GH4
ODesigns
16 May 2014 12:26
All you fans of the A7s, it's now available for pre-order. Price: $2,498 (My guess over on page 12 of this thread was $2 off; I would have been a loser if this was The Price is Right).
Normstock
16 May 2014 13:43
"Probably help to read the manual wouldn't it. Check page 204".
This is probably the PDF version, as the print manual only has 131 pages.
This is probably the PDF version, as the print manual only has 131 pages.
ODesigns
16 May 2014 14:06
You probably can't turn off the audio completely, but you can lower the level to -12dB on page 5 of the video menu. Not sure if that will essentially "mute" the audio, but if it did, you'd still have an audio track, albeit a silent audio track.
Your method of inserting a dummy mic cable in might be the best solution.
Your method of inserting a dummy mic cable in might be the best solution.
cinecameratv
16 May 2014 22:50
For those interested if you have problems with your GH4s the turn around time from sending to receiving my GH3 from the McAllen, Texas service center was 2 weeks. I paid shipping via Fedex they paid shipping USPS 3 day priority mail and was charged nothing for repairs.
ODesigns
17 May 2014 11:05
What problems are people having?
cinecameratv
17 May 2014 14:04
@ODesings I have read many threads of problems with GH3's and they are basically 2. Dust/particles under the anti-aliasing filter or over the sensor which is out of reach and that the tilt screen becomes loose. In my camera I had problems with dust under the antialiasing filter. Up to know I have not read of any problems with the GH4. An unimportant issue is that you always lose the eyepiece. you always need a spare although the EVF looks better without it.
mark29
18 May 2014 23:12
When preparing GH4 4k files for Pond5 rather than re-encoding out to photo jpeg couldn't you just upload trimmed .mov native files from the camera which would be much smaller?
BunFest
19 May 2014 06:56
mark,
That is a good idea, I did that with my Canon compact (MOV h264), edited/trimmed in camera, loaded in PC, renamed it and uploaded to P5. It save lot of work and electricity.
That is a good idea, I did that with my Canon compact (MOV h264), edited/trimmed in camera, loaded in PC, renamed it and uploaded to P5. It save lot of work and electricity.
cinecameratv
19 May 2014 13:09
If you use the wifi function and set it to record 20 seconds, you may not even have to trim in camera.
mark29
19 May 2014 13:17
Good suggestion about the wi-fi. What I am currently doing is copying video files from the camera card to my hard drive, opening with mpeg streamclip, trimming, and "save as" which does not re-encode the clip. I am finding that a 16 second 4k file is about 1/3 the size compared to encoding to photo jpeg.