GEAR PANASONIC LUMIX S1H
PANASONIC LUMIX S1H
Panasonic’s new full-frame mirrorless camera might be slow to come tomarket and larger than its rivals, but packs a heavyweight punch S1H ISWORTH THEWEIGHT
WORDS ADAM DUCKWORTH
P anasonic definitely knows what the modern filmmaker wants from a camera, even though it might have taken a while to deliver it. With all the experience of the GH5 and GH5S mirrorless Micro Four Thirds models as well as the EVA1 and Varicam cinema cameras, the Japanese giant has talked to lots of professionals at all levels before making its move into the red-hot cauldron of full-frame mirrorless cameras aimed at filmmakers. The rugged new S1H is the camera designed by filmmakers for filmmakers, and handsomely out-specs even the latest rivals from Sony, Canon, Nikon and Leica.
interested in squeezing the ultimate quality out of the 6K sensor. And there is no limit on recording time, so the camera isn’t just resigned to short interviews. This isn’t simply down to the camera removing the 30-minutes recording time cap for spurious import tax reasons, but because Panasonic has come up with a solution to stop the overheating problems and power issues that blight many other mirrorless full- frame cameras. A USB-C socket means you can power it up from an external source so you don’t need to worry about the battery going down, and hot- swappable twin SDmemory cards
The Panasonic has 6K resolution, 4:2:2 10-bit internal recording, Dual Native ISO and V-Log just like the Varicammodels, waveforms, vectorscopes, peaking, zebras, LUT support, punch-in zoom monitoring, time code in/out, shutter angle adjustment, 4K time lapse, audio level monitoring and lots more. And there is a lot more. There’s a built-in anamorphic desqueeze, which is ideal not just for big-money productions using super-pricey glass, but also the new breed of slightly more affordable anamorphic lenses. Apple ProRes Raw is coming very soon thanks to a deal with Apple and Atomos, which will be a big deal for anyone
ABOVE The new Panasonic S1H is the biggest mirrorless camera on the market with the highest spec
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