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I just sold mine because a friend needed a second camera and was willing to shoot 1080p. I was not using it. I prefer the Olympus OM-EM5 miii for a small compact light weight camera as it shoot 4K and better auto focus.
I used the GM1 for my Glidecam camera but I sold that as well. With a tiny lens it could not be beat for small size. Speaking of tiny lenses, the 12-32 kit lens OIS started acting up and later fell apart.
I still have mine! The later sensors are better, it doesn't have 4K, auto white balance, autofocus, IS &c are all dated. But I still have mine because with the 14mm pancake it fits in a pocket.
OTOH, so does my phone...........
What exactly "dated" means? :-) If it fits the purpose it is superb.
For most people Samsung NX300 kit is not dated also :-)
It is cool. But it is dated.
No time limit on mine. Also you can hack the time limit. As lovely as the camera is, it isn't 4K.
I did just notice that if in MP4 mode, there are limits of 29:59 or less. But AVCHD, no limit on mine.
Revisiting this thread in January of 2020. I just got a GM1, updated the stock firmware. I put in a Samsung 64GB card, set for 24fps AVCHD, full HD - set it in movie mode - hit record. It blew right past the 30 minute mark. It generated 2 files in total. First file went about 25.5 minutes and created a single 4.29Gb file, then kept going another 22+ minutes (3.8Gb) until new (uncharged) battery almost ran out. It's an American version of the camera, I didn't do anything unusual to it. And it appears to record for as long as the battery lasts. Even on the screen where it shows remaining or available record time, it shows 5hr 54m.
I wonder why it does this when so many report that it won't.
Brad
Yeah, I can't remember exactly if it had the limit before. But did notice earlier in this thread some people had a version without the limit. And all my other Panasonic gear here in Australia hasn't had limits. Ah well, just have to buy something new! GX85 looks nice.
But it also introduced the 29min record limit. Switched back to PAL and the limit is still there.
This thing sounds impossible. Until Panasonic did some weird thing.
I think limit is just hard encoded.
Hi, I have the Australian version of this little guy which I'm pretty sure had no recording limit for video. I did the pal->NTSC trick to try out 30fps for smoother motion. But it also introduced the 29min record limit. Switched back to PAL and the limit is still there. Doh!! Anyone know how I could return to original AU state? Hoping to use this as a locked off extra angle for events and stuff. Thanks in advance.
Available for $399 now (in kit)
http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-DMC-GM1KA-Mirrorless-Digital-12-32mm/dp/B00Q616WT0/
Available for $449
http://www.adorama.com/IPCDMCGM1KS.html
plus $50 rebate http://www.adorama.com/pdfs/rebates/50_MAIL_IN_REBATE.pdf
Doh! Much to my surprise as soon as I removed my lens the GM1 did in fact switch to its electronic shutter. Mounting a c-mount lens via a dumb adapter still only allowed use of the e shutter.
I stand corrected, sorry for this misinformation.
I did confirm both the GX7 and GH4 don't do this. The gx7 might be a good choice. Still pretty compact.
I find the rolling shutter and interaction with lights causing strobing pretty limiting with the e shutter in general.
Thanks all for your help. The fact is that I've read some topics around the web, explaining that when using vintage lenses on GM1, due to the lack of electronic interaction with the curtain of the sensor, you can just use electronic shutter (silent mode), unless you're using the flash. Now, thats pretty weird, i'm just wondering if someone that own this camera can confirm it.
Do you guys know if the GM1 can manually control SS in Video Mode using legacy lenses? Also, i know that using legacy lenses it force you taking stills by using Electronic Shutter. Now in term of quality, do you guys think is worth using it only with electronic shutter and legacy lenses?
Thanks
No plans for now.
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