The Panasonic S1H is now finally available for purchasing and we took it for a spin in order to put it through its paces. If you are in a rush and have no time to continue reading, here is my conclusion first: Currently it is the best mirrorless camera that can shoot video in the market. Of course, no filming device is perfect, but any manufacturer who would like to produce something even better will have to work harder to achieve this. Ready to dive into details? Keep on reading. Panasonic S1H (Image credit: cinema5D) It was at the last day of May when the Panasonic S1H was first announced (looks like an eternity by now…) and since then we had several opportunities to play with the camera but now it was time to take a closer look into it and check how well Panasonic did with its flagship mirrorless full frame monster. Panasonic S1H in a Nutshell It is for some time now that Panasonic is moving in a parallel direction by bringing to the market a photo orientated camera first and a few months later, a video-oriented sibling (on the Micro Four Third front we could see this done with the Panasonic G9/GH5/GH5s). Now the same procedure is being repeated with the Panasonic S1 and S1H. This is why I was not surprised to see that some “filmmaking” key elements were missing from the S1 when it was intruded. It was just a question of time (and price) till a mirrorless “video orientated” camera,...
Published By: CineD - Thursday, 24 October, 2019