

Panasonic Releases Firmware Update Programs for the LUMIX S Series Camera S1, S5 and S1R Meanwhile, S1R owners will gain the L.ClassicNeo and L.Monochrome S color modes with firmware v1.9.īoth the firmware updates and plugin will be available from July 12th. The Lumix DC-S5 gains the Blackmagic-compatible Raw functions with firmware v2.3. The new firmware also adds the L.ClassicNeo and L.Monochrome S Photo Styles. This comes on top of the option to use an Atomos Ninja V to capture ProRes RAW video.

A 4K APS-C Raw video mode and APS-C Anamorphic Raw video mode are also available. Blackmagic Raw video options (S1 and S5)įirmware 2.1 for Lumix DC-S1s with the DMW-SFU2 filmmaker upgrade will enable 5.9K Raw video output over HDMI that can be encoded as Blackmagic Raw by a Blackmagic Video Assist 12G HDR.

Panasonic has also announced firmware updates for its S1 and S5 cameras, adding the ability to output Raw video over HDMI, and for its S1R, adding new color modes.

We haven't yet had a chance to test the plug-in, but the ability to edit HDR stills is a key requirement if photographers hope to exploit the capabilities of HDR TVs as a way of showing a wider tonal range in a lifelike manner. The results can then be viewed by connecting the camera to an HDR TV using an HDMI lead. The LUMIX HLG Photo plug-in will allow HLG stills from the S1, S1R, S5 and S1H to be opened, edited and saved within Photoshop. Its S-series cameras can output high dynamic range images compatible with the Hybrid Log Gamma standard, but until now there'd been no easy way to edit them. Panasonic has announced a plug-in that allows true-to-life HDR stills to be edited in Photoshop CC.
