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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lm3ULX-v04A[/youtube] View the FZ1000 at B&H or at Adorama The Panasonic FZ1000 looks like a very handy alternative to the Sony AX100 camcorder and RX10 bridge camera. It’s also the world’s first 4K camera (25p,30p) under $1k. At this price some compromises are bound to come into play and we’ll get to those in a moment. First let’s take in the rather lovely view… A 25-400mm Leica lens, 100Mbit/s codec for 4K, 120fps…

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYq1cwhk2Tc[/youtube] The Sony A7S is the camera I am most looking forward to in the coming months and although it is a shame it lacks an internal 4K codec, it does promise much improved internal 1080p and 4K HDMI output. Here Yosh Enatsu has used the Blackmagic HDMI to SDI Ultra HD converter to a Hyperdeck Studio deck to record this test shoot in the dead of night.

[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/97385677[/vimeo] Full 4K resolution version available to download at Vimeo (for Vimeo Plus or Pro members). Non Vimeo members can view it on YouTube in 4K though at a low bitrate! 4K YouTube version Music by Poplin via the EOSHD Music Challenge I’ve been trying some run & gun shooting with no rig, just a gorilla pod and GH4 all handheld. In the process I developed three image profiles for the GH4 which…

The EOSHD Panasonic GH4 Shooter’s Guide is now available 8bit DSLR codecs get quite a lot of bashing for banding, and it is something we’re well used too… A sky or a wall taking up half the shot with only 4 or 5 shades where there should be a silky smooth gradient with thousands of tiny steps in-between darker and slightly lighter areas of the image. However one of the first things…

Watch the B&H Studio GH4 live broadcast here Starting 1PM EDT, Tuesday, May 27, 2014 Today B&H will be holding a live webcast discussion about the Panasonic GH4 with filmmakers and Panasonic’s Mathew Frazer. My GH4 review will be published today and there’s also a chance for you to win a GH4 at B&H by tweeting a question with the hashtag #BHPhotoLive here Then following the review, this evening my Panasonic GH4 Shooter’s…

Download 6K Red Dragon footage by Phil Holland, compressed to 4K at 15Mbit/s with Google VP9 codec. To play the video you can use the latest VLC Player or Google Chrome. The H.265 codec has a rival – YouTube are currently testing the next generation “H.265 beating” VP9 codec for high quality 4K streaming. The file you see linked to above is nearly 2 minutes of 4K clocking in at under 200MB. The…

What’s the ultimate cross-breed camera of 2014? If we take all the strong points of the manufacturers and put them in one camera, what do we get? Full frame sensor from the Sony A7S 4K internal codec from the Panasonic GH4 Big EVF from Fuji and their lovely X-T1 5 axis in-body stabilisation from Olympus (working for video with any lens) Cine lenses by Sigma – their 35mm F1.4 and 50mm F1.4 are…

Above: my sample showing no fixed pattern noise in low light at ISO 400 on the Production Camera – it’s all about the grade Almost all Blackmagic Production Camera users have experienced fixed pattern noise – a banding effect or grain texture over the image – and they are quite upset at Blackmagic over the issue. But is the fixed pattern noise problem on the Blackmagic Production Camera a case…