GH5 FUTURE FIRMWARE UPDATE REQUEST: Aspect ratio letterbox bars...

[Dave Draper]

Very happy to see the inclusion of various aspect ratio frame guides in v2.0.

However, we have found it is quite often easy to forget the frame guides are there -- especially when you require other overlays on screen as well, such as grids, etc -- and thus frame incorrectly.

Anyway, not sure if anyone from Panasonic reads this forum, but just in case they do...

What we'd love to see in a not-too-distant firmware update is, the ability to set aspect ratio letterbox bars, at various opacities; from perhaps 0% to 25%, 50%, 75% and 100%, as this would give a better idea of where the guides are, and could still allow one to see what is outside the guides, if so desired.

Also, it would be helpful to set the already-included aspect ratio guides to be different, contrasting colours, such as luminous green.

Who else would find these features useful?

 

[Shirozina]

I agree they need to be more visible but I'm just thankful they are there at all.

 

[Ralph B]

Yes, I would like to have various opacities for the letterboxes, as well. Right now the lines are very hard to see.

 

[Vesku]

My future hopes are:

-the camera must show exposure values (ss, A, iso) in all video modes.
-AFS/AFC/MF lever should work with video.
-the red recording dot should be constantly red, not blinking slowly and more center of the screen. It is difficult to see if the recording is on or off.
-EVF should have sharpening setting (easier to monitor focus).
-video autofocus menu item on/off should be assignable to FN-button (if the AFS/AFC lever will be impossible to work with video)
-iDynamic and wind cut filter should have symbol in screen (GH2 had those).
-when changing iso only the back wheel works. It would be easier for use front wheel for iso adjustment when my front finger already has pressed the iso button and is near the front wheel. Why not both wheels adjust iso?
-AFS should work with 4k/6k photo