How's the 720p 60frames looks compared to , let's say, the 1080/60 on the GX7, is there a big difference? I would like to have 60p and that's why I was looking to the GX7, but I must say that the GM1 is very appealing... and I've found a nice kit with booth the 12-32 and the 20mm for less than just the GX7 body.
Nowadays I favor a camera that fits into my life: one that I carry to the office, that I take with me when running errands or that I pack for business trips. Yet I don't want to compromise on quality: fast and total control over the exposure, live histogram, responsiveness, a good selection of lenses, RAW files and Full HD video are essential. The Lumix GM1 manages to pack all of that in the tiniest body ever.
AWESOME!
Amazing pictures for the size! 1080p24
The GM1 features a very similar sensor to that found in the GX7, and as such, it provides very good dynamic range and color response. The GM1′s dynamic range might be just a little less than that of the GX7, but you’ll hardly notice.
http://admiringlight.com/blog/review-panasonic-lumix-dmc-gm1/
Readers interested in seeing how the GM1 handles video at ISO800 can check out these random shots I made in a dim coffee shop in Saigon. 24p, -5, -2, -1, 0. X Vario 12-35mm f/2.8 lens. Most of the clips were taken at around f/3.2.
Any leaks concerning some future lenses? I would love some good and tiny primes (50/1.4). As it is, LX7 is still a good choice for half the price.
By the way, LX7 is impossible to find in Japan anymore!!!! Does it mean new model coming soon?? Or just everything sold out for Christmas???
Settings: Standard, 24p, -5, -2, -1, 0.
Who has an Idea which settings might have effect on THAT? GM1 + 20mm f1.7 Pana I tried sharpness... But it always looks like that. also attached a grab from GH2, which is OK from my point of view. Both extracted from 1080p24
factory defaults did the trick! Back to happy again!
The GM1 is capable of taking really high quality images. The sensor is as good as it gets in MFT, and the supplied kit lens is a notch above just about any zoom kit lens that I recall.
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/cameras/panasonic_gm1.shtml
Sorry if this has been answered before, but after I white balance and begin shooting, the color I see on the LCD doesn't match at all what I saw when I was making WB adjustments. I have monitor set at live view. However, files look fine when I import them for editing...
re: Luminous Landscape review: now I understand why the lack of an EVF was such a dealbreaker for Michael Reichmann. Working in bright light, judging exposure is next to impossible, which is why I'd never recommend the GM1 as a primary camera. Still, I always carry both the GM1 and the GH3, and use the former 90% of the time. And the LCD on the GM1 is much clearer than its big brother's.
I have been shooting with the GM1 extensively for the past 2 months and I have finally gathered some of my impressions and pictures and wrote something like a personal review about the camera and, specially, my way of using it and integrating it in my usual workflow. To summarize it, I can say that this tiny camera is a beast and it delivers a punch high above its weight, that's for sure. I'm amazed at how close I can get with it plus the small kit zoom lens to my usual combo of GH3 plus the f2.8 zoom.
@jonpais I agree with you completely, I shoot with both cameras as well, and they make a perfect couple!
You can read my review and see plenty of images in my blog: http://gonzalobroto.blogspot.com/2014/02/gm1-me-review-of-how-we-met-each-other.html
Filmed on the Panasonic GM1. 1080/24p mode. Handheld. Two lens - Lumix 12-32mm f/3.5-5.6 & Olympus 45mm f/1.8
I have GH1, GH2 and G6. Comparing with GH2 (hacked) & G6, the GM1 seems to have more striking colour and picks up subtle shades in more detail than the G6 & GH2 (hacked). In fact the video performance of GM1 is on par with the GH3. Or even better in low light. *The cave shot at the beginning of the video was shot at ISO 3200. As you can see the camera holds up very well, noise - even at ISO 3200 is almost completely absent.
Stay tuned for my next GM1 film that will be focused in low light shots.
@chrisappleseed That's probably one of the best looking GM1 videos I have seen. I knew the ISO performance of the GM1 is good, but I didn't realize how good it was until you mentioned the first shot was at 3200!
If you don't mind, I have a few questions. What type of ND did you use if any? Was there any grading? How does the GM1's DR compare to the GH2? For me, the highest acceptable ISO on the GH2 is 640, what would you say is the highest acceptable ISO for the GM1?
Again, great looking video and please share more if you can, thanks!
@kin689 Thanks for your viewing! For the shoot, a variable ND2-400 filter was used. Grading is done in Premiere Pro for a more cinematic coloring look. No noise reduction in camera or in post. And I love the better high ISO performance and dynamic range the GM1 provides, it surely has better video DR than GH2 (GM1 uses the same new sensor seen on GX7, newer sensors definitely have improved DR). In fact, the GM1 have more details in the blacks and a slightly more in the highlights. So far I have used the GM1 to shoot in several low-light situations, and I would say the highest acceptable ISO on it is 2000. Pushing all way up to 3200 is not an issue at all without reducing noise in post. I will post more films shot with the GM1, stay tuned!
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