest firmware 2.1. For comparison my OM-1.2 takes c.1.8 seconds at all times, and my X-H2 is steady at c1.5 seconds. What I will say is that in my very limited testing, the battery life seems poor.

I just need a gh5 with PD, 7.5-8 stops IBIS and 4k60p AI. Thats all 😀👍😀 Maybe an upcoming G7mk2? Frans, Bali.

@PavSZ

5 ай бұрын

new GH series camera must be coming soon

Great vid. I’d be interested to know how the AF works with a viltrox adapted lens??

@PavSZ

8 ай бұрын

Thanks. Viltrox adapted lens?

@jamomorrissey

8 ай бұрын

@@PavSZ Yeah, to see how the AF performs if you attached an EF lens to the G9 II via a viltrox ef-m2 speed booster adapter.

Love the content and the T-shirt, where can I get one please? :)

@PavSZ

8 ай бұрын

Where are you based? what country?

@G255Ray

8 ай бұрын

@@PavSZ UK

@PavSZ

8 ай бұрын

@@G255Ray cool, I'll try to put it up for sale this week for you

I need a gh5 with PD, 7,5-8 stops of IBIS and 4k60 AI. Thats all, 😀👍😀. So, maybe an upcoming G7mk2?!. Frans, Bali.

@PavSZ

5 ай бұрын

small requirements. GH6, this G9II, S5II/S5IIx do a lot already. We just have to wait to see what will be coming out from Lumix next

Is g9 mark 2 way better video quality than g9. And do you think its worth to upgrade too g9 mark 2 for video from g9?

@PavSZ

6 ай бұрын

it is a better camera overall. I can't tell you if it is better for you though. Only you can decide based on the specs and reviews

Great video! Why is it not possible to record 4k 120fps to ssds? Didn't get that part! Thanks for your reply :)

@PavSZ

8 ай бұрын

some formats are not available to record onto SSD when powering the camera from the battery. It needs to be powered from the main via the dummy battery adapter to unlock all formats

@CinematicCut

7 ай бұрын

@@PavSZ Oh ok, got it! Thanks for the info!

Is it true that the new pdaf on this camera is available in afc only? Otherwise, dfd is available in afs only.

@PavSZ

5 ай бұрын

I don't think it is true. You also have no indication of what AF mode it is using at any given time.

@lesw.1748

5 ай бұрын

@@PavSZ You set AF mode yourself. When AFC is selected, PDAF is available, but when AFS is selected, DFD is the only option.

@PavSZ

5 ай бұрын

@@lesw.1748 when you set different AF modes or different video formats, I don't think there is an indicator to tell you if it is PDAF or not. Also contrast detect AF never had problems in any previous Lumix camera when shooting photos in AF-S. So even if it is, it should not be a problem. I use my S5II and S5IIx every day and can't say that it is a problem at all. G9II has got even more sophisticated AF system

@lesw.1748

5 ай бұрын

Thank you for your replies.

Sold my GH6 last week. Thinking sbout get g9II, but the price is same as s5II.

@PavSZ

9 ай бұрын

right now, G9II is a better camera, especially if you are already invested in M43 lenses

2023. AF test with f/6.3? Tnx.

@PavSZ

8 ай бұрын

why with f6.3 exactly? Strange request

Paweł. Dziękuję za recenzję. Testowałeś go. Napisz proszę jak długo można nagrywać video w FullHD 25 i 50 klatek oraz 4K 25 i 50 klatek ? To dla mnie mocno istotne . Jak szybko może się przegrzać w tych ustawieniach ? Pozdrawiam. Artur

@PavSZ

8 ай бұрын

nie powinnienen sie przegrzewac wogole w normalnych warunkach. Jak demostruje w moim video, jest rowniez latwy do schlodzenia w czasie uzywania w goracych warunkach

Still waiting for your Lightroom PPFilter

@PavSZ

9 ай бұрын

They are ready but I have a lot of issues finishing my website right now. Soon, I promise. I'm working on it

@JacopoDiGiuli

9 ай бұрын

@@PavSZ thanks

Are you sure about boost IS adding crop? That would be a new thing.

@PavSZ

9 ай бұрын

I don't have the camera anymore but it seemed like it was cropping when I switched it on

@AoyagiAichou

9 ай бұрын

@@PavSZ I see. Need to confirm then! Anyway, I appreciate you sharing the sample files. More reviewers should do that to be honest.

@aiseurnae5976

9 ай бұрын

@@PavSZ Boost IS never add any crop on Panasonic cameras. However Electronic stabilization adds a 1,1/1,2x crop.

@MrTifoso31

9 ай бұрын

Exactly, it‘s the electr. stabilization that adds a little crop

1:50 You would think that's right, but it's not. The "Four Thirds" has nothing to do with aspect ratio of the sensor. Wikipedia has the correct explanation: -- The name of the system stems from the size of the image sensor used in the cameras, which is commonly referred to as a 4/3" type or 4/3 type sensor. The common inch-based sizing system is derived from vacuum image-sensing video camera tubes, which are now obsolete. The imaging area of a Four Thirds sensor is equal to that of a video camera tube of 4/3 inch diameter. --

@PavSZ

9 ай бұрын

yeah, video camera tube that was 4:3 aspect ratio

@thedarkslide

9 ай бұрын

@@PavSZ Nope, you still got it wrong. NOTHING to do with aspect ratio, but diameter of the imaging area in inches.

Small z9 on real good price

@PavSZ

8 ай бұрын

yes

Thx for this great review, I have a G9 first edition and would love to have an II as well, but I bought a Fuji XT4 a few months earlier, should I have known that this was coming out never would have done that.

@PavSZ

8 ай бұрын

oh noooooo. XT4 is a great camera too

@cokrlicix

8 ай бұрын

Yeah great video & photo, but it has a HUGE overheating issue, Canon R6 overheating looks amateurish in comparison, and IBIS, well I think Fuji did not understand the point of it, IBIS should reduce shaking to a video not add to it... handheld half of my shots look like I'm a junkie in dire need of stuff. @@PavSZ

PAV, it’s the opposite. The current s5ii body does feel smaller and cheaper than the original G9. They knew the sales were going to be very low and they wanted to keep the cost down. They even removed the lock button on the mode wheel and decided to go without a top LCD panel instead of making it up to the competitors top tier models. It’s a pity, because G9 was a great camera and deserved a proper continuation.

@Verde88

9 ай бұрын

I only hope now they are going to update the original S1 without “improving” it like G9…

@PavSZ

9 ай бұрын

We all have different tastes. I never liked the original G9 shape, I also don't like how all the Canons look. On the other hand I fell in LOVE with original S5 - I personally think it's a very sexy looking camera. I don't think they are going to keep the same body for the future S1, maybe they will, who knows

@ahojahojish

9 ай бұрын

I am happy it feels smaller than the original G9 and I never ever used the top LCD panel either. This is the perfect continuation. The original G9 was a photo/video beast and G9 ii pushes it even further finally with great PDAF.

@Verde88

9 ай бұрын

@@PavSZ On the other hand, the pro Nikon cameras are huge, too, so only time will show. :)

@Ulrich.Bierwisch

8 ай бұрын

A lot of users like the S5-II body. It's designed as a small, more stills orientated camera and it's a great idea to use it as a large, more stills oriented body for MFT. A new body that looks more like the old one from the G9 would have approximately the same size and the camera would be more expensive. Also I'm sure the designers did a lot of research about what features people are using in the G9. I'm sure that is the reason they dropped the top LCD.

I can't see the point of MFT anymore especially for photography , the S5ii is the same size and FF, sure if you shoot long telephoto you save some weight with MFT, but apart from that... nope.

@PavSZ

7 ай бұрын

what about if you have been using MFT system for awhile and you have a collection of lenses, love the look of them and you are used to the format? It's just a personal preference. If I had no FF cameras right now and was just starting out, I'd seriously consider this.

@stevenbamford5245

7 ай бұрын

@@PavSZ If your just starting out you have better options within FF, why hinder yourself with MFT, especially as FF offers more versatility.

@PavSZ

7 ай бұрын

@@stevenbamford5245 FF also offers more expensive lenses. Someone starting out and trying things out for a first time won't see it that way. G9II and OM-System OM-1 are very capable cameras in their own right

@stevenbamford5245

7 ай бұрын

@@PavSZ If your starting out, I would like to think you do some research, if you commit thousands to mft then you better love it. Not the wise choice for a couple of cheap lenses, although the Olympus Pro lenses are on a par as is the OM-1 body with the price of a FF system.