Of course everything output at 100 Mbps is going to be the same size, but 1080p at 50 Mbps IPB is very usable footage and half the size.
GH4 GH4 has "entry level" 4K?
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Of course everything output at 100 Mbps is going to be the same size, but 1080p at 50 Mbps IPB is very usable footage and half the size.
Shooting at 4K for HD distribution gives you the chance to reframe without loss of definition - even if in the end you don't use that possibility, having the choice is a good thing. Personally I like the comfort factor and the added flexibility. I haven't seen the review so don't know whether they cover that.
gutterball321
Well-known member
i like to crop in with 4k but shooting with my gh4 in 4k and my gh3 i see NO difference in quality. The gh3 usually looks sharper when i use the 45mm olympus lens
Ebrahim Saadawi
Carbonite Member
The guy is on an opiate. That's my professional opinion.
I almost always shoot GH4 4K and then down-rez to 1080 HD, and there is noticeable extra sharpness in the down-rezzed 4K image when compared to 1080 HD from my GH3.
( along with no moire at all in the down-rezzed 4K image )
When viewed at 4K the 1080 HD from the GH3 lacks significant detail compared to the GH4 4K image. The difference very obvious.
Gotta agree with this 100 percent. Granted, the Gh3 and 4 work very well together, and in some types of shots they are indistinguishable, but there are plenty of times where the downrezzed 4k just looks sharper and better than what the Gh3 can deliver. I would also add that there is better color tonality in the GH4 image, probably due to all the extra pixels creating more subtle transitions in color. This makes skin tone in close-ups look very nice indeed.