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is GH4 worth $900 more than G7?

Started May 25, 2015 | Polls thread
RickPick
RickPick Senior Member • Posts: 1,332
Re: Probably anamorphic, VLog, weathersealing

Jorginho wrote:

With G7 entering the market, Panasonic moved the videocapability up and now it is at a completely new again untouchable level. But the FW needs to be upgraded to Vlog (it isn't there yet).

So GH4 is now squarely aiming at enthusiast moveimakers, semipro's and I think even pro vid shooters. Smart move!

According to Nick Driftwood on personal-view.com:

The video recording modes also offer the professional gammas Cinelike D and Cinelike V together with an S curve Highlight / Shadow borrowed from the GH4. Not only that, you get the rather cool gizmo feature of Panoramic recording in portrait or landscape, decent Time lapse animation modes, plus, a clean 4:2:2 8-bit HDMI throughput to a TV or hard disk recording/monitor device. Its also lighter and includes improved viewfinder and LCD. Great stuff Panasonic

The GH4 does have better full HD modes with higher bit rates and is better built with weather sealing. Definitely a more pro model but the G7 is very full featured in its own right.

Oh, of course the GH4 has cinema 4K as well as UHD "4K" video.

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