Rumor from China: Panasonic Lumix S1H II to be released in Q4

Chinese Weibo rumor accounts report (Google translated text):

[Panasonic Lumix S1H II may be released in the fourth quarter] According to the latest news, after the release of GH7, Panasonic will update the S series full-frame body. According to previous rumors, Lumix S1H II is among them and is expected to be officially released this year (in the fourth quarter). ​​​

My take: Although I don’t have 100% confirmation, I am pretty sure we will have a new S1HII (or S2H) in 2024. And yes, it will probably have all the new features we saw on the GH7, such as ProRes Internal RAW, ARRI C-Log, Lumix LAB support, and so on.

There is also a second rumor circulating that the successor to the S1H will use the same 60MP sensor as the Leica SL3. I am almost certain that this is wrong and that the rumor confuses the successor to the S1R with the S1HII. My sources have told me that the successor to the S1R will definitely use the same sensor as the SL3.

That’s all for today, I hope my trusted sources can give me some information soon about when to expect the next camera announcement!