Now we get to set up our quantum computer to work out which codec is active in which crop mode. Have you ever felt that you’re in the wrong body. The S1 II must feel it, being in the body of a low-to-mid range camera when it is actually the first proper sensor and spec upgrade Panasonic has made since the original S1 in 2018. We have waited 7 years for it. The S1 II has a new 2025 sensor, with two dynamic range modes and open gate 6K/60p. The S1 IIe has an older, slower sensor – likely the same as the S5 II, but will also do 6K/60p if you enable letterbox format in 2.4:1. The open gate 6K is capped to 30p. The more expensive £3500 S1 II has a 4K/120p mode, pixel binned like the existing rival cameras from Canon, Sony and Nikon. It’s good to see this feature on the S1 II. Again however the S1 IIe model lacks this, and 4K/60p also requires a 2.4:1 crop, with 16:9 and DCI 4K 16:9 format being capped at 30p. Unfortunately both the cheaper and more expensive cameras feature exactly the same body, the same 5.76 million dot EVF with 120hz refresh rate, same autofocus system, Dual Native ISO of 100/640 on the E model, 100/800 on the S1 II, the mechanical shutter rate is the same at 10fps, the stabilisation is the same, it would have been nice to see a bit more differentiation in...
Published By: EOSHD.com blog - Yesterday