Contender for the 5d?

Panasonic announced a new DSLR that shoots Full HD 1080 at 24p or 720 at 30p

Also has full manual control-----
"DMC-GH1 also features a Creative Movie mode, which lets the user set the shutter speed and aperture manually to make even more impressive movies. "

Swivel LCD display
On camera stereo mike.
Auto focus during movie.

Sensor seems a little smaller then the 5d though and there isn't much info as to when it will be released or price.

http://forum.digitalcamerareview.com/showthread.php?t=9990

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0903/09030316lumixgh1handson.asp

Nikon better get on the ball or everyone will have a full HD DSLR.

Jake

That is cool, I like the swivel view displays a lot.
They are answering all the demand for 24p and changable shutter too.

For me If I was able to purchase either camera, I would still pick the 5d though, but then again I don't care much about user friendliness.

looks like the sensor size is equal to 16mm film (or Red One camera)

Very nice, I like the red color. Four thirds sensor size is the same format as Olympus cameras. Anybody know if the lens mount is common to any other manufacturers?

I told you they would come. I will wait to pass judgement on this one untill I see both still and video results. This is probably why Canon is going to do a manual mode. I seriously doubt its because users have been complaining or they would have done something sooner. If they dont the 5D will fall by the wayside.

I have never been a fan of Panasonic DSLR's they just dont hold a candle to Nikon or Canon. As for there three CCD video cameras they just dont hold up to the compition (Except for a couple of the Pro end cameras). The HV30 has a better video image than some of the Pro panasonic cameras.

Its really a shame as in the old days if you wanted a quality VHS camcorder you got a Panasonic. I think my first 4 camcorders were all Panasonic.

What does "four thirds" mean?

Hi Jake, four thirds is the dimension of the sensor, the same idea as a tv screen 16:9...........so the four thirds sensor (4:3) is three units of measure high and four measures of units long. This is format pioneered by Olympus cameras. 35mm format is a 3:2 format as an example.

http://fourthirds-user.com/fourthirds_101.php

Thanks Norman,
Sounds very inovative.

I found out a little more about the camera. Not a release date but as I thought it will be priced about a thousand lower then the canon. If it takes off that may be a queue for Canon to drop their price.
http://www.g1hd.net/

Nice Jake thanks for the link, if that price is close it would be an amazing deal

In addition to Motion JPEG images, the DMC-GH1 can record high-resolution full-HD 1920 x 1080 movies at 24 fps (frames per second) or smooth HD 1280 x 720 movies at 60 fps in AVCHD (MPEG-4/H.264)* format.


Does this mean it records in uncompressed .mov?

On the camera body it has AVCHD so that is the compression used in Blue Ray for high def tape less recording