BEST Way To Shoot Vertical Video With Lumix S5 - DON'T SHOOT 4:3!!

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A few sources out there have told us that the best way to shoot vertical video content while also getting a useable 16x9 version on the Panasonic Lumix S5 was to use the Anamorphic 4:3 mode, and I have used this method a few times for my client work.

I scripted a whole video around the idea of using the 4:3 mode to shoot vertical video, but after running a few tests in my office, I realised that shooting in 16x9 on the S5 actually gives you better results.

People normally assume that the anamorphic 4:3 mode on the Panasonic Lumix S5, S1 and S1H are like an 'Open Gate' setting, and I thought the same thing - but it turns out that you're not using the full sensor when you switch to that 4:3 mode, and the crop is actually heavier for vertical video than it is when you use the normal 16x9 recording options.

I've even tried switching to Pixel by Pixel readout, and as you'll be able to see, the full sensor readout option is disabled once you switch to the anamorphic mode on both the Lumix S5 and Lumix S1.

If I'm doing something wrong here guys then please let me know, but after testing this time and time again, I definitely saw better results shooting in 16x9.

Thanks for watching!