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Panasonic GM1 review - another pocket cinema camera
jonpais replied to Andrew Reid's topic in Cameras
The best settings are Natural, -5, -5, -1, 0. -
Panasonic GM1 review - another pocket cinema camera
jonpais replied to Andrew Reid's topic in Cameras
You can buy from a number of retailers in the States. One seller at Amazon is offering the GM1 w/kit lens for $645. If you want to know whether it's PAL or NTSC, why not ask the seller? -
I'm very curious how you're going to use a Blue Yeti to capture sound for an action video.
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@Matt and don't forget - the carpet!
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@Matt He's too entertaining to dismiss that lightly. Especially when he comes out and says that the Panasonic representative all but admitted that the 5DIII is a superior camera. Anyhow, I'd better get some sleep now. It's 2:34AM here in VN. I spent the last few hours trying to figure out how I disabled a clip in the timeline of FCPX. Just a tip for those of you who have keyboard dexterity as bad as mine - don't select a clip in the timeline and hit 'v'! :)
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I preferred some of Kendy's previous work to this one, but I have to agree with Inazuma, not because of the camera or anything. But it's inspiring to see him use a carpet as a dolly!
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This is becoming almost surreal... and I take it your response to the video is to go out and purchase a... Canon 5D MkIII??
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I was just about to say the same thing: higher bit rate, more headroom. I even looked up the GH2 user manual, but I couldn't find any information about the audio. There were only 208 pages in that manual, though :)
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@Michael Thames So the GH4 sucks! Hurrah. So, what's your point?
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This is definitely getting off-topic, but I love the glidecam work
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That BMX video rocks.
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I hate to say so, but after watching the first 30 minutes, I had to stop. It was like watching an overlong infomercial. And after having heard the Panasonic rep speak before, I think he just seems very uncomfortable or something in front of the camera. Maybe it's just my internet, but the stills and videos they showed (most of which we'd already seen before) looked awful. The production itself was quite poor as well. As for the 'zooming' microphone, that's nothing new: it was available on my TM-900 camcorder a long while back. The guys at the Camera Store are at least entertaining. Thumbs down.
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If by less rich sound, you are referring to the earlier, distorted recording, raising levels in post will only worsen matters.... If on the other hand, you mean your most recent recording, you can just raise the levels a bit in post. That's why you want to remain in the -12 to -6dB range when recording - there is still some latitude for adjustment in post. Below -16dB, and it will be too noisy. If you want warmer sound, maybe tweak equalization. In any case, the newer sound is a big improvement.
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For sound tutorials and stuff, you might check out this site.
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What in the world does hybrid have to do with this topic? Crashes aren't something unique to hybrid cameras... At least my lowly GM1 has good company - the $7,000 Leica M Typ 240 ;)
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This has happened to me half a dozen times with the GM1. I recently replaced the SD card, don't know yet whether that's the solution. It's a bitch, because it's intermittent, if I send to Panasonic in Hong Kong or Singapore, you can bet they won't find anything wrong with it.
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The GH2 sounds much clearer in the test you posted. There is a distorted 'edge' to the sound with the GH4. You don't want the meters to touch red, and I've found that to be particularly true with speech. In music, it is sometimes unavoidable, and can pass largely undetected, but distortion is unmistakable in interviews. PS How can we know if your solution is the answer if we can't hear it? Give us another sample! :)
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@PatrickV when you say the volume is a little low on your computer, what precisely are you referring to? The computer's built-in speakers? The level meters on your NLE? I will second the external recorder recommendation. And I would try to keep recorded levels between -6-~-12 dB. You can never remove distortion from your clips. /edit/I guess it pays to read the original post carefully before replying :) There isn't any harm in using the external microphone's level boost. Some manufactures even recommend doing so to avoid using the camera's mediocre audio circuitry. So what you are saying is that with the external mic set at +6, your GH4 is showing clipping, yet the NLE meters are showing that the audio levels are safe? That is perfectly normal. On my GH3, I often see the same thing. Still, not certain what you mean by 'not loud enough', though: your computer's built-in speakers; as heard through a set of earphones; or the NLE's audio meter. You can always raise levels in post, but you can never remove distorted sound resulting from clipping. /edit2/what exactly is it that you are recording?
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Panasonic GH4 user films, tests, reviews and opinions
jonpais replied to Andrew Reid's topic in Cameras
There might be little you can do now with the dialogue, but I agree about the color: you can always go back and play with the grading. -
Panasonic GH4 user films, tests, reviews and opinions
jonpais replied to Andrew Reid's topic in Cameras
It's fun, but just a few quibbles... When the girl is escaping at the beginning, perhaps hearing her feet hit the ground as she jumps the fence would have more impact; the sound of her walking through the woods, the snap of twigs under her feet works well; although your actors are good-looking, some of the tight close-ups are rather unflattering - maybe different lighting or camera angles would have helped. When the sheriff appears at the door, it appears as though the focus is on the trees behind him rather than on his face. Finally, when the girl learns the fellow knew who she was all along, it doesn't really seem to register in her body language. -
Thanks fuzzy normal, that's a little more coherent than 'pretty good for some stuff'. Although I haven't worked with lavs yet, I guess the answer to the OP's question is 'wireless microphones are affordable if you have $600 to burn'. A wired mic is much more affordable, and there are some that are intended to attach to the outside of a person's clothing, where presumably the rustling of garments wouldn't pose such a problem, and you could still monitor the sound. If used strictly for interviews, I should think a wired mic is the practical solution. If on the other hand, the subject is moving, a wireless microphone or boom mic would be the way to go. I'm primarily interested in a lavalier because it would allow me to work without having to depend on an assistant. Also, it's my understanding that the smaller the mic, the costlier.
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Could you elaborate a little?
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I'll chime in by reprinting what I recently wrote in another thread: I love my GM1, but it has far too many drawbacks as a primary video camera, two of them being the lack of a viewfinder and swiveling monitor. That means shooting in bright light is a pain. [Because of their small size], ND filters are more difficult to come by (impossible to find in Thailand or Vietnam, anyway). It is very unstable with longer lenses. It can't be mounted directly to a tripod or shoulder rig without some sort of spacer. It can only shoot a half hour or so of video on a single battery. You can't manually focus the kit lens (well, unless you call the slider in the LCD a focusing aid). It doesn't have slow motion or 60fps. No hotshoe and microphone jack. No weathersealing. If you primarily shoot video (like I do), the silent shutter is a moot point. And on and on... Like I said, I wouldn't part with it for the world, but I wouldn't have it as my one and only camera. On the other hand, there have been some incredible videos posted online proving that this tiny camera is a monster in the right hands.
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I generally don't wait around for nonexistent products. I work with what's available.
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Relax Darktide