The news that we saw at CES 2023 does not stop, we could almost say that it is the CES that does not have CES (sorry, I had to say it), now with Panasonic, a more than seasoned Japanese company that already has 104 years of experience , and that it continues to be very present in its reference markets, especially in TVs and photography. And exactly both were the focus of the company’s announcement at the recent CES trade show.

In particular, Panasonic has updated its proposal regarding the top line of TVs, introducing two new cameras mirrorless of the renowned Lumix S series and in addition also expanded the range of lenses for users of its cameras with the new and versatile Lumix S 14-28mm F4-5.6 MACRO. We see each of these announcements in detail below.

Panasonic OLED MZ2000

With three size options, 55, 65 and 77 inches, this MZ2000 with 4K resolution and a refresh rate of up to 120 Hz is supported by several new technologies such as Panasonic’s own Master OLED Ultimate module, a new generation panel with Micro Lens Array. and multi-layer thermal management settings. This combination provides significant improvements compared to the previous generation, such as an increase in maximum brightness of approximately 150%, as well as an optimized average brightness, to which we must add its compatibility with HDR formats, including Dolby Vision IQ, HDR10+ Adaptive and HLG. Photo, a still image format that brings the benefits of HDR into this world.

Of course, we are talking about a screen designed both for watching movies and series, with different modes optimized for this type of content, and for playing games. In this regard, we must highlight its compatibility with AMD Freesync Premium and with NVIDIA G-SYNC, so that by connecting any device that supports any of these technologies, we can enjoy its benefits on the big screen.

Lumix S5II and S5IIX

The veteran and successful Panasonic Lumix family is expanding with two new S series models, the Lumix S5II and Lumix S5IIX, which enrich the company’s offer in the high-end camera segment. mirrorless with a sensor full frame24 megapixels in both models, the first with the brand’s classic style and the second with an interesting matte black design.

These two models represent the debut of a new generation of sensor that comes hand in hand with an image processor that also debuts in these models. As their main innovation, this sensor is compatible with phase detection hybrid autofocus, and the processor gives these models a performance in terms of capture and video processing comparable to the top of the line Lumix S1H.

In terms of supported formats, these new Lumixes have video recording options that include internal 4:2:0 10-bit 6K (3:2) and 5.9K (16:9) at 30fps and 4:2:2 C4K and 4K up to 60 fps, as well as HFR (High Frame Rate) recording up to 120 fps and slow ¬ Fast shooting up to 180 fps. The Lumix S5IIX is capable of recording 5.8K Apple ProRes to SSD via HDMI or USB and ALL-Intra Recording. In addition, this model supports Apple Pro Res RAW video output. It also supports wired 2 or wireless IP streaming and USB tethering.

Lumix S 14-28mm F4-5.6 MACRO

And we end the review of Panasonic news with a new lens for the Lumix L-mount series, the S 14-28mm F4-5.6 MACRO, a very versatile zoom whose optical part consists of 14 lenses divided into 10 groups. Contains 1 aspheric ED (Extremely Low Dispersion) lens, 1 aspherical lens, 3 ED (Extremely Low Dispersion) lenses and 1 UHR (Ultra-High Refractive Index) lens. The use of aspherical lenses allows for sharp details and a bokeh effect, while the 3 ED lenses suppress chromatic aberration. As for the macro function, it offers a capacity of 0.25x (at 14mm) to 0.5x (at 28mm).

Given its characteristics, we are talking about a lens that can be quite versatile in many contexts, but which was also designed by Panasonic with video capture in mind. with functions typical of the professional segment, such as micro-step aperture control for a smooth change of exposure and a mechanism to suppress “focus breathing”, one of the most common problems of interchangeable lenses.

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