Administrators Popular Post Andrew Reid Posted August 30, 2017 Administrators Popular Post Share Posted August 30, 2017 Firmware 2.0 for the Panasonic GH5 has been officially announced, and will be available for download at the end of September 2017. I've been testing a pre-production version of this on my camera thanks to Panasonic, to bring you my first impressions of the new features which include: Professional 400Mbit ALL-I intraframe codec for 10bit 4K 4:2:2 "Open Gate" High Resolution Anamorphic Mode (4992 x 3744) Hybrid Log Gamma with view assist feature for HDR shooting New and improved autofocus engine for video Performance optimisations and bug fixes Read on to find out what it's like to shoot with... anax276, Cinegain, BTM_Pix and 10 others 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markr041 Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 It seems they are now finally allowing the use of H265 for 4K video shooting: "A low-bit-rate recording mode 4K HEVC for HLG was added." The question is how "low". noplz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkabi Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 "Open Gate" High Resolution Anamorphic Mode (4992 x 3744) ^^^Thats the only thing thats blowing my mind right now about the GH5. What are the frame rates in Anamorphic Mode? thecouchguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Clifford Bergqvist Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Good read, thanks! Looking forward to the firmware..! Very interested in this new "real 24p look" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eno Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 A very god review, thanks @Andrew Reid! To be honest I feel respected as a customer with this firmware update. What more can I say, very nice! tomsemiterrific and Emanuel 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Andrew Reid Posted August 30, 2017 Author Administrators Share Posted August 30, 2017 They are really on the ball. I feel the respected as well and they have really supported EOSHD with this roll-out of the firmware. I feel every penny of the investment I made in the GH5 has been rewarded with this update, and the ALL-I codec is stunning. 22 minutes ago, markr041 said: It seems they are now finally allowing the use of H265 for 4K video shooting: "A low-bit-rate recording mode 4K HEVC for HLG was added." The question is how "low". This is a Hybrid Log Gamma / TV thing, you are best off using H264 for everything else especially the 400Mbit ALL-I. Due to the high efficiency of H.265 it only needs half the bitrate of H.264 for the same quality so it is good for saving space, but it doesn't quite have the filmic motion and fine grain of the ALL-I H.264. Marco Tecno, Orangenz, PannySVHS and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Clifford Bergqvist Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 What NLE are you using with the footage? I can't get it to play very nicely with Premiere after adding the panasonic VLOG_to_V709 LUT, good thing there's a "global fx mute"-button nowadays. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Andrew Reid Posted August 30, 2017 Author Administrators Share Posted August 30, 2017 I am using Adobe Premiere but with reservations... If it doesn't stop crashing soon, I am going to have to use something else. Justin Bacle, Eno and noplz 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolf33d Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 It's just too bad there is no 10bit and no All i for 4k60p. I film everything at 60p to have the luxury to slowdown in post a shot I did not know I would slow down when shooting. Using this camera for 4k60p only and not benefitting from All I and from 10bit is such a shame. Emanuel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elv_Vin Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 This is what I'm really happy about -[Anamorphic Desqueeze Display] was added, which lets you view an enlarged image in Cinescope size while recording with 2.0x and 1.33x Anamorphic lens. -[Video Guide Line] is added to display the image in a variety of aspects, such as 2.39:1, 2.35:1, 16:9, and 1:1 while recording video. This can be used not only in Anamorphic mode but also in other video recording modes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbp Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Great review! I went from being very indifferent about this camera initially, to ohmygod gimmie gimmie gimmie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elv_Vin Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Can't wait for the end of September Eno 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan Fotis Georgoulakis Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Can one now use the Open Gate feature to record a 4:3 image in 1:1 PAR? (useful for vertical recording a subject against chroma key without wasting left and right space and using all available resolution) And does this come in 10 bit 4:2:2 400Mbps ALL-I? Ivanhurba 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elv_Vin Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 2 minutes ago, Evan Fotis Georgoulakis said: Can one now use the Open Gate feature to record a 4:3 image in 1:1 PAR? (useful for vertical recording a subject against chroma key without wasting left and right space and using all available resolution) And does this come in 10 bit 4:2:2 400Mbps ALL-I? I guess you will have to use the open gate feature with the newly added 1:1 Video Guide Line display Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Andrew Reid Posted August 30, 2017 Author Administrators Share Posted August 30, 2017 Answer from Panasonic about the anamorphic desqueeze... It's for 1.33x lenses when used in the normal 16:9 video mode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majoraxis Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 @ Andrew Reid - thanks for your excellent articles! I appreciate how you provide analysis that makes me see the significance of details as they apply to film making. Thanks for your comment about 24p intra motion cadence, depth of field and 16mm film. I will consider the benefits of deeper depth of field and intra as way to get that shot on film experience. It's liberating to have another tool in the film making tool box as identified by you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callipygous Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Any word on the USB tethering aspect? I'm using an expensive recorder right now so other people can FTP in to access files as I'm recording. It would be amazing if the tethered recording options were the same as the internal options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Andrew Reid Posted August 30, 2017 Author Administrators Share Posted August 30, 2017 1 minute ago, callipygous said: Any word on the USB tethering aspect? I'm using an expensive recorder right now so other people can FTP in to access files as I'm recording. It would be amazing if the tethered recording options were the same as the internal options. Not tested this yet, will do in part 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliKMIA Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Great review. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonesy Jones Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Andrew, thanks for the great review. I absolutely love my GH5, and I assume I will love it even more when the new firmware is available. Panasonic, if you are listening, I have a couple requests that could still be implemented in this already superb camera. First, some way to lock the aperture and shutter dials. I have used the available menu option to switch those two, which helps, but I still find that settings have changed every once in a while. Normally the lock is a physical switch, but perhaps there is a way to lock them by using firmware, like assigning a function button to that. Second, is there a way to make the eyepiece sensor even LESS sensitive? I find that when I'm looking at the little articulated screen, every so often the camera gets closer to my body and the screen shuts off, even though I have it on the least sensitive setting. Would be great if that could be mitigated. Is having both the monitor AND EVF on simultaneously an option? May be too much processing and battery intensive, but would be cool. One more thing, and this is NOT a request, just wishful thinking. I would love it if there was someway to add a longer shaft to the EVF that pointed upward and that I could look down into. I find myself shooting through the EVF very often, and if there was some add on something like the old school optical VF's that would be awesome. I realize there are 3rd party EVF's, but they are super costly and bulk up the camera which is part of the charm of the GH5 in the first place. I love shooting through the EVF. I long for a compact solution that would make this more versatile. EDIT: Oh, one more thing... frame guides. 2.35, 2.4, 4:3, 1:1, 16:9, etc. I feel like this would be pretty simple. I talked to the reps at NAB about this and they said they were asking for them too, but no word from the powers. Would be very useful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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