GH2 official discussion thread

svecher said:
Are you saying that if you hook up your TM700 to a BD player with HDMI cable there is no output? What happens when you hook directly to a TV?
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I'm saying if I put the SD card with the 1080p60 MTS files into my BD35, it won't play those files.
 
Dazza said:
Very nice

For me 1600 is great, wouldn't heistate at using it at all, even the 3200 is pretty good
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Yes. With ISO 3200 at hand without or with very little noise also in video mode, indoor takes will be much easier with not so fast lenses like the 14-140 kit lens.
 
The specs of the GH2 list NTSC out, which I am assuming is composite. Does anyone know if the composite out is live while recording like the HDMI?
 
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Uwe Lansing said:
Not bad... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zkHTvAwpls
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Not bad indeed...

Here are my observations:

Aliasing is still rather present, but it would be unfair to judge from a YouTube video.
Rolling shutter seems to be considerably less, and the shots that use the cropped sensor mode look amazingly nice in regards to smooth edges.
ISO 3200 looks totally fine, at least on YouTube. I couldn't see any banding or fpn... but then again, I suppose it wouldn't be that visible on YouTube anyway.
Maybe it's because of the way it was shot, but sometimes it seemed like the dynamic range wasn't that great.
 
Matthew P said:
Not bad indeed...

Here are my observations:

Aliasing is still rather present, but it would be unfair to judge from a YouTube video.
Rolling shutter seems to be considerably less, and the shots that use the cropped sensor mode look amazingly nice in regards to smooth edges.
ISO 3200 looks totally fine, at least on YouTube. I couldn't see any banding or fpn... but then again, I suppose it wouldn't be that visible on YouTube anyway.
Maybe it's because of the way it was shot, but sometimes it seemed like the dynamic range wasn't that great.
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These were my observations as well. I really liked how the image looked when using that zoom feature. For example at around 1:48 to 1:51 where the women were looking at the jewelry...there seemed to be no aliasing present around the rim of his glasses and other fine details. That feature seems like it would be very helpful. My only real concern is the dynamic range. From the bright skies to under those street tents it looked like it couldn't handle thecontrast very well. But....it might be different with other modes...so.....too early to tell.


Uwe Lansing said:
But only a wee bit to my eyes. If this clip were shot with a 5DII, 7D or 550D(t2i) most of the scenes would have an incredible amount of aliasing + moire (I have worked 1 year with a 7D and 550D)...
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Right. My 7D would have messed up a lot of those shots. The aliasing is not bad (same as GH1(3)).
 
It actually reminds me of of native 24p on GH13 but a lot cleaner less noise aliasing,etc...
The 1 issue I had with native 24p on at least my GH13 units WAS an apparent constriction of Dynamic range ...The footage was nice and contrasty especially outside but shadow detail seemed lacking and inside shots seemed especially to lose dynamics...So sometimes out side I would shoot non native ...but especially inside if I could not light scenes and had to work with ambient only...

This may also be characteristic of this sensor also but albeit to a lesser degree...Cant wait to find out ..
Larry
 
I've seen some other ISO3200 that looked this clean, it all depends on how much dark areas are in the scene at that level. This is my experience with all DSLR cameras. I've shot stuff on my 7D at ISO2000 that looked great, and other stuff at ISO1600 that I refused to use.
 
Adventsam said:
Is it me or does that ISO3200 look too good to be true?
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At 1920x1080 ISO 3200 should look good. I am surprised they don’t let these cameras go to ISO 25,000 in video mode. The ISO 1600 limit of the GH1 is its Achilles heel. That is why I waited for the GH2 to replace my GF1 with.
 
noirist said:
I'm saying if I put the SD card with the 1080p60 MTS files into my BD35, it won't play those files.
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In my mind that's a problem with BD35 then. The standard interface to interconnect between devices is HDMI cable, not a card, which is more of a convenience thing.
 
Good at 3200 iso? that would make 2.8 zoom to be useful for indoor. But prolly not quite enough for the kit zoom to be useful indoor. Good IQ from 1.4 primes at iso 1600 for indoor low light would be great.
 
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