Panasonic Lumix DMC-S1

usability, price, portability, performance, design

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100% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

usability, price, portability, image quality, performance

durability, reliability, focus, lens

83% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Best-in-class viewfinder ; Effective image stabilization system ; High build quality and weather resistance ; Excellent buffer depth ; Hugely customizable ; Superb video quality

Large, heavy body ; Handful of minor ergonomic issues ; Focusing system lags behind rivals ; Eyecup can get in the way of LCD ; No DCI 4K, and V-Log is paid-for update

With tried-and-tested goodness from Panasonic's G series cameras alongside a stunning new viewfinder, excellent video and a sound full-frame sensor, the S1 does much to impress. A huge body, however, along with some awkward controls and an autofocus...

Best-in-class EVF ; Solidly built with weather-sealing ; Exceptional image stabilization ; HLG Photo Mode ; 4K video at 50/60fps ; Near-perfect subject tracking autofocus ; Easy-to-use menu system and control buttons

Power switch awkwardly positioned ; Bigger and heavier than some rivals ; V-Log available as paid-for firmware update

Panasonic may have taken its time launching a full-frame mirrorless cameras, but the new Lumix S1 can definitely hold its own. It’s rugged, well designed, easy to use and produces wonderfully sharp images with excellent color rendition. Its Hybrid Log...

Full-frame image quality is excellent ; Lots of potential quality and sharpness from Leica mount ; Exceptional image stabilisation system ; Eye AF works very well ; Best-in-class OLED viewfinder ; High-end video features will entice a whole new audience

It's a big and chunky system to use ; Being later to the game than the other major players may limit appeal ; Leica mount means lenses are massive ; Shutter and rear toggle control can be hypersensitive ; Some low-light autofocus slowness/hunting

It might be late to the game - behind Sony and Nikon - and its Leica mount makes for massive lenses, but the S1's ability and resulting image quality make for a great new entry in the full-frame market. Whether that's enough to break up the established...

Stellar ergonomics ; Great results & expansive lens ecosystem

Autofocus not as fast as G9 ; Video record button placement not ideal

Qualitäts­urteil: befriedigend (3,0) ; Bild: gut (2,5) ; Video: ausreichend (4,0) ; Blitz: befriedigend (3,3) ; Monitor: ausreichend (3,8) * ; Hand­habung: befriedigend (2,7) ; Vielseitig­keit: gut (2,5)

Tolle Bildqualität und angenehmes Rauschverhalten;Videos auf Profi-Niveau mit sehr guter Qualität;Gutes Tempo mit hoher Serienbild-Ausdauer ;Umfangreiches Ausstattungs- und Feature-Paket

Gehäuse sehr ausladend und schwer;AF pumpt bei langen Brennweiten;4K60 nur mit Crop-Faktor 1,5