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The .RW2 files open if you change the file to GH2 as well.  I think most people believed the GH2 sensor was from Panasonic, so I don't think changing Exif data proves the sensor one way or another. 

it really is a wonderful stills camera, I just can't get that excited about it for video.   I've moved on. 

That's not rolling, that's twisting.  They outta see if Chubby Checker music is available for the tv commercials. 

This explains all the slow moving and locked down shots in all that beautiful footage we've seen so far.  I guess they didn't want to let the cat outta the bag too early.   I can't help feeling this is nothing more than a bridge camera to something far better coming soon from Sony. It's not really 4k, but it is,... it's great in low light, but it's processing power isn't good enough to control the rolling shutter.   Maybe next year though.   

So it looks like Panasonic will be hitting it's shipping date of the 24th then.  I hope they made enough.  I remember how hard it was to come by a GH2 when they came out.   It was agonizing. 

That's not rolling, that's twisting.  They outta see if Chubby Checker music is available for the tv commercials. 

I got to try the 96fps at NAB, it wasnt bad but not as sharp as the HD. The normal HD is crazy sharp with loads of detail. Cant wait to see 4K on this thing. I think with the right setting the 96fps can look just fine once color and sharpen is done. Its got a good slow mo effect and most people will no notice the softness if the subject is good. 

By the way.... just got this in ;) on loan.. sadly.
 

This explains all the slow moving and locked down shots in all that beautiful footage we've seen so far.  I guess they didn't want to let the cat outta the bag too early.   I can't help feeling this is nothing more than a bridge camera to something far better coming soon from Sony. It's not really 4k, but it is,... it's great in low light, but it's processing power isn't good enough to control the rolling shutter.   Maybe next year though.   

I had a chance to play with the Sony AX100 in Best Buy last week.  This rolling shutter is JUST LIKE IT in 4K mode.  I will say that the AX100 did have a great image in 4K and the rolling shutter in 1080 mode was not bad at all.

Hey guys, I've written a really simple command line app for Mac that will resample GH4 footage from 4K 4:2:0 to 2K 4:4:4 using pixel summing. This will give you real 10 bit data in the luminance channel, so it's not just doing a brute-force bump from 8 bits to 10 bits. There actually is some interesting pixel finagling going on here:
 
http://www.mediafire.com/download/f7h950spj5hrn9f/gh444.dmg
 
There's no GUI, so you'll need to run it from the terminal. Do this by copying the app into the directory that contains the GH4 MOV files and using the following command in a terminal:
./gh444 INPUTFILE.MOV Make sure you cd to the current directory first if necessary. You can do this by typing "cd" into the terminal, add a space, and then drag the folder containing the MOV files into the terminal window. It will automatically add the path to the cd command. It'll look like this:
cd /path/to/gh4/files The app will spit numbered DPX frames out in a folder named "dpx_out."
 
I'd love for you guys to give it a try and see if you find it useful!

Camera operator looks like he just woke up at the waffle house sleeping off a Vegas Bender. 

I don't know what it is, but I prefer the flat profile on the GH4 almost more than any grades I've seen.

Nice find!

Haha! I'm the exact same!

Video-ish?  The Panasonic and Sony Cams definitely don't look video-ish,  that is unless you want to make the footage look video-ish.  This same argument has been used by canon users since the beginning of time it seems.  I guess if it works for ya keep at it.     :)

I am not a pro, not in the cinema field. I write free-lance articles and illustrate them with my pictures. Nowadays, more and more magazines ask for motion pictures for their online presence, so I am learning film. I can probably sell smaller reports, short films, documentaries…
 
I trust Panasonic. They have been focused on my segment. They have listened to our ideas and criticism and developed the GH2-GH3-GH4 family accordingly. The GH4 looks like a finished product, not like a must-have idea. The M43 system has a good range of lenses, and the size/weight is certainly a benefit when travelling.
 
I don’t trust Blackmagic Design. They are very sympathetic but I don’t know, how interested they are in my segment. They look to be more interested in developing new ideas, instead of completing existing ones.
 
I don’t know about Sony. They look interested but they are so focused on the pro segment, they will probably forget me concerning some features.
 
I am sure about Canon. I will sell my stuff, I am just fed-up. What can I expect from a company, whose most interesting video features are handled by an enthusiastic hacker/reverseengineering community?
 
At last, I shouldn’t forget my first love, Nikon. There have been an April’s news about, Ricoh is buying them… I certainly hope so, because I don’t think Nikon is around here as an independent company in 3 years from now.

Video-ish?  The Panasonic and Sony Cams definitely don't look video-ish,  that is unless you want to make the footage look video-ish.  This same argument has been used by canon users since the beginning of time it seems.  I guess if it works for ya keep at it.     :)

agree, When not shooting with it the prop department can use it as a high-tech looking time bomb detonation device. 

Man they are all over the place with this stuff!

Crossing my fingers someone announces a cheaper 4k recorder for the a7s.
 
$2k for the Shogun is too rich for my blood. I'd rather put that kind of money to the gh4 is this is the only alternative.

I bet it'll be a rolling shutter monster. but they may surprise us. 

Well that's interesting,  Good thing I spend 98% of my time shooting under ISO3200.  

I definitely want to take a look at this when I've got some more time on the weekend.  Thank you Andrew for doing this.  It really helps a lot of people.  

off topic a bit, but I was humming the song last night when I went home and my wife started to sing it, in chinese.  She would sing it to her dog as a kid.  I thought that was pretty cool.