Review
Mirrorless / CAMERA REFERENCE
Lumix DC-S1
Panasonic
Catalogue announcement:
01 / TECHNICAL RECORD
Specifications
Catalogue specifications. Source: DPReview historical specification record ↗.
Sensor and files
- Effective pixels
- 24 megapixels
- Sensor size
- Full frame (35.6 x 23.8 mm)
- Sensor type
- CMOS
- Max resolution
- 6000 x 4000
- ISO
- Auto, 100-51200 (expands to 50-204800)
- Boosted ISO (minimum)
- 50
- Boosted ISO (maximum)
- 204800
- Uncompressed format
- RAW
Lens and focus
- Lens mount
- Leica L
- Number of focus points
- 225
- Manual focus
- Yes
- Image stabilization
- Sensor-shift
- Image stabilization notes
- 5-axis; combines with in-lens stabilization for increased shake reduction
Exposure and shooting
- Minimum shutter speed
- 60 sec
- Maximum shutter speed
- 1/8000 sec
- Maximum shutter speed (electronic)
- 1/8000 sec
- Continuous drive
- 9.0 fps
- Exposure compensation
- ±5 (at 1/3 EV steps)
- Metering modes
- MultiCenter-weightedHighlight-weightedSpot
- Aperture priority
- Yes
- Shutter priority
- Yes
- Built-in flash
- No
- External flash
- Yes (via hot shoe or flash sync port)
Video and audio
- Format
- MPEG-4, H.264, H.265
- Microphone
- Stereo
- Microphone port
- Yes
- Headphone port
- Yes
- Speaker
- Mono
Viewfinder and screen
- Viewfinder type
- Electronic
- Viewfinder coverage
- 100%
- Viewfinder magnification
- 0.78×
- Screen size
- 3.2″
- Screen dots
- 2,100,000
- Articulated LCD
- Tilting
- Touch screen
- Yes
Body and connections
- Storage types
- XQD + SD card slots; UHS-II supported
- Battery description
- DMW-BLJ31 lithium-ion battery & charger
- Battery Life (CIPA)
- 380
- Weight (inc. batteries)
- 899 g (1.98 lb / 31.71 oz)
- Dimensions
- 149 x 110 x 97 mm (5.87 x 4.33 x 3.82″)
- Environmentally sealed
- Yes
- USB
- USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 GBit/sec)
- HDMI
- Yes (4:2:2 8-bit output (except 4K/60p))
- Wireless
- Built-In
- Remote control
- Yes
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Reviews and field reports
03 / PROVENANCE
Sources and dates
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