GH5 Audio Phantom Power on GH5s

Someone else could answer this with more technical precision and detail, but per my knowledge the mic plug-in power is a 5v power source equivalent to USB power, to allow powering of small mics like the Rode Video Mic Pro without need for a battery.

While it does supply power, 48v phantom power is a big step up and the 3.5mm jack does not support this.

DPreview got it wrong. Panasonic never put "phantom power" anywhere, they put mic plug-in power, and it looks this was misinterpreted and subsequently misprinted.

If you want phantom power, you will need something like the Panasonic XLR unit.
 
coutard said:
well, then what is the purpose of the "MIC (Plug-in Power) " option vs MIC ?

as said here for exemple https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/panasonic-lumix-dc-gh5s-review

it is supposed to output phantom power
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Thats a very long article to post for us to hunt for where it says that. I don't recall that article saying much about audio.

A XLE to 3.5mm jack is not the same thing as a proper adapter. A 3.5mm jack can provide power but thats for low power 3.5mm devices with a headset for a phone. No way a 3.5mm jack will ever provide true phantom power for an XLR mic. You need to buy the Panasonic audio adapter unit for the GH5/GH5s if you want to provide proper phantom power.
 
coutard said:
well, then what is the purpose of the "MIC (Plug-in Power) " option vs MIC ?
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Some microphones (mostly LAV mics from my experience) require "Plug-in Power" to function. This is 5 volt low amperage power and NOT designed for XLR microphones requiring 12-48 volt phantom power.

To power an XLR microphone with your GH5 or GH5s camera you need to use the Panasonic DMW-XLR1 XLR microphone adapter that does provide 48 volt phantom power from the camera battery.
 
Thomas Smet said:
Thats a very long article to post for us to hunt for where it says that. I don't recall that article saying much about audio.

A XLE to 3.5mm jack is not the same thing as a proper adapter. A 3.5mm jack can provide power but thats for low power 3.5mm devices with a headset for a phone. No way a 3.5mm jack will ever provide true phantom power for an XLR mic. You need to buy the Panasonic audio adapter unit for the GH5/GH5s if you want to provide proper phantom power.
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sorry, I know its a long article but I just did CMD+F on the page and search for "Phantom" and read the info quickly

Its disappointing...I really thought I could do without the XLR unit...
 
I have a small xlr/xlr mic Phantom power box, very small, that runs on a 9-volt battery. PM me if interested.
Cheers
 
That’s too bad, I also thought the gh5s offered phantom power.
An alternative if you want to stay light (without the xlr adapter) is to use a battery powered mic like the Sennheiser MKE600 and an xlr to 3.5 cable.
 
Have you considered a mic that has it's own provision for a battery? Slightly longer but less bulky overall. In my case, I use a very small 3 channel mixer that is VERY clean. The camera volume level is turn all the way down and the mixer does the work. Search eBay for a "Juiced Link" mixer. Costs less than a good mic.
 
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Yep I know about the Juicy Link, but still too clunky for me.

At the end I bought the XLR adapter for GH5 and was surprised : it is quite small and light. Only regret is that if you put your mic on top of it the whole configuration starts getting real tall
 
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