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  • VeskuVesku

    10 bit RAW photos are much better than 8 bit JPGs so the sensor is quite good anyway.

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    Then why will they include it if they knew it wasn't very meaning full with high SNR? I will call out Panasonic for false advertisement then lol.

    People are moaning for this. They react.

  • HillTop1HillTop1

    Then why will they include it if they knew it wasn't very meaning full with high SNR? I will call out Panasonic for false advertisement then lol. Wait, other manufacturers do it too.

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    It has being shown that there's no improvement of the 10bit 4.2.2 external image over the internal 8bit 4.2.0 so the atomos and external recording update is useless. Well there's not much that the GH4 will offer.

    I'll tell you horrible truth - very few cameras have any meaningful information in low 2 bits in 10bit data.

    Just due to their SNR.

  • HillTop1HillTop1

    This update is lame. It has being shown that there's no improvement of the 10bit 4.2.2 external image over the internal 8bit 4.2.0 so the atomos and external recording update is useless. Well there's not much that the GH4 will offer.

    I was hoping for V-log and some kind of a 4k anamorphic like the photo mode in 24p. But looking at Panasonic's patterns, you're gonna have to buy a new camera for that ie GHxx

  • nobbystylusnobbystylus

    Those in the UK need this link

    http://av.jpn.support.panasonic.com/support/global/cs/dsc/download/fts/index2.html

  • JerichoJericho

    We will have to wait for the GH5 for V-log I'm sure...

  • chefchef

    No V-log…. dammmm

  • yaz72yaz72

    Wow, great update ........

  • paglezpaglez

    No news about V-log?

  • heradicattorheradicattor

    They change the name from DMC to AG for the GH4?

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    Release notes for v2.1

    AG-GH4 Ver 2.1

    1. Timecode can be embedded to the HDMI output signal.
      • Selectable in Motion Picture menu:[Time Code]>[HDMI Time Code Output]
      • Available when AG-GH4 or AG-YAGH are connected with the products of ATOMOS Global Pty. Ltd. or the products complying with the extended specifications of ATOMOS Global Pty. Ltd..
    2. RSS (Recording Start/Stop) signal can be embedded to the HDMI output signal.
      • Selectable in Motion Picture menu:[HDMI Rec Output]>[HDMI Recording Control]
      • Available when AG-GH4 or AG-YAGH are connected with the products of ATOMOS Global Pty. Ltd. or the products complying with the extended specifications of ATOMOS Global Pty. Ltd..
    3. FHD at 30p/25p native output via HDMI is available while recording video in FHD at 30p/25p. 　* Selectable in Motion Picture menu:[HDMI Rec Output]→[1080/30p Set.] or [1080/25p Set.]
    4. Playback performance of recorded 4K video is improved.
    5. [Time Lapse Shot] Program is fixed to start recording at the designated time even when [summer time] is set.
  • fathomvfxfathomvfx

    New firmware available

    http://eww.pass.panasonic.co.jp/pro-av/support/content/download/EN/ep2main/soft/upgaf100_e.htm#tabs-2

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    Samsung NX1 has some nice features but they are not well know camera manufacturers.

    Samsung make cameras for long long time :-)

    I don't think Panasonic has much to be worried about from a market share perspective.

    Panasonic managers think otherwise, and something tells me that they know better.

  • natureflixsnatureflixs

    Samsung NX1 has some nice features but they are not well know camera manufacturers. I don't think Panasonic has much to be worried about from a market share perspective.

  • yaz72yaz72

    If they don't come up with a good firmware, i think Samsung may cause serious issues to Panasonic. A lot of people bought the Gh4 for 4k Video, not so many for it's crop factor or for M43 format so i think they must be afraid of the NX1 who perform better in many aspects (the new firmware is awesome). Not to mention the shallow depth of field and photography quality.

    Anyway, I would like to see VLOG and some improvements, but nevertheless, i think a bit like you and I don't expect much. But if this update is only about DMW-YAGH, i will sell my GH4, lens and all the stuff for the NX1 with no regrets.

  • KobKob

    I don't keep my hopes too high. In my opinion (based on past Panasonic behaviour), they want to keep the cycle of a new product announcement at the 14-18 months cycle, and they want to have enough "woo factor" for the new model to entice the buyers by the way of the a feature list. Consequently, a new firmware in the second half of the produc's life is rare (except for fixing glaring bugs and major complaints).

    For example, I had high hopes to have a focus peaking for my GH3 later on via FW update, and I doubt that hardware limitation was a factor in not providing it. Also, I speculate that they have locked down the FW so the tinkerers would not introduce new features to extend the life of an "old" product.

    The negative of that approach is that one doesn't buy a camera for the long term anymore, hoping for some improvements and fixes as time goes by. You buy it only when you actually need it, knowing that in a few years it will be obsolete - or wait for the next intro cycle.

  • dialdial

    I was excited about v-log too but I think I saw on a Panasonic interview somewhere that it wasn't coming to the GH4 for whatever reason and would most likely be delayed until a future model. I hope I'm wrong though.

  • producerproducer

    Probably this V-Log can be used on GH2 in a new patch somehow... or just partially.

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