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Pany G7 Shutter Shock, how do you know?

Started Oct 1, 2018 | Questions thread
TomFid Veteran Member • Posts: 4,000
Re: Here's how you know

Chris Noble wrote:

johnpatrickbishop wrote:

So this may be a ridiculous question, but how do you know if you're experiencing shutter shock with your G7? I have read about this issue, but also don't trust that I'm not just experiencing camera hypochondria.

Generally I'm very happy with the images I'm getting, but every once in a while it seems like the images aren't very sharp even though I'm shooting at what I think is high enough shutter speeds (1/160 to 1/200) to freeze things.

And shutter shock would go away entirely with an electronic shutter, no?

Am fully open to the possibility that this is purely operator error and that I'm subconsciously building a case for an upgrade that I totally do not need.

Put a longish zoom lens on it.

Shoot an immobile fine-featured scene with mechanical shutter around 1/125 to 1/160.

Repeat with electronic shutter.

Pixel-peep side by side.

I sold my G7 for that reason.

You don't always see the telltale double-edges of bad SS either. Sometimes it's just general softening. I was amazed at how much better my 100-300 performed, according to mtf_mapper, when I upgraded from GH2 to EM5ii (though part of the difference is probably the AA filter).

I avoided the G7 for the same reason (but I kept the GH2).

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