ac6000cw Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 is it full sensor read out or 1:1 2.3x crop in 4K mode?Was hoping the former since it's a different sensor than GH4.Cheap Speedboosters, here we come. Cheap focal reducers' manufacturers will flourish with this release if it's 2.3x 4K at 700$!There is some info on the 4K cropping/downscaling in the 'preview' here - http://www.cameralabs.com/reviews/Panasonic_Lumix_G7/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ebrahim Saadawi Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 weird. It's not as big of a crop as GH4, not a 1:1 crop, bit it takes a 4114x2314 pixels then down scales it to 3840x2160. Great that it's a lesser crop than GH4, but gives fear of aliasing & moire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanveer Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 is it full sensor read out or 1:1 2.3x crop in 4K mode?Was hoping the former since it's a different sensor than GH4.Cheap Speedboosters, here we come. Cheap focal reducers' manufacturers will flourish with this release if it's 2.3x 4K at 700$!I am guessing mild aliasing like on the LX100 would be visible, since it does down sizing, instead of reading from a dedicated section of the sensor (like on the GH4). Not a very big deal. Outputs 1080p though. Uncompressed 4:2:2 via Mini HDMI interface. Hope it's a great 4K downsampled signal, like the GH4 when set to 4K mode + 1080p HDMI output or the 1DC when set to 4K mode with 1080p output. I adore this feature, because with a star/ninja2/BMvideoAssist you could just skip the post-downsample process and have it done in camera, going home with super sharp perfect 1080p 4:2:2 ProRes files. Best workflow ever.Apparently B&H stated that it is 4k via HDMI (to the Red Shark guys). I read somewhere that it is 8Bit instead of 10Bit. I don't think the results should be as noticeable though.http://www.redsharknews.com/production/item/2595-panasonic-dmc-g7-4k-interchangeable-lens-camera-at-half-the-price-of-the-gh4 Yeah, that would be great, has there been any info on this? I guess the bmAssist would be a better option than the ninja star due to the added lcd? I was thinking of the same thing, Though, I read that the BMVA actually needs to use 60p instead of 60i, and that it needs to work on this. Black Magic didn't themselves say this anywhere, but a reviewer somewhere suggested that this is a design flaw (software, I am guessing). Otherwise, for the price, features, and the fact that it can record on cheap card, makes it a killer monitor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercer Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 I am guessing mild aliasing like on the LX100 would be visible, since it does down sizing, instead of reading from a dedicated section of the sensor (like on the GH4). Not a very big deal. Apparently B&H stated that it is 4k via HDMI (to the Red Shark guys). I read somewhere that it is 8Bit instead of 10Bit. I don't think the results should be as noticeable though.http://www.redsharknews.com/production/item/2595-panasonic-dmc-g7-4k-interchangeable-lens-camera-at-half-the-price-of-the-gh4 I was thinking of the same thing, Though, I read that the BMVA actually needs to use 60p instead of 60i, and that it needs to work on this. Black Magic didn't themselves say this anywhere, but a reviewer somewhere suggested that this is a design flaw (software, I am guessing). Otherwise, for the price, features, and the fact that it can record on cheap card, makes it a killer monitor. Yeah I read that same article about 4K output. Hopefully BH is correct. I just want the smallest run and gun setup I can find. When you output to live HDMI, does the camera's LCD show what is going out? If it does, then the Ninja Star is more than enough for me. sanveer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanveer Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 I am guessing it shows whats on, otherwise it may be completely useless on a moving video and absolutely useless on big sensor cameras. I personally haven't used one. The Blackmagic Video Assist has 1080p, touch screen (along with all the features on a professional monirot) and headphone monitoring for Video, which the Ninja Star doesn't seem to have. I am guessing the Ninja Star has much better battery life, and the fact that Black Magic, I am guessing may not be available for another 2-3 months atleast (I HOPE I am wrong on this). Actually a few other differences including SDI, 60p vs 60i etc etc. On the whole the BlackMagic is a better package, for $200 more, but the only problem may be the wait. I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanveer Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 Mercer, a Slight correction. Apparently the live view is not there on aome cameras. How strange. I wonder how anyone can use it then. Maybe the LCD doesn't work, but the viewfinder does. Hmmm ... strange ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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