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  • Daniel_RDaniel_R

    Hey Phil;

    I don't think a preview is really at all possible. But, a low budget option would be connecting a small cheap ebay camera to the monitor and pointing it at the LX7's LCD screen to get a better idea of the composition.

    They can be had for around 30 bucks, output SD to TV screens and such.

  • PhilVidPhilVid

    Hello - I am a new member and use the LX7 very frequently for video. Please forgive my inserting this question which is a little outside the current discussion...

    Has anyone yet succeeded in obtaining a live view of video while recording? This has been discussed by many people, of course, but surely someone has now discovered the secret...? I often use the camera at the end of an 8-foot jib, so a live view on a small monitor at the tripod mount would be a great tool -- currently forced to "eyeball" and guess the composition. That is not such a bad thing when the jib is set to maintain a fixed angle, but when using the tilt lever, luck has to be on your side.

    By the way, if you have not yet tried a jib or dolly -- mine are low cost DIY affairs -- you can get some really outstanding and very dramatic results. Well worth the effort. Thanks Phil

  • Daniel_RDaniel_R

    I just went back to the original footage/edit... as the Youtube videos are highly compressed and downrezzed (which bugs me). I do see a little bit of 'noise'... which I did not notice before. The GH1 seems cleaner than the GH2, which surprises me most. The LX7 does look noisy, though.

    (Image 1 = GH2 footage; Image 2 = GH1 footage; Image 3 = LX7 footage)

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  • Daniel_RDaniel_R

    GH1 had a Fujian 35mm f1.7, settings around ISO 100/160. The GH2 I used a Pentax 50mm f1.7 stopped down to 2.8 or there abouts at ISO 160.

    The LX7 is indeed a lot less sharp than the GH1/GH2. It's really my only gripe with it, but seeing as it's a pocket cam... I can't really expect it to be better than/on par with the GH2. I don't see the noise you speak of with the GH1 and GH2. The GH2 has a bit of flicker, due to my incorrect setting of the shutter speed... but there is no noise.

    They tend to mix well in some environments, but not all. The LX7 burned me recently on a shoot, letting me down with it's lowlight image... so I'm moving it to "C cam"/wide cam from now on until I decide what I'm doing with it. It's a great camera, I welcome it to my kit for sure... but I'm not going to be using it as a primary/secondary camera anymore. I will leave all my important multicam shoots in the capable hands of my GH2 and GH1. LX7 is my crowd cam from now on.

  • RachmaninoffRachmaninoff

    Thank You, Daniel. But... what is the lens in GH2 and Gh1? the LX7 seems less noise ...but also less sharpness. What is your assessment of the video between the 3?

  • Daniel_RDaniel_R

    The LX7 is the wide shot, in the middle. The other two cameras were the GH1 (left, static) and GH2 (right, slider).

  • RachmaninoffRachmaninoff

    Or better, what is the image of the LX7? Are same cameras?

  • RachmaninoffRachmaninoff

    Very nice Daniel...Excellent. But what camera is the LX7? I have a LX7 and FZ200.

  • Daniel_RDaniel_R

    I haven't been back to share in a while, mainly because I haven't done a whole lotta video with the LX7.

    I did this a few months back, the LX7 was my dedicated "wide" shot for a few of these videos. This was before I had spare batteries, so once the LX7 finally died (after about an hour of filming) I had to replace it with my trusty Canon HV30. I've since bought spare batteries and retired my old HV30.

  • noshnosh

    Some more video and finding the dynamic range really useful.

  • stevens37ystevens37y

    I uploaded some nature video samples. All were made by the NTSC version: highest video quality - manual mode.

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    @tinbeo

    Nope :-) They don't give a fuck about us, unfortunately :-)

  • tinbeotinbeo

    Mr Pana haven't released any new firmware for lumix LX 7. Is that because He worries about VK will hack it?

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    After using a card that was previously in my GH2 that recorded 720p30 mjpeg footage, I found that the lx7 would play back that footage. If it reads it, does that mean it writes it?

    Nope. But some code could be present.

  • stevens37ystevens37y

    @eyeBOX : "720p30 mjpeg" play back and writing (codec) a format are 2 diff things they have nothing to do with each other. Sad thing is that even the NTSC has the 30min limit. Now I have both versions. I also noticed that when it starts a new file the recording is not continuous. So it's better to stop/start the video before reaches the 4GByte if possible.

  • eyeBOXeyeBOX

    @stevens37y: Thanks!

    Here's an interesting little finding..

    After using a card that was previously in my GH2 that recorded 720p30 mjpeg footage, I found that the lx7 would play back that footage. If it reads it, does that mean it writes it?

  • tetakpataktetakpatak

    @VK how do I know what?

    The stock FW has bugs / help by Panasonic for you would be very welcome / only birds know how soon exactly the FW update is to come

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    @tetakpatak

    How do you know?

  • tetakpataktetakpatak

    The Panasonic will have to release firmware update for the LX7 soon, not for to help Vitaliy but to fix some bugs of the first stock firmware.

  • JohnMFloresJohnMFlores

    I recently used the LX7 along with a Pentax Q for NewMotor, a publisher covering electric, hybrid and alternative fuel vehicles. The LX7 was used for the interior and the Q for exterior. Both mounted on RAM suction mounts.

    Here are some samples:

    Production notes can be found here: http://www.whatblogisthis.com/2013/05/the-day-in-which-panasonic-lx7-and.html

  • noshnosh

    Hi all,

    Have been following this thread for a while and just got the LX7 as I sold my LX5. Am still hoping Panasonic release the firmware for Vitaliy to work his magic on what is already a very capable camera.

    A quick video exploring the manual video capabilities of the LX7. All hand held

    Am also planning on using it for an upcoming documentary shoot for some of the footage.

  • stevens37ystevens37y

    @eyeBOX: shutter, iris, ISO: auto; WB, Photo style+sub options can be set; AF,MF,zoom can be set before starting a video. -- I made a lot of videos in HS and M mode: sports/concerts, also together with the Pana X909.

  • eyeBOXeyeBOX

    Could someone make a video showing exactly how the lx7 manual controls are crippled during high speed 100/120 fps video mode? The camera goes to full auto using this mode? WB, focus, shutter, iris, zoom, etc? Are all of these settings automatic?

  • bechoubechou

    (damn the lx7 price is around 419 euros here in France... )

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    Now at $249 - http://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/3156/deals-compacts-and-camcorders-deals-lx7-for-249#Item_25

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