DPReview.com is closing April 10th - Find out more

Looking to upgrade from a Lumix GX7 for Clean HDMI Output

Started Apr 15, 2020 | Questions thread
say_doyster Regular Member • Posts: 147
Re: Looking to upgrade from a Lumix GX7 for Clean HDMI Output

stateit wrote:

You have to watch out for recording time limits, battery life (does it have a battery pass through, or USB direct power), and overheating.

Mirrorless cameras aren't built for livestreaming. They generally will manage it, but only for a limited time.

A simple dedicated video camera might be a better option?

I don't know which mirrorless cameras you have used, but the Panasonic GH series are very good for long term streaming as far as heat. And as for power, there are a number of after-market solutions that allow any GH3/4/5, G9 to run for virtually unlimited times. The ones I use take Sonly L series batteries and can run the cameras for a couple of days on two of the larger batteries.

If you do not need the dedicated features of a "purpose-built" video camera, the GH series are very hard to beat for video and live-streaming.

 say_doyster's gear list:say_doyster's gear list
Canon EOS 5D Mark III Canon EOS 5DS Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX8 Panasonic GH5 Panasonic Lumix DC-G9 +1 more
Keyboard shortcuts:
FForum PPrevious NNext WNext unread UUpvote SSubscribe RReply QQuote BBookmark MMy threads
Color scheme? Blue / Yellow