Panasonic to Release New Products on May 22, Including Lumix S9 Camera and Two Lenses

TapTechNews May 19th news, Panasonic will release new products at 10 p.m. on May 22. According to foreign media L-Rumors report, the company is expected to launch the Lumix S9 camera and two full-frame lenses in this conference.

For the Panasonic Lumix S9 camera, TapTechNews has conducted multiple exclusive reports. Referring to the latest news from foreign media, more spy photos of this machine have currently flowed out. The photos show the red color version of this camera and the attached 26mm F8 lens.

In terms of specifications, this camera is said to have 4 body trims such as black, blue, green, and red, and is expected to be equipped with the same 24-million-pixel sensor as the Panasonic S5 II, use the L-mount interchangeable lens, support in-body image stabilization, but not equipped with an electronic viewfinder.

Foreign media previously claimed that the machine has a very cheap price, and it is said that it is about 200 to 300 US dollars cheaper (TapTechNews note: currently about 1444 to 2166 RMB), aiming to attract young people and user groups with limited budgets. For reference, the domestic Panasonic S5M2 is about 11,000 RMB, so this S9 camera is expected to be used to compete against cameras such as Fujifilm XE4 / XPRO3.

In addition to the Lumix S9, the two full-frame lenses that Panasonic is expected to launch on May 22 have focal lengths of 18-40mm and 26mm F8 respectively. The former is an auto-zoom lens and the latter is a manual focus pancake lens, but the two lenses are expected to be officially launched in September-October.