The Panasonic G1HD | GH-1 Video Mode : A Real Video Mode

Kholi said:
Oh okay. I thought it had a time limit on it. So I should have bought an 8GB and tested it huh? Back to Best Buy.

17 Minutes passed.

Sonic -- Yeah thanks for rubbin' it in my face. LoL. But I gots someone to stare at night and day so I'm not hung up on it.
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I just told a friend of mine with a HUGE crush on her and he's jealous...haha. Her Dad teaches and it was funny when all of the kids would ask him to hook them up with her, lol.


Recording times look good! With a wireless mic and all the manual controls this bad boy has, I can see it as a great wedding cam :). I'm already fighting with AVCHD with my HMC150 so what's another AVCHD cam? hehe
 
Peter J. DeCrescenzo said:
I recently purchased a Kingston 8GB SDHC Class 6 memory card from Amazon.com to use when we test Hunter's GH1 soon:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000OF6V7M

I won't know for sure until we try it if this card is appropriate for use with the GH1, especially its full-HD 1080p24 AVCHD recording mode. So at this point this is just an FYI, not a recommendation.

- Peter
www.peterdv.com
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Should be fine for AVCHD @17mb/s
I used 8+16GB class 6 cards from Patriot and Kingston (dirt cheep at Fry's and probably Amazon and Newegg too) in my HF100 for a ton of stuff without any hitches.
 
Peter -- Yeh. maximum recording mode with Sound Recording as well. I forgot the mics were on. Even better!!!

Humanoid -- This is my first AVCHD cam. I think the bitrate needs to be bumped just because of what I'm used to but for 17mbps this is pretty nice when viewed on a large HD LCD or production monitor.

Johnny Cola -- Is probably right. Listen to that man.


Something is off all of a sudden....
 
At some point somebody's gotta test if l-o-n-g GH1 recordings have any unlocked audio-type issues (sound synch slip) ... remember, like in the bad old days of early DV? (Shudder.)

I'm not looking forward to doing that particular test myself ... :happy:

- Peter
www.peterdv.com
 
I said earleir that the card looked to have a 30 minute limit...

But I forgot that the D90 says 5 minutes but it's just because it reads at 5 minute lengths.

32 Minutes Surpassed, 14 minutes left on the counter.

Camera is just now beginning to pick up very light signs of warmth. Battery life is still just one bar down.
 
Johnny Cola said:
Should be fine for AVCHD @17mb/s
I used 8+16GB class 6 cards from Patriot and Kingston (dirt cheep at Fry's and probably Amazon and Newegg too) in my HF100 for a ton of stuff without any hitches.
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Thanks, JC, good to know. Interestingly, Fry's up here in Portland has higher prices on SDHC cards compared to Amazon.com. The 8GB card I got from Amazon was only $20, which seems relatively low for a name-brand card.

I'm hoping SDHC cards continue their fast price decline. My magic number is $2 for 60-min. worth of "quality" HD video on name-brand media -- similar to current miniDV tape pricing. My guess is we'll get there within about a year (possibly wishful thinking on my part).

- Peter
www.peterdv.com
 
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Peter it looks like the 4GB card I've got may deliver 50+ Minutes of the FHD (AVCHD 24P 17mbps) on this camera.

I'm at 42Minutes and the Counter is still reading 10 Minutes.

Unless when I stop recording it suddenly writes all that to the card? But that doesn't make sense at all.
 
Kholi said:
Peter it looks like the 4GB card I've got may deliver 50+ Minutes of the FHD (AVCHD 24P 17mbps) on this camera.

I'm at 42Minutes and the Counter is still reading 10 Minutes.

Unless when I stop recording it suddenly writes all that to the card? But that doesn't make sense at all.
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Isn't it a variable bitrate? So if the camera is stationary, it should be lower?
Could be wrong though.
 
Kholi said:
Peter it looks like the 4GB card I've got may deliver 50+ Minutes of the FHD (AVCHD 24P 17mbps) on this camera.

I'm at 42Minutes and the Counter is still reading 10 Minutes.

Unless when I stop recording it suddenly writes all that to the card? But that doesn't make sense at all.
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OK..... Kholi you are now entering the TwilightZone, recording @17mbps should have stopped a while back
do do do do do do do do
 
RECORDING TIME -- Sandisk 4gb Extreme III 30mb/s SDHC Card records 62 Minutes of Full 1080/24P 17mbps Video and Audio ... non stop. Camera's just BARELY lukewarm to the touch. Fully Operational. Started this test on two battery bars left and still have one left over.

How is this possible?Anyone know what's going on? Theories?

Image Degradation will be tested by others I'm sure. I personally dont have the time right now but can't wait to see what others find out.
 
According to the tech specs, there's SH mode (17mbps), H mode (13mbps) and L mode (9mbps). Make sure you're in SH mode. If you've been testing everything (and been happy) with L mode, then you'll probably be squealing in delight with SH mode!
 
Hey Kholi, I took another look at that clip you sent me. Guess what -- it's 9 megabits.

Heh.

Crank that bad boy up to 17 and start your testing all over! :)
 
Barry_Green said:
According to the tech specs, there's SH mode (17mbps), H mode (13mbps) and L mode (9mbps). Make sure you're in SH mode. If you've been testing everything (and been happy) with L mode, then you'll probably be squealing in delight with SH mode!
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On My camera it reads:

FHD
SH
H
L

it's in FHD. I hope I've been testing everything in the wrong mode?
 
Kholi said:
On My camera it reads:

FHD
SH
H
L

it's in FHD. I hope I've been testing everything in the wrong mode?
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Noob!


Everything sounds and looks promising. I got my D90 a while back and was going to sell it but I think I'm going to keep it for stills. thanks for keeping us posted Kholi.
 
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