Specs

• 4/3" Sony WDR CMOS sensor, pixel size = 4.63..m
• 4K 120fps, 10 bit color, H.264 & H.265 (10 bit), 100Mbit for 30fps
• All video modes
  • 4096x2160 120p/60p/50p/30p/25p/24p
  • 3840x2160 120p/60p/50p/30p/25p/24p
  • 1920x1080 240p/120p/60p/50p/30p/25p/24p
• MOV and MP4 containers, AAC audio
• Micro Four Thirds lens mount
• iOS app for control setting & live preview
• 4K 60fps HDMI, SDI (option)
• Deep Learning Engine built in with SDK
• Stereo microphone
• CFAST 2.0 media
• Global shutter variant to be available soon
• USB-C port with USB 3.0 speed, HDMI 2.0 port, COM port, Lanc
• 3.5mm mic in, 3.5mm audio out
• 802.11n Wi-Fi
• 1 x Gigabit Ethernet port for control setting & live streaming
• Cheap Sony NP-F batteries
• DC In - 12V 5A Lemo connector
• 91mm x 98mm x 80mm body from alu
• Price - $1999

Included

• Z CAM™ E2 camera unit
• Lemo power cable
• DC D-Tap connector cable
• AC/DC Power Adapter Unit
• Power Connection Cables (US, UK, EU)
• Quick User Guide
• Protective Carrying Case

Never really seriously considered the Panasonic GH5 or GH4, as they always got the most attention, thus I felt they always kept up the highest prices on the secondhand market, compared to the value that the Panasonic G series offered instead. But I still kept half an eye on the GH4/GH5 sales, just in case. Even considered a few alternative options such as Fujifilm, or for instance the Panasonic S1 that I bid on last week until the price shot up far too high for my tastes. In the end I kept on coming back to Panasonic MFT as offering by far the best value for money. (& the fact I already owned MFT lenses helped too)

However, today I won an action for a Panasonic GH4 for only NZ$417! (less than US$300) That was a price too good to ignore (but I doubt I'd have bid a penny higher), thus to my surprise I find out I've settled with the old Panasonic GH4 as the upgrade from the G6 I'm going with. Even though I'd like the IBIS / better high ISO / etc of the G85 or G9, it isn't such a bad thing to have settled for this cheap deal of a GH4 because it is just going to be for casual vlogging usage to create simple content for my YouTube channel. (https://www.youtube.com/SoundSpeeding/)

One very small benefit of going with the Panasonic GH4, is that when the price of the Panasonic G9 finally tumbles down to sub US$300 (right after the Panasonic G12 gets released?), then I'll be able to use the same Panasonic DMW-BLF19 batteries in both! (which wouldn't have been possible if I'd got a G7 or G85)

Now, how many more years until I upgrade my "big camera", the Sony PMW-F3? The F3 is a truly fantastic camera! I still think there isn't a better 1080 camera at this price point (but the world is moving onto 4K). Had it a fair few years, unfortunately the F3's popularity didn't last too long because the Canon C300mk1 got released shortly after and the C300mk1 just dominated the low / mid end professional work for that generational cycle. (interesting how the secondhand F3 has seen a bit of renaissance in 2019/2020 thanks to Caleb Pike & others)

Been wanting to do the natural upgrade to a Sony PMW-F5 for a while now, but can't justify it because as a Sound Mixer I don't do a high enough volume of camera work. The FS7/FS5 or even a secondhand FS700R might very well make more sense! (I like for instance all the work done with the FS700R by this guy: https://vimeo.com/paulbates However the FS700 isn't as nicely ergonomic as the FS5! That compact size is fantastic)

Just keeping my eyes open for the right secondhand deal, in absolutely no rush whatsoever. (as I'm still primarily by far a Production Sound Mixer, as what I do day to day)

Specs:

• 1" 20.1Mp CMOS sensor
• 25-250mm F2.8-5.9 zoom lens
• Five-axis optical image stabilization
• 3" very low resolution (346 thousands dots) monitor with touch screen
• low resolution EVF (1.1 million dots )
• 4K 25p (4k 30p in NTSC) recording
• 111mm x 65mm x 44mm
• 312gr
• Cheapest at our deals - http://www.personal-view.com/deals/cameras/panasonic#panasonic-tz100-zs100
• $699 at http://shop.panasonic.com/cameras-and-camcorders/cameras/lumix-point-and-shoot-cameras/DMC-ZS100.html#q=zs100&start=1

Previews

http://www.quesabesde.com/noticias/panasonic-tz100-lumix-analisis-fotos_13988

• Three selectable video noise reduction levels
• Low 200 millisecond latency when using app
• Single, Continuous Center, and Flexible Zone autofocus modes
• microSD/SDHC/SDXC card slot
• Two 2000mAh rechargeable battery packs included
• Mini-HDMI 1.4a port supports clean 1080p output
• Micro-USB 2.0 port
• 3.5mm mic input
• Expansion port
• DC power input for external power source (5V, 2A)

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1203955-REG/z_camera_e1cam3a701_e1_mini_4k_video.html

Specifications

• 2160p30 (in NTSC), 2160p25 (in PAL), 2160p24, 100Mbit
• 1080p24/1080p60 at up to 28Mbit only (sic!)
• Focus Peaking
• P/A/S/M mode for Video Recording
• Time Lapse Shot / Stop Motion Animation
• Sensor and LSI same as in GH4
• Simpler firmware with less features
• 2.36 OLED EVF
• Tiltable LCD screen instead of AMOLED
• UHS-II SDXC Memory Card Compliance
• 3.5mm Microphone Socket (no headphone one!)
• 30min recording limit
• Weight - 410g
• Dimensions - 125 x 86 x 77 mm
• $699 body, $799 kit
• Black - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00X409PQS/
• Silver - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00X409O6O/

G7 kits are available in PV deals (as usual, cheaper and with free delivery to many countries)

http://www.personal-view.com/deals/cameras/panasonic#panasonic-g7

NTSC bodies are unlimited (including 4K and all).

It is both NTSC and PAL bodies, PAL do not have 30min limits in AVCHD only.

It doesn't work with an external monitor connected: I'm in AFS and a single press of the AF Lock button should focuses the subject and lock the focus.

I press the button, I see AFL on the display but the camera doesn't focuses. I shut off the external monitor or I disconnect the hdmi cable and everything works again.

The strange thing is that the setting I normally use for macro (AF-Lock: AF-ON) works perfectly. I found several post on the net. It's not the cable and not the monitor. Do you know if a workaround exists? I have the latest fw.

P.S. I forgot to say I'm a underwater videographer, so the camera is inside an uw housing hence no magical Jedi tricks as touch screen AF or manual focus for WA shots.

I failed the flash of my GH2, it shut down while updating.

As i don't have any µ 4/3 before, i discovered to late that 3rd party battery fail to warn when low on GH2.

There's something i can do to save this camera now or it's just good for trash ?

That's was few month ago now, i tried several battery but camera simply don't wake up.

September 25, 2018- Leica Camera today unveils five major announcements at photokina including a groundbreaking L-mount, a new mobile application - Leica FOTOS, the Leica S3, a new color option for the Leica CL, and firmware updates. Each announcement, on their own and collectively, both raise and challenge the bar for what innovation, craftsmanship and ingenuity mean in the photography industry.

The Next Evolution of the Leica S-System

The launch of the Leica S3 marks the tenth anniversary of the launch of the Leica S2 at photokina 2008. Among an array of cutting-edge technical advancements, the new medium format camera, which utilizes the Leica ProFormat developed especially for the Leica S-System, features a striking increase in resolution, from 37.5 to 64 megapixels, and impeccable performance in any lighting situation. Subjects can be composed in the large and bright SLR viewfinder, focused sharply with the fast and reliable autofocus and captured at a continuous shooting rate of three frames per second. The entire sensor area enables not only full-HD videos, but, for the first time, also 4K cinema resolution, including the characteristic medium format look.

The S3 will be available beginning in Spring 2019 at Leica Stores, Boutiques and Dealers, for more information, please visit www.leicaca

I was hoping to record and stream at the same time, plus need to bypass the 30min recording limit. I am using my own GH5 and use the CIne-V colour profile and if possible recording at 422 All-I.

Would like some advice on: - Which hacked firmware to use? - Any experience with this setup? - What alternatives which I could potentially use with my M43 lenses under £400 / $500 secondhand?

• Android apps
• 4G LTE
• Canon EF mount

Specs

• Sensor - m43 20Mp IMX269 by Sony (same as in latest Panasonic cameras)
• 81 AF points
• 3840 × 2160 30fps 70Mbit, 2048 × 1536 30fps 30Mbit, 1920 × 1080 60fps video H.264, 30Mbit
• Peaking for video
• 1.04mdot LCD touch screen
• 1/4000s ~ 60s shutter speed
• 1/125s flash sync, external flash
• 5fps burst shooting
• HDR shooting
• Wi-Fi, Bluetooth including LE support
• Remote control via smartphone app
• SDHC card slot, max size - 512GB
• USB 2.0 connector, HDMI output
• Both mike and headphone ports are absent
• 113.5mm (W) x 64.3mm (H) x 33.6mm (D)
• 280g
• standard kit with 12-40mm lens - $329
• double kit also have 42.5mm F1.8 macro - $449

http://www.xiaoyi.com/weidan.html

I started a topic where users can write their discovered problems in the hope that someone at Panasonic reads those forums and acknowledges them.

Below I will present what I found wrong on the G9 so far:

• At higher ISO values I see more than several hot pixels in both Panasonic G9 cameras that I’ve bought. They don’t go away with the Pixel Refresh options (most of them are random). Please Panasonic implement a better way to mask them via a firmware update. It’s really annoying to have hot pixels in my images most of the time. It's hard to understand how important aspect was so easily overlooked!?
• The auto ISO feature with minimum shutter speed option is not working properly. If for example I chose to set a minimum shutter speed of 1/100 seconds, I expect to get that setting no matter what! In the current implementation, the shutter goes below the limit I set after the camera reaches it's maximum ISO limit and considers it’s too dark. I what my camera to respect my wishes and never go below the minimum shutter speed I set when that setting is on!
• It doesn't feature at all minimum shutter speed in video mode like the Gh3 and 4 had.
• The video function flkr reduction can only be activated in still modes and not the video modes. :)) (should I laugh or be sad).
• I can't set ISO 100 on the auto ISO option, why?
• The joystick is a nice addition to the camera (in theory), but the way it operates makes it useless for moving the focus point! First, the speed is way too slow, second it only moves horizontally or vertically and we also need it to go in diagonals.
• The AF (although very quick) in photo mode, in lower light values it hunts a lot and it's not that reliable (I had no problems with the GH4 in the same conditions).
• Very annoying! In video mode I can't change from the main dial the focus type, continuous or single mode cause Panasonic decided to implement that feature on another menu (burred deep in the video menus) and that overwrites the back AF dial on the camera.
• In RAW mode at ISO 200 (the so called base ISO in still mode), if the camera is underexposed a bit, the image has a huge magenta cast in the shadows (after exposure recovery). The problem only manifests itself at ISO 200, at ISO 100, 400 etc the camera works properly (I attached an example below). The big problem is that in auto ISO mode, in good light the camera most of the time will chose the minimum ISO 200 (where the problem is). If Panasonic can't correct this, at least they should give the option of ISO 100 in auto ISO mode, to avoid it (somehow).
• The orange light that illuminates the top LCD fades away after a few seconds even if you are still changing settings that you want to see on the camera.

A small feature request: - Panasonic implemented Luminance levels of 16-255 and 0-235 but not the most useful 16-235 setting (it’s such a pity). Most players and TV's have Luminance values of 16-235 (the one that;s missing from the menu).

.................

Problems not necessarily related to the G9 but important nonetheless cause they affect the manual focus mode:

• The current implementation of manual focus is close to useless way it is now (sorry but that’s the truth). I wish Panasonic would implement for their Lumix AF lenses, in manual focus mode a distance scale on the camera screen (basically what Fuji does)? There is a scale but without marked distance it's not very usefully. Panasonic AF lenses are grate in AF mode but are a really pain to focus manually. Can somebody at Panasonic please remove the annoying rotation speed sensitivity (or at least give an option to disable it if desire). Coming from manual focus lenses, it's very had to focus with those Lumix AF ones. So basically, I just really wish the option to have a constant reliable rotation of the focus ring (like how manual focus lenses behave) regardless of how fast or slow I turn it (in other words, I want only one speed when turning the focus by wire ring on the lenses). And an option to select the degree of the rotation (like 45, 90, 180 degrees of rotation). I understand the limitations of the continuous AF in video mode but please at least offer us a pleasant manual focus experience.

All above can be dressed in a firmware update if desired.

Specs

• 20Mp 1.0" CMOS sensor
• GH5 LSI used
• 24-360mm 15X optical zoom ( 1 aspherical ED lens, 5 aspherical lenses and 3 ED lenses)
• 5 axis HYBRID O.I.S. + stabilizer
• 2.3Mdot EVF. 1.45x magnification (or 0,53x in 35mm terms)
• 3" 1.24Mdot touch LCD
• New linear motor for silent fast AF
• Spatial recognition AF
• 3cm macro mode
• 4K30p video (100Mbit) / 4K photo, 1080p120fps mode
  • 3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 100 Mbps, MOV, H.264, AAC
  • 3840 x 2160 @ 24p / 100 Mbps, MOV, H.264, AAC
  • 1920 x 1080 @ 60p / 28 Mbps, MOV, H.264, AAC
  • 1920 x 1080 @ 60p / 28 Mbps, AVCHD, MTS, H.264, Dolby Digital
  • 1920 x 1080 @ 60i / 17 Mbps, AVCHD, MTS, H.264, Dolby Digital
  • 1920 x 1080 @ 30p / 20 Mbps, MOV, H.264, AAC
  • 1920 x 1080 @ 30p / 24 Mbps, AVCHD, MTS, H.264, Dolby Digital
  • 1920 x 1080 @ 24p / 24 Mbps, AVCHD, MTS, H.264, Dolby Digital
  • 1280 x 720 @ 30p / 10 Mbps, MOV, H.264, AAC
• Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
• Two tiny stereo microphones located on top (bad!)
• No microphone input or headphone output
• 111.2mm x 64.4mm x 45.2mm
• 340g
• Available for $ 799 at
  • https://www.adorama.com/ipcdmczs200s.html
  • https://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-Megapixel-Sensitivity-Technologies-DC-ZS200K/dp/B079QYMWZX/
  • https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1389451-REG/panasonic_lumix_dmc_zs200_digital_camera.html

I have a quick video of both my cameras. The first camera is the one with the issue and I have followed by another GH2 which is functioning reliably and well with the Sanity X hack patched in. [

Ideas and/or suggestions on what I could try would be appreciated.

A big thanks to those who have placed so much effort into creating hacks for the gh2. I hope to explore the true value of a hacked GH2 as I navigate my way around this site.

Specs

• 40MP Full-Frame B&W CMOS Sensor
• No Color Array or Low Pass Filter
• Leica Maestro II Image Processor
• Optical 0.73x-Magnification Viewfinder
• Leica M-Mount, with 6-bit coding
• 3inch touch-screen, 1038K dots
• 0.73x magnification optical viewfinder
• 4.5fps continuous shooting (10 frame buffer)
• SD card slot
• Built-in Wi-Fi
• Video recording removed from firmware intentionally
• Very budget price of $8299, oriented on poor countries and entry level shooters
  • https://www.adorama.com/lcm10mb.html
  • https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1540177-REG/leica_20050_m10_monochrom_digital_rangefinder.html

Any direction where to find the answer would be greatly appreciated.

I just bought a used GH2 from eBay. When I got the camera, I quickly noticed some horizontal magenta sensor flaring/streaking when pointing at a bright light over a dark background. I tested the same lens on a GH4 and the issue was not present, so I am certain this is from the sensor. I sent the following video to the seller and he refunded me and told me to keep the camera. Is the behavior in the video below known behavior for the GH2, or is it indeed faulty? This is the only lighting scenario where the camera does this. It is otherwise perfectly fine and usable. Admittedly, the ISO is really high at 3200, but I'm hoping it's not normal GH2 behavior.

Specs

• 17mp m43 multi-aspect sensor without AA filter
• 24–75mm F1.7-F2.8 Lens
• 4K 24fps and 30fps video only, limited by 14minutes and your region (in PAL will be 25fps)
  • 3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 100 Mbps, MP4, H.264, AAC
  • 3840 x 2160 @ 24p / 100 Mbps, MP4, H.264, AAC
  • 1920 x 1080 @ 60p / 28 Mbps, MP4, H.264, AAC
  • 1920 x 1080 @ 60p / 28 Mbps, AVCHD, MTS, H.264, Dolby Digital
  • 1920 x 1080 @ 60i / 17 Mbps, AVCHD, MTS, H.264, Dolby Digital
  • 1920 x 1080 @ 30p / 20 Mbps, MP4, H.264, AAC
  • 1920 x 1080 @ 30p / 24 Mbps, AVCHD, MTS, H.264, Dolby Digital
  • 1280 x 720 @ 30p / 10 Mbps, MOV, H.264, Linear PCM
  • 1920 x 1080 @ 24p / 24 Mbps, AVCHD, MTS, H.264, Dolby Digital
• Old cheap 3" low resolution (1.24Mdots) LCD
• GH4 era 2.76mdots EVF
• New simple photo filters added
• Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.2
• No separate charger, only USB charging
• 115.0 mm x 66.2 mm x 64.2 mm
• 392 g (including battery, memory card), 350 g (main body only)
• Color: Black
• Price hiked to $999
• Available since October at
  • https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1428270-REG/panasonic_dc_lx100m2_dc_lx100_mark_2_digital.html
  • UK - https://www.wexphotovideo.com/panasonic-lumix-dmc-lx100-ii-digital-camera-1672483/

Have any of you ever solved that problem withou taking the camera completely apart? Theres any way to do it with a vacuum cleaner and minimal intrusion?

Official specifications

• 20.1Mp 1" CMOS sensor
• 16x zoom 25-400mm F2.8-4.0 lens
• 15 lenses in 11 groups. 5 aspherical lenses
• 5 axis stabilizer
• 4K MP4 video, 25fps PAL, 30fps NTSC
• 1/4000s mechanical shutter / 1/16000s electronic shutter
• 0.09sec AF speed
• 0.66sec start-up time
• Depth from defocus AF
• 2.36 million dot-inch OLED EVF
• 3" 920k screen
• 12fps
• Dual-axis electronic level
• Time-lapse video creation •*Stop motion animation
• Wi-Fi, NFC
• Focus peaking
• Available for $799 at https://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-DMC-FZ1000-Camera-Megapixel-F2-8-4-0/dp/B00KOUIBZW/

Previews and samples

• http://www.dpreview.com/previews/panasonic-lumix-dmc-fz1000
• http://www.thephoblographer.com/2014/06/12/first-impressions-panasonic-fz1000/#.U5kumk2KCUk
• http://www.ephotozine.com/article/panasonic-lumix-fz1000-hands-on-review-25658
• http://www.theverge.com/2014/6/12/5802214/panasonic-lumix-fz1000-4k-superzoom-camera-announced
• http://www.engadget.com/2014/06/12/panasonic-lumix-fz1000/