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Anyone considering the Pany G9 over the GH5 for video and stills?

Started Dec 20, 2017 | Discussions thread
Elemental Photography Senior Member • Posts: 1,093
I'm weighing both right now
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My GH3 is starting to show its age so I'm looking at this exact decision right now. When I bought the GH3 it was a no-compromise choice; stills, video, build quality, and ergonomics were equal to or better than other options on the market. It's a little more muddy now.

I'm mostly a stills shooter but video is becoming a bigger part of my work. From what I can see, the GH5 has some significant advantages for serious video production and the G9 has serious advantages for action photography. Both are well built and both are an improvement in image quality from what I have. I don't do much fast action shooting so most of the G9 advantages are less relevant for me, though I like the idea of powering the camera with an external battery pack and USB-C for long exposures and time lapse.

I'm currently leaning towards the GH5 as it seems video delivery is becoming the more demanding area from an industry perspective. 10 bit 4:2:2 is excessive for my current needs but I can see that being more important over the life of this camera than the extra stills shooting features of the G9. If I can get better quality video without needing to pick up external recorders I'm very happy.

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