GH2 Rumors Thread

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Peter J. DeCrescenzo said:
Maybe removing the mechanical shutter also gives Panasonic some room inside the camera to fit additional electronics, or maybe cooling components -- it might be fun if the "GH2" was liquid cooled. ;-)

But seriously, Panasonic & the other major players seem posed to ship another wave of super-useful cameras in the next 6-9 months, in addition to the pretty fab ones they're already selling.

When the full specs of the current GH1 were first published early last year, many of us noted the GH1 was _so close_ to perfection in terms of circa 2009 bang for the buck. It still is, of course.

Personally I'd be happy if in the "GH2" Panasonic only implements the feature requests we proposed in the firmware petition last Summer. Anything beyond these would be pure gravy: Fantastic if it happens, but not absolutely required to insure the cam's usefulness.
http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=173291
http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showpost.php?p=1654842&postcount=7

P.S.: My new GH1 allegedly arrives tomorrow ... xmas in March! :-)
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I am stoked on the whole metal body thing. Also these rumors could mean 1080/60p.
 
mighty_duck said:
Great find!

Finally some official information. New cameras are the G2 and G10.
comparison is here:
http://www2.panasonic.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/vModelComparisonResults?storeId=15001&catalogId=13401&catGroupId=75048&surfCategory=Lumix%20Digital%20Interchangeable%20Lens%20Cameras&cacheProgram=11653&cachePartner=7000000000000008456&items=338744|398514|398513|


From comparing the specs, it looks like the new models both gain ISO 6400 and a touchscreen which the GH1 doesn't have. Battery life is a bit better. It goes downhill quickly from there:

G2 seems to lose the EVF.
Less sensor resolution - 12 mp available only in 4:3 ratio. in 3:2 and 16:9 you get less pixels.

Video - G2 uses AVHDC lite, NTSC: [HD] 1280 x 720, 60p (sensor output is 30fps)
G10 maxes out at MJPEG 720 30fps.

Mono microphone

Very disappointing...
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I agree. It is misleading to claim 60p capability if the sensor only outputs 30p. :embarasse
 
Wonder what the cost would be ? Would they do body only since many already own a kit lens?

I'm guessing a $999 body only to compete with the t2i, but I ready on EOSHD that supposedly the GH2 would be more light sensitive than the Mark ii
 
Has anybody seen or played around with any 1080/60p footage from the 700?

It'd be interesting to see what you can do with it.

And have to agree with JG and JiNY.

1080/60p seems highly likely. Especially if the GH2 won't be out until 3 or 4th qtr.
 
Ian Slessor said:
Has anybody seen or played around with any 1080/60p footage from the 700?

It'd be interesting to see what you can do with it.

And have to agree with JG and JiNY.

1080/60p seems highly likely. Especially if the GH2 won't be out until 3 or 4th qtr.
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Ya... I have.
http://vimeo.com/10384127

Editing was the same RT performance as 1080 24p or 720p60 AVCHD in Neo 2.5. The buffer stays full so ya... full real RT from the native files from the TM700.

It looked really good. I'd love to see 1080p60 in the GH2.
 
After living with the 17 of the GH1, 26 looks mighty mighty.

How is the picture quality in 1080p60 vs the GH1 in 1080p24?
 
I'm not holding my breath, but anything's possible. NAB starts today, Saturday (conferences, press events, etc.), and the public Expo opens Monday & runs through the 15th.

As of this moment, I only hear crickets, but stay tuned:
http://www2.panasonic.com/webapp/wc...toreId=11301&catalogId=13251&catGroupId=30602
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ja&tl=en&u=http://ex-blog.panasonic.co.jp/exhibition/
http://panasonic.net/avc/lumix/pressrelease/index.html
http://panasonic.net/news/topics/
http://translate.google.com/transla....jp/schedule.html&sl=ja&tl=en&history_state0=

I'm not counting on any big "DSLR cinema" related announcements at NAB, but I'm hopeful Panasonic and the other manufacturers will pleasantly surprise us.
 
same, but like you said, anythings possible. I've genuinely been checking 43rumors.com and eoshd.com a few times a day for any news.

Cheers for those links btw.

Seeing as the the G1 came out in september 08, and the g2 came out in march 18 months later, do you think the GH2 will be out 18 months after its release date (march 09) basically around photokina time?
 
This is only a guess (anyone who knows is likely subject to a NDA), but I'd be surprised if Panasonic doesn't announce a successor to the GH1 "by Photokina". Note my weasel word "by". :-)

... after all, they could announce something today (but I doubt it). I got tired of waiting, wanted a relatively inexpensive camera I could use now, so I got a GH1. Really enjoying it. If/when a "GH2" comes out later, I'd probably get one of them, too. But for now, the GH1 is a pleasure to use.

Aside: As everyone knows, currently none of the DSLRs have headphone jacks. With appropriate cable adapters, my GH1's audio line out can drive my headphones -- when the cam is in playback mode only, of course. Very useful even when only using the in-cam audio recording as a reference track. I'm using these inexpensive adapters with the audio cable that comes with the GH1:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_0_20?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=cables+to+go+-+03182+-+3.5mm+stereo+female+to+rca+male+y-cable&x=0&y=0&sprefix=cables+to+go+-+03182
http://www.amazon.com/Hosa-GRA-101-...3?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1270916473&sr=1-3
 
I hope that's the case, I'd love to be able to shoot some stuff over summer.

I would get a second hand GH1 for £500 but I don't have a regular income (god bless student loans) and I'd be kicking myself if a GH2 came out a few months later.

That sounds like quite a good little set up, hopefully if the GH2 is cheaper than a GH1 at launch, I might buy me a zoom h4n
 
nope thats the consumer division's lumix line and they dont show up on NAB.

however they did release something micorfourthirds but out of price range of those in the consumer area.. the af100
 
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