maranfilms
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I can't imagine they would promote a new 4k camera and shoot the story with something else, however we do see some sneaky tactics by manufacturers at times.
Panasonic 4k camera system info & updates
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Matt Gottshalk
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You'd be surprised.
filmguy123
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The fact that those videos doesn't specifically say shot on GH4 makes me think they may not be
stoneinapond
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Why? Is it worse or better than expected?
Are watching the same thing? The Yucatan video clearly states "shot with GH4".
I don't believe they were, even at 1080p setting in youtube, the image quality is crap. Seems to me like they were filmed on something different.
filmguy123
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Not talking about the Yucatan video, talking about these ones:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=6P9yXhcHM-k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=4X_M08f7zDw
More:
http://panasonic.net/avc/lumix/dslm/gh4_special/
None of these state they were shot with the GH4 and I'd like to know if they were
Mike Harvey
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Didn't that happen with a Nikon video a couple of years ago? Turned out it was shot on a Canon? Or was it the other way around?
I know it happened with a Nokia smartphone with a new high res sensor. They made the ad look like it was being shot with the phone, but like half-way through you can catch a glimpse the camera man in the reflection of some vehicle window tint, and it was a high end setup.
stoneinapond
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I really don't have any knowledge, but judging from the look, I doubt it.
Samuel H
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D800 ad used 5D2 and Phantom footage
http://fstoppers.com/omg-nikon-uses-5d2-phantom-hd-footage-to-promote-d800
unless they say "shot on XX", I always assume they don't shoot with the camera they're advertising, but with something like an Alexa
among other things, because usually the camera is not even working yet when they shoot the ad
that there doesn't need to be a shady motive for this is proven, if you ask me, by the fact that a D800 ad would use 5D2 footage; I'd choose a D800 over a 5D2 any day
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John Caballero
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No, they were shot with the Digital Bolex. Yep, great way for Panasonic to showcase how the Digital Bolex performs.
I think one of the sleeper features of this new cam is going to be the variable frame rate over and under crank in camera. The ability to shoot at 2 fps in 4k would allow an amazingly simple work flow for time lapses. Magic lantern allowed this on the Canon dslr's. It was an awesome feature, but due to the lack of sharpness in those cams, it just didn't create high enough quality results to be truly impressive. Here's hoping it's available in one of the 4k flavors and not just 1080 like the 96 fps is.
Cheers,
Pete
Cheers,
Pete
Samuel H
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AFAIK, crop is 2x when shooting 1080p, and 2.3x when shooting 4K
FrameFarmMedia
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Couldn't you do 2fps via timelapse controller and you get more DR and RAW than shooting 4K to 100mbs file. The GH3 can do this can it not?
Where in the official specs do you see that the GH4 can do 96 fps? (I'm just seeing 60 fps.)
It's in the VFR ( no-audio variable-frame-rate ) listing.
Oller Visuals
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No I don't think the "story" videos are filmed with GH4, the DoF and overall asthetics looks something else. And it's not the point with these videos anyway, they are just ads.
That's the whole piece of work flow that is so nice to get away from. No terabytes of raw images to store and process. No deflickering to sort out. No post processing of any kind to perform. No wear and tear on your shutter. Just drag and drop the mp4 or mov file on your timeline.
Once you've done it without all the hassle it's really hard to go back to processing all the stills. This is an example from my T3i and an older version of ML at 3 fps. You can't do this with the newer versions of ML as they changed the code. https://vimeo.com/37739637
Imagine that with 100mbps 4k and all the image quality the GH cams give on those types of landscape shots !!!
Cheers,
Pete
pulpfiction007
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It's only 1.4x crop when compared to Super 35mm film, which is what the standard should be when talking about video/cinema. Not comparing it aginst a 5DMK2/3...which is essentially the same as the rarely used vista vision format.