For photographers wanting more than 44.3-megapixels of resolution, the S1RII offers a handheld high-resolution mode that can capture still images at 177-megapixels by shifting the sensor half a pixel and capturing and merging multiple exposures.

With NAB just over a month away, the camera and tech market for the film and video industry is starting to heat up. We’ve seen some major announcements from Sigma and DJI over the last few weeks, but we’re anticipating a lot more from the legacy camera manufacturing brands like Canon,

The full-frame L-mount camera is the first to use a 44MP BSI CMOS sensor that reads out quickly enough to realize 40fps image capture and 8K video.

Panasonic’s mirrorless cameras are best known for their video powers, but with its latest model, the company is finally getting serious about photography as well. The $3,300 full-frame Lumix S1R II is not only the company’s first camera capable of 8K video but can fire off 40 fps bursts of high-resolution (45 megapixel) RAW photos.

Panasonic and Capture One have announced a new strategic partnership to bring tethering to Lumix cameras to Capture One's software – starting with the brand-new Panasonic Lumix SR1 II. Capture One has long been the industry standard for photography studios tethering to cameras during shoots to review photos.

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