Sony VS. Lumix. Which one should I chose ?

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monks19

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Hi. For sports events, car events and weddings (and perhaps other corporate stuff if I can manage to get in), which camera would you recommand ? GH4/GH5 or Sony (a6500) ?

I'm asking because I'm due to replace my camera (lumix GH2) and I want something reliable/all arounder.

Thanks to answer
 
I think the A6500 1080p modes may be of degraded quality and the GH5 seems to have reports of bad AF. Personally I wouldn't recommend the GH4. It really does depend what features you need. Obviously they are different sensor sizes and lens options etc which may be a consideration.
 
There is a big difference in full sensor read-out speed between the A6500 and the GH5, with the A6500 being more than 2 times SLOWER than the GH5, so for sports or fast action shooting the GH5 might be a better choice. ( the Panasonic 5-axis stabilization is also noticeably better )
 
If you need 4k, overheating probably kills the a6500 for weddings, and RS kills it for sports. It would be my camera of choice for lots of things because I love the DR (which kills GH4 and GH5 for me), but for this kind of use, I don't think it's a good idea.
 
If you don't really need 4K, the Canon 77D or 80D may suit your needs better than the cameras you mentioned.
 
I would have to say, for that list, probably neither. I'm assuming you are in somewhere around the $2000.00usd to $3000.00usd mark, you need versatility and you need it to run for hours at a time. That pushes you toward a "traditional" camera and the closest thing would be a JVC LS-300. FS5 and FS7 would also be a good choice. Maybe Black Magic but I keep hearing contradictory things about them.
 
Due to overheating i wouldn't be able to choose the A6500. It would be bad to have it shut down during a live event that couldn't be repeated.
 
Not only does he not measure them, but he doesn't even show a side-by-side comparison. Given actual measurements put the GH4 around two or three stops behind the Sonys, and given people said GH4 vs GH5 would be a tie in terms of DR, I'd really have to see proof of that before believing it.
 
With the a9 skipping slog3, I would love it if the GH5 could at least match the a6500 in terms of DR. That requires a massive improvement over the GH4, though.
 
brudney said:
GH5 vs A6500

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The A6500 standard image profile looks better than the GH5 equivalent, but the difference shrinks dramatically when both cameras are shooting LOG.

I've also seen MUCH better GH5 camera-only stabilization footage than you see in this demo. ( the GH5 still has a kind stabilization bug where it shifts left to right and back again when walking )
 
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