Panasonic GH3

Alex Khachatryan · September 13th, 2012, 11:15 PM

Some exciting video specs, check it out:

(FT5) UPDATED-> First video of the new Panasonic GH3! | 43 Rumors

John Vincent · September 14th, 2012, 12:38 AM

It will be interesting to see if this camera is good enough out of the box, without a hack, to get people's interest.

Zach Love · September 14th, 2012, 08:52 AM

50mbps AVCHD / 72mbps Intraframe codec.

Panasonic would really be doing something wrong if that needed a hack to be usable. (Hopefully it is 4:2:2 too.)

Thomas Smet · September 14th, 2012, 10:51 AM

Keep in mind there are plenty of GH2 hacks around 50mbits and many have found going higher to matter. Bitrates are not everything and pretty much the worse way to judge the quality of an encoder. SONY 50mbit looks great but it can still break up in extreme situations.

Glen Vandermolen · September 14th, 2012, 11:25 AM

50 mbps in AVCHD? I don't think that's possible.

Lee Mullen · September 15th, 2012, 05:51 AM

And a battery grip!! yay!! How much is it likely to retail for?

Bernd Eller · September 15th, 2012, 06:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Glen Vandermolen

50 mbps in AVCHD? I don't think that's possible.

You're right, 50 Mb/s is not part of AVCHD standard. If such a codec will be available in the GH3, it might be the so called "AVC LongG", low-end member of new AVC-Ultra family. This would be a sensation, as AVC LongG is 4:2:2 10bit, and that is not what you would expect in a sub-1500 Euro photo camera.

Thomas Smet · September 15th, 2012, 09:49 AM

If it is 4:2:2 they will really shake up the industry.

Keep in mind intraframe is not possible in the AVCHD spec either so they are clearly doing something "different" what that means I'm sure we will find out on Monday. Having intraframe recording is also unheard of in this price range as well and we already know it is happening so maybe they did go all out.

Jack Zhang · September 15th, 2012, 10:10 PM

But also keep in mind nowhere in the AVC-Ultra spec was it official that it could record 1080p60.

Early drafts listed 2k and 1080p60, but that information has completely disappeared from recent papers. It could be 1080i for all we know.

September 13th, 2012, 11:15 PM	#1
Alex Khachatryan Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 134	Panasonic GH3 - first images and video! Some exciting video specs, check it out: (FT5) UPDATED-> First video of the new Panasonic GH3! \| 43 Rumors

September 14th, 2012, 12:38 AM	#2
John Vincent Trustee Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,065	Re: Panasonic GH3 - first images and video! It will be interesting to see if this camera is good enough out of the box, without a hack, to get people's interest.

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Zach Love Major Player Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 944	Re: Panasonic GH3 - first images and video! 50mbps AVCHD / 72mbps Intraframe codec. Panasonic would really be doing something wrong if that needed a hack to be usable. (Hopefully it is 4:2:2 too.) __________________ Nothing says you're a serious video maker like S-VHS

September 14th, 2012, 10:51 AM	#4
Thomas Smet Trustee Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 1,719	Re: Panasonic GH3 - first images and video! Keep in mind there are plenty of GH2 hacks around 50mbits and many have found going higher to matter. Bitrates are not everything and pretty much the worse way to judge the quality of an encoder. SONY 50mbit looks great but it can still break up in extreme situations.

September 14th, 2012, 11:25 AM	#5
Glen Vandermolen Space Hipster Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 1,596	Re: Panasonic GH3 - first images and video! 50 mbps in AVCHD? I don't think that's possible.

September 15th, 2012, 05:51 AM	#6
Lee Mullen Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Western Australia Posts: 576	Re: Panasonic GH3 - first images and video! And a battery grip!! yay!! How much is it likely to retail for?

September 15th, 2012, 09:49 AM	#8
Thomas Smet Trustee Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 1,719	Re: Panasonic GH3 - first images and video! If it is 4:2:2 they will really shake up the industry. Keep in mind intraframe is not possible in the AVCHD spec either so they are clearly doing something "different" what that means I'm sure we will find out on Monday. Having intraframe recording is also unheard of in this price range as well and we already know it is happening so maybe they did go all out.

September 15th, 2012, 10:10 PM	#9
Jack Zhang Inner Circle Join Date: May 2005 Location: Burnaby, BC, Canada Posts: 3,053	Re: Panasonic GH3 - first images and video! But also keep in mind nowhere in the AVC-Ultra spec was it official that it could record 1080p60. Early drafts listed 2k and 1080p60, but that information has completely disappeared from recent papers. It could be 1080i for all we know.