DPReview interviewed Panasonic at CP+ and below are some excerpts worth mentioning
- GH5 was designed for photos/video, GH5S for video, and G9 for photos
- Panasonic decided on contrast AF with DFD when they made the GH4 because PDAF pixels can damage image quality.
- There are no plans to go PDAF
- Panasonic can improve their contrast AF with DFD
- Panasonic might make more fixed lens large sensor cameras in the future.
- They spent the last 3 years building up their video capabilities and now with the G9 they are starting to build up their stills.
- Panasonic wants respect for video and stills capabilities.
You can find the full interview here.