(Luận văn) linguistic features in english reviews of the latest high end cameras

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING QUY NHON UNIVERSITY HÀ BẢO TOÀN lu an n va gh tn to p ie LINGUISTIC FEATURES IN ENGLISH REVIEWS d oa nl w OF THE LATEST HIGH-END CAMERAS va an lu ll u nf FIELD: ENGLISH LINGUISTICS oi m CODE: 8.22.02.01 z at nh z l gm @ m co Supervisor: Assoc Prof Dr NGUYỄN QUANG NGOẠN an Lu n va ac th si BỘ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO TRƯỜNG ĐẠI HỌC QUY NHƠN HÀ BẢO TOÀN lu an n va tn to ĐẶC TRƯNG NGÔN NGỮ TRONG CÁC BÀI ĐÁNH GIÁ p ie gh BẰNG TIẾNG ANH VỀ MÁY ẢNH CAO CẤP MỚI NHẤT d oa nl w an lu NGÀNH: NGÔN NGỮ ANH ll u nf va MÃ SỐ: 8.22.02.01 oi m z at nh z gm @ m co l Người hướng dẫn: PGS.TS NGUYỄN QUANG NGOẠN an Lu n va ac th si i STATEMENT OF AUTHORSHIP This thesis does not contain any material which has been previously submitted as a requirement of a degree or diploma at any institution This thesis also does not contain any material which has been written or published by other another person except the reference is made in the text This work is completely implemented by myself Quy Nhon, 2020 lu an n va tn to p ie gh Ha Bao Toan d oa nl w ll u nf va an lu oi m z at nh z m co l gm @ an Lu n va ac th si ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This thesis could not have been completed without the support of many people I would like to express the deepest respect and appreciation to those who provide me advice and assistance when I participated in this course, especially the time when I carried out this research First and foremost, I am deeply gratitude to my supervisor, Assoc Prof Dr Nguyen Quang Ngoan, who has kindly given me advice, useful references lu and constant encouragement in this study Without his guidance and help, this an thesis would not have been complete n va tn to I would like to express my thanks to Mr Dang Trinh Truong Giang, an MA student of English Language from the previous course, for his advice and gh p ie reference during the time I participated in this course I also would love to express my gratefulness to all the lecturers of the w oa nl Department of Foreign Languages of Quy Nhon Univesity who have provided d me with precious knowledge in the field of English language an lu va Last but not least, my love is sent to my parents and my big thanks to my ll u nf friends who have back me up through many difficulties during this period so oi m that I can focus on the thesis and finish it in line z at nh z m co l gm @ an Lu n va ac th si iii ABSTRACT With the explosion of online product reviews in the last two decades, online reviews are quickly becoming a research trend for linguists to understand their characteristics This study aims at investigating 2731 samples of lexical features and 399 samples of semantic functions in English reviews for the latest high-end cameras, under five videos of professional reviewers on Youtube Both quantitative and qualitative approaches with descriptive, analytic, and synthetic methods are employed to achieve the targets Based on the theory of lu an lexicology of Quirk and Greenbaum (1973) as well as sematic functions of n va Lyons (1977) and Leech (1981), the theoretical framework suggests the criteria to tn for collecting and analyzing the samples The analysis reveals interesting results ie gh concerning the five word classes (nouns, lexical verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and p modal auxiliaries) contributing the lexicology of English reviews, as well as the nl w five semantic functions (informing, praising, denoting disappointment, d oa suggesting, and others) in English camera reviews To be more specific, nouns, an lu lexical verbs, and adjectives take a large contribution in review lexicology while va informing, praising, and denoting disappointment are the superior distributions ll u nf in semantic functions of English camera reviews The findings drawn out from oi m the study make some significant contribution to the teaching and learning of z at nh descriptive language, as well as the people in the field of reviewing product z m co l gm @ an Lu n va ac th si iv TABLE OF CONTENTS STATEMENT OF AUTHORSHIP I ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS II ABSTRACT III TABLE OF CONTENTS .IV LIST OF TABLES .VIII LIST OF GRAPHS IX LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND CONVENTIONS X lu an CHAPTER INTRODUCTION n va 1.1 RATIONALE to gh tn 1.2 AIM AND OBJECTIVES p ie 1.3 RESEARCH QUESTIONS 1.4 SCOPE OF THE STUDY nl w d oa 1.5 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY va an lu 1.6 DEFINITION OF TERMS 1.7 ORGANIZATION OF THE STUDY u nf ll CHAPTER LITERATURE REVIEW AND THEORETICAL BACKGROUND m oi z at nh 2.1 PARTS OF SPEECH z 2.2 LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS gm @ 2.2.1 Semantic field l m co 2.2.2 Language functions 10 an Lu 2.3 LANGUAGE FOR REVIEW 13 n va 2.4 REVIEW OF PREVIOUS STUDIES 14 ac th si v 2.5 SUMMARY 17 CHAPTER RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 18 3.1 RESEARCH DESIGN 18 3.2 RESEARCH METHODS 18 3.3 DATA COLLECTION 19 3.4 DATA ANALYSIS 21 3.4.1 Analytical frameworks 21 lu 3.4.2 Analytical methods 24 an n va 3.5 RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY 24 tn to CHAPTER FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION 26 p ie gh 4.1 LEXICAL FEATURES OF ENGLISH IN CAMERA REVIEWS 26 w 4.1.1 Nouns 28 oa nl 4.1.1.1 Nouns denoting physical features 28 d 4.1.1.2 Nouns denoting non-physical features 29 an lu u nf va 4.1.1.2.1 Nouns describing specifications and softwares 30 4.1.1.2.2 Nouns describing camera‟s functions 31 ll m oi 4.1.1.3 Nouns denoting judgments 31 z at nh 4.1.2 Lexical Verbs 32 z 4.1.2.1 Lexical verbs denoting actions 33 gm @ 4.1.2.2 Lexical verbs denoting emotions 34 l m co 4.1.2.3 Stative verbs 35 an Lu 4.1.3 Modal Verbs 36 n va 4.1.3.1 Modals denoting possibility and ability 36 ac th si vi 4.1.3.2 Modals denoting necessity 37 4.1.3.3 Modals denoting prediction and volition 37 4.1.4 Adjectives 38 4.1.4.1 Adjectives describing physical quality 39 4.1.4.2 Adjectives describing performance quality 40 4.1.4.3 Adjectives describing characteristic and judgment 41 4.1.5 Adverbs 42 lu 4.1.5.1 Adverbs of manner 43 an n va 4.1.5.2 Adverbs of degree 44 gh tn to 4.1.5.3 Adverbs of frequency 44 4.2 SEMANTIC FUNCTIONS OF ENGLISH IN CAMERA REVIEWS 45 p ie w 4.2.1 Informing 47 d oa nl 4.2.2 Praising 49 an lu 4.2.3 Denoting disappointment 50 u nf va 4.2.4 Suggesting 51 ll 4.2.4.1 Hearer oriented suggesting 52 m oi 4.2.4.2 Company oriented suggesting 53 z at nh 4.2.5 Other functions 54 z gm @ 4.2.5.1 Predicting 55 4.2.5.2 Warning 56 l m co 4.2.5.3 Attracting 57 an Lu 4.2.5.4 Questioning 58 n va 4.2.5.5 Mixed functions 59 ac th si vii 4.3 SUMMARY 60 CHAPTER CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS 61 5.1 CONCLUSIONS 61 5.1.1 Lexical features in English reviews of the latest high-end camera 62 5.2.2 Semantic functions in English reviews of the latest high-end camera 63 5.2 IMPLICATIONS 64 lu 5.3 LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY 65 an n va 5.4 SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER STUDY 66 tn to REFERENCES 67 DATA SOURCES 70 gh p ie APPENDIX nl w Camera Review – Canon EOS R d oa Camera Review – Nikon Z6 an lu Camera Review – Sony A7R4 mark IV 13 u nf va Camera Review – Fujifilm X-H1 20 ll Camera Review – Panasonic S1R 28 oi m z at nh z m co l gm @ an Lu n va ac th si viii LIST OF TABLES N0 3.1 Tables Page Data overview of English reviews for the latest high-end 20 cameras on Youtube 3.2 The Linguistic Category Model proposed by Semin and 22 Fiedler (1991) in the study of Krishnamoorthy (2015) 3.3 Framework for analysis of lexical features in English camera 23 lu reviews an va 3.4 Framework for analysis of semantic functions in English 24 n camera reviews Distribution of lexicology in camera reviews 26 gh Semantic function in English camera review 46 tn to 4.1 p ie 4.2 d oa nl w ll u nf va an lu oi m z at nh z m co l gm @ an Lu n va ac th si PL-22 so you don't have (VS) to carry (VA) around a charger (NoP) 24 It also has (VS) no headphone jack (NoP) which for a camera (NoP) that's supposed (VS) to be used (VA) for video (NoN) 25 DISAP It is (VS) a huge (AdjP), huge (AdjP) oversight (NJ) and it has (VS) a 15 minute recording limit (NoN), for 4K video (NoN) for people, DISAP who are (VS) hybrid shooters (NoN) 26 Like, what is going (VA) on Fuji? DISAP 27 All those things can (mV) be fixed (VA), if you add (VA) a vertical (AdjP) grip (NoP), you could (mV) put (VA) more batteries (NoP) INFOR in it lu an 28 But with extra (AdjCJ) batteries (NoP) that vertical (AdjP) grip DISAP n va (NoP) is gonna (VS) end up causing (VS) you $460 So now we've gone (VS) from a $1.900 camera (NoP) to and $2.350 tn to 29 cameras (NoP) which kind of puts (VA) it in a whole (AdvD) different (AdjCJ) price range (NoP), right? p ie gh Especially, when competitors offer (VA) those same (AdjCJ) things 30 DISAP DISAP nl w (NoN) built-in (AdjCJ) and you don't have (VS) to make (VA) your 31 d oa camera (NoP) all (AdvD) big (AdjP) and bulky (AdjP) Some more drawbacks (NJ), the glass (NoP) is (VS) more (AdvD) lu DISAP and Nikon u nf There's (VS) no equivalent (AdjCJ) to 70-200 F2.8 for portraiture ll 32 va an limited (AdjCJ) and you might (mV) be used (VA) to with Canon m (NoN), nor is there anything like an 85 millimeter F1.4 (NoP), that DISAP oi 33 z at nh will (mV) give (VA) you that level of background blur (NoN) There's (VS) also no big (AdjP) glass (NoP) for wildlife (NoN), you DISAP z cannot (mV) get (VS) a 600 millimeter F4 (NoP) for it @ That cool, shutter speed dial (NoP) that I showed (VA) you, only So if you want (VS) to get (VS) to a half or a third of a stop (NoN), m co 35 DISAP l works (VA) in full stops (NoN) gm 34 you have (VS) to work (VA) two dials (NoP) in conjunction and look DISAP an Lu (VA) at the screen (NoP), instead of looking (VA) at the nice (AdjQ) n va ac th si PL-23 analog controls (NoP); and that kind of defeats (VS) the whole purpose 36 The touch screen (NoP), sucks (AdjQ)! DISAP 37 It just (AdvD) sucks (AdjQ) DISAP 38 If you try (VS) to flip (VA) through pictures (NoN), it just doesn't work (VA) well (AdvM) at all, and you end (VS) up just going (VA) DISAP back to the buttons (NoP) for it 39 And for sports (NoN), well it's (VS) workable (AdjQ) INFOR 40 But I would (mV) much (AdvD) rather have (VS) a D500 (NoP) which is (VS) faster (AdjQ), has (VS) a much (AdvD) bigger (AdjP) lu an buffer (NoN), and has (VS) much (AdvD) better (AdjQ) subject OTHER n va tracking (NoN) to And let's talk (VA) about the X-trans sensor (NoP), instead of using tn to 41 (VA) a standard-bearer (AdjCJ) filter (NoN), like almost (AdvD) INFOR p ie gh every (AdvD) other sensor (NoP) in the world, they arranged (VA) the red green and blue filter (NoN) slightly (AdvD) different And Fuji says (VA) it's (VS) way (AdvD) better (AdjQ) but I don't oa 42 nl w (AdjCJ), so all (AdvD) the green (NoN) is clumped (VA) together d think (VS) it's (VS) way (AdvD) better (AdjQ); and every (AdvD) lu DISAP (AdjQ) u nf And the noise (NoN) doesn't seem (VS) way (AdvD) better (AdjQ), ll 43 va an test that I've seen (VA) doesn't show (VA) a way (AdvD) better DISAP oi m it seems (VS) exactly (AdvD) the same, except it does require (VA) z at nh very (AdvD) different (AdjCJ) processing (NoP) And me, I continue (VS) to use (VA) Lightroom with it INFOR 45 I have tested (VA) the other apps and every (AdvD) Fuji enthusiast z 44 @ gm (NoP) tells you have (VS) to use (VA) Iridium or some other type of 46 m co pro photographer (NoN) INFOR l app, but a camera (NoP) should (mV) fit (VS) into my workflow as a I shouldn't (mV) have (VS) to change (VA) the app that I use (VA), an Lu just to suit (VS) some novel (AdjCJ) type of sensor (NoP) that it has DISAP n va ac th si PL-24 (VS), especially if I'm not seeing (VA) any real (AdjQ) results (NoN) out of it 47 So for me, the X-trans sensor (NoP) is (VS)n't an advantage (NJ), DISAP it‟s (VS) actually (AdvD) a disadvantage (NJ) 48 It's (VS) interesting (AdjCJ) that Fuji decided (VA) not to put (VA) it on their medium (AdjP) format (NoN) camera (NoP), maybe it's INFOR (VS) not better (AdjQ) after all 49 Check (VA) out that RAW dynamic range (NoN) INFOR 50 I just love (VE) having (VS) the aperture ring (NoP) on the lens PRAIS (NoP) because it gives (VA) my left hand something to (VA) lu an 51 So you already love (VE) Fuji, how does the XH-1 (NoP) compared OTHER n va (VA) to the XT-2 (NoP)? Well, they're (VA) mostly (AdvD) the same (AdjCJ) camera (NoP), tn to 52 the software (NoN) is (VS) pretty much (AdvD) the same (AdjCJ), INFOR p ie gh the pictures (NoN) they take (VA) are (VS) exactly (AdvD) the same (AdjCJ), they have (VS) the same (AdjCJ) insufficient (AdjQ) The big (AdjP) difference is (VS) that the XH-1 (NoP) has (VS) oa 53 nl w batteries (NoP) d sensor stabilization (NoP), and if you use (VA) lenses (NoP), like lu INFOR va an this amazing (AdjQ) 16-55, that don't have (VS) image stabilization (NoP) built (AdjCJ) into the lens (NoP), that's (VS) really (AdvD) ll u nf important (NJ) The reason I stopped (VA) using (VA) the XT-2 (NoP) was (VS) oi m 54 z at nh because the Fuji lenses (NoP) are (VS) so (AdvD) sharp (AdjP), that INFOR the reciprocal rule (NoN) does (VS)n't matter (NJ) You can (mV) use (VA) the reciprocal rule (NoN) and still show z 55 @ (VA) tons of handshake (NoN); because they're showing (VA) so l I needed (VE) a stabilized (AdjCJ) sensor (NoP) and now I have m co 56 gm much (AdvD) detail (NoN) PRAIS (VS) it, so yeah, I like (VE) the XH-1 (NoP) better (AdjQ) than the an Lu XT-2 (NoP) for that PRAIS n va ac th si PL-25 57 But, all of us on our team when we picked (VA) up the XH-1 (NoP), the first thing we said (VA) is (VS), it feels (VS) cheap (AdjP) and DISAP plasticky (AdjP) 58 And compared (VA) to the XT-2 (NoP), they‟re (VS) right (AdjQ) 59 The XT-2 (NoP) just (AdvD) feels (VS) better (AdjQ) in the hand, DISAP it's (VS) more (AdvD) solidly (AdjQ) built (NoP) 60 INFOR Even though I like (VE) the big (AdjP) grip (NoP) on the XH-1 (NoP), the XT-2 (NoP) just (AdvD) has (VS) that special (AdjCJ) INFOR something (NoP) 61 The XT-2 (NoP) is missing (VS) that top dial (NoP), but I prefer lu an (VE) this, because I can (mV) still see (VA) all (AdvD) my settings n va (NoN) by looking (VA) at the analog dials (NoP) and it leaves (VA) PRAIS tn to me room for this exposure compensation dial (NoP) that I love (VE) having (VS) analog (NoP) gh This is (VS) what I love (VE) about Fuji, it‟s (VS) the analog p ie 62 PRAIS experience (NoN); I don't want (VS) an extra (AdjCJ) LCD screen So, I'm (VS) kind of torn (VA) myself, I love (VE) the XT-2 (NoP) oa 63 nl w (NoP) INFOR d more (AdvD); but the XH-1 (NoP) is (VS) just a more (AdvD) lu 64 va an practical (AdjCJ) camera (NoP) I just ran (VA) out of batteries (NoP); this is (VS) the Fuji way of u nf life, the best (AdjQ) shot finally appears (VS) and by then my DISAP ll oi m battery (NoP) dies (VS) Just give (VA) us a bigger (AdjP) battery (NoP) Fuji! OTHER 66 So, it's (VS) time to talk (VA) about the elephant in the room, the z at nh 65 z Sony A7 mark (NoP) which is (VS) $2,000 camera (NoP), it's (VS) @ about the same price, it's (VS) mirrorless (NoP), it has (VS) most gm INFOR l (AdvD) of the great (AdjQ) features (NoN) that I just discussed a bunch of other benefits (NJ) too an Lu 67 m co (VA) but it's (VS)a full-frame (AdjP) camera (NoP); and it has (VS) But the full-frame (AdjP) sensor (NoP) is (VS) the big (AdjP) one OTHER n va ac th si PL-26 right? 68 It's (VS) 2.3 times bigger (AdjP) than this sensor (NoP), and in our tests and other people's tests, it means (VS) it has (VS) less (AdvD) INFOR than half the visible (AdjCJ) noise (NoN) at the same (AdjCJ) ISO (NoN) 69 It also means (VS) that you get (VS) access (VA) to full-frame (AdjP) lenses (NoP) so if you're (VS) a pro shooting (NoN) with a 70-200 on a full-frame (AdjP) body (NoP), you can (mV) get (VS) DISAP that for the Sony A7III (NoP); but you cannot (mV) get (VS) that effect (NoN), not the background (NoN) blur (AdjCJ), not the low- lu an light gathering capability (NoN), with the XH-1 (NoP) You're missing (VA) something, they said (VA) Mark also has (VS) n va 70 tn to a big (AdvD) huge (AdjP) battery (NoP) that literally lasts (VS) all DISAP day, so you don't have (VS) to worry (VE) about carrying it around gh But the A7 mark (NoP) doesn't have (VS) like this awesome PRAIS p ie 71 (AdjQ) aperture dial (NoP), that I love (VE) I would (mV) rather feel (VS) the XH-1 (NoP) in my hands but I like nl w 72 The list of benefits (NJ) for the A7 mark (NoP) is (VS) actually d 73 INFOR oa (VA) the results (NoN) of the Sony A7 mark (NoP) better (AdjQ) lu INFOR va an pretty (AdvD) huge (AdjP) For sports (NoN), it is (VS) better (AdjQ)! OTHER 75 It has (VS) a way (AdvD) bigger (AdjP) buffer (NoN); the focusing ll u nf 74 It can (mV) (VA) eye detect autofocus (NoN) and continuous z at nh 76 DISAP focus (NoN) which this (XH-1) camera can't (mV) It tracks (VA) a subject as it moves (VA) side to side, far, far (AdvD) z 77 @ DISAP (NoN) without having to add (VA) a grip (NoP) l gm better (AdjQ); and it does (VA) a full (AdjCJ) 10 frames a second It can (mV) allow (VS) you to dual back-button autofocus (NoP), m co 78 DISAP oi m points (NoN) go to the edges of the frame (NoP) where one does (VA) a single autofocus point (NoN), and another an Lu button (NoP) does (VA) eye-detect autofocus (NoN) INFOR n va ac th si PL-27 79 It can (mV) record (VA) video (NoN) to SD cards (NoP) for redundancy; and we found (VS) the video auto focusing (NoN) was DISAP (VS) just way more (AdvD) consistent (AdjCJ) and reliable (AdjCJ) 80 And Sony has (VS) real (AdjQ) pro-support (NoN) for the A7 mark (NoP); we've used (VA) it and it's (VS) been really (AdvD) good DISAP (AdjQ) 81 Fuji only has (VS) pro-support (NoN) for their medium format DISAP camera (NoP) lu an 82 And finally, the system (NoN) INFOR 83 If you're shooting (VA) with a Sony A7 mark (NoP) and you n va decide (VS) you want (VS) to upgrade (VA) to a high (AdjP) SUGGE tn to resolution (NoN) camera (NoP), you get (VS) the A7R mark (NoP) gh Or if you want (VS) a dedicated (AdjCJ) fast (AdjQ), high- p ie 84 performance (AdjQ) sports body (NoP), you can (mV) get (VS) the SUGGE nl w Sony A9 (NoP) With the XH-1 (NoP), this is (VS) it DISAP 86 You're (VS) at the top rung, you can’t (mV) go (VA) above 24 d oa 85 lu your growth u nf So should (mV) you get (VA) the XH-1 (NoP)? 88 If you're (VS) a Fuji user (NoN), it is (VS) the best (AdjQ) camera m SUGGE oi z at nh 89 OTHER ll 87 (NoP) DISAP va an megapixels (NoN) with the X mounts (NoP), so it kind of limits (VA) If you're (VS) an existing (AdjCJ) DSLR user (NoN) and you're z thinking (VS) about going (VA) mirrorless (NoP), the Fuji cameras SUGGE @ But if you don't need (VS) the sensor stabilization (NoP), the l 90 gm (NoP) give (VS) you the best (AdjQ) experience (NoN) better (AdjQ) an Lu 91 m co experience (NoN) on the XT-2 (NoP) is (VS) actually a little (AdvD) But if you are gonna (VS) get (VA) the high-end (AdjCJ) lenses SUGGE SUGGE n va ac th si PL-28 (NoP), you probably (AdvD) want the sensor stabilization (NoP) and this experience’s (NoN) stills (VS) better (AdjQ) than any other camera 92 If you're (VS) a practical (AdjCJ) person and you care (VA) about the final images (NoN) more (AdvD), if you have (VS) upward (AdjCJ) mobility (NoN) and you think (VS) you might (mV) want SUGGE (VS) to get (VA) big (AdjP) glass (NoP) or something, the Sony A7 mark (NoP) is (VS) probably (AdvD) a better (AdjQ) value (NJ) for you lu an n va CAMERA REVIEW – PANASONIC S1R to gh tn CAMERA REVIEW – PANASONIC S1R Semantic Functions p ie Lexical Features If you were to design (VA) a brand-new (AdjP) mirrorless (AdjP) w OTHER oa nl camera (NoP), full-frame (AdjP) camera (NoP) for 2019; what sort d of features (NoN) would (mV) you include (VA)? Some would (mV) argue (VA) that you would (mV) just try (VS) to an lu va fit (VA) in as many features (NoN) as possible Well, that's (VS) what Panasonic did (VA) with the S1R (NoP) But is it enough just to have (VS) all (AdvD) these features (NoN)? How does this camera perform (VA) in a professional environmen ll oi z at nh OTHER Well, we're gonna (VS) find (VA) out, this is (VS) the Henry's INFOR z gm @ review OTHER m (NoN)t? INFOR u nf The S1R delivers (VA) a 47 megapixel (NoN) full-frame (AdjP) l sensor (NoP), nearly twice the resolution (NoN) as the Panasonic INFOR m co S1 (NoP) And if that wasn’t (VS) enough, there is (VS) even a 187 megapixel an Lu INFOR INFOR n va ac th si PL-29 high resolution mode (NoN) for still-life photography (NoN) Long story short, there's (VS) resolution (NoN) to spare (VA) on INFOR this camera 10 And it rewards (VA) those that get (VS) the autofocus (NoN) right OTHER (AdjQ) 11 Panasonic has adopted (VA) a new (AdjP) L2 mount (NoP) system INFOR (NoP), this is (VS) in partnership with Sigma and Leica 12 As a result, the lens selection (NoN) is (VS) quite (AdvD) limited (AdjCJ), only about three lenses are (VS) available at the time of DISAP this recording lu an 13 But I'm excited (VE) to see (VA) what is (VS) possible when you n va have (VS) three premier (AdjQ) manufacturers developing lenses INFOR tn to (NoP) for a single (AdjP) mount (NoP) system (NoN) 14 Shooting with this camera is (VS) an exercise in technique (NJ) and p ie gh The body (NoP) alone (AdjCJ) weighs (VS) over pounds; and 15 OTHER maybe even an exercise itself w adds (VA) the 24-105 f/4 lens (NoP) and you're looking (VA) at nl INFOR oa nearly (AdvD) pounds of camera technology (NoN) to support d (VA) in your hands lu This weight (NoN) isn't (VS) wasted (AdjCJ) though INFOR 17 Users can (mV) expect (VA) some high-end (AdjCJ) dust and va an 16 u nf INFOR ll water resistance (NoN) in the S1R (NoP) m 18 Just keep (VS) in mind though, if you're gonna (VS) be using (VA) oi to take (VA) some breaks So now that we're reintroduce (VA) to this camera the Panasonic @ m co We have our model getting ready and we have a pretty extravagant look going on INFOR an Lu 21 l shoot setting (NoN) INFOR gm S1R (NoP), let's see (VA) how it performs (VA) in a professional 20 INFOR z 19 z at nh this camera for a long period of time, well, you may (mV) want (VS) So this is gonna (VS) be a great (AdjQ) test (NoN) to see (VA) how INFOR n va ac th si PL-30 much detail (NoN) we can (mV) pull (VA) from this camera 22 Panasonic has heiped (VA) their DFD and artificial intelligence INFOR integration (NoN) as differentiators in the market 23 But does the continuous autofocus (NoN) live (VA) up to the hype? OTHER 24 In short, yes INFOR 25 Whether its eyes, faces, people or pets, the continuous autofocus (NoN) felt (VS) very (AdvD) snappy (AdjCJ) and locked (VA) in PRAIS very (AdvD) quickly (AdvM) 26 When you look (VA) through the viewfinder (NoP) or the back LCD (NoP), you get (VS) a clear (AdjP) visual indication (NoN) PRAIS lu an that the autofocus (NoN) is keeping (VA) up va 27 I will (mV) say (VA) though, in some instances, not all but some of n tn to them, the autofocus (NoN) was (VS) a little too (AdvD) jumpy INFOR (AdjQ) and shifted (VA) between shots gh Sometimes (AdvF) I'd (mV) ask (VA) my model to pose (VA) in p ie 28 certain ways and, as the head tilted (VA) or the neck move (VA), I INFOR nl w would (mV) see that the autofocus (NoN) is shifting (VA) a little 29 d oa bit (AdvD), more (AdvD) than I intended (VS) to And while you can (mV) tweak (VA) this a little bit (AdvD), you lu an may (mV) just want (VS) to keep (VS) in mind that single point va INFOR (NoN) or manual focus (NoN) will (mV) come (VS) in handy u nf ll (AdjCJ), in certain environments m 30 And I feel (VS) like it should (mV) be said (VA), no I am NOT oi z at nh complaining (VA) that the autofocus (NoN) is (VS) too (AdvD) INFOR fast (AdjQ), you just have (VS) to be (VS) mindful (AdjCJ), @ So, the cool thing about this camera is (VS) that, you know, despite gm 31 z depending (VA) on what your subject is l its size and its heft (NoP), when you're (VS) in a shoot PRAIS m co environment (NoN) that's (VS) actually things that you will (mV) value (VA): being (VS) able (AdjP) to navigate (VA) the buttons an Lu (NoP) easily (AdvM), having (VS) that space (NoN) for your entire n va ac th si PL-31 (AdvD) hand to wrap (VA) around, these are (VS) small (AdjP) things that make (VS) a big (AdjP) difference 32 Or in this case, bigger (AdjP) things that make (VS) a big (AdjP) PRAIS enough difference 33 You get (VA) a lot of resolution (NoN), but on top of that you get (VS) to shoot (VA) up to frames per second (NoN) and you can INFOR (mV) have (VS) your ISO (NoN) go (VA) as high as 25600 34 While the S1 has (VS) an extra (AdjCJ) stop (NoN), that may (mV) be (VS) beneficial (AdjQ) for video shooters (NoN) or low-light INFOR shooters (NoN), this camera still offers (VA) a lot (AdvD) in terms lu an of resolving power (NoN) For most of its ISO range (AdvD), the noise (AdvD) was (VS) n va 35 PRAIS tn to either negligible (AdjCJ) or manageable (AdjCJ) 36 In short, you'll (mV) have (VS) plenty (AdvD) of latitude (NoN) to p ie gh What's (VS) nice (AdjQ) about this camera (NoP) is (VS) the white 37 PRAIS capture (VA) the image (NoN) you want (VS) PRAIS They have (VS) a different (AdjCJ) feel (NoN) to a different oa 38 nl w balance (NoP), ISO (NoP) and exposure button (NoP) at the top d (AdjCJ) texture (NoP) in some cases, and they're (VS) different lu PRAIS va an (AdjCJ) levels (NoN); so even when I'm looking (VA) through the viewfinder (NoP), I know (VS) which button (NoP) I'm going (VA) ll u nf after And that's (VS) really (AdvD) crucial (AdjCJ) in a shoot setting oi m 39 PRAIS z at nh (NoN) like this, where we have (VS) a limited (AdjCJ) amount of time to get (VS) the shots (NoN) that we're looking (VA) for Being (VS) able (AdjP) to work (VA) faster (AdjQ), it adds (VA) z 40 gm So not having (VS) to take (VA) my eye off the viewfinder (NoP) l 41 PRAIS @ up m co because I know (VS) what button (NoP) I'm hitting (VA) here, PRAIS that's (VS) something, that's (VS) really (AdvD) valuable (AdjCJ), an Lu and it‟s (VS) things that more companies should (mV) start (VS) n va ac th si PL-32 doing (VA) 42 Panasonic hasn't slouched (VA) on the video features (NoN) either 43 Being (VS) able (AdjP) to shoot (VA) 4k 60p (NoN) is (VS) great PRAIS (AdjQ) to have (VS) and the built-in (AdjCJ) image stabilization (NoP) means (VS) that you’ll (mV) be (VS) able (AdjP) to capture PRAIS (VA) some (AdvD) great (AdjQ) clips (NoN), even when you‟re (VS) handheld (AdjCJ) I will (mV) say (VA) though, you’ll (mV) want (VS) to stabilize 44 (VA) this camera with a gimbal (NoP) or tripod (NoP) for the best INFOR (AdjQ) results (NoN) lu an 45 The footage (NoN) looks (VS) really (AdvD) clean (AdjP) at most n va of its ISO range (NoN), but the continuous autofocus (NoN), DISAP tn to definitely (AdvD) proved (VA) to be a challenge (NJ) in some environments again (AdvF) gh There're (VS) some menu options (NoN) to mitigate (VA) this, but p ie 46 the experience (NoN) is (VS) not perfect (AdjQ), and often (AdvF) DISAP (NoP) Again, especially if you're shooting (VA) video (NoN) single point d 47 oa nl w resulted (VS) in me having (VS) to (VA) multiple (AdjP) takes lu INFOR va an (NoN) or manual focus (NoN) will (mV) lead (VA) to the best (AdjQ) results (NoN) u nf 48 While on video (NoN), being (VS) able (AdjP) to shoot (VA) up to ll oi m 180 frames per second (NoN) in full (AdjP) HD (NoN) is (VA) also this As expected (VS), the footage (NoN) was (VS) very (AdvD) clean z 49 @ (AdjP) very (AdvD) usable (AdjQ) and something that I was PRAIS l gm impressed (VE) by when using this camera There's (VS) a lot to love (VE) about the Panasonic S1R; the menu m co 50 INFOR z at nh something that is (VS) a bit of a differentiator (NJ) for a camera like system (NoN) is (VS) probably (AdvD) not one of them, it's (VS) an Lu really (AdvD) confusing (AdjCJ) DISAP n va ac th si PL-33 51 Not only are (VS) their menus (NoN), they're (VS) sub-menus DISAP (NoN) 52 And when I was using (VA) this thing, it just felt (VA) like certain options (NoP), where in sub menus (NoN) that didn't belong (VS) DISAP there, should (mV) be (VS) in another place 53 And I know (VS) what you're thinking (VS); there's (VS) a manual OTHER right; why not just read (VA) the manual 54 Well, who reads (VA) the manual? OTHER 55 In fact, there're (VS) two manuals with this camera INFOR 56 And even though I did peruse (VA) through them to get (VA) better lu an (AdjQ) acclimated (VA) with this camera, it still didn't feel (VS) DISAP n va like a great (AdjQ) onboarding experiences (NoN) This camera has (VS) all the ports (NoP) you're going (VS) to need tn to 57 (VS), whether it's (VS) a full (AdjP) HDMI (NoP), microphone-in PRAIS p ie gh (NoP) or a headphone jack (NoP) or even USB-C (NoP), you have (VS) all (AdvD) the i/o ports (NoP) needed (VS) to get (VA) the The body (NoP) is also covered (VA) with this rubber texture lu Covering the ports (NoP) and around the grip (NoP) that really an 59 PRAIS d (NoP) oa 58 nl w job done (VA), for most of your shooting needs (NoN) va PRAIS (AdvD) feels (VS) solid (AdjP) in your hand u nf When you look (VA) through the viewfinder (NoP), you're ll 60 m welcomed (VE) with an over 5.7 million dot OLED viewfinder oi PRAIS through Something that you know (VS) Panasonic is (VS) known (AdjCJ) z 61 z at nh (NoN), and it absolutely (AdvD) gorgeous (AdjQ) to look (VA) @ for, they were (VS) known (AdjCJ) for display technology (NoN) gm PRAIS 62 m co (NoP) l and you see (VA) that, when you look (VA) through the viewfinder Professionals (NoN) can (mV) expect (VS) an XQD (NoP) and SD an Lu card slot (NoP) to manage (VA) all the data (NoN) that they're INFOR n va ac th si PL-34 capturing (VA); 63 And the battery (NoP) is (VS) well (AdjQ) over 3,000 milliamps, it's (VS) about the size of a battery (NoP) that you'd (mV) find (VA) INFOR in high-end (AdjCJ) smartphones (NoP) 64 Quite simply the battery (NoP) lasts (VA) really (AdvD), really PRAIS (AdvD) long (AdjP); 65 And lasted (VA) the full (AdjP) duration of our shoot whether we were shooting (VA) pictures (NoN) or video (NoN) and lasted (VA) PRAIS until we were done (VA) with the camera (NoP) 66 When I got (VA) back to my office, there was (VS) still about 20% lu PRAIS an or less, left (VA) on the battery (NoP) itself But the cool thing is (VS) because I was offloading (VA) the footage n va 67 tn to (NoN) I could (mV) just plug (VA) this camera into a USB-C port PRAIS (NoP) and have (VS) it charge (VA) while that was happening p ie gh There's (VS) one thing that a camera has (VS) or doesn't have (VS), 68 (VA) as well INFOR And I'm happy (VE) to report (VA), the shutter sound (NoN) on oa 69 nl w and that's (VS) a good (AdjQ) shutter sound (NoN) PRAIS d the S1R (NoP) is (VS) fantastic (AdjCJ), so for you ASMR lu 70 va an aficionado is (VS) out there, you can (mV) rest (VA) easy (AdjCJ) When I download (VA) the images (NoN) into capture one and u nf PRAIS ll looked (VA) at them, I was delighted (VA) m 71 Yes, that's (VS) the feeling (NJ) I felt (VS) when I was going (VA) z at nh 72 INFOR oi through the pictures (NoN) As I was zooming (VA) in and making (VA) adjustment, being (VS) PRAIS z able (AdjP) to see (VA) how much detail (NoP) was resolved (VA) gm @ in this camera, made (VA) me smile (VE) Something that was (VS) very (AdvD) rewarding (AdjCJ) 74 But at the price point that this camera comes (VS) in at, you should m co (mV) expect (VS) no less INFOR an Lu 75 PRAIS l 73 I guess (VS) you could (mV) say (VA) I'm glad (VE) that the files PRAIS n va ac th si PL-35 (NoP) came (VA) out as great (AdjQ) as they did (VA) 76 I'm gonna (VS) go (VA) out on a limb here and say (VA) because of the size weight (NoP) and industrial design (NoP), Panasonic S1R PRAIS is (VS) on a camera that makes (VA) you want (VS) to take (VA) it everywhere with you 77 However, when you have (VS) a project to deliver (VA) whether it's (VS) for a client or for yourself, when things are (VS) on the line you can (mV) look (VA) at the S1R with confidence (NJ); knowing OTHER that it's gonna (VS) deliver (VA) on your creative needs (NoN) or get (VS) very, very (AdvD) close (AdvD) to it lu an 78 After spending much time with the S1R, I can (mV) say (VA) the PRAIS n va experience (NoN) was (VS) rewarding (AdjCJ) The design (NoP) of the cameras definitely (AdvD) have (VS) tn to 79 deeper (AdjQ) features (NoN) such as an XQD and a SD card slot PRAIS p ie gh (NoP), full (AdjP) HDMI out (NoP), a top LCD (NoP), they all (AdvD) provide (VA) important (AdjCJ) and real-world (AdjCJ) There's (VS) still some room for improvement though; namely, the oa 80 nl w benefits (NJ) that professionals (NoN) will (mV) appreciate (VE) SUGGE d menu system (NoN) lu It's (VS) something that could (mV) be refined (VA) and better an 81 va SUGGE (AdjQ) can (mV) okay (VA) u nf 82 Also, I'd (mV) love (VE) to see more information communicator ll SUGGE I feel (VS) like this is (VS) something that could (mV) be addressed z at nh 83 oi m (NoN) on the top LCD (NoP) when the camera is off SUGGE (VA), in a firmware update (NoN) This is (VS) also one of those cameras that tethered shooters (NoN) z 84 @ SUGGE will (mV) really (AdvD) have (VS) fun (AdjCJ) with gm To be (VS) able (AdjP) to capture (VA) these rich (AdjCJ) files l 85 m co (NoN) into a program like capture one and have (VS) someone PRAIS preview (VA) the details (NoN), while you're (VS) on location, you an Lu really (AdvD) get (VS) to see (VA) the power of a product (NoP) n va ac th si PL-36 like this 86 And if it wasn't (VS) clear (AdjP) already, this is (VS) not a beginner (NoN) or even a pro-sumer camera (NoN); I had argue (VA) that this is for those that are making (VA) money from SUGGE photography, or absolutely (AdvD) looking (VA) to burn (VA) their money in photography 87 It rewards (VA) those that take (VA) the time to capture (VA) the intended (AdjCJ) shot (NoN) they're going (VA) after, not SUGGE necessarily those that are spraying (VA) and praying (VA) 88 What intrigues (VE) me the most is (VS) what the post-launch lu INFOR an experience (NoN) is going (VS) to be (VS), for the Panasonic S1R This camera and even the Panasonic S1, to some degree, are not n va 89 INFOR This L-mount movement (NoN) appears (VS) to be (VS) a slowburn (AdjCJ) that will (mV) build (VA) and build (VA), over the PREDI p ie 90 gh tn to priced or marketed (VS) to be big (AdjP) sellers out of the gate; seasons, to create (VA) a rich (AdjCJ) environment for What I’ll (mV) be (VS) curious (AdjCJ) to see (VA) is (VS) a oa 91 nl w professionals (NoN) PREDI d Panasonic will (mV) be (VS) able (AdjP) to create (VA) enough lu 92 va an differentiation (NoP) in an already competitive market Thank you so much for watching the Panasonic S1R review; more u nf importantly I'd (mV) love (VE) to hear (VA) what you think (VA), ll OTHER oi m is (VS) the L mount movement (NoN) enough for you to be enticed z at nh (VA); or are you already bought (VA) in z m co l gm @ an Lu n va ac th si