For photographers wanting more than 44.3-megapixels of resolution, the S1RII offers a handheld high-resolution mode that can capture still images at 177-megapixels by shifting the sensor half a pixel and capturing and merging multiple exposures.

The full-frame L-mount camera is the first to use a 44MP BSI CMOS sensor that reads out quickly enough to realize 40fps image capture and 8K video.

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

Panasonic has reinvented its high-res full-framer as a hybrid all-rounder, but it's the promised of improved AF that grabbed our attention.

The new Panasonic S1R II is an 8K mirrorless camera that makes huge leaps forward in high speed photography and video