http://www.eyesuncloudedphoto.com/blog/2015/6/28/the-g-spot-7-initial-panasonic-g7-review

Finally found a way to play 4k footage on my PC : goprostudio It's a bit heavy to handle as you have to import your files first. But it plays 4k smoothly where VLC and others are choppy at best. Of course it's not for 4k display, just to be able to check your rushes.

G7 kits are available in PV deals and price dropped today

http://www.personal-view.com/deals/cameras/panasonic#panasonic-g7

Note that it is both NTSC and PAL bodies, PAL do not have 30min limits in AVCHD only.

NTSC bodies are unlimited (including 4K and all).

Is there any PAL G7 which does not have a time limit on any of its recording modes??

Is there any PAL G7 which does not have a time limit on any of its recording modes??

Nope

@IronFilm

Send petitions to Panasonic. Just make sure to sent it many times, as due to low camera sales they now have big budget cuts on toilet paper.

I'll fax it through over and over! ;-)

You mean that you want to stop their whole business?

As from my experience most managers still do not know how to use email.

And they now save on fax paper also, even more than on toilet one.

I am looking to upgrade to a G7, with one of my primary goals to record long music concerts. I live in USA, so I would be using an NTSC version.
After reviewing the posts in this thread and online reviews, I am still confused by the video recording time limit.
Most reviews I have seen state that the 29 minutes applies for videos in all regions. I guess AVCHD format videos can be longer in USA, but are limited to 1080p, not 4k.

Vitaliy_Kiselev has said that the G7 offered on PV deals can record long videos: "NTSC bodies are unlimited (including 4K and all)."

Are these G7's on PV hacked, or were these pre-release (early firmware) units, or has the spec changed, or what?

Looking for a clear answer!
Thanks in advance.

@smoke23

It was on gear topic, I fixed usual deal wiki page

http://www.personal-view.com/deals/cameras/panasonic

http://www.focus-numerique.com/test-2268/compact-a-objectifs-interchangeables-panasonic-g7-prise-en-main-2.html#p09

So I bought a G7 camera from here, and I can confirm that I was able to record 4K mp4 video past 30 minutes. I've attached a photo showing a recording in progress past 30 minutes. I'm still not sure how or why this works, but I'm happy about it.