S5 “Budget” Body to fetch $2k

Nokishita provided the last major piece to the S5 puzzle. The usually-accurate Japanese rumor feed quotes a North American price of $1,997.99.

Interestingly, it mentions improved autofocus, but those improvements appear to concentrate on subject identification (eyes, faces and bodies), rather than nailing and maintaining focus without the trademark “Panasonic wobble” that comes from its Depth from Defocus (DFD) method.

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