challenger A
Nikon
Z8
2023
VS
challenger B
Panasonic
Lumix S1R II
2024
ReviewsPanasonic Lumix S1R II
Nikon Z8 vs Panasonic Lumix S1R II — full comparison
Visual summary
— Reads in 5 seconds
9,0/ 10
PhotoExceptionnel
8,9/ 10
VideoExcellent
Nikon
Z8
8,8/ 10
PhotoExcellent
9,0/ 10
VideoExceptionnel
Panasonic
Lumix S1R II
Nikon Z8Panasonic Lumix S1R II
Standout strengths
— Where each camera shines
Nikon
Z8
Top advantages
- 120 fpsElectronic burst3× vs Panasonic Lumix S1R II
- 64Native ISO min1,6× vs Panasonic Lumix S1R II
- 1×4K crop1,5× vs Panasonic Lumix S1R II
- -9 EVAF low light (EV)+3 vs Panasonic Lumix S1R II
Panasonic
Lumix S1R II
Top advantages
- 51 200Native ISO max2× vs Nikon Z8
- 204 800Extended ISO max2× vs Nikon Z8
- 120 fpsMax video fps4× vs Nikon Z8
- 779AF points1,6× vs Nikon Z8
Video reviews
— Long-form reviews
Nikon Z8
Nikon Z8 | Full Camera Review
Christopher Frost · 13 min
Panasonic Lumix S1R II
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Detailed spec-by-spec
— Round by round, the eight categories
Round 1
Sensor
SpecNikon Z8Panasonic Lumix S1R II
Sensor format
Full Frame
Full Frame
Sensor type
Stacked CMOS
BSI-CMOS
Megapixels
45.7 MP
44 MP
Sensor size
35.9 × 23.9 mm
35.8 × 23.9 mm
Native ISO min
64
100
Native ISO max
25 600
51 200
Extended ISO max
102 400
204 800
Dynamic range (EV)
11.3 EV
11.1 EV
Round 2
Autofocus
SpecNikon Z8Panasonic Lumix S1R II
AF points
493
779
AF coverage
100 %
100 %
Eye AF (human)
Oui
Oui
Eye AF (animal)
Oui
Oui
AF low light (EV)
-9 EV
-6 EV
Round 3
Speed & burst
SpecNikon Z8Panasonic Lumix S1R II
Mechanical burst
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9 fps
Electronic burst
120 fps
40 fps
RAW buffer
1000
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Max shutter speed
1/32000
1/8000
Round 4
Video
SpecNikon Z8Panasonic Lumix S1R II
Max video resolution
8K
8K
Max video fps
30 fps
120 fps
Max bitrate
5780 Mb/s
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Video codecs
H.264, H.265, ProRes, ProRes RAW, RAW
H.264, H.265, ProRes
Recording modes
All-I, Long-GOP
All-I, Long-GOP
Chroma subsampling
4:2:0, 4:2:2
4:2:0, 4:2:2
Bit depth
12-bit
12-bit
Log profile
Oui
Oui
Log profiles
N-Log, HLG
V-Log, HLG, PQ
Internal RAW
Oui
Non
External RAW
ProRes RAW
ProRes RAW, Blackmagic RAW
Rolling shutter
3.7 ms
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4K crop
1×
1.5×
Oversampling
Oui
Oui
Open Gate
Oui
Oui
Anamorphic desqueeze
2.0x
1.3x, 1.5x, 1.8x, 2.0x
LUT support
user LUTs, in-camera LUT preview
user LUTs, in-camera LUT preview
Monitoring tools
waveform, vectorscope, histogram, zebras
waveform, vectorscope, false color, histogram, zebras
Active cooling
Non
Non
Unlimited recording
Oui
Oui
Dual Native ISO
Non
Oui
Proxy recording
Oui
Oui
XLR input
Non
Oui
32-bit float audio
Non
Non
Genlock + Time Code
Oui
Non
Round 5
Stabilisation
SpecNikon Z8Panasonic Lumix S1R II
In-body stabilisation
Oui
Oui
IBIS rating
8 stops
8 stops
Round 6
Build
SpecNikon Z8Panasonic Lumix S1R II
Weather sealing
Oui
Oui
Dual card slots
Oui
Oui
Card types
CFexpress Type B, SD UHS-II
CFexpress Type B, XQD, SD UHS-II
Round 7
Ergonomics & screen
SpecNikon Z8Panasonic Lumix S1R II
Weight
910 g
795 g
Dimensions
144 x 118.5 x 83
134 × 102 × 92 mm
Viewfinder type
OLED EVF
EVF
Viewfinder resolution
3.69 M dots
5.76 M dots
Viewfinder magnification
0.8×
0.78×
Screen size
3.2″
3″
Screen resolution
2.10 M dots
1.84 M dots
Screen articulation
tilt
fully articulated
Touchscreen
Oui
Oui
Round 8
Connectivity & battery
SpecNikon Z8Panasonic Lumix S1R II
Battery life (CIPA)
340 clichés
350 clichés
USB type
USB-C
USB 3.2 Gen 2(10 GBit/sec)
HDMI type
Full HDMI
Full HDMI
Wi-Fi
Oui
Oui
Bluetooth
Oui
Oui