Panasonic officially released the Lumix S5IIX camera – a more video-centric version of the Lumix S5II model: Pre-order: Adorama | Amazon | B&H Photo Shipping starts on May 26 Additional information is available here and here Panasonic also announced a new firmware update 2.0 for the Panasonic Lumix DC-S5II (coming in June, 2023):
In a recent interview, Panasonic reps commented that they have a desire for their new organic CMOS sensor (see announcement) to be “put into practical use in a few years”:
Panasonic is talking about its organic sensor again and if you judge by the title and first paragraph of the press release, it seems that they are done with the development:
Phototrend published their interview with Yosuke Yamane, director of the Imaging Business division at Panasonic, who confirmed that Phase detection AF is coming to the next Panasonic MFT camera:
Panasonic Japan announced a price reduction on five zoom S lenses for L-mount. In the US the same lenses currently have a $200-$300 instant savings: Panasonic Lumix S Pro 16-35mm f/4 Lens Panasonic lumix S Pro 24-70mm f/2.8 lens Panasonic Lumix S Pro 70-200mm f/2.8 OIS lens Panasonic Lumix S Pro 70-200mm f/4 OIS lens […]
Canon develops a 1″ 4k CMOS back-illuminated stacked sensor with 24 stops of dynamic range: The new sensor divides the image into 736 areas and automatically determines the best exposure settings for each area The new sensor realizes a dynamic range of 148 dB—the highest-level performance in the industry among image sensors for monitoring applications. It […]
In a recent interview, Yamane-san (director of the Imaging Business Unit at Panasonic) confirmed that phase detection AF is coming to future Panasonic MFT cameras:
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