ok .. i couldnt quite figger out what options to use by myself, but i found an .ini that seems to load ok on my DMC-G3

from here http://kingoftweaks.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/g3-tweak-and-hack.html

gonna take it round my mate's house tomorrow, do a bit of testing, see how it looks on Mac + he has good editing kit

i cant afford GH4 atm, but GH2s' prices seem getting close to affordable for me .. i'd really like a 2nd vid-capable body that is also hackable

this is kind of interesting, for me at least; http://snapsort.com/compare/Canon-EOS-650D-vs-Panasonic-G3

since i've just bought a NOS G3, after having G1 for awhile, and last year i got 650D body, upgrade from 20D

BTW, how to quote what somebody else said; and how to reply somebody else (like botha reply me).

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@xu_alex

You can be shure. New PTool will be a "Big Deal"!

Sorry but Panasonic will never allow us to enjoy manual mode on the G3, it would steal the whole show and more from the new cameras! If there is a hack coming they will buy it and bury it... maybe..

LOL

Thank you. I believed I successfully hacked my G3, only to find my 8GB card (30mb/S, extreme, raid 10) can only record 10 minutes, instead of about an hour previously with the factory settings (unhacked). I used setf.ini by @pvdog. What I would like is a trade-off: a hack that gives me better quality than factory settings and gives reasonable use of HD card capacity. I believe @pvdog's hack is at 49mb/S, so is there a hack in the range of 15-25mb/S?

I can buy a larger capacity SD card and I probably will anyway, but high cost is not something I can currently afford. I'd love a GH3, or even a G5, but finances do not permit at present. I want to make best use of what I currently have.

Thank you, BT.

Where is the official G3 hack with information on what it does exactly to the video settings on the camera? Thank you.

@zigizgi Theres litte difference in 720p mode between GH2/G3 but 1080 mode on G3 looks almost like a upscale and is softer than GH2 1080p mode.

>Better or worse vs the GH2/G2?

No one knows it, as final firmware do not exists.

>The preview samples on DPReview go against that speculation. :)

I do not know how DPReview JPEG samples can go agains it.
No one, except engineers at Panasonic is aware of real sensor noise.
That we clearly know that we have some new math applied. And we do not know how it'll work in real life.
May be it is best for still images shoot at certain shutter speeds (read - for sites shooting tests).
May be stationary position of camera is crituque.

In reality all imaging industry needs is special laws that are opposite to patents - laws about complete disclosure of algorithms used in consumer equipment.

Well let me ask you this, based on all the sample shots released, and shown, what do you think of the jpeg color output of the G3? Better or worse vs the GH2/G2? If so do you there is a way to hack the GH2/G2 to get the different jpeg output of the G3? Thanks

Thom's comment on 43rumors.
I think that words must sound like an ambulance siren for Panasonic managment (if we still have someone alive).


For its likely target audience, I don’t see any glaring issues with what Panasonic took away or changed.
Even the sensor issue, if it turns out to be what we expect (raw still poor) isn’t necessarily an issue on an entry DSLR because most entry users don’t shoot raw. You have to consider the G3 against something like the D3100. In that context, I actually admire Panasonic’s tight focus as compared to Nikon’s sprawling attempt to hand hold the user and provide options.
I should also point out that we’re seeing some evidence that Panasonic cameras are appealing more to women than some other brands. I’ll leave the sexist commentary that will ultimately follow such an observation to others. Again, I don’t see a problem given the target and likely users of the camera. On a GH3, we might be able to argue about such changes, but not on the entry G3.


First, it is quite strange to wait for RAW in modern camera, as all cameras output processed RAW now.
It is not raw, it is half baked JPEG. This is not bad or good.
Look at JPEG and live with it.

Second, idiotic obsession with 1600-3200 perfomance comparison that takes 80% of discussion after each new camera. It is just sick.

Third. "Target audience" exist only in Thom mind and, in completely different form, marketolog's mind. My refer to pink camera is good point at whole situation on this front :-)

Next. Title of this topic is "All the same shit" is exact description of situation. Panasonic managers have best sensor tech, best enigeer's and best chips. And result is "G3 against something like the D3100"?
That we are seening is Panasonic wasting his advantage. This is why Thom and Nikon like it.


One more time - I do not think that G3 is bad camera or it'll sell bad.
I think that it is full of wasted opportunities. And we certainly have people who are responsible for this.

It must have looked like this.



One color only.

New camera designs going to be totally opposite than what you are wishing. We are going to see bigger lcd s with touch screen controls.