Panasonic S1H: What we know so far, and what we think’s likely (Dpreview)

Here are a couple of extra info via Dpreview:

  • Panasonic says it will combine aspects from the GH-series, the full-frame S-series and its pro-level Cinema Varicam series
  • The “H” stands for stills/video hybrid with high quality
  • The most likely implication of these specs is that the camera has a 24MP sensor.
  • Panasonic talks about the S1H offering ‘multi-aspect’ shooting, including 4:3 anamorphic shooting. But we’re not taking this as proof that it has an multi-aspect sensor, in the same way the GH2 and GH5S have.
  • The 60p video will probably come from a Super35 crop
  • It’s possible that this greater gimbal and steadicam friendliness, combined with the improved heat management of being able to attach the sensor to a heat sync would push the S1H towards using a fixed sensor (no IBIS)

Published specs:

  • 6K 3:2 capture at 24p
  • 16:9 5.9K capture at up to 30p
  • ‘Multi aspect’ recording including anamorphic 4:3 capture
  • 10-bit DCI and UHD 4K capture at up to 60p
  • Unlimited recording times
  • 14+ stop V-Log/V-Gamut capture
  • Color reproduction to match Cinema VariCam series

 

First “real world” pictures shows the Panasonic S1H has a cooling vent and the fully articulating screen!

Here are a few pictures of the new Panasonic S1H. And they disclose two important details:

1) The camera has a cooling vent!
2) It hass the fully articulating screen of the GH5

More new details:
– Seems like it has no IBIS
– No internal ND filters

Panasonic S1H officially announced: Costs $4,000 and will ship in autumn!

Panasonic officially announced the new S1H. It will start shipping out in autumn for $4,000 (or 4.000 Euro).

Preorders:
Panasonic DMW-SFU2 Lumix S1 Filmmaker V-Log Upgrade Software Key at BHphoto.
Panasonic DMW-STC14 Lumix S 1.4x Teleconverter at BHphoto.
Panasonic DMW-STC20 Lumix S 2x Teleconverter at BHphoto.
No preorders for the new S1H yet!

Press text:
Newsshooter. Nofilmschool. Cinema5D. Cnet. Dpreview. Engadget. Imaging Resource.

Videos:

Also the Panasonic S1 will sell the extra software update from the 8th of July for $199:

More info on this on Explora, Dpreview, Newsshooter.

Three more L-mount zooms will be announced in late 2019:

More images:

Follow the Panasonic S1H announcement livestream here on L-rumors!

Finally we are here! The S1H will be announced shortly and on the video on top you can watch the livestream!

Rumored specs:

Panasonic Cine Lumix  S1H will be announced on May 31
It’s L-mount
New Full Frame sensors
Records 6K24p and 4k60p
Records 10bit 4:2:2 internal at 30p and external 60p
14 stops Dynamic Range
Cinematography dream gear
It’s built like a tank.
Slightly bigger than the S1-S1R for better heat dissipation
full built-in log settings
lot more epxensive than the S1R

Unconfirmed additional specs:

IBIS
ND filter
price between $5,000 and $6000

Stay tuned!

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(L5) First leaked images of the new Panasonic S1H

A french website spilled out the press text and first images of the new Panasonic S1H. Here is the google translated text:

From the autumn of 2019, it will be necessary to count on the LUMIX S1H. It’s the 3rd Full Format Musketeer from Panasonic, after the brave Lumix S1 and S1R.

This 3rd box, very oriented cinema and video (more than the S1) announces a world premiere of shock: the video recording in 6K / 24p (in format 3: 2) or 5,9K / 30p (in format 16: 9) . It also announces the C4K / 4K (the famous DCI) in 60p in 10 bits. It also adapts to 4: 3 anamorphic mode. Rumors were running about the arrival of the 8K, or even a GH6, but it will be 6K in Full Format. Not bad…

In short, the engineers seem to have concentrated their efforts on an invisible but problematic parameter: the heating of the case. And the higher the resolution, the more it heats! As a result, heat dispersion seems to have been studied to provide the expected video performance. However, the manufacturer states in its statement that when the temperature of the device exceeds the certified operating temperature, the device can automatically stop video recording to protect it from heat damage.

4K MODE

4K mode is not forgotten with the ability to record in 4K or better (from our point of view), to crop 6K videos in 4K, which should increase the image resolution in Crop mode or allow to reframe more. Stabilization could also be improved in this same logic.L-rumors.com

As for personalization of the image, the LUMIX S1H also features the V-Log / V-Gamut with a dynamic range of 14 stops, practically equivalent to that of the brand’s VariCam, enhancing the texture of human skin.

Note that the S1H’s recording format is compatible with the V-Log format recorded by a VariCam or the V-Log L recorded by the LUMIX GH5 / GH5S.

The video can be saved in unlimited. It is therefore a case of “camcorder” type.

The prototype of the LUMIX S1H will be exhibited at the “Cine Gear Expo 2019” show from May 30 to June 2, 2019.

The price is of course not yet communicated.

Availability: Fall 2019

via Nokishita