Smeeth123 Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Finally received my GH4 from B&H last night. I haven't had much of an opportunity to shoot yet, but so far the image seems to be as fantastic as everyone has made it out to be. A huge step up from my hacked GH2. Only two very minor issues have been bothering me, and they may well be born out of my own ignorance (photos are attached): First, when using manual focus I've noticed that a white bracket appears in the middle of the monitor/evf that corresponds to the area that is zoomed when using focus assist. For the life of me, I can't figure out how to get that bracket to go away (other than wait for the UI to fade away automatically after a minute or so). Perhaps it can't? Anyone know if this was also true for the GH3? Secondly, I've noticed that the articulating screen doesn't seem to fold out to a perfect 180 degrees, which results in a slightly awkward angle when the screen is being used. I can imagine that this might be by design so that the the hinge doesn't hyper-extend as easily. Can anyone confirm? Neither issue is by any means a deal breaker for me, but the second is somewhat concerning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smeeth123 Posted May 1, 2014 Author Share Posted May 1, 2014 Hi Ivan, Good to know about the screen. Fn3 just punches in focus assist zoom for me. The bracket returns when I return to the normal view mode. I reset everything back to factory default settings just to be safe, and I still can't get the damn thing to go away. I'll live with it if I have to, but seems really weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronChicago Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 It goes away when recording right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Andrew Reid Posted May 1, 2014 Administrators Share Posted May 1, 2014 Why the hell is this kind of thing annoying? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smeeth123 Posted May 1, 2014 Author Share Posted May 1, 2014 It does go away when recording. Like I said, it's not a big deal. I just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing some buried menu option. Thanks for the help everybody. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ebrahim Saadawi Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 There isn't a disp. Button of some kind to change the display overlay, give a clean image and get rid of these small annoying things? (like on Canons for ex.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Kelly Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 With regards to the articulating screen, would a journo be able to frame them self up infront of the camera? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Ma Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 With regards to the articulating screen, would a journo be able to frame them self up infront of the camera? It's not an issue with my GH3. There's no awkward tilt to it when the camera is facing you. You'd probably not even notice the right part of the screen is slightly pushed back after you use it once or twice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafreaking Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 Why the hell is this kind of thing annoying? Because one might want to be able to remove it once you're done with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smeeth123 Posted May 2, 2014 Author Share Posted May 2, 2014 There isn't a disp. Button of some kind to change the display overlay, give a clean image and get rid of these small annoying things? (like on Canons for ex.) There is a display button that hides various sections of the overlay, but that bracket is the one thing that doesn't go away. The only instance where I seem to be able to make it go away is by attaching an active micro four thirds lens and switching to auto focus. Still seems odd to me, but whatever. It's not an issue with my GH3. There's no awkward tilt to it when the camera is facing you. You'd probably not even notice the right part of the screen is slightly pushed back after you use it once or twice. Hi Michael. I just want to make sure I'm understanding you correctly. Are you saying that your GH3 screen doesn't exhibit the same tilt that my GH4 does? Or are you saying that it has the tilt, but it's not an issue for you and you don't notice it when the camera is facing you? Sorry if I'm being nitpicky here gang. Just want to make sure I don't need to send this thing in for service. I'd rather do it now, than have the screen snap off or something and have support blame it on me. Anyone with a GH4 have a direct comparison? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etidona Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 The tilt thing could be annoying in a shoulder rig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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