Panasonic LUMIX S9 Full-Frame Mirrorless Camera with S 18-40mm F4.5-6.3 Lens, Compact, Lightweight Body, Perfect for Social Media and Travel, DC-S9NR

Would be closer to the perfect travel camera, if it had an evf and a hot shoe for flash or other accessaries. A work around for evf issue is an optical view finder. The accuracy of af focus is good enough just using the optical and not having to look at the lcd for confirmation. Perfect xpan digital replacement camera. Having custom luts real time is also a game changer whether you shoot video or pics.

Connection issues with the app, picture quality is good but very bad at night. You can add a light on top but it takes away from the whole portability aspect.

I come from occasionally using an old nikon dslr, and frequently using canon g5x and g16. I have used this lumix camera for three days. So far, i cannot imagine using it without the extra grip piece that i bought. this would almost be unusable for me without that to hold onto. The other thing that is baffling is THERE IS NO WAY TO USE A FLASH WITH THIS CAMERA. be forewarned, it only looks like a hot shoe, but i have now learned that there is such a thing as a cold shoe and this camera has a cold shoe - no electrical connection there. My first photoshoot was in a dim basement, not a great time to discover the shoe was only decorative. (you can attach a battery powered light or microphone there, but no flash). i like the look of the camera. it is a little larger than i imagined, but the lens it came with shrinks up pretty nicely when the camera is off. battery got pretty good life. i tried out the digital zoom on it, but i eneded up turning it off because it isn't clear when the digital zoom was actually doing the digital zoom (maybe it is just always digital zooming?) anyway, for 3 days, i'll keep it - the photos i got were pretty good even with no flash and just holding up a flashlight. i am just baffled how such a spendy camera doesn't have flash capability.

I paired the S9 with a 50mm f/1.8 lens, and this combo really unlocks the camera’s potential.

This is a very fun camera and you don't need to understand everything that's in the menus to be able to use it the first day. I bought a 7Artisans f5.6 manual focus lens to go with it. Most things are in focus just a little back from infinity. The setup looks and works great for street.

The footprint and capacity of this camera with the 18-40mm is basically one of a kind. There are some compromises, but for the right use case, nothing really compares to it. If you’re shooting professionally, I doubt you would even consider this camera. If you want a compact travel camera for family videos for those than can appreciate the difference between this and a cell phone camera. Following an update, you can drop record limits. I haven’t been able to make this camera overheat in 4k30 for over an hour. YMMV and probably highly dependent on ambient temperatures. Internal mics are probably better than average for a full frame mirrorless, IBIS is solid, battery is also good. Cell phone integration with the MP4Lite format is solid. Tried many of the competitors, including A7c and ZV-E1. I consider the ZV-E1 an absolute joke. I actually missed some of my kid’s first steps because it overheated after 8 minutes on 4k60, also only 12mp sensor. Compared to the A7cii, this has no evf, slightly less dynamic range, no functional hot shoe, no headphone jack, 33 v 24mp, and worse battery life. For me, still like the image this camera puts out better, I’d probably use a mic with an additional headphone output if I wanted to, and probably wouldn’t carry/use any hot shoe accessories; kind of defeats the purpose of the portability I don’t think any of the Sony lens options really come close to the LUMIX 18-40, especially for video. The hybrid zoom stretching that to 18-61mm, without appreciable degradation in the high setting, for video at least. The most equivalent Sony option would be the kit lens with the ZV-E1, the 28-60, which is a massive compromise. I can see a use case for the A7c ii28-60 v the S9 18-40, but it’s also a $800/2oz weight penalty. If the reason you carry a smaller mirrorless camera is for video, this really can’t be beat. Rolling shutter much better in 4k60, but that comes with a crop

For me, (I’m aware of the passionate discussion surrounding this product) the S9 is perfect for my use case. That being a very scenic western US excursion where I felt I needed more than my phone for memories. Small enough to jump out of a motorcycle saddlebag and to quickly get locked back up without delaying the group. I know that IPhones in the hands of the talented people can take amazing pictures - that’s not me. This thing spits out professional images in my idiot hands while being used as a point and shoot. Maybe someday I’ll grow into its professional capabilities, but for now, the professionals at LUMIX have solved my problem - and then some!

It's ok. It does not have a viewfinder, in the sun is hard to see sometimes what photos you are taking, especially if you want to use LUT option. It is not small or compact compared with other full frame cameras like my canon R6 , not a big difference in size. Is very uncomfortable if used for longer period of times because of the flat design just goes into your fingers. Is an OK camera . I have returned mine.

Compact. Feature-packed