I’ve worked for clients that absolutely would demand the higher video quality, for which I would usually hire the necessary kit.Īnd for all that additional clout, the S5 IIX is only a moderate extra outlay over the S5 II, and actually cheaper than the A7 IV, as you can see in the table below comparing the three cameras’ body-only prices. But you can take that format or leave it – all the same S5 II video record modes are available here in the S5 IIX. I don’t really need the extra bitrate of the S5 IIX, and practically speaking its ProRes raw and ALL-I files gobble up hard drive space super-fast, and demand a top-of-the-range computer to process. Also, the 200Mbps bitrate produces manageable file sizes, even for high-resolution 6K video. Its 6K / 30p 420 10-bit video looks super-sharp, and Panasonic’s color science is a great starting point for simple grading. (Image credit: Future) Who is the S5 IIX for?įor the kind of video productions I make, I’d rather shoot with the S5 II’s LONG GOP compression. So not only can the S5 IIX shoot superior 6K video to the A7 IV’s 4K, it also shoots internal ProRes raw to SSD, external BRAW to a monitor, and offers ALL-I compression with the same bitrate to SD card. It’s also possible to shoot Blackmagic raw (BRAW) when the S5 IIX is connected to an external monitor like an Atomos Ninja V – serious filmmakers don’t need telling how exciting that is. You can up the ALL-I bitrate to 800Mbps with the SSD in play. That blows the S5 II’s MOV format, LONG GOP compression, and maximum 200Mbps bitrate out of the water.Įven direct to SD card, the S5 IIX can now shoot in ALL-I compression, and matches the A7 IV’s 600Mbps bitrate. With this set-up a bountiful range of improved video qualities are available – too many to list here, but highlights include Apple ProRes raw, with the 422 HQ 5.8K setting a whopping 1.6Gbps bitrate. Recording to an external SSD via the USB-C port is now possible in the S5 IIX in addition to SD memory card, and I paired the camera with a SanDisk Extreme SSD offering data transfers up to 1050 MB/s.
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