Rank #6 in Best Mirrorless Cameras 2026: 10 Ranked, and Why the Spec Tables Lie
Panasonic Lumix S5D with 18-40mm Lens
Price and rating as shown on Amazon when we collected them. Both change.
The Panasonic Lumix S5D sits at number six in this guide, and it is the cheapest full-frame listing here: £699, with a lens in the box. The product name lists the body together with an S-R1840E 18-40mm S zoom, and the bullets describe that lens as combining an ultra-wide angle with a semi-standard length. For context, £699 is £120 less than the APS-C Canon EOS R50 at £819.99 elsewhere in the same article. The listing's own headline figures are a 24.2MP full-frame sensor, 4K 60p/50p 10-bit recording, sensor-shift stabilisation, a 714g body and a 2,360k-dot OLED viewfinder.
The spec table is where it gets loose. Effective Still Resolution is given as 24.2 with no unit at all, while the Rear Webcam Resolution field for the same camera says 24.2 MP — the same number, one unit short. Maximum Aperture is listed as 2.8 Millimetres, which is not how aperture is normally written. And the buyer rating breakdown does not close: the five columns add up to 100, on a listing that says 121 ratings, so 21 of them are not shown anywhere. Everything on this page comes from the Amazon listing and the customer reviews attached to it; we have not tested the camera ourselves.
How those 121 ratings break down
An average hides its own shape. This is the spread behind the 4.5 stars.
Specification
Exactly as published on the Amazon listing, field for field.
| Price | £699.00, including the S-R1840E 18-40mm S lens named in the product title |
|---|---|
| Rating | 4.5 out of 5, from 121 ratings |
| Rating breakdown | 6 one-star, 2 two-star, 3 three-star, 11 four-star, 78 five-star — 100 in total, 21 short of the 121 stated |
| Effective Still Resolution | 24.2 (as listed, with no unit; the webcam field for the same camera says 24.2 MP) |
| Sensor | Full Frame (35mm), CMOS; the bullets state a 24.2MP sensor and a 96MP High Resolution mode |
| Maximum Aperture | 2.8 Millimetres (as listed) |
| Video | 4K 60p/50p 4:2:0 10-bit, 2160p capture resolution, 10-bit HDMI live output, 14+ stops of V-Log/V-Gamut |
| Shutter Speed | 0.00025 seconds maximum and 0.033 seconds minimum (as listed) |
What buyers actually say
Quoted from customer reviews on Amazon
Verified purchase“This is one of the best budget cinema camera you should get. Easy to use, clean and standard capture for cinema standard, battery life is super great (I would advise to get the Smallrig DMW BLK22 spares, other spares are just rubbish.LUMIX is a solid product.”
Verified purchase“The quality of the camera is very good, it's very easy to use and setup everything plus people say they have issue with autofocus but personally me , a photographer with over 10 years of experience had no issue with it , the price is very good for the durability and the quality you get , beside battery last way longer than I expected and the charging is very fast.Comes with bluetooth so you can share all your photos or videos to phone laptop etc without need of cables and the packaging was really good”
What it is up against
The rivals it was ranked against in Best Mirrorless Cameras 2026: 10 Ranked, and Why the Spec Tables Lie.
Questions people ask
Does the Panasonic Lumix S5D come with a lens?
Yes. The product name lists an S-R1840E 18-40mm S lens alongside the body, and the bullets describe it as an ultra-wide to semi-standard zoom suited to landscapes, snapshots and portraits.
Is the Panasonic Lumix S5D full frame?
The spec table gives the photo sensor size as Full Frame (35mm) and the sensor type as CMOS, and the bullets describe a 24.2MP full-frame sensor with a 96MP High Resolution mode.
What video can the Lumix S5D record?
The bullets quote 4K 60p/50p 4:2:0 10-bit recording, 10-bit HDMI live output, 4K Anamorphic mode and 14+ stops of V-Log/V-Gamut, and the video capture resolution field says 2160p.
What aperture is the 18-40mm lens?
The spec table gives the maximum aperture as 2.8 Millimetres. That is a millimetre figure where an f-number would normally sit, so no usable aperture value can be read off the listing.
What shutter speed range does it cover?
The spec table lists 0.00025 seconds as the maximum shutter speed and 0.033 seconds as the minimum, which read as roughly 1/4000 and 1/30 of a second.
How is the Panasonic Lumix S5D rated by buyers?
4.5 out of 5 from 121 ratings, although the five-star breakdown accounts for 100 ratings in total, with 78 of those in the five-star column.
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