For the full guide on hacking the GH2 see the EOSHD GH2 Shooter’s Guide e-book
Testing Tip
ALWAYS test your camera patch for reliability before taking it on a paid job!
Playback Tip
Just after recording, a clip will not playback in-camera. If you reboot the camera and enter playback mode, all clips will playback just fine. This is normal behaviour of the hacked GH2 and not a bug in the patch.
Patch Vault
These patches support the latest firmware, version 1.1 for high bitrate 1080/25p and improved noise reduction.
Download the EOSHD GH2 Unified Patch
For ultimate image quality on fast class 10 SD cards
- AVCHD Intra (i-frame codec) 1080/30/25p/24p
- 88 Mbit variable bitrate
- AVCHD 720p/60/50p at 88Mbit
- Maximum ISO to 12,800
- MJPEG Anamorphic 2x 4:3 at 70Mbit 1920×720/30p
- All menu languages
Download the EOSHD GH2 Vanilla Patch
For enhanced reliability, slower Class 6 SD cards and longer clip running lengths
- AVCHD 1080/30/25/24p
- 44 Mbit variable bitrate
- AVCHD 720p/60/50p at 44Mbit
- Maximum ISO to 12,800
- MJPEG Anamorphic 2x 4:3 at 70Mbit 1920×720/30p
- All menu languages
- No 29 minute clip length limit
Download the EOSHD GF2 HBR Patch
Higher bitrates on the very affordable Panasonic GF2 camera
- AVCHD 1080/30/25p in progressive segmented frames format (1080i wrapper)
- 44 Mbit variable bitrate
- MJPEG Anamorphic 2x 4:3 at 70Mbit 1920×720/30p
- All menu languages
- No 29 minute clip length limit
And finally…
For all the thousands of people that have hacked their GH2 there have been no reports of bricked cameras from using the hack. The only problem can occur if updating the firmware (genuine or hacked) with an A/C cord or faulty third party battery. Always use a genuine battery when applying the hacked firmware update and EOSHD patches.