GH4 specs, price and preorder notifications:
Panasonic GH4 body at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), BHphoto (Click here).
DMW-YAGH interface unit at Adorama (Click here), BHphoto (Click here), Panasonic US (Click here).
DMW-FL580L Flash at Adorama (Click here), BHphoto (Click here).
Previews, tests and image samples:
Hands-on at EosHD, Quick summary at Dpreview, Hands-on at Pocket Lint, First impressions at Trustedreviews, Hands-on pics at Cnet, First impression at ThePhoBlographer, First impressions at Quesabesde (Spanish), First imrpession at Cmaeras.Reviewed, Hands-on at Hybridcams, First Impression at Imaging Resource.
Videos:
“Light of the Yucatan” in 4K by Bryan Harvey (youtube), Shooting Impression by Bryan Harvey (youtube), GH4 Shooting Impression by Bence Máté (youtube), GH4 Shooting Impression by Takehito Miyatake (youtube), Panasonic GH4 commercial (youtube), Shooting Impression by Daniel Berehulak (youtube), Gh4 at Videoaktiv (German), First look by Wex (youtube), GH4 hands on by PMA (Italian), Video at Park Cameras (youtube).
Hot Notes:
1) Pricing will be announced in mid March only! (Camera will cost less than $2000 or 2000 Euro).
2) This is the world’s first mirrorless interchangeable lens mount camera recording 4K
3) The external XLR / HD-SDI add-on for this camera allows for uncompressed 10bit 4K output over 3G HD-SDI – the kind of spec Canon currently charges $25,000 fo (EosHD).
4) DFD (Depth-of-Defocus) autofocus works like this: During live view (before a half-press of the shutter button), the camera will occasionally make a tiny adjustment to focus, to check whether subjects in the frame are in front of or behind the current focus point. In addition to this information, the camera judges how far out-of-focus objects in the scene are, based on how blurred they are, assessed using a profile detailing the blur behavior of the lens at its current aperture. Although this combination of data itself doesn’t give the GH4 enough information to achieve precise focus, it does give it a clear idea of where it should start using conventional contrast detection AF process to achieve fine focus. (Dpreview).
5) Recording 4K will crop your image by an ulterior 1,125x (Cinema 4K) or 1,2x (Cinema) factor (Personal View).
6) The new sensor seems to be able to get more detail out of the highlights than the sensor in the Olympus EM1 (ThePhoBlographer).
Press release:
Dpreview, Panasonic, 43rumors, SystemKameraForum (German), Pocket Lint, Engadget, Photographyblog, Photoscala (German), DSLRmagazine (Spanish), Panasonic (Japanese),
Poll:
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1st!
Good work! 🙂
Congratulations fuktard!
Looking marvellous
outside yes, but the output won’t. Sensor still too small…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avOx1gKXWoM hands on GH4 6+ minutes long with 2 Pansonic spokesmen….
biased
http://blog.parkcameras.com/2014/02/panasonic-goes-for-pro-market-with-new.html 8 minute long video
What is the world coming to when company representatives favor their own products . Its funny how you Oly fans take the word of paid shills like Robin Wong as gospel. Every advance made in mFT benefits us all in the long run.
Do you really belive that Olymp is an Oly fan? He is just another Canon troll. ead his posts further down the thread. He is only here to start a fight between Oly and Pny users, and you fell for it.
ADMIN: Look through this thread and ban the disruptive troll please. He’s more than likely the same old criminal with a different name. Your discussions here are great until people like this are allowed to “contribute”.
@Dave
It looks like it’s mostly the work of 2 trolls one with the same name and the other using multiple names, neither with a job or a life…
I have approached Admin with the same observations but it seems he’s not willing to take action on any of these recurrent trolls (They’re the same 3 or 4 aholes who come here every single day in every single thread, just look at their writing structure and mannerisms, they’re easily identified even if they use different aliases).
The thing that bothers me the most is that this issue could be EASILY fixed in a variety of ways and methods that wouldn’t rob Admin of more than 15 mins at most. He could download any number of existing wordpress plug ins, from comment system moderation, comment rating systems, IP ban lists, and a huge ETC…I’ve even posted links numerous times to help in some way. He could also impose a log in system, or ask the assistance of community mods, at this point ANYTHING would be useful to keep this site more civil, but NOTHING is being done.
43rumors used to be a haven among m43 related forums, safe from the malicious culture of other boards, then the Oly vs Pany (former Nikon vs Canon) zealots came in here to start flame wars, that was barely tolerable, then the Nex trolls came here (eve before NEX system was released), that was expected but it faded with time, but now we have our resident trolls coming here 24/7 with non-stop BS…at least the old NEX trolls came up with actual 2 paragraph arguments…
Price is everything. If it’s under $1500 I’ll place my pre-order tonight.
Highly doubt it will be under $1500.
$1799 or $1999 sounds more likely to me, but we will find out.
Under 1000$ I’d think about it as a second body beside the superior E-M1
Under $100 I’ll by 10!
There can only be one reply to a guy expecting this camera to be below $1000.
IDIOT
@Olymp-d1ck You are not a candidate for the GH4. You obviously, can’t afford such professional gear and your whining isn’t going to change that.
By the shear number and stupidity of your complaints you are obviously out of your league and NO camera manufacturer should take your piss-moaning seriously.
GET A JOB.
oh just go get a Panasonic G6 instead then! For half of $1K
@Olymp . . . You are not a candidate for the GH4. You obviously, can’t afford such professional gear and your whining isn’t going to change that.
By the shear number and stupidity of your complaints, you are obviously out of your league and NO camera manufacturer should take you seriously.
You claim to have a Canon, and an Olympus E-M1 – so why don’t you make pictures with those GREAT cameras, rather than pitch a flaming b1tch about a camera you can’t afford?
Show some pictures or videos . . . or maybe . . . GET A JOB.
Superior E-M1 not if you want to use it for video :-).The E-M1 for all its excellent features offers nothing in either still and especially video quality that that you cannot get for much less money in and out of mFT.The GH4 at least will offer video quality that will cost a lot of money to better.The E-M1 actually managed to have worse noise performance than the E-PL5 a camera that costs a third of the price of the EM1.The E-M1 offers the worst image quality of any camera in its price range.Heck its price is within £100 of the Canon 6d or Nikon D610.
The “basic” low end FF D610 offers far better image quality in every area, full weather sealing, better C-AF, better tracking,excellent ergonomics, dual card slots,built in flash that works as a commander for the Nikon CLS system , excellent video output { though not as convenient as video on mFT}.The only real trick that the E-M1 has is in its excellent 5 axis IS though Nikon and Canon users have access to lenses with IS going from 12mm to 1200mm { 1800mm on DX }. So what was the advantages of the £1300 { launch price } E-M1 again, image quality – nope, price- nope, C-AF and tracking – lol
GH4 is listed with a price of: 13999,- NOK (incl tax) in Norway.
If one just converts that to american dollars, then one get $2252. BUT one cannot do that it is more expensive here.
Using the retail prices of the E-M1 which is 12980,- NOK vs $1,399 (at B&H) that would put the GH4 price to $1500.
Source: http://www.japanphoto.no/panasonic-lumix-gh4-hus
I’d rather pay a bit more but get 422 internal recording. That is the deal breaker for me. I was going to add one to my 2 gh3 I already own. But without 422 internal recording, there is no point for me…
No price as of yet…let’s hope it’s south of $2,000.
I will probably buy another GH3 when the GH4 comes out, as the price should come down and I am perfectly happy with the older camera. No need for 4K yet, and I don’t want to record at 200 MB/s yet. But I do need a b-camera for when I don’t want to lug around my AF100.
Still, this is a very exciting camera. Go Panasonic!
I’m surprised that they’re not announcing a replacement for the AG-AF100/105 yet.
I have found a site in Sweden with the price.
Here it will cost $2300, but we have 25% VAT so without VAT it’s $1839. Not so bad for a fantastic product. Thats’ around $80 less than a D600.
http://www.cyberphoto.se/info.php?article=DMC-GH4
Great Scott! Neat rig.
It’s the interface module, where you can make the connection for seperate channels recording. SDI.
So this is for ptofessional videographers that would normally have to buy a $25000 camera (the Canon e.g.).
The GH4 is the “full frame” of video.
What do you think 2000$ or 3000$? i were 2 days away from buying a nikon D600 out of practicality but screw practicality if i can get betterslowmotion out of this thing and still have a good dslr.
But if its going to end up being 3-4 grand i can just as well buy what i first intended to buy
Is this for filming?
Personally I would’ve gone with a Nikon D5200 (or for a little more a D5300) over a Nikon D600 any day for filming with. (a Nikon D5300/D5200/D7100 is the best APS-C DSLR that you can get for filming with, and in many ways can match or even exceed a Canon 5DmkIII)
Or if you wanted to stay with m4/3 then consider the Panasonic G6. http://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/6788/panasonic-g6-topic-gh2-replacement-camera/p1
Dude! Seriously??!!?? Do you know anything about filming with DSLR / CSC?!!? This (or GH3 or G6) will blow away those Nikons.
I was talking from the perspective of what Nikon DSLR, as the poster mentioned the D600
And for Nikon a D5200/D5300/D7100 are clearly the best value choices.
But even compared to a Panasonic GH3 or G6 they hold up very well (and exceeds it in some ways, like low light and dynamic range).
Have a read of this:
http://www.eoshd.com/content/tag/nikon-d5200
The D5200 was a ground breaking camera for its segment! (and the D5300 and D7100 which followed after it, using the same sensor)
The d5200/5300 offer excellent video quality as do the FF D600/D610/D800 the area where Panasonic bodies do far better is in the ergonomics of video capture along with the AF. If you are shooting handheld / run & gun then it is Panasonic all the way , for tripod based shooting DSLRs offer great results. I use a couple of GH3 for my video work but my kid brother has the D5200 and honestly the footage within its shooting limits holds up to the GH3 very well.
Frank
No Global Shutter.. Shame…
Panasonic doesn’t have the engineers for that.
who has them? canon? lol…..
The GH4 has half the amount of rolling shutter that GH3 has (according to the specs), and the GH3 is very usable, so I don’t see this as being a serious problem.
Pricing in March?! So when does the GH4 ship?
Really hoping “4K” refers only to the shooting format…
🙂
2K for 4K! 😉
Also, I guess a multi-aspect sensor is never coming back…
That’s a bummer. It was one of my favorite GH2 features!
another deal breaker, typical Pansonic not listening to their users.
…or trolls!
lol, and we’re lucky indeed Panasonic doesn’t listen to them!
oh dear olimp{dick} I know it must be frustrating that Olympus video is at about the same level as a hacked GF1.Don’t worry right after they have fixed the 12-40 from falling apart I am sure they will get right to work on video, just hold on another 5 maybe 6 yrs and you will be good to go lol
Wow, you are so stupid. He isn’t an Oly user, he is only here to stir up a fight. An you pany guys are so stupid that run in to his trap time after aftre tim after time again. Use you head for once. Read his post about tiny sensors. Why would an Oly fanboy do that?
tI would love to see the multi-format sensor come back :/
I would also like to see an Oly FL-600R vs new Pana DMW-FL580L comparison.
re: multi-aspect sensor is never coming back
Yup. Unfortunately, it’s almost exactly as I guessed back in October:
“That’s assuming that the standard m4/3 sensor is used in the GH4K, but I have a feeling that that will not be the case.
1) the standard m4/3 sensor is, well, 4:3, not 16:9. And Panasonic now seems to prefer cropping the sensor down, as opposed to multi-aspect.
2) since the current sensor, cropped to 16:9, is only marginally higher resolution than 4K, it would be easier to further crop this down again instead of downscaling. (Basically, a new 4K ETC mode.)
If that does turn out to be the case — which, granted, it may not — the resulting sensor image area would actually be *smaller* than the Black Magic sensor. Or slightly larger than a 1″ sensor (with a crop factor of around 2.6 relative to a full 35mm photography film frame).”
So according to Amazon is just over a month until they’ll start accepting pre-orders, not too far away…. but how long until it then ships after pre-orders?
I am geeked!
Under $2,000 means $1,999.99! 😛
I’m hoping that the new EVF removes the problem I have with a black display while wearing sunglasses, using the GH3. Having the translated press release mention an improved eye cup doesn’t exactly give me confidence that the improved contrast ratio or increased resolution will solve the problems.
It should be interesting to see if ISO 6400 is regularly usable, as my typical limit is ISO 3200 at this point with the GH3. The reduction of chromatic noise will be appreciated, as it’s been a long time coming for Panasonic.
maybe the problem are your sunglases? Polarized? Try other sunglases, contrast and resolution won’t change anything.
It’s not a problem with the Olympus E-M1 EVF at all. I suspect that it also won’t be a problem with the FujiFilm X-T1 EVF.
From how the finder ocular looks, (bulls eye shape, small) the problems of the EVF might still exist.
I believe you’re correct. Panasonic just don’t think when it comes to the EVF. The GX7 doesn’t have the same problems as the GH3 EVF–it has that rainbow tearing effect.
Why the company can’t buy a decent EVF is unfortunate.
I do like the flip-tilt screen on the GHs. I hope other models start coming with it.
I know, I know… That’s, like, the least important thing about this camera, isn’t it? 🙂
it’s actually a deal braker together with the small sensor
having fun trolling? want bigger senzor? buy a canon…. hahahahahahahahahahaha
I have one, thanks.
Why keep on commenting? Feel threatened? GOOD.
Canon is shit right now. They need to step up.
LAME…. Canon is the market cancer…
That’s why I’m looking for FF alternatives, but Panasonic doesn’t deliver again. Either I’ll stay with Canons better 1080p output or wait for a cheaper FF 4k offer from Sony.
“Canons better 1080p output” ???? = J O K E O F T H E D A Y ! ! ! so u need FF for video??? wow…. hahahahahaha…. at least I can laugh a lot… LOL…. you seem to have no credential for trolling….
Get an RJ Lens Turbo for only US$135, you’ll have the traditional Super 35mm used in filming.
http://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/9086/rj-lens-turbo-m43-adapters/p1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ry0nuJrXhpg&feature=youtu.be
I guess you don’t know much about video because you don’t realize that FF is not a good sensor for it and pretty much not used at all in serious video and film.
Sony did already come out with a cheap 4K camera, but its sensor is smaller than the GH4.
Since you say you have a better camera and its a Canon it could only be the 1dc or the C100, either way you have to admit that it took quite a bite out of your wallet and that others might consider this instead.
Guys, no need to waste your energy on this troll. He’s just an Olympus fantard under disguise, using whatever means to belittle Panasonic. Really pathetic.
He doesn’t represent Olympus fans. Read his posts. He is trolling and just hooked you.
That explains your idiocy…
That battery grip looks bigger than the camera!
Battery grip?? Where is it?
It a VHS video recorder no battery grip
Canon makes a bigger one. Quick, go get one!
It is not a battery grip….. sigh, these photographers huh!
and the 96fps frame rate? not seen in the specs…
It’s only for slow motion. It will play at 31%
Quote from EOSHD
“96fps slow-mo
The GH4 has a new undercrank and overcrank mode with slow-mo frame rate of 96fps, when is conformed to a frame rate of choice in-camera. Conformed to 24p and you get a lovely 25% reduction in speed which is much more dramatic than the more common 50% reduction from 60p to 30p.
These slow-mo options are available in full 1080p resolution, no need to drop to 720p”
Unquote
Source : http://www.eoshd.com/content/11934/panasonic-gh4-preview
I’m a bit confused by this. So does it conform it after recording in camera? Does this mean the possibility of recording to the atomos ninja 10 bit 4:2:2 slowmo? Can anybody maybe clarify? I’m really stoked to find out! Either way, this with a ninja = awesomeness! 🙂
my GoPro from 2012 shoots 120fps 1280×720 and 240fps 848×480
I’m not impressed by 96fps at 1080p by a camera from 2014 10 times larger in size than the GoPro
Really…120fps 720p…compared to 96fps 1080p…hmmm…I’ll stick with resolution on this one…don’t get me wrong, I have 2 gopro’s and I love em!!!…but don’t compare it to something with higher bitrates and interchangeable lens’…
So Panny is not afraid of No 4 any more? Why was all the mess with lower models then?
Pros are not scared of “4” like consumers are 😉
They would not miss the oportunity…. GH4 = 4K.
Yes, I am very surprised they are calling this the “GH4” when they could so easily tack on the end a “K”!
As i understand the Depth-of-Defocus works somehow as a ‘digital phase detector’ in order to give an aid to focus tracking. If so – well done, panasonic!
No internal 4.2.2 recording. No sale.
4k 4:2:0 scaled down = 1080p 4:2:2
Nice idea but – I can’t hand an picture editor an SD card with 4K material and say – there you go – here’s my 1080p material – you go figure it out.
Ditto.
Micro Four Thirds is today’s and tomorrow’s photography and video 🙂 now just for the AF-100 successor to seal the deal…
The AF100 was based on the ground breaking GH1, but there was nothing similar for the GH2 or GH3.
Maybe because the GH2 and GH3 were just evolutionary improvements?
If they see the GH4 as a revolutionary change like the GH1 was, maybe then they’ll base a new AF100 model on it?
yeah that’s my thing too 🙂
mFT is already hitting the slopes and it will be gone in a couple of years lol.Most people who do not swallow the happy pills see mFT for what it is a one trick pony where you sacrifice image quality for small size.While paying over the odds for “fast lenses” that cannot even compete with cheap FF options £1350 Panasonic 42.5mm that equates to a f2.4 85mm on FF
This is what happens when you put the best current mFT lens the 75mm Olympus on the best mFT camera compared to a cheap Nikon 85mm on the best Nikon camera { the Nikon combo is actually cheaper here in the UK/EURO zone}
http://www.dxomark.com/Lenses/Compare/Side-by-side/Nikon-AF-S-NIKKOR-85mm-F18G-on-Nikon-D800-versus-Olympus-MZUIKO-DIGITAL-ED-75mm-F18-on-Olympus-OM-D-E-M1___823_792_898_909
most of us live in the real world with real world shooting needs and not in the DXO fantasy land.
Most of us don’t know squat about photography, so we are happy with overpriced toys.
@YouDint: your photos are a perfect example of this.
yawn.
I’ll feed the troll.
Nikon D800 + 85mm f/1.4G = ~$3300, 1660g
Oly EM1 + 75mm f/1.8 = ~$2300, 802g
Sizes: http://camerasize.com/compact/#290.330,482.346,ga,t
So for $1000 more, more than twice the weight and ~50% bigger size, I can get a Nikon setup with similar optical performance to the Oly setup in almost every way except for more perceived megapixels? Sure, the Nikon will be “sharper”, but what happened to all those megapixels?
The Nikon generates a 36MP image that gives you 19P-MP (i.e., you “lost” 47% of your sharpness); the Oly generates a 16MP image that gives you 12P-MP (a loss of 25%). For all that extra money, size and weight, I would expect the giant image files from the Nikon to perform a heck of a lot better…
So what then ? what do you get out of it ? In what way does your ¨argument¨ bring any benefit to your pathetic excuse of a life ? Do you feel like some sort of messiah that’s meant to bring us the ¨truth¨ and liberate us from MFT ? GET A FCKING LIFE !
¨it is a one trick pony where you sacrifice image quality for small size¨ SAY WHAT AGAIN? Are you F’ing kidding me ? MFT is the most versatile system currently on the market, period.
– Small P&S-sized bodies
– Medium sized enthusiast bodies
– (Small) DSLR-sized bodies with Pro features for Stills (EM1) and video (GH4)
– Purpose-built 3rd party bodies (blackmagic)
– (FAST)Pancakes lenses for portability
– Superb fast primes that deny any need for FF DOF
– Fast WEATHER SEALED zooms
– FASTEST S-AF on the market
– (Possibly)fast AF-Tracking with DFD AF(Depth-of-Defocus)
– The ability to get both deep DOF and shallow DOF(native dof or speedbooster)
– THE ABILITY TO GET THINGS IN FOCUS WITHOUT THE NEED TO STOP DOWN!!!
– Sharp image across the frame!
– The most widely supported mirrorless system for lenses AND bodies
ALL under the same mount with support from TWO parent companies, cross compatible within itself and with 3rd products. With m4/3 I can configure ANY, and I mean ANY, kind of camera + lens setup for ANY situation with 99% rate of success. How does FF fare at that ? oh sorry, you can ONLY get a HUGE bulky DSLR and that’s it. For all intents and purposes it is digital FF the one that’s limited to a one trick strategy, all FF has to offer is good IQ, everything else is a compromise.
So, in what way does your canikon FF even remotely approaches that level of versatility ? Oh sure, you’ve got a few steps up of IQ (which can be attained by MFT and in print is irrelevant anyways) all at the cost of a needlessly HUGE and BULKY camera. If you’re gonna trade EVERYTHING for IQ at least do it within reason and jump to Medium Format, at least then the size would be justified.
MFT is pricy at first, I’ll give you that, but in the long run a FF system demands A LOT of other gear that on the long run is WAY more expensive. Don’t come here selling FF as the panacea of photography, the be all end all, it is not and it never will, FF is limit/best suited for certain purposes, not all. FF is just NOT CHEAP nor is it CONVENIENT! you will NEVER see people stepping up from their smartphone/compact or even entry kit DSLR to a canikon FF camera just because some troll on the internet says the IQ at 100% pixel peeping looks ¨somewhat¨ better.
Stop coming to this site, get a life, go out, get a GF or otherwise do your family a favor and just kill yourself.
Chill out, it’s just a camera. They offended your toy? Tough.
You are too stupid for any system other than this dying crippled anachronism? Tough.
Chill out, it’s just a camera. They offended your toy? Tough.
You are too stupid for any system other than this dying crippled anachronism? Tough.
I couldn’t give less of a cr*p about a camera, specially the GH4 since I don’t do video nor do I like the DSLR ergonomics in the very least. Cameras are tools made for creative purposes, I care about photography not gear like some of your gearwanking troll friends. That’s what I feel offended by, the lack of space left for actual photography talk in 43rumors! This site used to be filled with discussions about actual photography WITH m43 cameras, nowadays us pure trolling, left and right. I couldn’t feel offended by criticism about (one of the many types of) cameras I own, my patience is offended when I have to filter through the incessant 40+ troll posts with repetitive, non-factual, biased, ignorant BS about sensor size by the same 3 no-lives every time I want to read valuable info on this site. I feel offended by the time your trolling takes away from my life.
And, you are actually calling me stupid ? why ? because I’ve laid out the irrevocable facts on how m4/3 excels in versatility as a photographic tool, beyond the perception of technological superiority of other gear ? or rather because you have no comeback for that ?
Dude, get a life, stop wasting my time and yours and let us be free from your noise. I don’t even know why you come here in the first place, or how you have even the most basic interest in cameras since it’s clear that you’re not into photography at all, or else you would know that no camera system is perfect for everything. If you think FF is the solution to everything then stop coming to a m43 website, it doesn’t make any sense and you look like a ret*rd.
Must. Be a first for Panasonic to put a 4 in a camera name. Gf5,g5 there was no 4 for these cameras
I’m a big Panasonic fan – BUT the more I think about it – the more I realise how silly this camera is.
It’s 2014, and I want to shoot 1080p broadcast video (which includes 4.2.2 colour) on a large sensor small/lightweight camera – BUT
1. I have to attach the big box underneath.
2. Then I have to power the box with a 12V brick or with mains power.
3. Then I have to attach a $1,000 recording device that accepts SDI along with all the cables and batteries.
If I was working in a studio on a tripod that would be fine – but I don’t.
The BMPCC is a pocket camera and records ProRes422 internally. We know it’s possible – what’s going on Panasonic?
Agreed, virtually the only downside. But if I understood you dont need that brick to record 4:2:2, but an external recorder through mini-hdmi, which is still not good.
Tim, no you do not need all that.
For 1080p with 10bit 422 all you’ll need is a external recorder, which a cheap one such as the Blackmagic Design HyperDeck Shuttle could do. (three hundred bucks)
http://www.blackmagicdesign.com/nz/products/hyperdeckshuttle
(and if you’re willing to live with 8bit you could record it internally 😛 Which is still a step up from all other DSLRs)
4K 4:2:0 scaled down = 1080p 4:2:2
Whats the point?
You can’t do hand held videos with the BMPCC anyway. All you get is shaky stuff. What you want is an IBIS like Olympus has, but they on the other hand have no decent video output.
It is a shame, like no one wants us to get good videos hand held….
Thats not true. If you cant get stable video without IBIS it your fault. There have been great videos shoot handheld long befor IS or IBIS was invented.
I like IBIS and it would be nice to have it but I dont NEED it. I liked it in my OMD but the quality was to bad so I rather use both hands and get good quality.
I can get stable shots hand held with the pocket without IS, gear or anything. Just me and the lens because I have practised making videos all my Life and dont constantly try to find shoortcuts.
Lovely camera, beautiful 4K picture. The only downside is that it lacks sensor stabilisation, making it a less than ideal handheld camera, especially with that brick hanging underneath.
as if you would be handholding the camera anyway with several XLR and SDI cables and power attached? as that’s what the “brick” is for.
In-depth explanation of the Depth-Of-Defocus:
http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/panasonic-gh4/panasonic-gh4A.HTM#DFD
+1
Nice, though no LOG = NO BUY!
I think it does
yes, go for the 1DC…
Why is it not possible for them to record 10bit, 4:2:2 color, 1080p internally when Black Magic can do it? Amazingly stupid omission in favor of 4K hype which nobody needs. They missed it by a mile – once again. Just stupid.
The Panasonic GH4 gives you a lot the Blackmagic Design cameras do not!
Anyway for only an extra three hundred bucks get a Blackmagic Design Hyperdeck Shuttle and you’ll have your 1080p 10bit 422 being recorded 🙂
True of course, it’s not very discrete in gorilla style film making though.
Not a big issue but only Panasonic or JVC could be so lazy to design an add on so big and unwieldy as that XLR/SDI breakout box. Awful.
Global shutter doesn’t bother me. I never notice the lack of Global shutter on the GH3.
I don’t see any mention if dynamic range which leads me to believe that it’s probably not great. Worse things about the Gh3 are DR and no peaking for me.
Great that it records at high data rates but would have been better if it was to ProRes or DNxHD. 8bit internal codec and no in cam RAW. Big fail compared to what’s out there now.
This camera will keep those that like looking at spec sheets (it does 4k, whooopeeeeee! (Sarcasm))
I don’t understand people who come here to read about a MFT camera and then complain about it not being Full Frame…. Morons.
I actually prefer using a Speedbooster when shooting video for its consistent declicked iris ring (Nikon version) so that makes the crop factor 1.4. If you can’t shoot video with a 1.4 crop (bigger than S35mm) then you shouldn’t be shooting video at all.
“… would have been better if it was to ProRes or DNxHD. 8bit internal codec and no in cam RAW. Big fail compared to what’s out there now.”
You mean Blackmagic, only, on the price range…
Exactly! There is NOTHING ELSE that offers quite what the GH4 is promising in this price range, it truly is revolutionary.
Anyway, for only an extra three hundred bucks get a Blackmagic Design Hyperdeck Shuttle and you’ll have your 1080p 10bit 422 being recorded 🙂
BMCC FOR SALE!!1!
No, I was first!!!
Called GH4, so it is the successor of GH3.
No more 1000€ camera from Panasonic.
Wish they made a battery sise base with only one XLR to keep the smallness of it.
Panasonic Finnish press text as reported by Sulantoblog (http://www.sulantoblog.fi/panasonic-gh4-julkistettu/, in Finnish) says at the end of text that the camera will be available in April with an estimates price of 1499€ (body only) and 1999€ with the 14-140mm lens.
I’ve never read so many ridiculous comments in my life! It doesn’t do this, it doesn’t do that! “It should sell for $1,000”, “Why doesn’t it shoot 1 million frames per second?” “What, no raw video?” blah, blah, blah
Then don’t buy it. An Arri with Cooke lenses wouldn’t be good enough for you either.
I like it but won’t buy it, as I don’t need 4k.
And my GH2 is still doing well.
Preliminary price for Sweden is set to 2300$ inclusive taxes. Knowing how the US-prices were translated before
I was expecting more (around 3000$) so that is good news.
The question is do I need second body or Nocticron more?
Choices, choices… 🙂
Nocticron is the better choice, it never devalues.
GH4’s price will go down after BMPCC MK2 or Sony 4K mirrorless etc come out.
If in doubt, invest in lenses!
This is not a camera, it is a camcorder with some photo features.
One may as well review any of the hundreds of camcorders out there that have an after thought-ability to take pictures.
Can we move this to a camcorder site?
What other camcorders can use all the photo features of lets say a GX7?
The *mediocre* photo features of the GX7? For this price? Better pretend this thing cannot take stills altogether…
Not as good as Hassleblad no buy…
It has a 4/3″ sensor, thus it deserves to be covered by the 43rumors.com site.
Available for preorder in Sweden now priced at 14 990 Swedish = $2170 VAT included.
There´s a fith option on the drive mode dial now, can´t judge what this is for. Another self-timer option? Can anybody figure that out?
I really like the camera, i really do, but there’s some omissions that i’m sure Panasonic might have addressed, as:
-No ND Filter very important for video work (Sony RX10 has one).
-No internal HD 4:2:2 10Bit recording.
And something that bothers me a bit:
-Adapter is too big, i don’t think in the need of 4 SDI connectors, in a bigger camera sure. 2 SDI and 1 TC at the left size with the HDMI output, and the Power and XLR connectors in the right would have helped to redesign and make it smaller. Panasonic need to keep everything compact, because if not, you better do this in a small body like the Lumix.
And as no camera is perfect, the GH4 is the most closely to my needs.
Kudos for Panasonic for trying to improve something that small video producers were asking for a long time.
What I would love on this is a hot shoe mounted combination handle / mic / extended viewfinder.
I’m not the target of this cam, but this thing looks like a beast for the right people.
Just about the only thing I wish it had is built-in ND (not that it would fit).
If you’re using an adapter, like say for Nikon F mount lenses, that adapter can have ND filters built into it. I’ve seen a product like this before.
I want this camera so bad.
Big question: If I were to use a GH4 and that adapter for the hi-res and XLR jacks… well, how would I use my follow focus rig? Wouldn’t that put the camera up too high for most rail systems?
Impressive. Most impressive.
And now it’s time for some new lenses, since we’ve seen so little of late.
Panasonic commercial is awesome..they should push it everywhere they can either shorter version into tv or full version eg to airport or something similar
100% agree
That’s the biggest (and, IMO, only) flaw of m4/3: No Publicity. The only people who’re gonna see that video ad is people who already know what m4/3 is, who are specifically looking FOR the GH4 on youtube, what’s the point of that?
Oly and Pany need to get off their rears and start doing some aggressive marketing push on western markets. How much did those youtube videos cost to produce ? There’s no point in spending all that money if no one is gonna see those ads, they need to put it on TV, magazines, street ads, etc…
Same for Oly.
BUT BUT BUT…small sensor. No way it can get same image as a FF with f1.4 primes (not even mention f1.2!). This means NO 24MM F1.4, NO 35MM F1.4, NO 50MM F1.4, NO 85MM F1.4 equivalent. Not 200mm f2 equivalent. Forget f2.8 DOF on zooms, too.
Videos will look 4K resolution BUT amateurish, P&S-ish in terms of visual characteristics.
And we even have a f-Stop equivalence argument here! What a surprise!
mmmmmm….. she wants to shoot 1.4 FF for extreme DOF….. That’s the only way she can get a good pictures. 1% of the image In focus only, all the time, one eye only. why do we need two eyes in focus, one is enough.. wwwoooo this is pure art… if no FF 1.4 no purpose to exist.. she can only shoot fullframe 1.4…. mmmmm… she doesn’t understand how we idiots use this strange camera to shoot anything good.. woowwoo… only FF.. . and she wants to shoot FF video, for extreme shallow DOF… lol lol lol….. Gh4 amauterish…. lol lol…. FF video is pro…. hahaha…
OMG… how many IDIOTS passing by here today…. too much BULLSHIT within a small comment….
It would make NO Difference WHAT Panasonic designed or manufactured. Pin-heads do NOT understand video. The GH4 is a miracle in that it even exists. NO OTHER CAMERA MANUFACTURER makes anything like it.
Look, this camera is a hot-shot still camera (I can prove it with the photos from my GH3), It will take 4K video – handheld, (in a small, light, quick – ergonomic package), OR it can be mounted on a $2,000 tripod with it’s bazillion dollar XLR mic adapter for Professional stereo audio, in a Studio setup. ALL for $1700.???
For the pissers and moaners here, Trolls and Fan-tards . . . go BUY Canon or Nikon’s version of this camera. Or buy the Olympus or Fuji version. Don’t forget your fork-lift and your 401K . . . chumps.
Pony-up or STFU.
A Rig for the GH4
http://www.repaire.net/images/sampledata/news/panasonic/gh4/GH4_t3.jpg
As a stills shooter, I don’t think I’ll be replacing my GH3 with a 4. But if I were heavily involved in shooting sports, I would very definitely be interested in the faster frames rates and the new “pre-AF” system.
For the right user, this looks like a real nice upgrade. And with a EU price leak of $1500 Euro, the price may even be reasonable.
I have the gh1 with the hack and its incredible I also own the 550d or like some say the t2i with the magic lantern added on and its great but that 4k with the same sensor 2. or 2.3x thats a no brainer and with those specs I will buy it as soon as it comes out
and i love the gh1 its footage is awesome I have some old carl zeiss jena, tamron and some old takumar’s and the look is incredible I use all kinds of adapters lol