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How far have we come with Video Cameras?
It sounds like at least a few of us had very similar paths to get to where we are today. Anyone have some old footage they wouldn't mind sharing? I go back and watch my old footage every once in a while. I usually watch the clips of the kids a…

Comment by mpgxsvcd November 2014 permalink
How far have we come with Video Cameras?
@Mistas That is it. That is the camcorder I had. The Canon Elura 50. I couldn't remember the name because I hated it so much. There were all kinds of issues with it. Mine didn't seem to have those issues but I just couldn't cope with…

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Youtube improvements - 60fps and more
@v10tdi They have fixed the playback issue with Firefox now. However, it still only playback at 30 FPS in Firefox.

Comment by mpgxsvcd November 2014 permalink
Panasonic LX100 camera topic
@karl Yes. Our box was much lighter. It had just one manual and a pamphlet on how to take stills from video.

Comment by mpgxsvcd October 2014 permalink
Youtube improvements - 60fps and more
@ balazer On firefox I cannot play the video above at all with 1080p or 720p selected. It errors out. All other resolutions work just fine.

Comment by mpgxsvcd October 2014 permalink
Panasonic LX100 camera topic
Got my LX100 this morning. I placed 2 pre-orders for it which both fell through. I ended up calling 5 different stores to try to find it. I finally found it at Cardinal Camera in PA. All of our local stores said “Nope we only carry Nikon and Canon”…

Comment by mpgxsvcd October 2014 permalink
Youtube improvements - 60fps and more
@PauloTeixeira The important thing to remember is that 60p now renders your video useless to everyone using firefox because it completely fails for 1080p and 720p now. We aren't quite there yet.

Comment by mpgxsvcd October 2014 permalink
How would you design the next Panasonic GH camera?
I hear what VK is saying. However, Panasonic delivered some very impressive new functionality in terms of their stills from video mode. It was mainly geared towards stills shooters but it gave us different aspect ratios for 4K video which no other c…

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Ask developers of the Panasonic Lumix GH4, plus, answers about the m43 format
@driftwood Thank you Nick for being such a great ambassador for us.

Comment by mpgxsvcd October 2014 permalink
How would you design the next Panasonic GH camera?
@driftwood I would start with the GH4 body but I would change the following things. For the most part I really like the body design and EVF of the GH4. The EVF of my GH3 is total cr@p though. 1. I would include the Shutter Duration and Aperture du…

Comment by mpgxsvcd October 2014 permalink
Canon Cinema EOS C100 mk.II
@bozfx If this camera was “less than $1500” it might make more sense.

Comment by mpgxsvcd October 2014 permalink
Canon Cinema EOS C100 mk.II
I must have read this article 5 times wondering where the part about 4K was. I must be blind because no company in their right mind would release a $5000+ video camera in 2014 without 4K, would they?

Comment by mpgxsvcd October 2014 permalink
4K Photo Mode Bird Examples
Wow! Those are really good. What lens was that and did you crop even further than 4K? I tried it with birds last week but I forgot to switch to manual settings so my shutter duration was too long. Have you tried the 2x and 4x digital zoom during 4…

Comment by mpgxsvcd October 2014 permalink
GH4 firmware update 2.0 talk
Here is a video review of the new Panasonic GH4 and FZ1000 2.0 Firmware. This review will give you an idea of what the different aspect ratio video looks like and what the crop factor looks like for each camera and each aspect ratio. https://www.yo…

Comment by mpgxsvcd October 2014 permalink
In-camera Wireless. Is it useful to you?
Those are great points. I don’t use the built-in wireless as much for remote viewing as I do for remote sharing. We use the GoPros as video review cameras for our climbing competitions. They even released an app last week that will live stream the …

Comment by mpgxsvcd October 2014 permalink
In-camera Wireless. Is it useful to you?
>Well, camera companies need time to understand that they sell specialized computers now :-) So well said VK. That is entirely true. Have you ever used the built-in wireless or even an Eye-Fi card? Everyone wants the instant upload capabilities…

Comment by mpgxsvcd October 2014 permalink
Ask developers of the Panasonic Lumix GH4, plus, answers about the m43 format
24p and cinemaV for photo from video mode please.

Comment by mpgxsvcd October 2014 permalink
Ask developers of the Panasonic Lumix GH4, plus, answers about the m43 format
What is the new Auto Iso logic used in the new Photo from video Program Priority mode. The photo from video mode uses different Auto Iso logic from the photo only mode. I would like to know what the parameters are so I can predict what the camera wi…

Comment by mpgxsvcd October 2014 permalink
GoPro Hero4 cameras official topic
@Tron I always run my GoPro 3 Black with the back door off when I use the frame. It would always overheat and melt the battery with the door on. I knew that moving the battery door to the bottom was a bad idea. I wouldn’t touch a GoPro 4 with a 10 …

Comment by mpgxsvcd October 2014 permalink
GH4 firmware update 2.0 talk
@Vesku I second what Vesku said. The bit rate now sustains right around 100 mb/sec and the AF is improved but not quite up to the 1080p @ 60 FPS AF.

Comment by mpgxsvcd October 2014 permalink
GH4 firmware update 2.0 talk
The 20mm F1.7 was the issue in the test above. My 35-100mm F2.8 does not show any of these issues and it focuses much faster and accurately in video/still mode than it does in video only mode.

Comment by mpgxsvcd October 2014 permalink
GH4 firmware update 2.0 talk
@tinbeo I updated mine with that battery. Unlike other Panasonic cameras the 3rd party batteries for the GH4 will show accurate time left.

Comment by mpgxsvcd October 2014 permalink
Panasonic LX100 camera topic
@karl Overheating could be one reason. If you run the sensor that long you will start to get excessive noise even at low ISO values. I do a lot of testing with this for Astrophotography. The cameras really start to overheat after minutes of exposur…

Comment by mpgxsvcd October 2014 permalink
Panasonic HC-X1000 4K Camcorder Shoots 50p/60p 4K
@FeriGGGG I bet Panasonic wishes they hadn’t given him that camera to test. He shouldn’t have used a proto-type camera for a Production shoot though.

Comment by mpgxsvcd October 2014 permalink
GH4 firmware update 2.0 talk
@karl

Comment by mpgxsvcd October 2014 permalink
Panasonic LX100 camera topic
LX100 U.S. Specs(Ships in late October) http://www.shop.panasonic.com/shop/model/DMC-LX100K 4K Video and 1920 x 1080p Full-HD Video The LX100 not only has the advantage of shooting QFHD 3849 x 2160, 30fps /24 fps in MP4, it also has the ability t…

Comment by mpgxsvcd October 2014 permalink
GH4 firmware update 2.0 talk
Loop mode is Useless! The loop mode for the new photo/video function is poorly implemented. You can’t set markers during loop mode so you can skip ahead to the point you want very easily. Also it automatically records at least 5 different video fi…

Comment by mpgxsvcd October 2014 permalink
GH4 firmware update 2.0 talk
Panasonic finally released the GH4 2.0 firmware. The major advancement in this release is the ability to easily take still images from 4K @ 30 FPS video for any aspect ratio and still retain the movie file with uninterrupted sound and video. I have…

Comment by mpgxsvcd October 2014 permalink
GoPro Hero4 cameras official topic
I don't get it. I seriously thought that once we had good wireless monitoring via a phone or tablet that we would never see the built in LCD screen again. I honestly would never ever use the LCD screen. In addition I certainly wouldn't wa…

Comment by mpgxsvcd September 2014 permalink
What are the benefits of a constant aperture lens?
Personally I prefer a software zoom over a mechanical zoom if you aren’t zooming very far and you have 4K footage that will be down sampled to 1080p anyway. However, I know that isn’t always the case. Have you tried the Auto ISO with the GH4 for Vi…

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