• Panasonic Lumix GH6 review: Worth the wait? Panasonic Lumix GH5 Mark II review: Evolution, not revolution

Design

  • Both cameras: 3.68m-dot OLED viewfinder Both: 3.0-inch 1.84m-dot vari-angle LCD screen Both: Dust & splash resistant magnesium alloy design GH5 M2: 89.1 x 138.5 x 87.4mm / 727g GH6: 100.3 x 138.4 x 99.6mm / 823g GH5 M2: 2x SD card slots GH6: 1x CFExpress (Type B), 1x SD

Sensor

  • GH5 M2: 20-megapixel Live MOS, 12 stops dynamic range in V-Log L  GH6: 25MP Live MOS, 13 stops w/ Dynamic Range Boost in V-Log L Both cameras: Micro Four Thirds sensor size & lens mount system

Recording

  • GH5 M2 maximum resolution: 4K 50/60p at 4:2:0 10-bit LongGOP GH6 maximum resolution: 5.7K 50/60p at 4:2:0 10-bit Maximum frame-rate at 4K: GH5 M2 60p / GH6 120p Max frame-rate at 1080p: GH5 M2 180fps / GH6 300fps Both cameras: Unlimited recording time (any setting) Both: MOV & MP4 / GH6 only: Apple ProRes

  • DC1 4K Apple ProRes FHD Apple ProRes USB-SSD direct recording 4K 120p HDMI output (via HDMI 2.1 only) HDMI 4K 120p Raw video output to ATOMOS Ninja V+

Audio, monitoring

  • Both cameras: 3.5mm mic port, 3.5mm headphones out GH5 M2: 48kHz/16-bit // GH6: 96kHz/24-bit GH5 M2: 96kHz/24-bit via DMW-XLR1 XLR accessory GH6: 4-channel audio 48kHz/24-bit (only via XLR1) Both cameras: HDMI out

  • GH5 M2: 48kHz/16-bit // GH6: 96kHz/24-bit GH5 M2: 96kHz/24-bit via DMW-XLR1 XLR accessory GH6: 4-channel audio 48kHz/24-bit (only via XLR1)

Conclusion