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Hey guys, my name is Matt Johnson, and Panasonic just announced that this autumn they will be releasing the S1H, a more video focused version of their popular S1 camera that also happens to come with a much higher price tag. So, today I want to tell you about the video features of this camera that have been revealed and give you my thoughts on them. And, please keep in mind that Panasonic just announced this camera and they said themselves that they were not going to reveal all of the video features yet, so I'm sure some of this is subject to change. Up first, let's talk about the headlining feature of the S1H. This camera is capable of recording up to 6K in the the three by two aspect ratio at 24 frames per second, and 5.9K in the 16 by nine aspect ration at up to 30 frames per second. It is also capable of recording 6K in the four by three aspect ratio if you want to shoot animorphic as well. And to be clear, Panasonic has said that it records 6K in full-frame with no crop. That is very impressive. I hear some of you saying, "Matt, "why do I need a camera that can shoot in 6K? "My computer can barely edit 4K footage at this point. "Why would I need 6K?" Well, just like how you can deliver a video in 1080p but shoot it in 4K so you can crop in and have a lot of room to manipulate it in post, if you shoot a video in 6K, you can then deliver it 4K and have a lot of room to reframe things as well. That is an awesome feature to have. Now I do want to temper this excitement with a bit of uncertainty. Panasonic has not stated if the 6K video modes would be recording in 10 bit. They may only recording in 8 bit, we do not know yet. The second major feature of this camera that I want to talk about is that the S1H is capable of recording 4K at 60 frames per second in 10 bit. Up until this point, the GH5 and the S1, etc. were only capable of recording 4K, 60 in 8 bit color. So having the ability to record 4K, 60 in 10 bit color is going to be huge for a lot of people. One thing that we don't know is if there is going to be a crop when shooting at these higher frame rates. With a Panasonic S1, whenever you're recording in 4K, 60, there is a 1.5 times crop. With the S1H, Panasonic has not stated whether there will be a crop or not. One last benefit of the S1H is that it comes with V-Log preinstalled. Unlike with the S1 and the GH5 and other Panasonic cameras, you do not need to purchase a software license upgrade to enable it to shoot in a flatter picture profile. You get V-Log in this camera built in. Of course this camera also has many of the features and strengths of the S1 that came before it. You're getting the fantastic in-body image stabilization from the S1. You're getting great battery life, unlimited recording time. It' built like a tank. The S1H is going to be a great tool for film making. There are a lot of things that we don't know about this camera yet, and I touched on some of them earlier. Does it have that same 1.5 times crop when shooting at 4K, 60 frames per second? Is the 6K video recorded in 10 bit? What bitrates is this camera recording at in 6K? And what about overheating? Panasonic has said in an interview that, while the camera has unlimited recording time, it may shut down if it gets too hot. You may not be able to shoot an outdoor wedding in 6K in the Texas heat, which I am about to be experiencing, as summer rapidly approaches. Aside from these unknowns, there is one issue that we do know about that I think is gonna keep some film makers from purchasing the S1H, and that is the price. At four thousand dollars, this is definitely not a cheap camera. And this comes at the time when we have so many options from so many different camera manufacturers for such good prices. You have Sony with their A73 for two thousand dollars. You could buy two of them for the price of one S1H. You have the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K for 13 hundred dollars that records gorgeous raw video. You have the Fuji X-T3 for 15 hundred dollars. Even the S1, this camera's younger brother, for 25 hundred dollars is gonna have many of the same features as the S1H. At this event Panasonic announced that on July 8th they would be releasing a firmware update for the S1 that adds V-Log and 4:2:2 10 bit recording in 4K at up to 30 frames per second. This update will cost two hundred dollars, but, even then, the price is still much lower than the S1H. My point is that we are living in the golden age of video cameras right now with so many options from so many manufacturers for such cheap prices. And so, whenever you see the S1H with its four thousand dollar price tag, I can really only recommend this camera if you need a camera that can record full-frame video in 6K. For me, I'm still shooting with the Sony A7S II and I love this camera, but, come this fall, if Sony has not released the A7S III by then and it does not match many of these specs or improve on them over the S1H, I might jump to Panasonic. If you wanna read more about this camera, I'll be sure to post any news or updates about it to my Facebook page, which I'll link to down in the video description. Thanks so much for watching and have a great day.

What the…? What is this, Minecraft? Hey everyone! I’m Trisha Hershberger and in today’s episode of DIY in 5 we’ll talk about video resolution and try to make sense of all those HD, 2K, 4K, 8K, etc, etc. terms. If our tips help, please don’t forget to subscribe so you won’t miss any of our upcoming episodes. Let’s start with the easy stuff. What does 1080P, 4K and all that even mean? In basic terms it’s just the number of pixels in a given area. We usually talk about it when we think of screens. Pixels themselves don’t actually have a specific size. They’re just individual illuminated components on a screen. So when we say something is 4K we’re saying that the max number of pixels that the screen supports is roughly four thousand pixels wide. Here’s a handy chart which shows you some of the most common screen resolutions. So now you might be thinking, “what about TVs which are both 4K but are different sizes? Let’s say one is 50 inches and the other is 70”? What gives?” The simple answer is the 70” TV is just showing you larger pixels and that’s ok! In some cases, it’s very ok. Now that we have a better understanding of what resolution is, let’s talk about why it could be important. We’ll start with filming. For those of you who still shoot with an actual camera, and those of us who film from our phones, you will need to set your resolution before filming. Despite what TV dramas show us, you can’t just press an ENHANCE on a keyboard and magically get more resolution. If you want to see your footage in 4K, get a camera that shoots it and make sure you’re actually filming in 4K. A number of phones and camera will default to 1080P. Now let’s discuss what most of us care about, TVs. Let’s be real, not every TV will benefit from 4K or 8K. If you go online you’ll see different calculators that say how big your TV should be before upgrading to higher resolutions. Based on our personal, very unscientific methods, we see 50” TVs as the smallest size that benefit from 4K. Any smaller than that and it’s really hard to tell that there are actually more pixels on the screen. Hu, I can kind of see the 4K…. As for 8K TVs it’s probably going to be a while before we start seeing those in stores, so we won’t worry about them yet. Now that we understand the basics, what else do we need to know? Let’s talk about content. There’s still very little 4K content available for your big shiny new TV, but it’s getting better. The good thing is, Netflix shoots almost all of their original programming in 4K so they’re an excellent source of super pixel-ey goodness. Some YouTube channels also upload in 4K but not too many at the moment. If you do want to stream any 4K content it’s recommended that you have at least a 25 megabit per second internet connection. If you’re more into physical media there’s also 4K Blu-Ray discs, but you will need a player that actually supports them. Your standard Blu-Ray player from a few years ago won’t play the new stuff. And finally, for my digital file loving friends out there just know that 4K video files are huge. So if you want to keep all those ultra-high def files on your system you’re gonna need storage space. You’ll get roughly 35 hours of footage for every terabyte of hard drive you have. So who of you has already made the 4K TV upgrade? Do you actually notice any difference? Let us know in the comments below. And, you know many phones nowadays are 4K filming machines! If you want to learn how to shoot better video on an iPhone, check out this video here. That’s all for now. I’ve got a really large screen to go watch stuff on so I gotta get back to that. That’s not true at all - that was YouTube magic.