Nick Driftwood | Panasonic Lumix DMC G7 / G70 Preview 4KPhoto Mode & 4K UHD 16:9 @driftwoodtv | Uploaded May 2015 | Updated October 2024, 1 day ago.
Music by Dr1ftwood. This was a quick filming test whilst accompanying a load of journalists at various locations around Palma de Mallorca during the launch of the Lumix G7. Lookout for a proper field test before on-sale date in mid June - all being well.
Every frame is a 8.3 megapixel A3 print size resolution 4Kphoto. Press pause to try.
NOTE: For 4K quality evaluation it may be better to Download the original file (click download)
A look at the new Panasonic Lumix G7 (G70 Germany) 4K Camera in 4KPhoto Modes 4:3 and 16:9 - 4K grabs are random and deliberate to demonstrate photo quality of every frame. The G7 is a fabulous low-priced 4K shooter with the GH4's Venus 9 engine and the GX7 sensor. This camera I swear is the perfect accompaniment to the GH4 as a decent B cam or for those requiring 4K on a budget.
The .mp4 4K modes recording is excellent considering there's no .mov file recording.
I'm very impressed with the 4KPhoto modes which have been enhanced for the G7 and are in some ways more advanced than the GH4 in that you can edit so much more using the internal processing power of the camera and get excellent results. The feature button for 4Kphoto is on the left dial and there is also a clever WB/ISO/Shutter/Aperture dial/button on the back right to swap back & thro or customise to your own preference.
The video recording modes also offer the professional gammas Cinelike D and Cinelike V together with an S curve Highlight / Shadow borrowed from the GH4. Not only that, you get the rather cool gizmo feature of Panoramic recording in portrait or landscape, decent Time lapse animation modes, plus, a clean 4:2:2 8-bit HDMI throughput to a TV or hard disk recording/monitor device. Its also lighter and includes improved viewfinder and LCD. Great stuff Panasonic.
All in all, well worth the price and a worthy successor to the G6 and baby brother to the GH4.Release Date: Mid June. Price: £599 Body.
NOTES:
In the 4kphoto aspect ratio examples we start off with a few Standard picture profile shots (with it dialed down on saturation) together with slow shutter speeds (1/50) to show motion blur before getting into overbaked Vivid picture profile at Fast shutter speeds to show motion capture at around 1/400th and above). auto focus with Depth from defocus has been used (James Bond 0.07 speed!) on the majority of shots plus a few random manual focus attempts at the fast-action using the terrific focus peaking as seen in the GH4. Later there are some 16:9 aspect recordings of the Palma de Mallorca Bay with ungraded standard dialed down. Lenses used were mainly the 14-140 stock lens and the 42.5mm baby lens. The 30mm Macro lens was used in a variety of 4kphoto shots you can see on my twitter account/Facebook. Enjo and dpn't forget to PAUSE any frame to get an idea of 4kphoto grabs. This was recorded in G7 mp4 ch264 codec tp ProRes 422 to h264 Vimeo Upload. The original is better quality of which you should be able to download the h264 4k version.
Music by Dr1ftwood. This was a quick filming test whilst accompanying a load of journalists at various locations around Palma de Mallorca during the launch of the Lumix G7. Lookout for a proper field test before on-sale date in mid June - all being well.
Every frame is a 8.3 megapixel A3 print size resolution 4Kphoto. Press pause to try.
NOTE: For 4K quality evaluation it may be better to Download the original file (click download)
A look at the new Panasonic Lumix G7 (G70 Germany) 4K Camera in 4KPhoto Modes 4:3 and 16:9 - 4K grabs are random and deliberate to demonstrate photo quality of every frame. The G7 is a fabulous low-priced 4K shooter with the GH4's Venus 9 engine and the GX7 sensor. This camera I swear is the perfect accompaniment to the GH4 as a decent B cam or for those requiring 4K on a budget.
The .mp4 4K modes recording is excellent considering there's no .mov file recording.
I'm very impressed with the 4KPhoto modes which have been enhanced for the G7 and are in some ways more advanced than the GH4 in that you can edit so much more using the internal processing power of the camera and get excellent results. The feature button for 4Kphoto is on the left dial and there is also a clever WB/ISO/Shutter/Aperture dial/button on the back right to swap back & thro or customise to your own preference.
The video recording modes also offer the professional gammas Cinelike D and Cinelike V together with an S curve Highlight / Shadow borrowed from the GH4. Not only that, you get the rather cool gizmo feature of Panoramic recording in portrait or landscape, decent Time lapse animation modes, plus, a clean 4:2:2 8-bit HDMI throughput to a TV or hard disk recording/monitor device. Its also lighter and includes improved viewfinder and LCD. Great stuff Panasonic.
All in all, well worth the price and a worthy successor to the G6 and baby brother to the GH4.Release Date: Mid June. Price: £599 Body.
NOTES:
In the 4kphoto aspect ratio examples we start off with a few Standard picture profile shots (with it dialed down on saturation) together with slow shutter speeds (1/50) to show motion blur before getting into overbaked Vivid picture profile at Fast shutter speeds to show motion capture at around 1/400th and above). auto focus with Depth from defocus has been used (James Bond 0.07 speed!) on the majority of shots plus a few random manual focus attempts at the fast-action using the terrific focus peaking as seen in the GH4. Later there are some 16:9 aspect recordings of the Palma de Mallorca Bay with ungraded standard dialed down. Lenses used were mainly the 14-140 stock lens and the 42.5mm baby lens. The 30mm Macro lens was used in a variety of 4kphoto shots you can see on my twitter account/Facebook. Enjo and dpn't forget to PAUSE any frame to get an idea of 4kphoto grabs. This was recorded in G7 mp4 ch264 codec tp ProRes 422 to h264 Vimeo Upload. The original is better quality of which you should be able to download the h264 4k version.
