http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/ Engadget Comments for Panasonic's new Lumix DMC-GH1 does 1080p video in a Micro Four Thirds form factor http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/Mar 3rd 2009 12:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/Mar 3rd 2009 1:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/
What's important is options for 24p/25p, 30p, not to mention 60p. 24p for the film-like look, 60p for those slow-mo shots.

The camera also has AF in movie mode.

Also, it seems like the sensor has high-refresh rate off the sensor, which would mean reduced rolling-shutter effect compared to the D90 and 5DMkII. Panasonic does know how to make incredible AVCHD cameras, so this should be impressive.]]>Mar 3rd 2009 1:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/Mar 3rd 2009 12:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/Mar 3rd 2009 12:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/Mar 3rd 2009 12:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/Mar 3rd 2009 12:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/Mar 3rd 2009 12:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/]]>Mar 3rd 2009 1:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/Mar 3rd 2009 1:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/
So do us ding dong film / video folks.]]>Mar 3rd 2009 1:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/Now you can take pictures and videos along with running custom apps, GPS, email, etc. ]]>Mar 3rd 2009 2:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/Mar 3rd 2009 1:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/
And an easy access video button? Not having to scroll through the whole list of options? Genius.]]>Mar 3rd 2009 2:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/Mar 3rd 2009 12:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/
I just bought my first Panasonic Lumix camera (A DMC-TZ5) and absolutely love it. If the price is right I may look into buying this as my first DSLR.]]>Mar 3rd 2009 12:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/No mirror = not an SLR]]>Mar 3rd 2009 1:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/Mar 3rd 2009 1:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/Mar 3rd 2009 2:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/
There is no official, generic name for this type of camera yet. Many have unofficially taken to calling it an "EVIL" (Electronic Viewfinder, Interchangeable Lens) or "ELVIS" (Electronic Live View Interchangeable System).]]>Mar 3rd 2009 3:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/Mar 3rd 2009 12:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/Mar 3rd 2009 1:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/405349-REG/Olympus_261054_18_180mm_f_3_5_6_3_ED_Zuiko.html
paired with the G1/GH1 would be a 10x zoom factor

or if you want to get *really* close and still have a 10x factor, you could use this one
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/460531-USA/Sigma_736107_50_500mm_f_4_6_3_EX_DG.html]]>Mar 3rd 2009 2:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/Mar 3rd 2009 12:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/
Sweet.

And it's so unique looking too. Big microphone on top of a DSLR looking camera. ]]>Mar 3rd 2009 1:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/
For more creative sound recording, an optional stereo microphone (DMW-MS1) is available. A Wind Cut function blocks out most of the noise from background wind even on breezy days.

]]>Mar 3rd 2009 1:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/
http://www.panasonic.co.uk/get/params_W0_MThtml/2144891]]>Mar 3rd 2009 1:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/Mar 3rd 2009 1:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/Mar 3rd 2009 1:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/however, remember that you're losing your pentaprism and mechanical shutter, along with hundreds of lens options and any semblance of high-ISO quality.]]>Mar 3rd 2009 1:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/
matt: I hope you're right about the shutter because at least in G1, it's still "mechanical" according to the professional photographer, Michael Reichmann. He wrote in his in-field review at http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/cameras/panasonic-g1.shtml

"I was surprised when I started using the G1 to hear an actual shutter mechanism rather than a synthesized version. Since the sensor is a continuous live view, such as found in digicams, I had assumed that it would utilize an electronic shutter rather than a mechanical one. I was wrong.

This is disappointing as I had hoped to have an essentially silent camera. The shutter sound of the G1 is very muted to be sure, but complete silence would have been attractive to film and TV set photographers and others working in otherwise silent or audio recording environments.

Why the G1 has a mechanical shutter is something which I don't quite understand. Pity though."]]>Mar 3rd 2009 1:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/
For me, no Four Thirds can replace my DSLR. I (and most of my semi-pro colleagues) really don't like composing pictures through the LCD, and it's harder to hold the camera steady that way. Digital viewfinders are also a drag.

And I bet the Nikon and Canon dSLRs will still handle high-ISO noise better than a Panny. Panasonic is pretty notorious for awful noise at high ISOs. (I had one!) ]]>Mar 4th 2009 9:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/
I stand corrected. I thought there was no shutter since the sensor was exposed when the lens is removed, but it seems that there is a shutter, it just doesn't close when a lens is removed for protection (as I imagined it would).]]>Mar 3rd 2009 2:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/Mar 3rd 2009 2:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/
About the Full-HD video recording spec of GH1, not quite "1080p"! Please note about the Panasonic PRESS RELEASE...

http://www2.panasonic.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/prModelDetail?storeId=11301&catalogId=13251&itemId=332733&modelNo=Content03032009032503558&surfModel=Content03032009032503558

*Full-HD (1920 × 1080) movies are output by the image sensor at 24p (NTSC)/25p (PAL), and recorded at 60i (NTSC)/50i (PAL). HD (1280 × 720) video is output and recorded by the image sensor at 60p (NTSC)/50p (PAL).]]>Mar 3rd 2009 1:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/Mar 3rd 2009 1:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/Mar 3rd 2009 1:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/
It's also go progressive SD modes too, for quick video editing, or for low bandwidth video for internet publishing. I think that's nice to have available, although I imagine most of the time I would be using 720p for my applications. ]]>Mar 3rd 2009 1:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/Mar 3rd 2009 3:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/Mar 3rd 2009 4:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/
Panasonic seems to be working up the ladder. Appealing first to the general consumer, and then later to more experienced photographers.]]>Mar 3rd 2009 5:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/Mar 3rd 2009 5:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/Mar 3rd 2009 4:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/Mar 3rd 2009 5:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/
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I was originally planning on buying a Canon 5D Mark II. But I was hesitant after reading this, because it offers 3 things important to me:

1) 24p shooting
2) 60p shooting (good for slowmo stuff)
3) A much cheaper pricetag (probably will be $1500 with lens, vs. $3500 for 5dmkii w/ kit IS USM lens)


So, instead of peeing my pants like almost everybody else who has heard about this GH1, I decided to try to find a sample of video from it...

and I did:
http://www.slashgear.com/panasonic-micro-43-gh1-and-14-140mm-video-feature-hands-on-%E2%80%93-af-and-manual-mode-tests-0736780/

The verdict is not good. At first glance, it seems okay. It's hard for me to tell what is a result of video compression/encoding (ie. do these clips look just like straight out of the camera?), but the refresh/rolling shutter are HORRIBLE, and the banding isn't too pretty, either

Looks like, unfortunately, the most expensive camera (5DMKII) still seems to give the best performance (better than the more affordable D90 or GH1)

*sigh* ]]>Mar 16th 2009 10:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/panasonics-new-lumix-dmc-gh1-does-1080p-video-in-a-micro-four-t/Mar 31st 2009 5:03PM