Uploaded February 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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How good is the low light high ISO performance of the Lumix S5 Mark II?
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How does it compare with the Sony A74 and Canon EOS R6 Mark II?

Panasonic Lumix S5 II - geni.us/Z65lL or geni.us/BcaJd
Sony A7IV - geni.us/5XRgFkA or geni.us/UgAo
Canon R6 Mark II - geni.us/guc3v or geni.us/0R9PM

RELATED VIDEOS:
Canon Noise Reduction - youtu.be/j2tOfmgf2eM
Panasonic S5 II First Impressions - youtu.be/hSwOrj2OVDs
Canon R6 II Exposing - youtu.be/LUDY9ycNlD8

For those of you looking for the technical LUTs, you can use the ones built into Final Cut Pro or use the Color Space Transform in Davinci Resolve. Every manufacturer also supplies technical conversion LUTs for their log profiles:

S5 II - na.panasonic.com/us/resource-center/v-log-v-709-3d-lut
R6 II - usa.canon.com/support/p/eos-r6-mark-ii (under downloads)
A7IV - https://pro.sony/en_GB/support-resources/software/00263050

CAMERA GEAR:
Camera 1 - geni.us/OzfFsow or geni.us/F6BMg5
Camera 2 - geni.us/5XRgFkA or geni.us/UgAo
Camera 3 - geni.us/oAP9yK or geni.us/IUA5X4y
Camera 4 - geni.us/guc3v or geni.us/0R9PM
Camera 5 - geni.us/Z65lL or geni.us/BcaJd
Wide Angle Zoom Lens 1 - geni.us/IO46It or geni.us/PCnns
Wide Angle Zoom Lens 2 - geni.us/OOMwPu or geni.us/QGk65
Standard Zoom Lens 1 - geni.us/TtRw or geni.us/mIvw
Standard Zoom Lens 2 - geni.us/Gm3jwR or geni.us/HdbA
Telephoto Zoom Lens - geni.us/XRyA7Tl or geni.us/9E6u

AUDIO GEAR:
Microphone - geni.us/ukZjif or geni.us/dbJMuNa
Audio Recorder - geni.us/T7oN or geni.us/kxdkI7
Wireless Mic Kit - geni.us/KtpofQK or geni.us/gCTBUl
On Camera Microphone - geni.us/K8If or geni.us/Kdhj

OTHER GEAR:
7" Camera Monitor - geni.us/qzTVLk or geni.us/L7g5
5" Camera Monitor - geni.us/NqD11Gj or geni.us/mA7V1
Monitor/Recorder - geni.us/N6Acvt or geni.us/ITBS8
Variable ND Filter - geni.us/hvFBj or geni.us/hcLMQN
512GB CFExpress Type B Card - geni.us/TDSMH or geni.us/F3AK
CFExpress Type A Card - geni.us/lSlStBF or geni.us/Z6kqF
SD Card - geni.us/2n7XYa or geni.us/SrO7Ku
Drone - geni.us/mA34w or geni.us/3tVm2
Gimbal - geni.us/oPiX
Video Light (Daylight) - geni.us/bmtKv8G or geni.us/WEHZvOE
Video Light (Bicolor) - geni.us/lTSP or geni.us/qIt5IA1
LED Smart Bulb - geni.us/E1hA or geni.us/bOTaA1
Softbox (Large) - geni.us/CjHV or geni.us/WzFJh
Softbox (Small) - geni.us/70sFQBq or geni.us/uURKNJZ
Fresnel - geni.us/WHZAhC or geni.us/LGrg5o
Gray Card - geni.us/7M2nA
Color Checker - geni.us/NQP8Aj or geni.us/PdpNhm
Livestream Switcher - geni.us/RTyOR3 or geni.us/gw3fg

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:
0:00 - Intro
0:15 - Testing Parameters
0:58 - Noise Reduction
1:25 - Types of Noise
1:51 - Color Shift & Grading
2:52 - S5 II vs A7IV
4:02 - Sponsor
4:55 - S5 II vs R6 II
6:21 - Conclusion

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