PANASONIC LUMIX DC-S5 $3,199
body only, recommended retail price
Type: Enthusiast level digital mirrorless camera with L bayonet lens mount.
Automatic 225-point wide-area system using contrast-detection via imaging sensor using Depth From Defocus (DFD) processing at 480 fps. Manual and automatic switching between one-shot and continuous AF modes, the latter with auto tracking. Four AF Custom settings for fine-tuning subject tracking with three parameters – AF Sensitivity, AF Area Switching Sensitivity and Moving Subject Prediction. Automatic subject detection for Face, Eye, Head, Body And Animal (Birds, Dogs or Cats). Area modes for Zone (Vertical/Horizontal), Zone (Square), Zone (Oval), 1-Area, 1-Area+Supplementary, Pinpoint or Custom 1-3. Adjustable 1-Area point switching speed. Touchpad AF point/zone selection available via touchscreen monitor. AF assist via magnified image, either full image or picture-in-picture with AF-Point Scope Setting for active point/zone enlargement. Sensitivity range is EV -6.0 – 20 (ISO 100, f/1.4). AF assist provided by built-in illuminator. Manual focus assistance via magnification (either full
