Panasonic Lumix DC-GH6 Body

The sheer wealth of video options make the Panasonic GH6 feel like a ground-breaking Micro Four Thirds camera, but it succeeds at almost all the “little” things too; the handling and controls, the excellent image stabilisation and the thoughtful connectivity options make it add up to a truly impressive camera, especially for its price, size and weight.

Editor's Choice – A powerhouse of technology for stills and video alike.

If you’re after a hybrid camera focused towards video, especially high frame rate 4k, the Lumix GH6 becomes one of the most compelling models around. You get 4k 120 with no reduction in quality, internal 5.7k ProRes, unlimited recording thanks to active cooling, pro-level assist tools including waveform and vectorscope monitors, full V-Log, support for anamorphic, excellent built-in stabilisation and a cunning screen mechanism. Meanwhile upcoming firmware promises 4k 120 RAW over HDMI and recording to external SSDs over USB C. On the downside, the contrast-based AF system lacks the ultimate confidence often desired by smaller or single-person setups, which may drive them towards rivals with phase-detect technology. Similarly some may demand the potentially lower noise of a bigger sensor. But for many situations the AF is good enough and for some creators it’ll be a non-issue, while the image quality may be better than you expect - certainly in terms of resolution, the GH6 can match or even beat some key rivals costing much more. There’s pros and cons to all of them and as always it’s a case of carefully weighing-up which features are most important to you and which downsides you can overlook or work around. The bottom line is the GH6 is a highly desirable camera for demanding videographers that confidently takes on much more expensive rivals with an overall feature-set that’s unparalleled for the asking price.

The GH6 is a flexible and dependable video camera that offers all its modes in a wide selection of codecs and bit-rates. The sensor that delivers excellent video falls behind its best stills rivals, making it a less successful hybrid camera than its predecessors, and AF still presents challenges in video. Overall a dependable video production tool that's a pleasure to work with.