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G9. Region specific or is it possible to use both 50p and 60p?

Started Oct 22, 2018 | Discussions
Iceman_7 New Member • Posts: 14
G9. Region specific or is it possible to use both 50p and 60p?

Hi everyone, I read several threads and saw various videos dedicated to the G9 but I have a doubt. In comment of a youtube video I read that G9 is region specific and you have only 24/25/50 or 24/30/60 fps for video, depending of the region.

I'm a GH4 user (european version), and I often set the camera to NTFS to use 1080 60p in video. If I buy an european g9 can I use also the 4K 60p out of the box (without tricks) or the european version has only 4K 50p?

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OP Iceman_7 New Member • Posts: 14
Re: G9. Region specific or is it possible to use both 50p and 60p?

Iceman_7 wrote:

Hi everyone, I read several threads and saw various videos dedicated to the G9 but I have a doubt. In comment of a youtube video I read that G9 is region specific and you have only 24/25/50 or 24/30/60 fps for video, depending of the region.

I'm a GH4 user (european version), and I often set the camera to NTFS to use 1080 60p in video. If I buy an european g9 can I use also the 4K 60p out of the box (without tricks) or the european version has only 4K 50p?

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tiksom Regular Member • Posts: 229
Re: G9. Region specific or is it possible to use both 50p and 60p?
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G9 has all options in menu (60/50/25/24).

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jrsforums Senior Member • Posts: 1,859
Re: G9. Region specific or is it possible to use both 50p and 60p?

tiksom wrote:

G9 has all options in menu (60/50/25/24).

Mine, USA purchased, has only 60/30/24 with mp4

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OP Iceman_7 New Member • Posts: 14
Re: G9. Region specific or is it possible to use both 50p and 60p?

jrsforums wrote:

tiksom wrote:

G9 has all options in menu (60/50/25/24).

Mine, USA purchased, has only 60/30/24 with mp4

This is strange... tiksom, is your Eu or USA version?

tiksom Regular Member • Posts: 229
Re: G9. Region specific or is it possible to use both 50p and 60p?

Original question was about european version, my answer is for a european-bought G9.

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jrsforums Senior Member • Posts: 1,859
Re: G9. Region specific or is it possible to use both 50p and 60p?

tiksom wrote:

Original question was about european version, my answer is for a european-bought G9.

I noticed no 30fps.  Is 60 a regular FPS setting in the video settings or a high speed video in the creative video settings?

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tiksom Regular Member • Posts: 229
Re: G9. Region specific or is it possible to use both 50p and 60p?
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Ooops, missed 30p.

Menu -> "still camera" -> 6k/4k photo -> Picture size/burst speed:

6k/30fps

4k/60fps

4k/30fps

Menu -> "film camera" -> Rec Quality (MP4, EU-bought camera):

4k/60p, sensor output 60p, 420/8bit/LongGOP, 150 mbps, LPCM

4k/50p, sensor output 50p, 420/8bit/LongGOP, 150 mbps, LPCM

4k/30p, sensor output 30p, 420/8bit/LongGOP, 100 mbps, AAC

4k/25p, sensor output 25p, 420/8bit/LongGOP, 100 mbps, AAC

4k/24p, sensor output 24p, 420/8bit/LongGOP, 100 mbps, AAC

FHD/60p, sensor output 60p, 420/8bit/LongGOP, 28mbps, AAC

FHD/50p, sensor output 50p, 420/8bit/LongGOP, 28mbps, AAC

FHD/30p, sensor output 30p, 420/8bit/LongGOP, 20mbps, AAC

FHD/25p, sensor output 25p, 420/8bit/LongGOP, 20mbps, AAC

Menu -> "film camera" -> Rec Quality (AVCHD):

FHD/50p, 28mbps

FHD/50i, 17mbps

FHD/50i, 24mbps (sensor output 25p)

FHD/24p, 24mbps

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tiksom Regular Member • Posts: 229
Re: G9. Region specific or is it possible to use both 50p and 60p?

"Creative Movie mode" = "M/film camera" icon on PASM wheel.

Menu -> "film camera/M" -> High speed video:

180fps FHD

150fps FHD

60fps 4k

50fps 4k

48fps 4k

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OP Iceman_7 New Member • Posts: 14
Re: G9. Region specific or is it possible to use both 50p and 60p?

Thank you very much!

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