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It looks like the G9 has an improved sensor with lower noise and greater DR. What is interesting is that DR actually improves from ISO200 down to ISO100 (maybe dual gain?). Since the G9 offers the extended ISO100 with video now, this will provide some additional flexibility. http://www.photonstophotos.net/Charts/PDR.htm#Panasonic Lumix DC-G9,Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5

The 12 bit RAW is mentioned here. https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/blackmagicpocketcinemacamera "CFast cards can record 12-bit RAW at all supported frame rates."

It is the Canon LP-E6N so a big jump in power from the original BM Pocket battery of 800mAH to 1865mAH

The lack of dials and buttons on the top plate suggests Canon is gearing this towards the Point and Shoot crowd. I suspect the menu options will also be simplified and would not get your hopes up.

We can always dream. High-end Samsung APS-C camera based on Exynos 9810 SoC

There will be a big Nikon presence at NAB. I wonder if something will get announced then. https://nikonrumors.com/2018/01/17/why-did-nikon-reserve-a-big-booth-for-the-2018-nab-show.aspx/

You can also see the cache link here. http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:nTmLu6vItjcJ:www.techradar.com/news/the-lumix-gh5s-is-panasonics-most-video-focused-camera-yet+&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=ca

Panasonic seems to think that there would be a benefit in supporting 14-bit RAW files from the GH5s sensor. This would be a first for m43. https://photorumors.com/2017/12/17/updated-panasonic-gh5s-specifications/

If Panasonic removed the mechanical shutter, would there be enough room for a built-in ND filter?

It looks like to could be a GH5s https://www.43rumors.com/ft3-panasonic-gh5s-coming/

The iPhone 8 has the same size sensor as the 7. http://www.techinsights.com/about-techinsights/overview/blog/apple-iphone-8-teardown/ "The wide-angle Sony CIS has a die size of 6.29 mm x 5.21 mm (32.8 mm2). This compares to a 32.3 mm2 die size for iPhone 7’s wide-angle CIS. We fast-tracked the die photographs for this teardown blog so didn’t record the color filter images today, however we can confirm a 1.22 µm pixel pitch."

This iPhone 8 teardown has confirmed that the pixel pitch of both the wide and telephoto sensor is the same as the iPhone 7. http://www.techinsights.com/about-techinsights/overview/blog/apple-iphone-8-teardown/

The below sample image from the iphone 8 has the same 3.99mm focal length as the iphone 7. That would suggest the sensor size (1/3") has not changed, so I would not expect much improvement in IQ.

New spec just added to rumor. New: 4k UHD video in FX format (with no crop)

Anamorphic squeeze update. http://www.43rumors.com/panasonic-is-working-on-a-de-squeeze-for-the-anamorphic-modes-in-the-gh5-to-be-released-this-summer/ “…We put pressure to our devs to put a proper de-squeeze for the anamorphic modes in the GH5 (let’s hope for it in the summer firmware update that’ll bring 6K anamorphic)…”

It looks like Fuji might be jumping into video big time. http://www.fujirumors.com/fujifilm-working-ultimate-5000-aps-c-x-trans-x-series-camera-also-video-grain-salt/

Sony just announce their new phone with this sensor. We'll likely see other phones with this sensor later this year. https://***URL removed***/news/7636712678/sony-xperia-xz-premium-features-960-fps-slow-motion-and-4k-display

Keep in mind that the UHS-II standard was announce 6 years ago and there are still only a handful of cameras that can support even half the write speed capabilities of UHS-II. Based on the current trajectory it'll take another 5 years to get to 300mb/s write speed.

And UHS-III was just announced yesterday, supporting up to 624mb/s. https://www.sdcard.org/jp/downloads/pls/latest_whitepapers/Understanding_the_NewUHS3_WP_20170223.pdf

Yes, the XQD results are much faster but that just confirms the limitation is not CPU but the camera's hardware interface to the SD card. http://www.cameramemoryspeed.com/nikon-d500/sd-and-xqd-card-speed-test/

The Lexar 2000x supported a max. write speed of 260mb/s in 2015. Tests have shown this write speed to be attainable with a card reader. The problem today is that cameras are still not able to take full advantage of this write speed with the E-M1ii and D500 topping out at 163mb/s. http://www.cameramemoryspeed.com/reviews/sd-cards/lexar-professional-2000x-uhs-ii-64gb-sdxc-memory-card/ I am not sure if this is a processor limitation or card hardware interface limitation. But considering the very similar results results between the E-M1 and D500 it looks like they are using the same hardware to read/write to the card. I suspect there are only a couple of 3rd party companies supplying this hardware and that is where the limitation lies.

This person posted some of his experiences with the handling of the E-M1ii and the GH5 for video. https://***URL removed***/forums/post/59100667

This 1/2.3" three layered stacked sensor looks interesting for the next versions of s http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/News/Press/201702/17-013E/index.html

It looks like Panasonic may have implemented the sensor differently and has focused more on high ISO instead of DR. https://fstoppers.com/originals/everything-you-might-not-know-about-gh5-162773 "the native ISO is 400. It was confirmed that by going down to ISO 200 you’ll lose about a stop of dynamic range since it’s an extended ISO."

I found this 83 page detailed presentation on the GH5. I apologize if it has already been posted. http://www.personal-view.com/downloads/GH5_Presentation.pdf