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Shooting Videowith thePanasonic GH3

ince the release of their mirrorless G-Series in 2008, Panasonic has offered

cameras that are true multimedia tools with a strong emphasis placed on video

features. The Lumix DMC-GH2, in particular, developed a cult following in the

video and HDSLR communities. The compact size, articulating screen, and

unlimited clip length setthe camera apart from many of its competitors. Add t

hat high-quality HD video and versatile lens support and you can see why the camera w

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builds on the reputation of the GH2 and offers several improved features for profession

video use. The GH3 can record full HD 1920 x 1080 video at multiple frame rates, up to

rames per second, and offers improved color depth, dynamic range, and a 72Mbps ALL-

NTRA codec. When used with an ever-increasin line of lenses and accessories, the GH3

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t should be said that the Panasonic GH3 is not really an HDSLR. It is a mirrorless camera

meaning that it doesnt use a mirror-and-prism system to allow users to view through th

ens like digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) cameras do. Instead, Panasonic coined the term

Digital Single Lens Mirrorless, or DSLM. Throughout this article, the term "HDSLR" will beused loosely to include the GH3 and other compact, interchangeable-lens cameras capab

of capturing HD video. Now, lets take a closer look at the Panasonic GH3.

Featuring a 16.05-megapixel Live MOS sensor with a newly designed low-pass filter and

CPU Venus Engine, the Panasonic GH3 delivers excellent image quality for both still phot
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. . ,

mmediately notice the improved build quality the GH3 has over its predecessor. The

plastic frame of the GH2 has been replaced by one built of magnesium alloya first for

Panasonic G-Series camera. The die-cast, magnesium-alloy frame keeps the camera

ightweight, but adds durability. The camera is also splash proof and dust proof, making it

suitable for run-and-gun shooting in the field. Shooters tend to appreciate the small

dimensions of the GH series, allowing these cameras to be used in situations where largevideo cameras wouldnt be practical or even possible. The GH3 enables you to travel

ighter and have more room in your camera bag for lenses and other accessories.

The GH3 offers a set of features typical

found only on professional video camer

Most notably, the camera gives you

flexibility in terms of frame rates, data

rates, and formats. Depending on yourneeds, the camera can record full HD

1920 x 1080 video at 24p, 30p, or 60p.

For the highest-quality recording, an AL

Intra codec is available at 24p and 30p,

allowing you to capture video at an

impressive 72Mbps. The All-Intra codec

better for editing as it has less

compression and retains more data. Th

means that your footage will hold up

better during post-production processes such as color-grading. For even more versatility

egard to editing and video output, the GH3 also gives you the option to record in the MO

H.264) and AVCHD formats, or the Internet-friendly MP4 format. Both the MOV and

AVCHD formats support the use of time codes for multi-camera setups.

A feature that shooters, especially event videographers, really appreciate is the cameras

continuous-recording ability. Many HDSLR cameras have time or file-size limits when

ecording video. Now this may not be a problem for narrative video work, where shotengths tend to be shorter, but for live-event recording, longer-duration shots are neede

The GH3 will create multiple seamless files, enabling you to set the camera on a tripod, h

Record, and not have to worry about missing any of the action. Use the Battery Grip fo

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The GH3 also features a new OLED electronic viewfinder and 3.0 OLED touchscreen

monitor, both providing 100% frame coverage. Like the GH2, the monitor has an

articulating design, allowing it to be swung out from the body and tilted up and down for

more comfortable shooting from low and high perspectives. Autofocus performance has

also been improved. It is fast, silent, and adds face detection and automatic tracking ofmoving subjects when used with compatible Micro Four Thirds lenses. In manual focus

mode, the touchscreen serves as a focus assist, letting you zoom in anywhere on the

screen with 4x, 5x, or 10x magnification.

Lenses

The mirrorless Micro Four Thirds lens mount is really coming of age, with many high-qua

enses available. For shooters who like zoom lenses, the Panasonic Lumix G X Vario 1

35mm f/2.8 (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/865111-

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eature constant f/2.8 maximum apertures throughout the zoom range, Power O.I.S.

mage stabilization, and match the GH3s splash and dust-proof design. When ultra-

portability is required, the Panasonic Lumix G 14mm f/2.5

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eature fast apertures and good optical performance in a compact, pancake-style

construction. Another popular and high-quality lens offered by Panasonic is their Leica D

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hat of a 50mm on full-frame cameras, making it a "normal" focal length lens with super

mage quality and a fast f/1.4 aperture for good low-light performance and pleasing,

shallow depth of field.

Olympus also

offers a handfu

of quality Micro

Four Thirds

lenses, includin
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the M. ZUIKO

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particular, is very sharp and makes a great portrait-length lens on the GH3. For shooterswho seek the super-shallow depth of field and low-light performance of full-frame

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apertures of f/0.95 and solid-metal construction. When used wide-open, these lenses

produce extremely shallow depth of field. The lenses are fully manual, so they will not

support automatic focus or exposure control.

While there a

plenty of Mic

Four Thirdslenses

available, the

GH3 is not

limited to jus

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The MFT lens

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mount s

versatile,

hanks to its short flange distance, allowing adapters to be used to accommodate a wide

ange of lens mounts including cinema PL, Leica M and R, Canon EF, and Nikon Fto nam

ust a few. This allows you to use your existing lenses, professional-quality cinema lenses

or even older manual focus prime lenses (e.g., Canon FD, Nikon Ai-S) with the GH3. The

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nterchangeable lenses.

The Micro Four Thirds lens mount does feature a 2x crop factor, so when adapting lense

designed for APS-C or full-frame sensors, you wont be using the entire image circle of th

ens. For shooters who wish to recover some of the angle of view of these lenses, the

Metabones Speed Booster adapters for Micro Four Thirds mount cameras

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/buy/Metabones/Ntt/speed+booster+mft/N/0) use specially designoptics to shrink the image circle down to better fit MFT-sized sensors. When used, the

angle of view is increased by 0.71x. This effectively gives the GH3 an angle of view simila

o that of Super 35mm sensor-sized cameras. The speed booster adapters also have the

added benefit of increasing the brightness of the image by one stop. Speed Booster

adapters are available for Nikon G, Contax Yashica, and Leica R mount lenses.

Audio Options

An area in which many HDSLR and compact mirrorless cameras fall short is audio featurThe GH3, however, provides manual audio controls, onscreen audio levels, and a

headphone jack for monitoring sound. A 3.5mm microphone input jack is available on th

GH3 for synchronous sound recording with a variety of microphones. An on-camera

compact shotgun microphone is a good option when filming run-and-gun style, or

documentary style. The supercardioid pickup pattern captures clear audio in the directio

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. -

offers -10dB, 0dB, and +20dB modes for fine-tuning microphone sensitivity. It features a

high pass filter as well which, when activated, helps to minimize the pickup of low-

requency hum and other camera noises. It easily attaches to the GH3s shoe mount and

operates using a single 9V battery. Other options include Panasonics DMW-MS2 Stereo

Shotgun Microphone (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/907000-

REG/Panasonic_dmw_ms2_External_Stereo_Mic_For.html?node14711revisions143901view) , designedor use with the GH3, and the Sennheiser MKE 400 Compact Video Camera Shotgu

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The Shure VP83F

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ecorder. Like the RDE VideoMic Pro, it attaches to the GH3 via its shoe mount, but it ca

ecord higher-quality audio than the GH3 is capable of internally. The VP83F records 24-

bit/48kHz WAV audio files to MicroSDHC cards, and supports card sizes up to 32GB. It

eatures an integrated shockmount, a 60dB gain range that is adjustable in 1dB incremen

and a low-cut filter. Its backlit LCD screen on the back of the microphone makes it easy t

adjust settings and monitor audio levels. It also features two 3.5mm mini jacks, one for

sending audio to your camera as a backup, and one for headphone monitoring. Because

youre recording sound to a separate device, you will have to sync the audio with the vid

rom your GH3 during post production. This process can be done manually or with the
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While on-camera microphones are great for run-and-gun style shooting, most HDSLR

shooters know that a separate audio recorder is a must for getting the best-quality soun

Dedicated portable audio recorders have better preamps and converters than the GH3

and record high-quality audio files. Obtaining good sound also often means getting yourmicrophone as close to your subject as possible, and when the mic is mounted to your

camera, this isnt always possible. Mounting the mic on a boompole allows you to get as

close to the edge of frame as possible and, with a separate audio recorder, the camera i

ree to move without mic cables interfering with the camera movement.

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ecorder that features 4-track recording, built-in stereo microphones, and two XLR inputsor using professional microphones. The Zoom H6 Handy Recorder

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microphone modules, has four XLR inputs, and can record up to six channels

simultaneously. Both units record high-quality 24-bit/96kHz WAV files to SD cards. They c

be mounted directly to your camera using camera shoe adapters for one-man or small-

crew shoots, or can be handed off to a boom operator, allowing him to follow the action.

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Rigs and Support


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Support rigs are very important for obtaining

smooth, shake-free footage with smaller camer

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Choose from a wide variety of handgrips, rail

systems, and shoulder-mount assemblies to bui

the rig that is right for you.

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camera for a quick-release connection. The Marauder adds an articulating handgrip for

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Another good way to add stability is to attach an optical viewfinder to the GH3s OLED

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DanThere are still a few reasons the GH3 is still not superior to the GH2.

Yes, it giveth with a better body, but then it taketh away:

1) UNLIKE THE GH2, IT HAS NOT YET BEEN HACKED... the 72 Mbps all-

intra video mode sounds nice at first, but it is significantly bit starved

for an all-intra MPEG-4 codec setting. The only usable mode in terms o

relative compression quality is its 50 Mbps, long-GOP MOV mode. Ahack would better balance all-intra video with a much higher bitrate to

compensate. If it cannot be hacked, it's time to skip the GH3 and look

elsewhere, or hope Panasonic learns its lesson with the next GH mode

2) Noticeable moire and aliasing patterning due to inferior pixel binnin

(many believe the sensor was outsourced to Sony or other brand and i

not an in-house multi-aspect design like the GH2). This is another big

knock against Panasonic: they knew the GH2 was popular in the DSLR

shooter market, but instead of improving upon the strengths of itsmulti-aspect chip (like with much better high ISO settings, lower sensor

noise, and greater low light performance), chose to save a buck and

therefore some superior aspects of the GH2's sensor (little to none of

these artifacts show up except under extreme conditions, which you

cannot say for the Canon 5D line) were left on the cutting room floor.

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sized chip.

4) The new OLED flip screen seems to have a whole new set of

visibility issues, especially shooting outdoors. Some say its fine, others

are having issues... a quality control problem??

5) And this last part is a tremendous negative of all consumer and pro-

sumer video devices to this day... it still only captures video in nasty 8

bit, 4:2:0.

I test about of high-resolution images with minimum noise. And the

new Venus Engine attains high-speed, high-quality signal processing.

These features combine to maximise shooting fun and operating ease.

Another prominent feature of the Lumix GH3 is a tough body that is

rugged enough to stand up to even professional use.

I am very keen on the Panasonic DMC-GH3.

I am principally a videoer and interested on your recommendation for

a lens. The one I had identified was a Lumix G Vario 14-140mm. I do

take landscape pans on holiday and use zooming.

Looking forward to your comments

Regards Graeme Boyd

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