Panasonic has shown the world a new amazing product. The GH4.
This
camera is the first mirrorless stills hybrid that seems to be able to do
it all. This one is amazing camera! 4K 10bit 4:2:2 out of the mini
HDMI. Wow! You had me at 10bit! When you add the Panasonic LUMIX YAGH
Interface Unit the GH4 turns into a uncompressed 4K camera with 3G SDI.
This Pro Audio/Video Interface for LUMIX GH4 has the connections needed
to turn the camera into a real high end 4K video broadcast camera with
timecode out for a switcher and live multi camera switching. All this
from a mirrorless camera. The body looks very much if not exactly like
the GH3. Panasonic has stated that the GH3 is still in production and
the GH4 isn’t replacing it. The overall layout looks to be the same as
the GH3. I for one wouldn’t mind a little bigger body but it isnt a deal
breaker. The GH3 is a popular camera and I enjoyed mine for sure. Micro
Four Thirds is a cool format. The sensor is about half the size of a
full frame one so with native MFT lenses you’re looking at a much
smaller lighter shooting package. You give up a little on shallow depth
of field. It’s still a large sensor camera and very capable to capture
nice bokeh with fast lenses. So whats with all this 4K hype anyway? It’s
here and it’s going to stay so no sense in arguing the merits of it.
Shooting in 4K is much different than watching 4K. The advantages in
post are large. Reframing in post for HD delivery is one, and down
converting a finished project shot in 4K in HD always gives you a better
higher quality image. Remember shooting in HD and delivering in SD? I
do and the results where great. This is no different. Okay enough of
this lets have a look at the specs and highlights of the new GH4! One
big question I had was if the GH4′s Micro HDMI was capable of outputting
4K. It is! Thats a big deal but also a little problematic. No 4K HDMI
recorders are available yet so the YAGH is the best option if you need
to get a higher quality 4K codec.
For full specifications click HERE
