Just downloaded "Genesis" in 1080p from Vimeo and I really enjoyed the image quality! Very organic and frankly I don't understand why people complain about the sharpness.

To people who are whining about the price... If you can't afford the new GH3, just use your "old" GH2. It didn't suddenly become a bad camera just because the GH3 is out...

The GH3 looks to be awesome and the price isn't that bad! And besides, you can always buy the camera with 24 month credit, and with that monthly fee it's like 2 BigMac meals per week for an awesome camera...

EDIT: Plus you have to factor in that your existing lenses are going to provide better images, so what you are getting is more IQ ROI from your current gear with that new body... ;)

+1 @derek. oh wow, whining whining whining. No disrespect to any female members on here, but even if they give some of you diamond dicks, it's still not gonna be enough.

i really love that 48p option in gh3. i could do well in motion capture 48p converted to 24p without a frame drop.so sharp and superb motion possible??? what do u feel people?

I think everybody is not seeing the big picture. You will get Avchd 2.0 1080p 60P, all-I 72mbps and 50mbps native from the sensor and I believe this will be in avchd, mov, and h.264, a magnesium alloy body ,an Oled Lvf and Oled Lcd and probably more features that will be revealed tomorrow. And all panasonic is asking for is an additional few hundred dollars over the GH2 and people are bitching about that, You can't get something for nothing. You can't get everything you want for $999 or without some trade-offs.

Pick your trade-offs and buy the camera you can afford.

I only see people here crying camera is costly,people want a perfect camera for 2 cents,no way,wait for Monday will see the full spec of GH3 ,1300$ is a bargain

I think the 30% price increase for the body is out of my range. They should be smart like Apple and keep products a a consumer price point. If it cost them 30% more for metal and weather sealing, they should have released the plastic body GH-3 for $999.99 and the metal "Pro" for $1,299.99. I don't care about weather sealing. I never owned a camera with that. I won't be taking pictures in the rain. We still have a bad world economy, and a 30% price increase is a large jump. I don't see an EXTRA $300 value in the metal body or weather sealing. All other features seem standard. i wonder after the enthusiasts, how well regular consumer sales will go.

@Nickben I've decided they've priced it outside of my range. I'm happy for now shooting with my AF100 (when I need to record hours of interviews), my GH2 (when I need awesome short clips for music videos), and my D800 (when I need great stills and versatile video that's adequate, as well as wide shots.) Since I've also ordered a BMCC with MFT mount, I don't really have room in my budget this year for a GH3, until the price drops below US$1,000. Having said that, I'm still excited about the GH3, and will likely donate towards a hack for it.

Hmm.. the smaller sensor is a step back I think. I like the fact you can get a tad wider on GH2 multi-aspect sensor than standard M4/3. Also the video on Vimeo even on HD setting looks soft to me in resolution, maybe this is due to the grading but I think it's better to start with sharp image to work from than soft. GH2 will continue to sell at cheaper prices if this new camera is only a modest upgrade :) All will be revealed soon...

sam_rides_a_mtb +1

When you see a video, you first evaluate it to try to imagine if it represents the potential of the cam. Of course, there is no substitute for hands-on work, but certainly in this forum you get an idea of each person's view on quality, what they see, what they expect, and you form your own consensus based on what you and your colleagues see. If the Genesis vid was just a random group of images shot from a tram, I would be concerned, but not overly so. The fact that PB created at least part of it makes me wonder if in fact Panasonic has jumped the shark. Yes, OLED monitor, but we need the IQ better, not the appearance of the IQ.

@philipbloom tomorrow is always a day away

looking for chip butties in the next vid

thanks for all your work

I have a feeling they want to sell the high speed burst modes (120fps,maybe 240fps) to us as an in-app purchase you can enable via smartphone or tablet.

Same with tablet based live- view.

Just a guess

Yes, 2.1 is getting large. Less bokehliciousness also.