GMaximus

According to this Panasonic Interview the GH3 does binning not line skipping to get to 1080p.

http://www.imaging-r...act-system-tech

[b]Panasonic:[/b] Yes, it's not possible to read out the whole array at 60p. So this means we have to do some pixel combining. We combine 2 x 2 pixels on the sensor, so that makes just one quarter the data that we have to read out. This makes it possible to read out at 60p. Then we combine again to get the 2 megapixel video image.

That is an interesting read, thank you! That corresponds to 4Mpix readout from the full sensor, and with the 16:9 crop it's getting close to ~2.3k stream, which they almost certainly could output at 30fps having no problems with it.

Which could greatly help us handle image quality issues like moire, and have a new framing option too.
It's just not there, even not being discussed \

Uematsu-san replied that the only surefire way to reduce moire was to read-out all pixels and oversample. He said it was preferable to reduce the pixel count to 4K (8MP). 10MP was also a good number. He cited the Aptina sensor in the Nikon 1 as capable of reading out all pixels at a frame rate fast enough for video and the Canon C300′s sensor design where each RGB photosite is output and moire is reduced.

Me wants oversampling, 2.5k at least, there are several important reasons for this. I am getting it with my new 400$ GoPro, i want it to be in my new interchangeable-lens cam too.

With the 16MP sensor in the GH3, this would be a tall order especially given the price point which is 1/12th of Canon’s C300, and they are not willing to compromise resolution in stills mode down to just 10MP either.

OK, the sensor is the point of distinction.

[img]http://www.eoshd.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/dreamleaver-making-of-cast.jpg[/img]
What lens was used in this shot? Was it an Olympus PEN-F 38mm F1.8?