Panasonic Lumix BGH1 mirrorless camera is the newest addition to the company’s Lumix camera series. The Lumix BGH1 is a boxy digital single-lens camera that aims at professional filmmakers.
“Designed for versatility, expandability and ease of installation, LUMIX BGH1 is a multi-application box that provides everything a professional needs to unbox their creativity. With its miniature form factor, it is ideal for gimbal and drone work as well as broadcast, live streaming, documentary, and cinema production. We strongly believe this cinema digital camera will create a niche for itself amongst the cinematographer community,” said Sandeep Sehgal, Business Chief, Imaging Business Group at Panasonic India.
As per technical specifications, the camera packs a 10.2-megapixel Live MOS sensor with Dual Native ISO technology and the Venus Engine. The camera boasts an ISO scale of 80 to 2,04,800 and is changeable in 1/3 EV steps. It offers both Autofocus (AF) and manual focus (MF) options. The Lumix BGH1 uses a Micro Four Thirds lens mount and has a wide dynamic range of 13 stops.
The video recording capabilities include 4K capture at up to 60FPS. Panasonic claims a continuous shooting time of 270 minutes at 4K 60FPS and 300 minutes at fullHD 60FPS.
The Lumix BGH1 is made of aluminum and magnesium alloy to ensure durability and lightweight. The camera weighs around 575 grams. Other features include a dual SD card slot, heat dispersion structure to achieve unlimited video recording, HDMI port, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.2, etc., for connectivity.
Users can also remotely control the camera using the software Lumix Tether which will be released when the Lumix BGH1 camera goes on sale. In India, Panasonic Lumix BGH1 is priced at Rs 1,94,990 for users.
