Panasonic S1R II Review: Capable, Affordable, Mirrorless Hybrid Camera

The button and controls layout has been changed a little due to the downsizing, but it's still very usable. There are plenty of customizable buttons for all the settings you're likely to want quick access to. There's a new dedicated Stills/Movie switch, something I've come to love because pulling movie modes out of the exposure mode dial means there's more room for custom settings. In the case of the S1R II, you can have a total of 10 custom photo and 10 custom video setting stored. (Once you dial things in the way you want, you can save these settings to your memory card and move them between cameras.) Downsizing does have a couple of costs for the S1RII. There's no flash sync socket, and there's no top display, as there was in the S1R. The large, bright, high-resolution EVF is not quite as good as the Sony A7R V’s EVF, but it's on par with what you get from Canon and Nikon. I had no issues using it with glasses. The back display can both tilt and fully articulate, allowing you to s ... Read full article.