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Panasonic Lumix S5 II

Panasonic Lumix S5 II

Mirrorless · L-mount · released 2023-01-04
Lowest now
$1,399
Good price 70% of MSRP
MSRP at launch
$1,999
Jan 2023
Inventory
24
across 1 source

Well above the 90-day low

How we compute this

Today's price sits well above the recent low. Today's price runs 23% above the 90-day low of $1,139 (seen Jun 4, 2026). 70% of the $1,999 MSRP. Prices have been steady this month.

Lowest now
$1,399
MSRP
$1,999
% of MSRP
70%
90-day low
$1,139
All-time low
$1,139 (Jun 4, 2026)
30-day trend
-1.4%
Observed across 1 source · 52 days of history in last 90 · Methodology
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Specs

Brand
Panasonic
Family
Panasonic Lumix S
Category
body
Body type
Mirrorless
Mount
L-mount
Sensor
Full Frame
Megapixels
24.2 MP
Lens type
Sensor family
Panasonic FF 24MP BSI PDAF (S5 II/S9)
Autofocus
Phase Detection
AF system
Panasonic Phase Hybrid AF
IBIS
5-axis 5-stop
Weather sealed
Yes
Max video
6K30
Max native ISO
ISO 51,200
Weight
740 g
Dimensions
134 × 102 × 90 mm
Body material
magnesium alloy
Released
2023-01-04
Status
current

Computational features

High-Res Shot
96MP
Handheld Hi-Res
96MP handheld
Focus Stacking
merged in-camera
Focus Bracket
Pro Capture
SH Pre-Burst
HDR
Multi-Exposure

PDAF-equipped S5 II with tripod and handheld High-Res, focus stacking and pre-burst.

Autofocus & action

Birds-in-flight keeper rate

#18 on Mirrorless Comparison's AF ranking
83%
AF score (sharp keepers), 96% counting slightly soft
83%
Drive score at 7 fps (5/7 sharp)
30 fps: 71% (21/30) 7 fps: 83% (5/7)

Birds-in-flight keeper rates come from Mirrorless Comparison. They shoot thousands of frames per body in the field and count how many come back sharp, which is the most useful hands-on autofocus test for wildlife we've found. Go read the full birds-in-flight rankings and their per-camera field notes.

See the full birds-in-flight test at Mirrorless Comparison →
AF system
Hybrid (phase + contrast)
Focus points
779 areas
Subject detection
Human eye/face, Animal
Burst (mechanical)
9 fps
Burst (electronic)
30 fps
Pre-burst capture
Pre-burst recording
Card slots
2 (Dual SD UHS-II)
Sensor readout
Standard CMOS

First Lumix S with on-sensor PDAF; 30fps AFC electronic shutter; animal/bird detection.

Latest pricing by source

Each row is a direct observation from the seller. How this works.
Source Condition Price Listings Observed Link
mpb
excellent
→ excellent
$1,399 13 Observed 19h ago view listing
mpb
like new
→ mint
$1,439 11 Observed 19h ago view listing

Price history

One point per day per (source, grade) pair, connected with lines. Hue marks the source; lightness within a hue marks the condition (darker = better grade). The dashed line is launch MSRP.

See Methods notes #1.1, #1.2, #1.3.

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Methods

How we compute each section

References on each chart link down here. More notes will land as new sections grow.

1. Price history

#1.1 · Grade buckets
Each seller publishes their own raw condition labels (e.g. "Excellent+", "Like new minus", "Bargain"). Those are normalized to a small bucket set: mint, excellent, good, fair, poor, and unknown. The "Latest pricing by source" table above shows both the raw label and the normalized bucket so you can audit any individual mapping.
#1.2 · Missing days
A point is only drawn on a day when a snapshot existed for that (source, grade) pair. Lines connect across gaps so a series with sparse sampling still reads as a single trend, but absence of a point does not mean a stockout: it means we didn't see a listing at that grade that day.
#1.3 · Color encoding
Hue carries the source: terracotta = mpb, sage = keh, cobalt = B&H, honey = ebay. Lightness within a hue carries the condition: darker means a better grade (mint and excellent are darkest; poor is lightest). The dashed ink line is launch MSRP, included as a reference even though it isn't a price observation.