PanasonicS1II

A 24 megapixel partially stacked sensor. Open gate reads the whole 3:2 frame; DR Boost merges two gains per frame for more range and more than doubles the scan. The S1IIE is non-stacked and slower.

Sensor 35.60 × 23.80 mm (Full frame, partially stacked), 6000 × 4000 photosites, 5.93 µm pitch, rolling shutter.

Drawn to the same scale on every camera page. Grey is the whole sensor, the coloured figures are the open mode.

Modes, full sensor to tightest crop

Records
Sensor area
Crop vs full frame
Top frame rate
Readout at 24 fps

Choosing a mode

DR Boost is for locked off and slow shots. In full frame it scans in 27.5 ms.
In the APS-C crop DR Boost adds about two stops, so that is where it earns its keep.

Every mode

Mode	Records	Sensor area	Crop vs FF	Top frame rate	Readout at 24 fps	Notes

≈ marks an estimate. * marks an uncertain readout: nobody has measured that mode on this camera, so the figure is worked out from a measured mode by line count, from a camera on the same sensor, or from the frame rate it reaches. Top frame rate is the highest the camera offers in that mode, in its best codec and on its fastest media; other codecs often stop lower. Readout is how long the sensor takes to scan one frame from top to bottom, which is what leans verticals on a fast pan. Under 10 ms is comfortable handheld; past about 16 ms fast movement starts to lean.

Frame rates from Panasonic's published specifications. Readout figures without * are CineD lab measurements. Modes and frame rates change with firmware, so check the current manual before a job depends on one. Dynamic range for this camera is on Dynamic range by camera.