Panasonic firmware updates bring raw 5.9K HDMI output to Lumix S5 and Lumix S1

Panasonic Lumix S5 and Lumix S1 with Blackmagic Video Assist 12G HDR
(Image credit: Panasonic)

The latest round of Panasonic firmware updates will be especially useful to videographers, as they bring the ability to record Blackmagic RAW video to an external Blackmagic Video Assist 12G HDR recorder.

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Panasonic Lumix S5 new video modes with firmware update 2.3
AreaResolutionFrame rateAspectHDMI output
Full frame5.9K (5888x3312)29.97p/25p/23.98p16:912-bit
APS-C4K (4128x2176)59.94p/50p/29.97p/25p/23.98p17:912-bit
APS-C anamorphic3.5K (3536X2656)50p/29.97p/25p/23.98p4:312-bit
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Panasonic Lumix S1 new video modes with firmware update 2.1
AreaResolutionFrame rateAspectHDMI output
Full frame5.9K (5888x3312)29.97p/25p/23.98p16:912-bit
APS-C4K (4128x2176)59.94p/50p/29.97p/25p/23.98p17:912-bit
APS-C anamorphic3.5K (3536X2656)50p/29.97p/25p/23.98p4:312-bit

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Rod is an independent photography journalist and editor, and a long-standing Digital Camera World contributor, having previously worked as DCW's Group Reviews editor. Before that he has been technique editor on N-Photo, Head of Testing for the photography division and Camera Channel editor on TechRadar, as well as contributing to many other publications. He has been writing about photography technique, photo editing and digital cameras since they first appeared, and before that began his career writing about film photography. He has used and reviewed practically every interchangeable lens camera launched in the past 20 years, from entry-level DSLRs to medium format cameras, together with lenses, tripods, gimbals, light meters, camera bags and more. Rod has his own camera gear blog at fotovolo.com but also writes about photo-editing applications and techniques at lifeafterphotoshop.com