operation by smartphone sounds pretty awesome. not sure i like the cloud synch or wifi transfer to Tv, as I'd rather just use hdmi.

I'm a fan of Panasonic Engineers. They have done amazing things so far. They have had a good amount of time on the GH-3. That is why I was happy the GH-3 wasn't introduced back with the Nikon D800/Canon 300/5DMIII/1DX. I'm sure we will have:

Better processor Better DR 1080p 60 Wifi

I hope:

Flat grading profile No higher megapixel. enough is enough Tethering for video and stills (wired or wireless) Fly by wire focus (wifi or wired) A video HDR mode like Red and Canon's Magic Lantern

@mpgxsvcd 1080p60 is a given, the G5 has it. As is increased LCD resolution to 920K, bring it to the same level as Sony and Nikon cameras. I hope they really do mean total control via smartphone, it would be great to be able to remote the camera. A RGBW sensor would be great, though they would have to give us 14bit RAWs to get the most out of it

I really hope so. I have an intervalometer for the GH2 and didn't use it much in fear that I'd destroy my shutter if I used it too much. If they have a full electronic shutter, I wonder if they'll implement an in camera intervalometer.

@Dazza

No they just increase the read speed of the sensor from 60 FPS(G3) to 120 FPS(GH2 and G5). It is likely that the GH2 will read out at 250 FPS like the Nikon 1 series camera that doesn't have a mechanical shutter at all.

They are still susceptible to the effects of rolling shutter. However, you really have to try to ruin the shot to actually ruin the shot if they read out at 250 FPS or faster.

The Photokina 2012 is a good idea. Maybe we see somebody from this board in Cologne at the Panasonic-stand.

back to topic: I dont believe the GH3 will have an sensor with global shutter. I think they use a sensor like the G5. Well 1080p with 60 frames sounds good, also the better resolution in the displays. 120FPS at 720p would be perfect!

4:2:2 - sounds good too, but I dont think this camera will have that feature. I hope they will have a higher and lower ISO setting and last but definitely not least: its hackable like the GH2!

@mpgxsvcd You right, but a mechanical shutter is faster and better than a electronic (except a global shutter) Take a photo with the GH2 in Highspeed (40 PFS) from a rotating prop, you will see the rolling shutter effect. But the effect is gone if you use a mechanical Shutter - thats the different and I think thats a good feature that gives you the opportunity to take high quality shots without the rolling-shutter-effect-bullshit . OK, you can make just 50k - 80k Photos with this shutter, but I think its ok, because you can switch to the electronic shutter for snapshots.

@Kihlian

Nope.

All new cameras shoot in MP4 container that can be incompatible with AVCHD standards :-)

And MJPEG. No more amongst the available modes.

@VK OK I think I missed something. Have you a good link about MP4?

@driftwood

I thought they co created the standard with Sony. Can't they do what ever they want with it and call it AVC-HD?

I think the bottom line is that the G5 still retains the AVC-HD file structure that some people dislike if you want to record true 60p footage.

Why they are still using baseline 66 in an mp4 container is more to the point.

Because no one cares. :-)

They'll need to release something at a consumer price level (like GH2) and offer features that might be comparable to BMC and D16 to stay in this market, or simply crash the price of GH3. The game is changing.

Only in your mind, my young padawan :-)

I check my words. Panasonic's ISO is not on par with Canon

You talked about sensors. In all parameters they are on par or better, but as I said, they are smaller.

My fear that they would increase the resolution is happening then :-( Very sad if it happens, I don't know about the reviews if the G5 is any big improvement in low light and DR because Panasonic suffers from the perception that it lacks DR and low light compared to the Apsc cameras. It is a little bit unjustified if you look at the reviews closely. But no one is complaining about the Panasonic lumix resolution.

I have a d800, another market, another category, believe me it is overkill for anything except commercial work for bill board. The computer requirements are very heavy contrary to my former nikon 12 megapixel. So what is the need of more megapixel.

@VK so you're saying it's likely to get a true 1080 viewfinder in cam?