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.

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 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.

@derek , you have to factor in competition. If you are only doing video and have very low budget, then sure the gh3 at $ 1300 is a bargain. But if you are running a double system, like many I think the price becomes a bit of a stretch. For $ 300 less you are getting a Nikon d7000 or $ 700 more a full frame Nikon D600 that has some very nice video. I am not saying that it is going to be better than the gh3 for video, but for photo it will be in another league. So it is not like it is living in a vacuum world where it has no competitor.

+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.

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... ;)

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.

@danyyyel just buy a Nikon camera dude and be done with it....

@oscillian,

It's slightly wider than my D7000 but shorter(D7000 5.2 inches wide, 4.1 inches tall) (GH3 5.3 inches wide, 3.68 inches tall)

@svart

Those screengrabs (I assume they were taken from Bloom´s original upload file?) makes me think that shot was shot with a fast frame rate. It looks almost like upscaled 720p footage from the gh2. The following shots from the same scene are far more detailed. However, there is noise there, too. The noise / darkness in the end scene seems like it could be bumped up iso + fast shutter speed in what seems to be a very well lit situation. (if watching the behind the scenes shots from bloom)

@RRRR

Yes they are from the original file. I've seen this same thing all over GH2 footage. I've done the same thing myself, even at mid ISO. The easiest way to produce it is have a large area of smooth color and then underexpose slightly in that area. Overall exposure is not important, neither is shutter speed.

Looks like the GH3 jello effect is about the same as the GH2. It is not an issue for most people but might be for some.

GH3 Jello Affect attached picture. The edge of the train should not be slanted.

GH2 Rolling Shutter Effect

@svart--first thing I thought when seeing the vid was the icky pulsing junk in certain areas. Let's hope it can be done away with, but I have a sinking feeling.

The other thing is of course the sensor. I mean, when you shoot vid with an Olly, it just letterboxes. The GH2 gives you the real deal. So if they chopped those extra pixels off, well, Oy. Plus for stills I like my wide lenses to have the option of being wider just by changing the sensor size. It's like having a wide angle adapter built-in, and makes a huge difference on the 20mm and 14mm primes.