LocalHero1953 Posted October 23, 2024 Share #1 Posted October 23, 2024 Advertisement (gone after registration) I mainly use the Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K for video, but support it when necessary with the SL2-S. I mainly use them to record theatre performances. My most common recording is at 6K/4K at full frame, and 25fps. The BM records BRAW to an external SSD, and the SL2-S to 2x256gb SD cards. I don't record by HDMI to Atomos Ninja or similar, as I want to minimise cost and the amount of kit I carry (often by bicycle!) I am thinking ahead for the scenario where one of these bodies fails, or a third camera could be useful. I could probably get a second of either of these two, but not immediately. I know I could find a Panasonic S5iix from stock. Reading the specs for the S5iix, I was surprised to see that it is unable to record 4K at full frame to internal SD card or to SSD via USB-C. Is that really the case? Has anyone here got the S5iix to confirm? Or any other Panasonic S models for that matter? I know it's not the end of the world to shoot at APSC, but it is mentally simpler for me to think 'L-mount, full frame' across all my bodies when I'm planning a recording. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Stuart Richardson Posted October 23, 2024 Share #2 Posted October 23, 2024 I don't know about the S5 series, but I had an S1 and that could do full frame 4k in camera. But when you say full frame, do you mean using the aspect ratio of the sensor? I just mean the typical UHD 4k pixels using the full area of the sensor (not an APS-C crop). I did not experiment with the 6K (if there was any). But using the majority of the sensor in the 4k aspect ratio and recording internally at a high bit rate was not a problem. I no longer have it so I don't recall the exact specs. My impression was that the video quality was very very good. Better than the SL2 (I sold the S1 when I got the SL2S). 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocalHero1953 Posted October 23, 2024 Author Share #3 Posted October 23, 2024 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Stuart Richardson said: I don't know about the S5 series, but I had an S1 and that could do full frame 4k in camera. But when you say full frame, do you mean using the aspect ratio of the sensor? I just mean the typical UHD 4k pixels using the full area of the sensor (not an APS-C crop). I did not experiment with the 6K (if there was any). But using the majority of the sensor in the 4k aspect ratio and recording internally at a high bit rate was not a problem. I no longer have it so I don't recall the exact specs. My impression was that the video quality was very very good. Better than the SL2 (I sold the S1 when I got the SL2S). I want a video frame that uses the full width of the sensor - most of them (C4K, UHD, 16:9) trim a bit off the top and bottom. When deciding which L-mount lens goes on which camera, I really don't want to be thinking about equivalent focal lengths on a cropped sensor. The BM CC 6K uses every pixel in the sensor width to do 6K (it's a 24mp full frame sensor). The SL2-S must do a bit of pixel-binning across the full sensor width to achieve 4K. Edited October 23, 2024 by LocalHero1953 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Richardson Posted October 23, 2024 Share #4 Posted October 23, 2024 Sorry, can't help you with that one. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mokona Posted October 25, 2024 Share #5 Posted October 25, 2024 On 10/23/2024 at 1:18 PM, LocalHero1953 said: Reading the specs for the S5iix, I was surprised to see that it is unable to record 4K at full frame to internal SD card or to SSD via USB-C. Is that really the case? Has anyone here got the S5iix to confirm? Or any other Panasonic S models for that matter? It's 4k 60p that is cropped. But 6k/4k 25p is full sensor on Panasonic S5iix 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocalHero1953 Posted October 25, 2024 Author Share #6 Posted October 25, 2024 (edited) 4 minutes ago, mokona said: It's 4k 60p that is cropped. But 6k/4k 25p is full sensor on Panasonic S5iix That sounds good - and is that internal recording and to USB-C/SSD? Edited October 25, 2024 by LocalHero1953 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mokona Posted October 25, 2024 Share #7 Posted October 25, 2024 Advertisement (gone after registration) yes, internal recording and SSD through usb-c 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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