Our quick take

Panasonic Lumix GH5 Mark II - 4.0 / 5

Design: What’s new? 

  • More prominent movie button New touchscreen and interface 3.5mm in/out for mic/headphones Bigger battery and USB-C charging

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Video and stills 

  • 20.3-megapixel Micro Four Thirds sensor, new anti-reflective (AR) coating 4K Cine at 60fps/4K DCI at 60fps (no cropping) Anamorphic 6K/30p and 4K/60p

Performance

  • Wireless livestreaming Wired capabilities being added in future Full HD using NTSC or PAL (60fps or 50fps)

To recap

It’s probably safe to say that if you’ve got a GH5 already, there’s not much reason to consider buying the second-generation model. Unless you could really do with those extra bitrates or wireless livestreaming, there’s otherwise not a huge evolution here.