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Panasonic has launched a full-frame 6K video camera. We take a look at the feature set and the footage PANASONIC LUMIX S1H PRICE £3599/$3997.99
WORDS & PICTURES ADAM DUCKWORTH
BELOW The new Panasonic S1H has a lot to live up to following Panasonic’s GH5 and GH5S models
its new S1H. This new £3599 S1H aces everything else, with headline spec of 6K resolution, 4:2:2 10-bit internal recording, Dual Native ISO and V-Log like the Varicam models, anamorphic de-squeeze, the promise of Apple ProRes Raw very soon and all the tools filmmakers need, like proper waveforms. Possibly best of all is that there are no time restrictions on
ood things come to those who wait, goes the well-known phrase. And when it comes
got it right. In the meantime, Leica, Canon and Nikon have all launched their own mirrorless big-chip cameras, but the filmmaking spec has been less than impressive. Now Panasonic has taken what it learned from its GH5 and GH5S Micro Four Thirds filmmaking cameras and Varicam line-up of pro cinema cameras, and put as much of that tech as possible into
to full-frame mirrorless cameras aimed squarely at filmmakers, it seems to be true. Panasonic may not have got first-mover advantage like Sony, with its A7 series cameras so beloved of cinematographers, but instead has waited to make sure it
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