Panasonic Lumix S1R
Price: £3,399 / $3,697The Panasonic Lumix S1R could be the perfect choice for high-end
SLR users looking to switch to a full-frame mirrorless camera
The Panasonic Lumix S1R is a 47.3MP
full-frame mirrorless camera. It was
announced at the same time as
the 24.2MP Lumix S1, which is billed as an
all-rounder with high-end video capability. As
the high-resolution model of the pair, the
S1R is primarily aimed at professional stills
photographers, but it can also be used to
shoot video.
As in the S1, the S1R’s sensor is teamed-
up with Panasonic’s latest Venus Engine
processor. However, the higher pixel countmeans that the native sensitivity range is a bit
more limited at ISO 100-25,600 rather than
ISO 100-51,200, and the expansion settings
take it to ISO 50-51,200 instead of the S1’s
ISO 50-204,800.
Impressively, Panasonic has maintained
the same maximum continuous shooting
rates with the S1R as with the S1 – 6fps with
continuous autofocusing and 9fps with single
autofocusing. Naturally, the burst depth is
shallower at around 40 images or so if you
shoot RAW files and use a Sony G-Series“ That’s the highest resolution EVF currently
available, and it provides a superb, smooth
view with plenty of crisp detail”
XQD card or UHS-II SDXC card. If you need
to shoot at a faster rate than 9fps, the S1R
has Panasonic’s 4K/6K Photo mode, which
enables 8MP images to be shot at 60fps
or 18MP images to be shot at 30fps. This
technology is also behind the Post-Focus and
Focus Stacking modes that enable you to pick
a focus point after shooting a sequence of
images or create a composite with extensive
depth of field.
While the S1R can shoot 4K (3,840×2,160)
at 60fps and 150Mbps, it lacks the S1’s HEVC
4:2:0 ten-bit internal recording option, and
the optional V-Log upgrade is not compatible.
There’s a 3.5mm mic port, a headphone port,
and the five-axis in-body image stabilisation
(IBIS) works with video as well as stills.
As with its G-series Micro Four Thirds
cameras, Panasonic has stuck with contrastReviews