Panasonic has announced firmware updates for the S-series cameras that are set to improve and enhance the performance of the cameras. The updates are video-focused and bring the most features to the S1 and S1H cameras such as Blackmagic RAW support for the S1H and 6K recording to the S1.
The Panasonic Lumix S5 has just been released in New Zealand, and I received mine a few days ago. Last night, with clear skies, I took it to the south coast of Wellington, New Zealand, to see what the new advances in High Resolution mode included in the S5 could bring.
Panasonic has just unveiled the much-rumored and heavily leaked Lumix S5: a compact, entry(ish)-level full-frame mirrorless camera that packs a lot of impressive video and stills features into a more compact and affordable L-mount body.
Panasonic has officially confirmed that it will be announcing the new full-frame mirrorless LUMIX S5 camera through an online launch event on September 2nd.
Sony isn't the only company with a new entry-level full-frame mirrorless camera in the pipeline. According to recent reports, Panasonic is going to release its own "Lumix S5" camera that's being described as a "smaller version" of the Panasonic S1.
Certain indie filmmakers may be all in love with shaky-cam production values, but for the rest of us, nausea still isn't terribly valued as a special effect. So huzzah to the ShadowCam S-5, an upcoming stabilizer for DSLRs and pro series cinema cameras (Red Epic, Canon C models, etc.) that promises to dampen motion like no other stabilizer.