Tested – The Panasonic S1H

For moviemaking, the chunky flagship Panasonic has specs that the latest rivals from Sony, Canon, Nikon, Sigma and Leica simply can’t match. The S1H has 6K resolution, 4:2:2 10-bit internal recording, 180fps super slow-motion, Dual Native ISO, V-Log for 14 stops of dynamic range, waveforms, vectorscopes, peaking, zebras, LUT support, timecode in/out, shutter angle adjustment, 4K time lapse, audio level monitoring and lots more. Like Raw video output in Apple ProRes Raw and built-in anamorphic de-squeeze.

And there is no limit on recording time, because Panasonic has fitted a cooling fan inside the body and a USB-C socket means you can power it up from an  external source so you don’t need to worry about the battery going down. And hot-swappable twin memory cards mean you can keep shooting for as long as you have space.

No other hybrid model on the market comes close in terms of video spec, and if you have a bagful of Leica-fit L lenses and can handle autofocus that isn’t quite up there with the latest all-singing hybrid on-sensor phase detect of some rivals, then the S1H has your name all over it.