Our quick take
Panasonic Lumix GH6 - 4.5 / 5
Design
- Dimensions: 138.4 x 100.3 x 99.6mm / Weight: 823g (body plus battery & card) Weather-sealed magnesium alloy construction
Ports, slots and the flip-out screen
- Dual card slots: CFExpress (Type B) & SD USB-C 3.2 port with PD charging 3.5mm mic, 3.5mm audio out XLR via optional accessory Full-sized HDMI
Serious video chops
No sensor crop No recording time limits 5.7K up to 60fps - 4:2:0 10-bit 5.7K Apple ProRes at 25/30fps - 4:2:2 and 4:2:0 10-bit 4K up to 120fps - 4:2:2 and 4:2:0 10-bit V-Log, HLG, Like709, Cinelike V, Cinelike D
5.8K (4:3) - 5760 x 4320 - 29.97p/23.98p - 200Mbps - 4:2:0 10-bit 5.7K (17:9) - 5728 x 3024 - 59.94p/47.95p - 300Mbps - 4:2:0 C4K - 4096 x 2160 - 119.88p - 300Mbps - 4:2:0 10-bit C4K - 4096 x 2160 - 59.94p - 800Mbps - 4:2:2 10-bit 4K - 3840 x 2160 - 119.88p - 300Mbps - 4:2:0 10-bit 4K - 3840 x 2160 - 59.94p - 800Mbps - 4:2:2 10-bit
So what’s it like?
- All-new 25-megapixel CMOS sensor 3.68m-dot OLED viewfinder 5-axis image stabilisation Battery life: 330-380 images/80-100 minutes continuous recording
To recap
For Panasonic it seemed there was no point in producing an updated GH series camera until it could really up the game, offering something clearly more capable and better than the GH5. With the Lumix GH6, it has managed it - and then some.