Panasonic GH2 anyone?

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Panasonic GH2 anyone?

Post by Volker »

Hello fellow Cassie users,

is anyone of you using the Panasonic GH2 camera?
I got this beauty now and I already updated the firmware.
Are there any recommended camera settings that I should take care of if I intend to edit this footage with the Bogart editing suite?

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Post by LouBruno »

You should be fine with firmware version 1. 1. Are you referring to the scene settings? I am not a big fan of 24p. I would use 30p.
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Post by Volker »

Hi Lou,
I "hacked" the firmware now to get these very high data rates for AVCHD encoding. The images look very good.
I plan to shoot in 1080i mode as usual. The Bogart software somehow seems to be optimized for interlaced formats.

The camera offers so many settings. I have to learn a lot now but it will be worth it.
I am wondering why this camera has not been mentioned here before. It is such a beauty.

all the best,
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Post by LouBruno »

Actually, it is VERY POPULAR among my Panasonic community. Some say the video is better than the AG AC-90. I think there is another version of the HDSLR now.
Volker wrote:Hi Lou,
I "hacked" the firmware now to get these very high data rates for AVCHD encoding. The images look very good.
I plan to shoot in 1080i mode as usual. The Bogart software somehow seems to be optimized for interlaced formats.

The camera offers so many settings. I have to learn a lot now but it will be worth it.
I am wondering why this camera has not been mentioned here before. It is such a beauty.

all the best,
Volker
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Yeah, Panasonic Lumix GH3!!! Now, that's a beauty! I own 3 of these for a multicam shoots...
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