Panasonic Lumix S1II Review – The Good, The Bad & The Surprising

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Panasonic has released a few firmware updates since release, which addressed some of the issues i mentioned, like overheating, adding lower burst speed option and improved a few things: 2025 Nov https://youtu.be/Bhq9PmXsUSM?si=NOm7hVAXhTaiyhsb 2025 Jun https://youtu.be/HWtqBzo_XMw?si=MMMWdu-SW9Mcx7e9 Special Thanks to Auckland Camera Centre https://www.aucklandcamera.co.nz B&H order: (Affiliate links) Panasonic Lumix S 24-60mm f/2.8 https://bhpho.to/3EZlFWJ Panasonic Lumix S1II: https://bhpho.to/4ddqSGW Camera gear I use: Panasonic Lumix S1II | Lumix S 24mm f/1.8 Zeapon Micro 4 Slider Synco D2 Microphone Screen Capture: Accsoon SeeMo4k: https://accsoon.com/accsoon-seemo-4k/ BTS Camera: Insta360 GO3S https://www.insta360.com/sal/go-3s?utm_term=INR2IW5 (affiliated link, 5% discount all Insta360 Products) Counties RC Car Club https://www.countiesrc.co.nz/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealrichardwong/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@therealrichardwong My Miniature Photography Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scalequests/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PhotoByRichard/ 0:00 Introduction - Panasonic Lumix S1II The New High Speed Flagship 1:52 Quick Overview 5:44 A great SSD solution for the S1II 8:20 Real world experience - the ultimate challenge 17:46 Video Mode 19:09 4k video crop and quality 20:51 Full HD video crop and quality 21:18 Dynamic Range Boost 22:51 ProRes RAW & BRAW 23:18 ARRI LogC3 24:03 Video ISO Range 24:44 New Video Features 25:13 Video High ISO Test 28:20 Rolling Shutter 32:26 Video Dynamic Range Test 34:43 Video Image Stabilisation Test 41:15 Hybrid Zoom & Crop Zoom 45:02 New Focus Ring Settings 46:01 Autofocus 50:51 Overheat Test 56:50 Lumix Flow 58:29 HDMI latency 1:01:32 Photo - Burst Mode 1:07:19 Photo Buffer 1:11:14 Photo High ISO 1:15:55 Photo Dynamic Range 1:18:32 Photo Stabilisation 1:21:59 HEIF 1:25:48 AI Auto White Balance 1:28:20 Shutter 1:29:52 High Resolution Mode 1:33:39 Liveview Composite 1:34:12 Multiple Exposure Mode 1:34:44 Webcam UVC & UAC 1:37:33 USB Copy 1:38:03 My Thoughts