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Panasonic takes on Canon with the full-frame, 45-megapixel S1R II mirrorless camera

Panasonic’s cameras are best known for their video powers, but with its latest model, the company is finally getting serious about photography.

The $3,300 full-frame Lumix S1R II is not only the company’s first camera capable of 8K video but can fire off 40 fps bursts of high-resolution (45 megapixel) RAW photos. It can now lock onto a subject’s face and eyes quicker and follow their movements more smoothly, but also detect and automatically switch between humans, animals, cars, motorcycles, bikes, trains and airplanes. When it comes to image quality, JPEG photos look natural with realistic colors, though I wasn't able to open RAW files on this pre-production camera.

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