@thepalalias, I had tried to do a timelapse using this mode with an external intervalometer but it did not work out because Panasonic put a limit on how the mode works. There were 2 problems that I ran into. First, I could not go down to 1/2 second shutter. It's locked at 1/40 second. And 2nd, I got about 2 frames per trigger via an external timer. Could this due to the (SH) burst mode or my timer? I could not tell. Did you experience multiple frames per trigger? What timer did you use? I did not know that there was an upper limit as well. I though it was 1/4000 like others. This limit can be removed as well via a hack, I think. There is another limit on the flash at 1/160. As soon as the builtin flash is raised or a flash trigger is attached, GH2 falls back to 1/160. It's impossible to blur out the background on a bright sunny day using a fill flash with all the limitations put in place by Panasonic. I am hoping the Vitaliy can at least remove the restriction to allow shooting in RAW using this SH burst mode. Even at 2-3fps is way better than it's now.

@Dusty42 A few things.

• That mode limits the fastest shutter to 1/1000 not 1/4000 (which is kind of important to know if you are shooting high speed shots). Both H burst and the video modes are at 1/4000.
• The 40fps mode is not useless, but it is most useful in conjunction with careful testing and an intervalometer. Last year I shot an over 6 minute music video using almost entirely footage from the 40fps burst mode.
• The mode currently works by reducing the bandwidth and processing used. So not only is it not RAW, but JPEG compression and only at smaller frame sizes (1920x1080 for 16x9) but the EX mode is currently disabled because of whatever overhead concerns they have about that.

While it might be cool to have a faster burst rate, it certainly tends to feel bandwidth and/or processor limited on the GH2 each time I pick-up my slightly older Canon DSLR and shoot with that instead.

funniest thing is reaction of many people ... how willingly they back to corporate hands for focus peaking ...

Lame joke. I pray that you'll all get a decent sense of humour. April fools is only funny to the prankster. No exception here. Another waste of my bloody time.

CONGRATULATIONS on the well played joke! The next year model will be much better, I hope. Can you give, per NDA, some hints on what features we might be getting?:)

With the joke aside, I do not know whether anybody else notices it. The gamma shift also affects the still side of GH2. I notice it most in dark environment. However the shift does not affect the High Speed Burst mode of photo mode even in the dark. @Vitaliy, is there a possibility that the High Speed Burst mode can be hacked to allow normal photo shooting? That's to say, remove the 1/40 second shutter speed and allow photo size to be selected like the mechanical shutter mode. I believe some of us do not care for the useless 40fps and happily trade that for a 2-3fps silent mode shooting in RAW. This mode is very useful in churches.

Thanks.

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@Mark_the_Harp I was laughing like a maniac myself. I'm sure some guys on white robes are busting my door down any minute now...

@Vitaliy_Kiselev these things are inevitable. :)

Well played! :) Even if it was a joke, the box is now open.

@Vitaliy First, It was April 1. Second, it sounds "It is not fools joke" not "It is not April fools joke", so it had a hint :-) <<<<<<<<<<<<<<

I actually noticed that choice of words. Thank you for not becoming a Zombie. I was worried and depressed.

OK, I have officially peed myself laughing at these two videos. Even worse, I can't even explain to anyone else what's so funny. Damn you all to hell. I'm off to change my underpants.

I loved those two movies. Did you guys use SEDNA or CAKE to shoot it? Which lens? SLR magic 12mm? Did you use nostalgic profile?

   It is not fools joke.

Integrity!? But well played by most of you guys. With 8 pages this was quite a show, has it gone viral?

I simply cannot think of what you just pulled off without a massive grin spreading across my face. These types of jokes that go waaaay over the line and just piss off most people are the jokes I find the funniest. Hats off, sir (and I have many hats).