 |
Great camera for getting into video work. That what I researched and turned out to be true. I love this little camera for walking around just shooting stills for fun as well. It's a smaller camera than I'm use to, lugging around the canon 5D for my professional shoots. I got my first gig shoot video for a press conference and this is what I used. It was a very nice experience really. I got me a few accessories like a stabilizing handle and an off camera mic and I was up and running!
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
This little camera has a lot to offer. It has the video capabilities of the big dogs out in the market, but besides being cheaper, it is way lighter which is both good and bad. Bad because when there is less mas, there is a lot of shaking (this can be fixed with a home-made steady-cam). Good because you wont get tired that easily. The design is easy on the hands but it is very different because is a smaller camera. When I first held it in my hands, I couldn't believe it was that much smaller than the smallest Canon DSLR out there (The XS which I used to own). But what about the functionality? Well, off the bag this little monster comes with a wide variety of creative modes in photography mode: from aspect ratios to color modes where you can grade the pictures on the fly. The Aspect ratios include 4:3, 3:2, 16:9 and the classic 1:1. Video mode is superb, and you can also mod this camera with the proper firmware to make the video look even better. Frame rate constant and nice, image is jaw dropping, but beware... you must get yourself a nice SD card class 10 if you want to do a lot of HD video, trust me on this one. A lot of example videos can be found at VIMEO dot COM. thanks for reading. Carlos Servin PD Did I mention it has an awesome swiveling screen?Read full review
I love everything about this camera but never would have bought it if not for Tester 13's wonderful work with the video hack. I'm a video guy and need it for shooting b roll which it's excellent for. People actually don't take it seriously until they see the results, which is perfect for documentary work. Worth Consideration: Auto focus is a knob and not a button. Audio is not good enough for pro work/requires separate recorder and slate Kit lens is amazing but it's F4 so doesn't work so well in the dark Lens adapters for Nikon primes are cheap but no image stabilization so it really needs tripod Rolling shutter so flashes will split the frame and straight lines will lean when panning More res than 5d or 7d but nowhere near as good in low light Can max out the bit rate at 80 but not stable beyond 44 Hack it to use 3rd party batteries, but beware they are not all made the same and can cause problems I'm very stoked on the Japanese version I got. It's red and ugly and I love it because people think I'm using a crappy tourist camera so they don't pay attention which is perfect. Very stealth. Would definitely buy from that guy again, cause even though the shipping got messed up he fixed it right away. Hope that Tester13 can crack the GH2 because I would love to tap focus with the touch screen. In the meant time get this one while you can for the video and you won't be sorry.Read full review
The Panasonic GH1 has electronic viewfinder, popup flash, fully articulated LCD screen that can do selfies, very good video features ffor a 12-year-old camera, quality switches on top. The 2.5mm mic jack needs an adapter like the JJC model 2535 for a TRS 3.5mm battery powered external mic. With a small prime lens like the Panasonic 20mmf1.7, it fits in a coat pocket. Good value if you don't need 4k.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
I bought this camera to be my urban walk around and family snap shooter. It is relatively small, has the articulated screen that allows you to shoot more candidly, has the 4/3rd's sensor, fairly low noise up to 1200 ISO and shoots RAW. The reason I purchased the GH1 instead of the G1 is simply to get the 14-120mm lens (which will soon be available by itself). I don't shoot a lot of video--in fact haven't even tried it yet on the GH1. Overall, I like the ergonomics and build quality of this camera, but I noticed that a number of settings are easily bumped and changed when using a wrist strap--maybe I just need to be more careful. The screen is bright, focus snaps to faster than anticipated, and the 14-120mm lens is competent at all focal lengths. What really shines is image stabilization: it's in the camera body and allowed me to shoot sharply at 1/15! Image files are typically pleasing, though you've got to be careful with blown highlights (auto exposure is on the + side of the scale) and auto WB in RAW usually needs a little warming. Files converted to B&W are in my opinion the real strength of this camera. The camera's biggest negative is the way My Menu is handled: rather than letting you choose what menu items to keep in My Menu, it automatically keeps the last 5 or so that you used. This doesn't sound like a big deal, but when you are shooting against time reloading a card and the format option has disappeared from My Menu, it is really irritating to go find it in the main menus. The on camera flash--which I'm not usually a fan of--works better than I anticipated for fill. This is a fun camera to work with and is capable of taking everything from snaps to shots that might end up on my website.Read full review
Current slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES}- Best Selling in Digital Cameras
Current slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES}- Save on Digital Cameras
Current slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES}- You may also like
