GEAR PANASONIC LUMIX S1
PANASONIC S1
SPECIFICATIONS Price: £2199/$2498 body only Sensor size: 23.8x35.6mm, 24.2megapixels Formats: MOV: 3840x2160 4K/60p 4:2:2 10-bit. MP4 4:2:0 8-bit 3840x2160 4K 59.94/50/29.97/25/23.98p, 150/100Mbps, 1920x1080 FHD 59.94/50/29.97/25/23.98p, 28/20Mbps. MP4HEVC 4:2:2 10-bit 3840x2160 4K 29.97/25/23.98p, 72Mbps Maximumframe rates: 60fps for 4K, 180fps FHD Codecs: MP4H.264/ MPEG-4, MP4HEVCH.265/ HEVC, AVCHD ISO range: 100-51,200. 50 and 204,800 extended Shutter speeds: 60secs-1/16,000sec Lensmount: L-Mount Focusing: 225-area AF. Auto detection (face, eye, body, animal), tracking, zone (vertical/horizontal), zone (oval and square), single area, single area pinpoint, custommodes, full area touch. Contrast detect Stabilisation: Image sensor shift 5-axis Screen: 8cm/3.2in LCD tri- axial tilting touchscreen, 2.1million dots Viewfinder: OLED with 5760k dots, 100% view, 0.78x, three magnification options Audio: 2.5mm input Connectivity: 4K 60p 4:2:2 10-bit via HDMI, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, USB C 3.1
Filmmaking with Panasonic’s cheapest full-frame Lumix is now improved thanks to the latest software upgrade
WORDS ADAM DUCKWORTH
P anasonic’s full-frame Lumix S1 mirrorless camera was an amazing bit of filmmaking kit at launch, but now it’s even better thanks to a new firmware that unlocks new features such as a 4K 4:2:2 10-bit recording internally at 30p or externally via HDMI in 60p. Best of all, this SFU2 upgrade is free for anyone who bought an S1 before 30 September in certain locations. After that, it’s £179/$199. The big changes are V-Log recording with the promise of more than 14 stops of dynamic range, and to give it the same V-Log and V-Gamut, compatible with Panasonic’s Cinema Varicam, EVA1 and new S1Hmirrorless. So it’s now an ideal second camera to use alongside Panasonic’s cinema cameras or the newer S1H, which we
test in this issue. The internal
ABOVE The S1 firmware is free for those who bought the camera before 30 September in certain locations
Storage: 1 x SD, 1 x XQD Dimensions (WxHxD): 148.9x110x96.7mm/ 5.86x4.33x3.81in Weight: 899g/1.98lb
recording upgrade is 4:2:2 10-bit 4KMOV Long GOP at up to 30fps at 150Mbps, while 50 and 60p 4K 10-bit 4:2:2 is outputted via HDMI to an external recording unit like an Atomos. We tested it on an Atomos Shogun Inferno and it worked without any hitches. There is now in-camera LUT application enabling playback of V-Log either during or after recording. This is the LUT Display with Custom Function and is easy to navigate to in the menus. There is also waveformmonitoring to help you get your exposure bang on. And if you add on the DMW-XLR1 connector to allow use of XLRmics then record in MOV, you can select very high-quality 48kHz/24-bit or
“The real benefit is the addition of V-Log and 10-bit 4K capture, which is a great combination to get themost out of the 24MP sensor”
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PRO MOVIEMAKER WINTER 2019
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