Panasonic’s BS1H is a box-type digicam with a fat-frame sensor

In 2020, Panasonic announced the BGH1, its first-ever box-type digicam. The firm took the internals of its successfully-loved Micro Four Thirds GH5S and rehoused them in a physique greater fitted to video production workloads. Virtually precisely one twelve months later, Panasonic has announced the DC-BS1H. Love its predecessor, this most up-to-date free up from the firm takes an present Panasonic digicam, the fat-frame S1H, and places it in a brand fresh physique.

On the coronary heart of the BS1H is a 24.2-megapixel CMOS sensor that can have photos at up to a 6K resolution. Particularly, it’s in a position to recording 6K video at up to 24 frames per 2d, 5.4K at 30 frames per 2d with a 3:2 prick and 5.9K at 30 frames per 2d with a 16:9 framing. Panasonic claims the BS1H’s sensor functions bigger than 14 stops of dynamic vary and the inclusion of each an optical low pass filter a Dual Native ISO perform abet lower moire and digital noise.

But whereas you occur to’re looking at a box-type digicam to your self, you would like one for the added connectivity alternate suggestions the layout promises. On the entrance, the BS1H is no trot. Notably, it entails a USB 3.1 Form-C connection, an HDMI Form-A port and a 3G serial digital interface. It’s also that that it is probably going you’ll per chance imagine to join 12 BS1H cameras together to compose a multi-digicam setup. Moreover, you’ll procure the identical outdated assortment of three.5mm and XLR microphone connections, on top of a LAN port. Oh, and it comes with twin SD card slots for grief-free redundancy.

Panasonic will promote the DC-BS1H for $3,500 when it becomes readily accessible in November.