Panasonic Lumix S1R review
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Written by Gordon Laing
Quality
To compare the resolution and noise levels between the Lumix S1 and Lumix S1R, I photographed the following subject at every ISO setting, using each camera in turn fitted with the 24-105mm zoom at 50mm f8. The exposures were identical at each ISO value. I’ve taken crops from each image indicated by the red rectangle and presented them at 100% for close inspection in the table below. These are taken from out-of-camera JPEGs, although I also shot in RAW and will add RAW results once both bodies are supported in Adobe Camera RAW.
![pana-s1-vs-s1r-vs-sony-a7iii-main](https://www.cameralabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/pana-s1-vs-s1r-vs-sony-a7iii-main-945x630.jpg)
Lumix S1 vs Lumix S1R: noise
![pana-s1-vs-s1r-noise-jpeg-100iso](https://www.cameralabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/pana-s1-vs-s1r-noise-jpeg-100iso.jpg)
Above left: Lumix S1. Above right: Lumix S1R. 100% crops from JPEGs at 100 ISO
![pana-s1-vs-s1r-noise-jpeg-200iso](https://www.cameralabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/pana-s1-vs-s1r-noise-jpeg-200iso.jpg)
Above left: Lumix S1. Above right: Lumix S1R. 100% crops from JPEGs at 200 ISO
![pana-s1-vs-s1r-noise-jpeg-400iso](https://www.cameralabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/pana-s1-vs-s1r-noise-jpeg-400iso.jpg)
Above left: Lumix S1. Above right: Lumix S1R. 100% crops from JPEGs at 400 ISO
![pana-s1-vs-s1r-noise-jpeg-800iso](https://www.cameralabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/pana-s1-vs-s1r-noise-jpeg-800iso.jpg)
Above left: Lumix S1. Above right: Lumix S1R. 100% crops from JPEGs at 800 ISO
![pana-s1-vs-s1r-noise-jpeg-1600iso](https://www.cameralabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/pana-s1-vs-s1r-noise-jpeg-1600iso.jpg)
Above left: Lumix S1. Above right: Lumix S1R. 100% crops from JPEGs at 1600 ISO
![pana-s1-vs-s1r-noise-jpeg-3200iso](https://www.cameralabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/pana-s1-vs-s1r-noise-jpeg-3200iso.jpg)
Above left: Lumix S1. Above right: Lumix S1R. 100% crops from JPEGs at 3200 ISO
![pana-s1-vs-s1r-noise-jpeg-6400iso](https://www.cameralabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/pana-s1-vs-s1r-noise-jpeg-6400iso.jpg)
Above left: Lumix S1. Above right: Lumix S1R. 100% crops from JPEGs at 6400 ISO
![pana-s1-vs-s1r-noise-jpeg-12800iso](https://www.cameralabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/pana-s1-vs-s1r-noise-jpeg-12800iso.jpg)
Above left: Lumix S1. Above right: Lumix S1R. 100% crops from JPEGs at 12800 ISO
![pana-s1-vs-s1r-noise-jpeg-25600iso](https://www.cameralabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/pana-s1-vs-s1r-noise-jpeg-25600iso.jpg)
Above left: Lumix S1. Above right: Lumix S1R. 100% crops from JPEGs at 25600 ISO
![pana-s1-vs-s1r-noise-jpeg-51200iso](https://www.cameralabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/pana-s1-vs-s1r-noise-jpeg-51200iso.jpg)
Above left: Lumix S1. Above right: Lumix S1R. 100% crops from JPEGs at 51200 ISO
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