Guy from Panasonic at NAB said the "L" stands for lite/light as they wanted to make sure everyone knew it wasn't the same V-LOG that's available for the Varicam.

We kind of have been waiting for vlog since gh4 hit shelves. The fact that it was missing only gave Sony huge sales. VK knows- marketing epic fail. (And that comment is only because we love panny! Otherwise we would drink champagne!)

Actually I am still waiting! At this stage I can't even purchase because I am not in USA!!! @VK can we get a bulk order happening??

@alcomposer

May be, with instant delivery by photo :-)

Is the 2.3 firmware downloadable from somewhere?

It won't be available until mid September, or December if someone at Panasonic PR will sleep as they usually do each day. We now see fail after fail after fail.

From the Panasonic site:

Estimated Ship Date: Mid September Features LUMIX GH4 function enhancement for film production/professional videographers

Increases dynamic range from 10 stops to 12 stops

Makes color grading easier with improved compatibility between LUMIX GH4 and Panasonic Varicam

V-Log / V-Log L were developed to feature similar characteristic to Cineon

$ 99.99

http://m.shop.panasonic.com/cameras-and-camcorders/cameras/lumix-interchangeable-lens-ilc-cameras/DMW-SFU1-VLOG.html

@AKED

Yes, we have it few pages before. Question was about firmware and other improvements.

Then I wonder why there were these questions about the content of the update.

Because it is only V-LOG announcement, and they ask about full list of changes.

Well, that is what you get when you look fot firmware update 2.3 Is there any more?

No one knows, it is not released.

@alcomposer - I'm just pulling 4% out of my ass, but it's my prediction. I don't think that panasonic has been purposely limiting the GH4's dynamic range until this update. I think that's just what the sensor is capable of. If there are crazy higher bitrates, then it'll look better and better, and the ability to push and pull in post will get also get better.

I hope I'm wrong though. If the GH4 can look a little bit more like the pocket cam then I'll be a happy camper.

@grierdill DR is going to look a lot more like the pocket cam and at 4x the resolution... don't let the bitrate fool you. Color science may even prove to be superior to BM since it's designed to match the $60K Varicam which puts out one hell of a nice image.

Ok maybe a stupid question. But log or not every pixel will end up as a recorded tonal value.

So if "Blacks go at 7.3 IRE Middle gray sits at 42 IRE 90% white sits at 61 IRE Absolute clip is at 79 IRE"

That translates to 7 x (255/100) 2.55 = about 18 and 79 x 2.55 = 201 as 18-201 tonal range. Doesn't that cause banding? And would it be wise to set zebras at 80% to prevent clipping?

@Shian Do you plan to use an external recorder for 10-bit when you get the update or will you continue to use the internal recording (8-bit)?

I don't know. I'm on the fence with external recorders. My main issue is storage space. I'm drowning in milk crates filled with hard drives full of R3D footage. I like the ProRes convenience factor for editing, but my current workflow seems to be working ok with the internal codec. At this point in my life I choose speed and convenience in getting through the edit and into grading over a slight improvement in quality. But a lot of that is faith in my own abilities to make 8 bit look gorgeous.