We rate the Lumix S5 II as the best video camera for most people. However, the higher-end Panasonic Lumix S1R II leverages the tech progress of a couple of additional years to match and even beat the burst speed of the S5 II while using a much higher-resolution sensor – it's a more powerful camera in just about every way.

Panasonic has expanded its range of Lumix series cameras with the launch of the Lumix S1R II. It has arrived as the successor to the Panasonic Lumix S1R that the company introduced five years ago. The new Lumix series offering has several upgrades in the photography tech,

The S1R II has a newly designed, much more compact body that is almost identical to the Lumix S5 II, which measures 134.3 x 102.3 x 91.8mm and weighs 712g / 1.57 lb body only. This does mean that the the large status LCD on top of the S1R which was useful for quickly checking the camera's key settings has been removed on the newer model.