When comparing Blackmagic Pocket Camera vs Panasonic Lumix S5 IIX, the Slant community recommends Panasonic Lumix S5 IIX for most people. In the question“What are the best 4K video cameras under $3000?” Panasonic Lumix S5 IIX is ranked 2nd while Blackmagic Pocket Camera is ranked 8th. The most important reason people chose Panasonic Lumix S5 IIX is:
Good video quality, features and performance.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Small, pocket sized motion camera that can shoot RAW video (DNG format)
Pro Video quality
Good video quality, features and performance.
Pro SSD recording
Can write directly to external SSD devices (up to 2TB) over its USB-C socket.
Pro Good stablization
Cons
Con No slow motion capabilities
The camera records at up to 30 frames per second.
Con Particular about which SD cards it supports
List of supported cards can be found on their site, here.
Con Can't delete clips from within the camera
Con Menu is slow and mind numbing
Make your settings before you start/need to film. It is not touch screen. Changing settings is slow and inputting a shot description will take longer then your post editing work.
Con Internal mic captures poor audio
The audio captured is dry and shallow with a constant hiss in the background.
Con Blown out highlights show up as black
Con Does not inform of when the camera will stop recording
Con Sinister black look
A question of taste of course, it seems to be an "award-winning design".
Con No tally lights
