OMD versus G5, IQ

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bowportes
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Re: OMD versus G5, IQ
In reply to Anders W, 4 months ago

Anders W wrote:

Thanks for that specification. That indirectly clarifies what's going on here. I checked the E-M5 manual for the corresponding information and found that it works similarly on the E-M5 as well. For MP4 and AVC/H.264 (which can be played back on a TV), it says the limit is 29 minutes. But for motion jpeg (which can be played back on a computer), there is no limit. So it seems that the two cameras work similarly in this regard and that the 30-minute limit has to do with the medium on which the format can be played back.

Well yes and no... Since the unlimited clips from the G5 are in the highly compressed AVCHD format, including FSH (1920x1080, 60i), FPH (1920x1080, 30p), and SH (1280x720, 60p) the effective recording time, given cards of equal capacity, will be much longer for the G5, I'm thinking, than for the EM5 shooting in the less disk-efficient jpeg mode.  The card will simply be exhausted more quickly on the EM5, thus restricting shooting time.

Would you agree with this?

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