Panasonic announced new free firmware updates for three LUMIX G series cameras which will be available on June 9, 2021. The GH5S and G9 both get improved AF, red REC frame indicator, Power Save Mode, and improved functions for vertical shooting. The GH5S additionally gets RAW output over HDMI for both DCI 4K and 3.7K anamorphic up to 60fps. The LUMIX G100 gets improved vertical shooting function. During today’s online event, Panasonic announced a handful of new stuff. We prepared three separate posts about the news – click here to read all about the newly announced LUMIX GH5M2 camera or here to read about the LUMIX GH6 Development announcement. The news included in this particular article encompasses new firmware updates for the LUMIX G series cameras – GH5S, G9, and G100. Let’s take a look at the new features coming to these cameras. LUMIX GH5S Firmware Version 2.0 GH5S – the low light king of the LUMIX G line – was released in January 2018 (check out our review and hands-on article). Although it lacks IBIS, it has become quite popular among filmmakers for its good image quality and dual-native-ISO. The new firmware v2.0 introduces the following improvements and features on the GH5S: Improved AF performance – the autofocus can detect eyes / face at a 2x faster recognition cycle speed and human/animal at a 5x faster recognition cycle speed when compared to previous firmware. Tracking and recognition performance of AF have been improved with an addition of head recognition....
Published By: CineD - Tuesday, 25 May, 2021