GH4 Users: How does your GH4 compare to your GH2/GH3 for stills?

[acuriousman]

For those who have owned both (Or even all 3), what's your experience upgrading when it comes to stills?

Is there a huge jump between the two? I would imagine the GH2 to GH4 difference would be massive, but what's your experience been?

[Vesku]

Everything else is better in GH3/GH4 but GH2 has bigger sensor and more resolution. In 16:9 photos 14Mpixels vs 12Mpixels.

[Chrad]

The GH4 is much like the GH3 for stills, but actually useable since it doesn't have the world's worst EVF optics. 

[acuriousman]

Everything else is better in GH3/GH4 but GH2 has bigger sensor and more resolution. In 16:9 photos 14Mpixels vs 12Mpixels.

​Interesting...

[acuriousman]

Any other thoughts?

[Chrad]

GH4 is a nice upgrade. Burst mode is amazing. Colour just has a better 'feel' (as in video). The quality of the EVF can't be underestimated. I found it impossible to manual focus with the GH3 EVF, but the GH4 one is nicely sharp, and peaking helps a lot as well. Its comfortable to use, which means I WANT to shoot with it, which makes it hugely better than the GH3 to me.

 

Dynamic range is similar to GH3, but obviously much better than GH2.

[Inazuma]

I cant speak for the GH4 but I have a GX7 which apparently uses the same sensor and I can tell you it's definitely a step up from the GH3. The GH3 is noisier and has purple colouring in the shadows at high ISO's (1600+), which is typical of its Sony sensor. 

 

And yes as someone else mentioned above, the GH3's LCD and EVF are too low res.