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Does this camera look like a Panasonic?
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MrALLCAPS
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Probably a Panasonic, almost like a G3.
Would likely be a Panasonic over a Olympus easily, unless it was an endoscope. Then it would probably be an Olympus
Would likely be a Panasonic over a Olympus easily, unless it was an endoscope. Then it would probably be an Olympus
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Thanks, I think it is a G3.
Walt Palmer
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And what is the operator looking at? Was this from a medical tv show rather than a documentary on real medical concerns?
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Forensic worker. Cop show.
Isola Verde
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Very similar, however I'm not sure that the base is quite right for the G3... rather than a separate sliding catch and inlet for power cord, that seems to have one single fitting?Or Olympus. Reason I ask is it almost looks like it's got a video out, which I didn't think these cameras had, just an out for still images. Scream grab from TV show.
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jalywol
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Excellent spot - I was initially thinking an EOS M50, but you’re absolutely right I believe - a white EOS M3.
Excellent spot - I was initially thinking an EOS M50, but you’re absolutely right I believe - a white EOS M3.
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But it's not. I've spend quite a while trying to identify the camera: it seems to have a Canon color scheme but here is the bottom of an EOS M3
https://kenrockwell.com/canon/eos-m/m3/810_6385-bottom.jpg
Doesn't match.
The camera shown in the screenshot has a very small grip and a very small control area to the right of the moveable rear LCD. The lens mount is large enough to be EOS, seems much larger than what m43 should be, but I've gone over every possible Canon and can't seem to find a match. Too small to be a DSLR and none of the Canon M series match the view from the bottom.
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RedDog Steve
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Keep in mind that most TV shows have the devious habit of obscuring the appearance of any cameras show on screen.
Maybe the body was sprayed to match the colour of the equipment to which it is mounted ?
I looked at the M3 possibility before; let's call it the M3 as it seems the most likely, and chalk up the visual differences to perspective of the framing and the low res of the frame grab.
jalywol
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But it's not. I've spend quite a while trying to identify the camera: it seems to have a Canon color scheme but here is the bottom of an EOS M3
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The hovering camera base is the bottom of an M3 that I found the photo of from B&H's website (used dept listing), and superimposed on the original photo for comparison.
If you look at all the photos from the listing:
The HDMI out plug is in the same place on the side of the M3
The grip is grey on the M3, with the same graduated slope
The buttons on the top back, above the HDMI port match
Not sure how much else you want for proof?
MHshooter
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The hovering camera base is the bottom of an M3 that I found the photo of from B&H's website (used dept listing), and superimposed on the original photo for comparison.
If you look at all the photos from the listing:
The HDMI out plug is in the same place on the side of the M3
The grip is grey on the M3, with the same graduated slope
The buttons on the top back, above the HDMI port match
Not sure how much else you want for proof?
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Does the M3 output live video? Far as i can tell, the only and earliest camera to do that is the Panasonic GH2.
jalywol
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Does the M3 output live video? Far as i can tell, the only and earliest camera to do that is the Panasonic GH2.The hovering camera base is the bottom of an M3 that I found the photo of from B&H's website (used dept listing), and superimposed on the original photo for comparison.
If you look at all the photos from the listing:
The HDMI out plug is in the same place on the side of the M3
The grip is grey on the M3, with the same graduated slope
The buttons on the top back, above the HDMI port match
Not sure how much else you want for proof?
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No idea, but it has an HDMI socket on the side of the grip, right where the cable is coming out of on this one.
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No idea, but it has an HDMI socket on the side of the grip, right where the cable is coming out of on this one.Does the M3 output live video? Far as i can tell, the only and earliest camera to do that is the Panasonic GH2.The hovering camera base is the bottom of an M3 that I found the photo of from B&H's website (used dept listing), and superimposed on the original photo for comparison.
If you look at all the photos from the listing:
The HDMI out plug is in the same place on the side of the M3
The grip is grey on the M3, with the same graduated slope
The buttons on the top back, above the HDMI port match
Not sure how much else you want for proof?
-J
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Remember, this is a TV show. You have no idea if it was outputting anything at all.
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They didn't build a camera for the show, anymore than they built that microscope. Normally, they only cover visible camera names, they leave the rest alone.
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Certainly. But, do you know that the camera was turned on? If an image was shown somewhere, do you know that the image came from this camera?
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Not at all, which is why I was curious what camera it was. Up until this point, I really do not know which cameras are capable of outputting a live video feed. It looks like the first camera to do this was the GH2 Panasonic. A friend is looking for something that does this.
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I can help you there. I just checked the manual for my Panasonic DMC-G1, and it has an HDMI connector on the side for a video signal. The camera itself doesn't record video, but it will playback images over the HDMI for a TV.
My GX1 has an HDMI connector and will record and playback video.
My GM5 and GM1 do not have HDMI connectors.
Its fairly predictable that all the GH, GX and G series cameras, (with the GX850 a bit of unknown) will have HDMI connectors, and after the G1 they all record video.
I suspect the GF series do not have HDMI connectors.
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