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Hi Everyone, I paired my GH5S with the Atomos Ninja V and recorded in 4K in ProRes RAW for the first time. It took a while to load the various firmwares and register the Atomos, but I got there. I have three observations: -- I noticed ProRes RAW said my estimated filming time was around 46...

Hi everyone, I came across this link which claims that you can hack a Canon DSLR to shoot in 4K without the need for Magic Lantern. You basically write some instructions on the name of the SD card and apparently it works - is this true? https://youtu.be/ipBYB55XfhE

Has anyone used E-Stabilization mode with an O.I.S. lens before on the GH5s? What was your experience of using E-Stabilization? Or would you recommend doing that sort of thing in post instead through warp stabiliser?

I've decided to purchase an M1 computer to edit on as I already know Final Cut Pro. I can't decide between the Mac Mini M1 or the 13" M1 MacBook Pro. I think either machine according to tests online are fairly similar performance wise, I just can't decide whether to go desktop or laptop. I...

Hi everyone, Is making short films with small crews a risk with Covid 19? I've been asked to make a 5 minute short film with a team of 5-7 actors and crew in NZ. We would be mainly filming outdoors at the beach. Is that a safe number to film in NZ, or should any short filmmaking be...

Hi everyone, Here's a short camera comparison I made comparing the GH2 with the G7, G85 and Canon XC10. This review is 7 minutes long. Hope you enjoy it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odpGkDGMHEg Cheers David

Hi everyone, Here is a 7 minute camera review I made comparing the GH2, G7, G85 and XC10: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odpGkDGMHEg&t=2s Hope you enjoy it. Cheers David

Do you think there's any likelihood the GH6 will film in RAW? Or do you think the GH6 will just be a similar iteration of the S1H's features? My theory is I think Panasonic would have no other choice but to include RAW or 6K in the GH6 to win people's minds. However, seeing that 6K seems to...

Hi everyone, Just wondered what's the minimum RAM recommended for editing 10 bit video with the GH5? Is 16 GB of RAM enough?

Hi everyone, I just wanted to know what the GH5s is like as a stills camera? Do you reckon it's best to avoid the stills mode on the GH5s altogether and just treat it as a video camera, or is it's stills mode actually usable? Can you notice that the GH5s' stills resolution is significantly...

Hi everyone Does the Canon 90D have DPAF in 4k? Or does the 90D only have DPAF in 1080p?

Hi everyone, Just curious if anyone has shot 8 bit 4K video on the GH5/G9/G85 and how it compares to the Canon 90D in 4K? I know that Canon has superior autofocus, but really curious to find out whether the 90D's 4K can beat Panasonic's 8bit 4K video quality?

I've been thinking of getting a second-hand GH4 but some camera reviewers online say it has noisy ISOs above ISO 800. Have any GH4 users here found this a problem when using the GH4? Does the noise problem of the GH4 put this older camera at a disadvantage in 2019? And is the 4K crop on the...

I bought a second hand HVX, but I can't edit it because it splits the MXF Files into one folder for video and another folder for sound, effectively separating the picture from the sound. How do I sync the picture and the sound files together? What software do I use? Compounding this problem...

I understand that 4k equates to 8 megapixels. How many megapixels does the GH5 use to generate a 4K video? Does it downsample from 20 megapixels to 8 megapixels, or does it use the full 20 megapixels for 4K?

Given what little information we already know about the GH5, am I better to wait for the GH5 or purchase a BMPCC/BMMCC? I am very tempted to buy one of these Blackmagic cameras. Even though the GH5 doesn't do RAW, I have heard it is much sharper than either of these two Blackmagic cameras...

I have a Canon XC10, which films in UHD 4:2:2. If I export the UHD footage as Apple ProRes 4444 XQ 1080p in FCP X, will I end up with a 1080p 12 bit final file?

Who do you approach if you want to work in the camera department? Is it the production manager or the DOP? If you are wanting to get work as a 2nd assistant cameraman, does experience on corporate vids and short films as an operator count? Or do you have to have prior experience as a 2nd AC...

I'm looking at either getting the Ninja Star or the Ninja 2 for my XC10. The advantage of using the Ninja Star (see below) is that it uses CFast cards, which the XC10 uses, though they are expensive. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQ3TpWUIgr8#t=212.801322612 However, if I got the Ninja 2, I...

I just bought a second-hand HVX-202. It just came with a battery adapter and I have ordered a spare battery and about to order a P2 card for it. I wanted to know how do you import footage from an HVX-202 onto FCPX on a modern Macbook Pro? I think Macbook Pros only come with USB ports as...