Recent content by guyburns

I'm trying to setup a GH4 so that C1, C2, C3 correspond to taking movies in the format MOV with settings such as: C1: 1080P, 50Mbps C2: 1080P, 100Mbps C3: 2160P, 100Mbps The GH4 is new (from B&H), and I've spent a few days reading most of the 420 page PDF, making detailed notes of how I will...

I'd like to know the difference between AVCHD and MOV files as implemented in the GH3 for 24P. A few hours of web searching hasn't revealed much of interest except this (slightly edited): The MOV mode uses the same sophisticated compression as AVCHD (CABAC, high profile, 2 reference frames...

I want to crop GH2 files to reduce file size, but without re-encoding. I assume it is theoretically possible if you crop at I-frames, which I'm happy to do. I have used Premiere a little but could not find any features for locating I-frames, even if it could export them without re-encoding...

I'm not sure whether to direct this question to the OSX forum, the Premiere forum, or here. I'll start here. Clips from my GH2 end up on my Mac as .MTS files and by default they show the VLC icon. I'd like to see a nice big preview image of each file, and the video details (duration, pixel...

When I take an exposure bracket (0, -1, +1) I've noticed on more than one occasion that certain parts of the -1 photo (1-stop darker) has lost sharpness of focus. Often the -1 photo is the best exposed because it doesn't have blown highlights so I want to keep it, but the loss of sharpness is a...

I want to get an idea of how well my GH2 functions in varying light conditions. Instead of taking videos, will taking stills with an exposure time of 1/40 - 1/100 at various aperture/ISO settings give me a reasonable indication of how a video will turn out using the same settings? I'm talking...

In the next month or so I hope to start seriously playing around with Premiere CS6. Most of the playing around will be editing together and correcting clips from a GH2. However, some of what I want to do is simply splicing clips together from a variety of sources, and I'd prefer not to have to...

This AVCHD thing has got me beat. I thought I remembered reading in a post several years ago that you had to import the entire PRIVATE folder to get things to work. However, if I plug my SD card into the side of my iMac, go to PRIVATE > AVCHD > BDMV > STREAM, copy the 00000.MTS file to the...

I'm looking for a compact, soft, close-fitting case for a GH2 with 14-45 lens for my partner when she goes bushwalking. It'll be taken on week-long camping trips and she doesn't want anything too bulky, just something that goes around the camera and lens and maybe adds only 5 mm padding. No need...

DPreview says this lens has problems: http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/PanasonicDMCGX1/page16.asp#lens, and say they will "will update this review should any further information come to light." I haven't seen any update. Reviewers on Amazon and B&H say some copies do have problems and some don't...

I'd like to download a 1920 x 1080 video shot on the GH2 to check out the quality. No good just being able to watch it on screen, I want to actually download the file so I can take it to a friend's place and watch it on a large screen. I've tried going through the videos on Vimeo, but I can't...

I'm looking into the accessories I'll need when I eventually get a GH2. One of the accessories is ND filters, which I thought were needed under bright conditions to reduce the light so that the shutter speed and/or aperture can be kept at the appropriate setting. Formatt seem to have a good...

I've been on the lookout for a headlamp that I could use for cycling, canoeing and bushwalking. For cycling it has to have a long throw, for canoeing it has to be waterproof, for bushwalking it has to be light and compact. In addition, I would like it to be well-engineered, aesthetic, and...

…the GH2's metering system appears pathologically incapable of allowing blown highlights I was rather taken with that turn of phrase in dpreview's summing up of the GH2 (http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/PanasonicDMCGH2/page21.asp). The comment continues: which means that it tends to deliver...

I've checked out the reviews at dpreview for the 20mm, 14-45mm, 14-42mm, 14-140 lenses; looked at the specs at B&H, gone to the Panasonic site, checked the GH2 manual, and nowhere can I find mention of stepless aperture. Other than posting here, how does one find out what lenses have the...