This is the most comprehensive review I have seen, and the only one that answered a couple of questions I had about the differences between the two cameras. Thank you!

I really like your style. Sober & down to earth without sensationalism (please don't change it!). You really get down to the practical stuff of what it's like to use (like the nose on touchscreen problem). The best review of the S1 bodies I've seen.

Thank you Richard for an amazons video! You answered all my questions about the S1 that I was unsure of from the last few days of looking up facts!

This is the BEST review I've seen on KZfaq.

Both cameras look Great! Glad you reviewed them so soon 😀

WOW, the most detail review ever, keep putting them out and 1 million subscribers are within reach.

Thank you for the in-depth review, I love it!

The most comprehensive review!

Thanks Richard....Fantastic Review!!!

There are workarounds to some of the issues you brought up: 1. You can program the front dial to exposure compensation while in AP mode. 2. You can use the shutter button to start and stop video recording.

Thank you Richard fo the review

Yeeeeesssssss! Been waiting for a review

Seriously thinking of buying the S1. I would much prefer a tilting screen to a fully articulated one for my type of photography. That tri-axis tilt (a la Fuji) looks ideal to me. The lenses are a bit on the expensive side, but much depends on how they perform.

that crosshair indicator when camera is shaky is genius, rest is not really impressive if you look at the cheaper competition, especially video features. Finally a really good review of these cameras, great work.

Thanks for this dude!

Great review..thanks for sharing.

Great review...Thanks

Keen to see the video about the video features 🔥🎥❤️

The most excellent review about S1 i have seen. Photos in this review and 50mm f1.4 look so nice. I love your shooting. Your 5 videos about lumix S1 totally reassured me. Nearly all my questions about S1 are answered quite detailed. Now I can preorder S1 without any hesitation. Would you mind me reproducing these 5 videos in Chinese website? I want more people to see your reviews before they decide whether to buy it or not.

Great job, Panasonic :) 6:20 I agree and that's why I always assign the exposure comp to the rear dial. I'm always in A mode anyway. I never use the dedicated exposure comp button.

Thanks! Super fast uploaded! How did you do that 😃

That 50mm lens is huge.

Nice initial review...thank you. Other than the larger sensor, what characteristics drive the substantial price of the S1R?

I am looking forward to buying a used system in four years time.

Thanks so much. Terrific. I love my G9 for travel, and am considering exchanging 5D4 for S1R for tripod landscape work because I'm sold on mirrorless and higher resolution. I print big, 30x45. Would the 24-105 stand up to that size? And would ISO 3200 stand up to that size?

Great review once again Richard!! Well done. I heard your comments on the focus tracking. Question: How would you compare the continuous/tracking AF on the S1 vs the Nikon Z6? Which one is more reliable for moving subjects or where you need to react more quickly? Any other overall comments comparing the S1 vs the Z6? Thanks very much!

Is the S1 CAF as good as A7 III, EOSR and Z6? there are reports of the usual CDAF pulsing. Richard, I thought the z6 can do AF in 1080 120fps?

What's with all the shaking in the C-AF test in the video (@28m11s mark in video)? I thought IBIS would have smoothed that out :/

Nice Job. Very nice - One question, the the S1 have the option to pull pack on the noise reduction like the GH5/GH5-S? (NR +/-) On my GH5 I pull back all the NR because post NR is was more surgical and accurate than real-time, in-camera NR. Thanks!

Great video as always I been thinking of buying the S1 but I'm concerned whether it's an upgrade from my G9 apart from low light performance and shallow depth of field. What's your thoughts???

Hi great review! I bought the S1R a couple of days ago. Wonderful camera! I just have a doubt about it. When turned on it heats up a bit in the bottom left corner. Does yours do the same? Thanks

Does it have APSC crop for stills

How good is S1 for professional work as for Product, Architecture, Interior, Fine Art , Urban and Weddings? I am planning to go for S1 + 24-105 and 50 mm 1.4 setup!

Hey and thanks for awesome reviews! May I ask, have you had a time to test the slowest possible shutter speed for the high res shot? In the G9 it was 1 second. In the Olympus E-M1 Mk II it's 60 seconds which makes it hugely useable to high res sea scapes. Has Panasonic kept their 1 second limit or has anything changed? Thanks again!

Mr. Wong, only thing stopping me from ordering one now is the Autofocus. I will be doing a lot of gimbal work or wedding photography, looking forward to your final release tests, you are the best!

With the AF response when an external screen is attached, could that just be the camera assuming video shooting and deliberately smoothing out focus changes?

On the nose / touchpad issue - I have the same problem (making the focus area change size rather than move) and the cause is clear. On the G9 and GH5, about 1cm of space on the back left is used for the flippy screen hinge. But on the S1, the screen goes much closer to the edge so is bigger and so your nose touches it. I think a firmware update to provide an on/off switch for multi-finger gesture when in shooting mode would be useful.

Excellent review/comparison, Richard! As a landscape and product photographer currently using a Fuji X-System X-T3, I am strongly considering a move to FF, specifically either the Lumix S1 or the Nikon Z6, which I understand you have both. As I'm a sharpness and detail fanatic, especially in my large prints, can you please tell me if the Panasonic 24-105 f/4 combined with the S1 (possibly in High Resolution Mode) would be sharp enough to produce a very sharp and detailed 30" x 40" print? Also, can you recommend a good Macro lens (for the S1) for small product photography? Or, would the 24-105 f/4 at optimum aperture, be sufficient for this as well? Thank you!

Could I just ask you Richard, does the improvement over the Z6 at video high-iso carry over the moving images or is the S1 somehow realising it's not moving and simply averaging the frames for best quality? Looks to be about 2 stops advantage which is crazy.

Thanks for this! It does look like a large camera, which I love! Would you say it's bigger than the Z? Bigger than a D750?

Right now both the S1 and the S1R are about 100 dollar difference used and was wondering which one would you go for? I’m primarily photo but do video just a bit. Also, how’s the sigma 24-70 with the newest firmware?

Has the sensitive shutter release button and the pincushioned and distorted evf of the G9 been corrected for the S1/S1r?

How do you think is the S 24-70/4.0 vs. Nikon, Canon or Sony equivilant? Is the image quality on par or better? Would be great if you could upload some example images in the L-Mount Forum www.l-mount-forum.com. Thanks!

Beautiful and in the right size, better grip ,not as small as Nikon, Sony and Fuji.

Sorry about making another super long review video. I've already separated out the video recording feature into the separate video and also trimmed a lot of footage but somehow it's still a 40mins+ video. If you want to skip to some certain topic, check out the time index in the video description. And remember to checkout my blog review for more sample photos and a few things I didn't mention in this review: www.photobyrichard.com/reviewbyrichard/panasonic-lumix-s1-s1r-in-depth-review/ if you have any questions about these two cameras or the lenses, which leave a message and I'll try to answer your questions

Can you get a Leica Vario-Elmarit-SL 24-90mm f/2.8-4 ASPH for the tests with s1/s1r?

All other "reviews" looks like a joke compare to your's.

super review, v informative. lossless compression files?

An excellent review. Since you pointed out about your nose touching the screen, just wait to Jared Polin reviews the cameras. His nose will turn red. I would like to see some shots of moving objects especially animals to demonstrate the tracking capabilities.

When you plug in the HDMI it moves to video AF for smoother focus pulls. Everyone hates on video that snaps on focus.

did he talk about the usb c port ? can you record video through usb port?

Gotta say it looks pretty impressive. I’m still a bit skeptical about how well this system will catch on given they are starting from scratch, but it will be interesting to see.

Has high res improved? Better quality than Olympus?

The z6 has a minim af reting of -3ev.

The exposure compensation on my Em1 mark 2 is indeed better implemented. Which is about the only better implementation Oly has to my mind btw...Best review to date and Richards reviews are always one of the best.FF is not for me. I have a D800e and well...to me the difference is there for sure on one hand but it is rather small compared to my Oly Em1 mark 2. These Panny cams are large and that simply means that their mFT will continue to exist since they must have figured out that if you want smaller you get a GX9 or Gh5 or so. If you do not mid size too much these will do. Expensive? I do not feel the S1 is expensive at all as compared to the competition. Build quality is topnotch, EVF is topnotch, weathersealing is the best out there. great IBIS. Too bad though that Panny is seems to be so addicted to its CDAF AF system. It is on one hand quite a feat and it is good but it is simply not up to Sony's AF. OSPDAF is needed for as long a DFD does not cut it I feel.

14:00 there is a lighter Sensor that tourn off the display if I block the Sensor with your face, so you shouldn't be able to use the touch auto focus accidentally

How much detail is really gained from High Resolution Mode? You cover what it is, and the modes, but don't really discuss how effective it is. And this feature is one of the main drivers for this camera.

Black tape on the model or brand... I am doing the same on all my cameras 😉

Richard - Your examples of the S1 vs the Z6 are VERY important. (possibly more than you realize) It has been speculated that Panasonic would be using the IMX410 sensor that is used on the Nikon Z6 and A&-III. (This is a fact on these cameras) However, your video clearly shows there is a strong performance gap between the S1 and Z6. This could lead many of us to believe this is NOT a Sony BSI sensor after all! Since last year, Samsung has been shipping it's IsoCell technology sensors to a "Japanese client" but will not say who. Your examples might be our FIRST indication that this Samsung rumor "could" be correct! It's still very hard to say and we wont know for sure until Tech Insights X-ray's the S1 sensor and reveals who makes it. I think you are on to something here! You have the only channel right now that compares this mystery S1 sensor to Sony's BSI IMX410. Can you please post additional S1 vs Z6 footage in another new post? This is big news in the sensor world! If this IS a Samsung sensor?,... this would be the first major "crack" in Sony SemiConductor's armor and their dominant EXMOR technology that we have seen in recent years.

I really wanted this till I seen the prices. I dont understand why the lenses are so expensive. It's still on my mind as I wont be moving off Panasonic(Yeah Im a fanboy. Shoot me), but it will be a while before I lock it in. I wish there will be third party lens builders like Rokinon and Laowa joining in the L mount alliance with some cheap but good lenses. Im Happy with my G85 for now

Is there any adapter we can use with them?

Is the camera too big for vlogging? Should I get a Sony instead?

I think we may be brothers.

Did Panasonic retire Micro Four Thirds?

you say this camera is not designed for high end video, and you say the GH5 is highend. Well you need to look at this in detail - because when they release the paid upgrade and this baby can do true V-Log in 10bit, 422, it will blow the GH5 out of the water, the sensor is also redesigned, with better colour science, so i feel its incorrect to say it will do lesser quality then the GH5 .using true V-Log and a better sensor, it will in my opinion offer fantastic video quality. hope thats helpful.

Just an alternative point of view on the button placement. I nearly always shoot manual, so don't care about the compensation button, and I manually set my white balance. I hope Panasonic don't change the button positions based on one photographer's feedback. I'm disappointed that one of the advantages of FF - more light on the sensor - is negated by the release of f4 zooms. The 50mm is ridiculously expensive. As the owner four Lumix cameras, I was looking forward to the release of S1 to replace my Canon 5D Mark III, but the slow lenses and prohibitive prices relative to the Sony ecosystem make the A7IIII seem more attractive. Good review.

How many ppl are excited for these new cameras,not because am going to buy,but because it makes the likes of GH5,GH5s and A7II and A7III affordable for us to finally get🤣🤣🤣😂

I hope fujifilm is watching.

Christ, how big is this thing! It's the size of a mirrored dinosaur 🦕 📸 I didn't know that a pro camera should be a big monster. I can see your arm straining under the weight.

Camera appears to be very impressive accept it is too large and heavy to be a good choice for street and travel for both still and video, too low FPS to be a good choice for sport or nature and has the ergonomics, esthetics and sex appeal of a hypo. I, honestly can not think of a photo area this camera would be a "best" for. Lastly, lenses available for this camera are either very expensive or very heavy compared to their peers. If given this camera, the first things I would do is rasp and sand every edge so as to avoid finger cuts and purchase a back brace. The idea of removing mirrors for the advantages of electronic view finders has clearly been thrown away by Panasonic.

The Panasonic S1 60p Limitations / Specs Suck There is a Recording Time Limit and a Crop With 60p it's Disappointing especially with the Higher Price i Was Looking Forward To Full Frame 60p i Would Be Surprised if this Camera Sells a Lot Of Units its Not Going To Be Like The GH5 Sales O Well i Will Pass

Panasonic? Never again! I love your videos are all in all seems Panasonic has a huge quality problem on the curren production models like the G9. On my G9 the rubber gets loose (SD card door & thumb grip) after 5 month and only 1000 photos in best studio / home condition. Panasonic will not cover the repair costs of 173 Eur although the glue was forgotten already in factory and my camera is only one of a lot of others. I will now get my camera unrepaired back. I will sell my whole Panasonic equipment and wished your chanel will also have a look on the long term quality. Made in China with a non functional quality gate. I canceled also my pre order of the S1 with 24-105. Panasonic? Customer service? Never again. regards Jog

This camera will sink Panasonic as a company. Take that prophecy to the bank.

You really need 43 min to review a camera. Most Viewers run out of concentration/patience after 15-20min. My suggestion review the ESSENTIALs (also cut down on impertinent comments) within 20min the rest of the nonessentials put on your website.

Fact is S1 has an outdated contrast detection AF. Panasonic never learn.

that screen is TERRIBLE ! why did they not just use the GH type flip out ? that WAS my favorite thing about panasonic..