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I heard a lot of great stories about Rode's impressive customer care too. My own experience was curious, if not bad. Long ago, when I bought the NTG2, Rode offered a Complimentary 'Plural Eyes' software with the mic. I bought my mic from an Authorised Dealer, and when I wrote in asking for my Free Copy of the Synching Software, I got no response from them. None whatsoever. I know the email id was correct, because less than a few mins ago I Registered my Mic for a 10 year Warranty, which incidentally did take place. Maybe they did not have the scheme in India, and were, perhaps, embarrassed to admit it. And thought it was better to be silent about it.

I find the bias of the media Against the Democrats shocking. Do the Democrats own most of the American Media? Also, charges against Hillary being dropped abruptly were also very suspicion arousing. Another nice video against Hillary:

Do we, now, Officially, have Steven Spielberg among us? Here in this Forum? Get a life. I never figure out why people talk so big. Reminds of some idiot who was talking about his family legacy of good food, and didn't even know his cuts. And, most of his family couldn't cook to save their asses either. I could feed him his dog, and he would think its Kobe beef. Stop talking big. Get a life. Win an Oscar or a Palme D'or. Hopefully that should teach you some grace. I mean, Seriously??? Isn't THIS how the Parallel Cinema Movement Started? Isn't this why the 'Model T' and so many other Great Icons of History were Created? Talent and Creativity must meet frugality. Otherwise, buy 10 Red Dragons and Stick them to your Car, and drive like that around the world. People might take you more seriously then. If they are anything like you.

Panasonic cannot record both internally and externally (it's only either of them). The LCD does stay on while recording externally. Dual recording may be a feature on ghr GH5.

Would love to know your results with the new firmware. Suddenly am wondering whether this is a better deal than the GX85, considering this was The Biggest issue with it (apart from a touch screen). And here the A6300 comes at a little over $999 with a Stabilized kit lens. So it's a pretty good deal.

I saw quite a few videos and the A6300 overheating issue in video has been improved, if not completely fixed. Also, apparently Sony has someone Poor in English, who was in charge of the documentation, ans hence the Overheating was Worded Incorrectly, so as Not to Include it Regarding Video.

If Xiaomi make a decent Log profile for the video (like Protunes), it will sell even more. Though, both of them don't have very sharp lenses, for stills.

PLEASE delete my post. I do not want to ask this question.

Maybe not, if it were 4-2-2, and had a much higher bitrate. Also, I am guessing it depends on color channels being adjusted, and attempted to get the color as close to the real thing while shooting, rather than leaving that for post. Even on the Sony cameras if exposure and colors are good, then the SLog is pretty impressive. Even the 8-bit internal. You assume too many things. When the Canon 5D Mark ii came out it only shot H.264, and yet, after the Magic Lantern Hack, it shot 14-bit RAW. So, according to you, that should not have been possible. Right? The LX100 was specifically disabled, because the FZ1000 did have an HDMI out. Nobody really knows why executives at Cameras Companies screw up so much. I am not sure the GH4 struggles with VLog. I don't even know what that means. Is that your personal experience? Does it overheat?

I could agree with you, and I could wrong to assume otherwise, but I feel a few things may not be completely correct. 1. The VLog may be more of a Software thing, than a purely hardware thing. There seems to be absolutely no strain on the sensor and processor, and they are completely capable of handling higher bitrates, without heating up, anywhere close to meltdown (unlike the Sonys). 2. Panasonic Doesn't have a 'C' lineup, like Canon. There aren't any C100s, C300s and C500s, apart from a 1DC. It merely has the DX200 (that most likely shared the sensor with the LX100) that has the m4/3 size sensor, and everything else, that has much smaller sensor sizes. Also, the fact that those cameras are more for ENG, and this have XLR inputs, among a host of otehr features, makes them very different models, altogether. Also, the DVX is based on a Fixed Lens concept (and large part of its price includes the Leica Lens).

I guess the fact that Panasonic was out of Pro Video for a while (years), makes their Codes still something to be worked on. The VLog, IMHO, needs atleast more 2-3 iterations. I am saying this, because the Panasonic GH4 has 12.8 stops of Dynamic Range in RAW Photo at base ISO, while Cinelike D has 10.9 Stops, and the VLog has probably 11.5 stops. The Sony A7S, on the other hand, has about 14.2 Stops of Dynamic Range in RAW photo, and about 14.1 Stops in SLog2. Which outlines how badly the VLog needs to be worked on seriously. In my opinion, the next GH Camera (and All Panasonic Cameras, to be honest) need a Very Good VLog, that pulls in Atleast 12.5 Stops of Dynanic Range at the Maximum, and 11.5 Stops, in the Minimum. And VLog profiles should be on All Panasonic Cameras, regardless of the price. The GH5 can have the top-end version, and it can be a $199 paid firmware, if it makes Panasonic happy. But, all Panasonic Cameras should have VLog.

What a ridiculous idea. Corporations run countries like the US. All sorts of human rights violations already take place on a Huge Scale, despite the Plethora of Human Rights Laws. If Corporations are given a Free Fun (like with Private Prisons in the US), almost everyone who is not buying thousands in music and films will be in jail. Regardless of who commits piracy. Also a huge population of young children indulge in piracy. I am not sure I would want corporations handling them. A study by Harvard University Students not too long ago showed that Piracy actually helps draw traffic for sales for music and movies. So people opposing Piracy are also people who are either genuinely uninformed, or part of Corporate Greed. I don't support Piracy. But giving Corporations more teeth is suicidal for human rights. Also, Interestingly the Biggest Plagiarists are the Corporations/ Studios/ Uber Riche. Did you read about how Getty Images has been indulging in some terrible levels of piracy and monopolising Public IP of late (it is rightly being sued by a photographer whose worked it stole and then attempted to Blackmail her for using her own pics). When Large Corporations are given teeth, they usually go on a criminal rampage.

The reference to the ability to shoot 5-10 mins continuous video, is not 5-10 mins to begin with, but 5-10 mins, once it starts overheating. Then what? Switch it off, And, wait for how long? Usually cameras overheat, and you switch them off and on. But, with the Sony A6300, there is no definite time when it cools down. It could be anything from 3 mins, or a lot more. Also, once it has overheated, it drastically reduces the ability to shoot continuously, without over-heating again. IMHO, That, is unacceptable. And what is the use of having all the fancy features, if reliability is the one things missing on a camera. What I like about the Panasonic cameras, is that, they are like the Canons and Nikons. They just work. While some people like super fast autofocus in video and stills, and respectable ISO for an APSC Sensor, most people who use the cameras for video, would just be happy to be able to have something that doesn't randomly shut down, due to something as unbelievable as over-heating. Also I realised that most people who have used them and complained about the heat issues, haven't even used them in Asia (except perhaps one gentleman in Japan). When the temperatures start soaring above 40 degrees Celsius, the A6300 might just explode. It seriously could.

About the Price? You won't believe it, but I usually pick up equipment when I realise that the sellers are selling it less than B&H rates. I once saw the Rode Videomic X (which retails for about $799 on B&H), for about $300. I would have picket it up, but I don't like the 9V battery bullshit and the super wide pickup pattern.

Apparently their New Firmware Update deals with over-heating Only for Stills. http://www.diyphotography.net/sony-a6300-v1-10-firmware-update-solves-overheating-issues-not-video-shooters/ I didn't even know that was (also) a problem. It looks like the A6300 could be used as a Mini Portable Hot Plate for shoots, when one runs out of gas or other heating options. Like a Mini Grill. I won't be surprised if any user has a camera exploding in their hands due to serious overheating. I was seriously considering it since it costs under $1100 with a (16-50 mm) lens here. People even claim it's available for under $999 with a lens here. But anything that can't even shoot 5-10 mins of continuous video is Dead on Arrival.

True. Much cleaner than the GH4.

Thanks. Interesting. At ISO 800 it must have been a lot cleaner than a GH4.

I was actually checking the same thing (whether the PAL to NTSC hack also gets rid of the recording time limit). It appears, that, unfortunately, the 30 min time limit remains: (Check the answer to the first comment, on his video) Post Script: I saw another video, that says in the comments, that it Removes the Time Limit. If it really does, then its gr8 (I wonder if the buttons order, for pressing, switching off and switching on the are same?). And here is the Reddit discussion about the same thing, and they too claim the 30 min time limit is gone: https://www.reddit.com/r/PanasonicG7/comments/4t71h4/somehow_got_rid_of_my_30_min_record_limit/

What ISO has this been shot at?

That video is shot really well, but it has the FPN that I just mentioned. In almost every frame.

I noticed that too. Until the GH4, Panasonic had a lot of fixed pattern noise in almost all videos. And, at higher ISO it almost completely collapses. I see very little of that Fixed Pattern Noise in the GX80/85/ 7ii and G7 as well.

I was curious to ask. 1. Has someone tried it on the GX80? 2. Does it also get rid of that freakin 30 mins record time limit?

Hopefully the color isn't affected by night shots. I plan to shoot in low light, with bright lenses, and lower ISO, and (hopefully) very exact exposure. And, only a few scenes should have this effect. Let's see. May try this too. Looks deceptively simple. Thanks

Thank you. I will definitely try and have a look at the books. I was only a little skeptical as to how a codec like H.264 may hold up in post.

Thank you so much. I was hoping to avoid work in post (especially since I was hoping to be use a Panasonic ILC). Don't like too much of post work, especially something that would take more time than necessary. Hopefully, this is good enough. Thanks for all the feedback. I am crossing my fingers now, and hoping this works out fine (and that the Red color in the video does not look like the Orb in the BlackMagic Cameras, where one color bleeds way too much).