The Panasonic GH2 is able to capture HD video and it has the ability to control the movie shooting process, in terms of frame rate and shutter speed. Videographers will see an improvement in the quality of the highest quality output – the 1080i output is derived from 60p or 50p capture. The new 18.3 MP CMOS Sensor is capable of much greater output speed than its predecessor GH1, bringing a lot more benefits.
This is a video shot by cinematographer Marlon Torres with his new Panasonic DMC-GH2.
Marlon Torres’s impressions
The camera is very light and compact. It feels durable but no where near the professional bodies of my 5D Mark II and 7D. It startled to drizzle at the end of the shoot so I decided to pack up and leave. If I was shooting with my weather-sealed 7D, I probably would have stayed until the sun went down.
Image quality is impressive. It is sharper than any of my Canon DSLRs and has a nice natural colors out of the camera. I was using the 14-140mm kit lens and got very sharp images from 14mm to about 120mm. It did start to soften above that. I was happy to see that there was no moire in the very detailed areas but was slightly disappointed with the micro jello when shooting at 140mm.
Overall I’m very happy with the camera and looking forward to pushing it to its limits in future projects.
More information about the Panasonic DMC-GH2 here
About Marlon Torres:
Website: www.torresstudios.com
Twitter: twitter.com/torresstudios
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