Panasonic just announced the LUMIX BS1H: a box-style full-frame camera featuring the internals from the S1H (without the IBIS) and a body similar to the BGH1. The camera offers up to 5.9K/30p full sensor or up to C4K/60p Super35 crop video. It can also output 12-bit raw video over HDMI and Full HD over a 3G-SDI port. The rugged body also offers an Ethernet port with a PoE+ feature for remote power and control. Box-shaped modular cameras seem to have gotten quite popular these days. As an example, we can take the Z CAM E2 line of cameras, the RED Komodo, or now the new RED V-RAPTOR as well. The Japanese camera manufacturer Panasonic also already has such a camera in their portfolio. Announced back in November 2020, the Panasonic LUMIX BGH1 became the most affordable Netflix-approved camera. With the Micro Four Thirds sensor from the GH5S, it offered improved connectivity via the SDI-out, Ethernet port, and more. We naturally tested the camera in our lab as well. Today, Panasonic announces another box-shaped camera – say hello to the LUMIX BS1H. As its name implies, it is basically a box-shaped S1H, but let’s take a look at the details. Panasonic LUMIX BS1H Panasonic themselves label this new camera as “Full-Frame Box-Style Mirrorless Live & Cinema Camera”. The internals are indeed taken from Panasonic’s video-centric mirrorless flagship, the LUMIX S1H. The body is almost the same size as the BGH1. It’s impressive how Panasonic engineers managed to fit all the internals...
Published By: CineD - Thursday, 7 October, 2021