@driftwood, @kanintesova just bought a used gh2/14-140mm and making first tests with it. i have exactly the same bending and it really sucks. i'm using the latest seaquake...

@ttancredi No, I have not tried any other transfer tool besides MPEG Streamclip, which does not work. I'm on a 32bit Macbook, not Pro, for another week. I'm glad I'm able to edit at all, since FCP does not officially support it.

Have you tried to copy the whole folder called "Private" from your SD card to your external harddrive? I'd suggest you pick up a cheap USB or Firewire card reader. It's easier on your camera, a better workflow and may just save your HDMi connector on the GH2 from wearing out.

FCP's preferences can become corrupted. Here's a tool that helps you sort it out. http://www.digitalrebellion.com/prefman/

Here are tips on setup, transcoding etc. http://www.larryjordan.biz/category/articles/final-cut-pro-7-2/

From Panasonic:
• If the computer being used does not support SDXC Memory Cards, a message prompting you to format may appear. (Doing so will cause recorded images to be erased so do not choose to format.) If the card is not recognized, please refer to the below support site.
http://panasonic.net/avc/sdcard/information/SDXC.html

Good luck, gotta run

Question, The higher ISO abilities, are they only applied to shooting in modes other than the cinema mode? When I dial to the camera mode I get heavily over exposed images, flickering of the monitor or outright camera lock up. When I go to either manual mode, shutter, aperture etc... there is no problem. The output seems to be mov. files as apposed to mts files. I have been reading through the PV site and have yet to see similar problems. That means I must be lame or expecting too much or...I have missed and area discussing the limitations of the enhanced ISO.

@driftwood

thanks for doing tests, I know you are very thorough and scientific about your approach, really appreciate it. Maybe all GH2's have this? It's a design flaw, hardware related? But if it is not - then we can start tracking it down to certain batches?

As a saying here in Sweden, "Monday specimens" (It's like when it all starts over and it takes a while to get up to 100% - when product have faults it's called this, he he) or "lemons" in English as I understand. ;) Just bad luck for the consumer.

For the PRO - they payed so much they always get refunded or it is fixed/sorted (because they have a say in their "small" "community" but now we have ours here) ;)

cheers

@stevgol RE: Auto ISO - I think it's actually recording at fixed ISO. It's just the indicator that is wrong.

@futur2;

ok , in one way I think we should not complain about this nice consumer camera, especially with this great hack. But I am annoyed by the BAND/LINE/STRIPE grumph! ;) It's not noticeble below 800 - ISO, but still visible pre, any hack above this ISO. It's not with every situation - but it is there! :(

My question is: IS THIS WITH EVERY CAM OR JUST A FEW BAD CIRCUITS/SENSORS?

I want to know if this is something that bothers the majority of ppl here. Then it's a flaw that is major. Ok, if you only do well-lit scenes, it's no problem, but I like to do documentary style... A bit punk style... Then this is a problem.

You can fix it in post by masking it out with an adjusment layer in adobe AE, but with my computer... EHH, 30 sec will take about 40 minutes to render? :(

And it's not spot on....

To get it spot on I will have to key-frame according to circumstance...

I just initiated correspondence with Pana here in Sweden, yet to have any feedback - but I bought the cam from a repetubale store, so they will help me. I will get back to you about this.

Cheers

@kanintesova yeah thanks, keep us informed! if i understand it properly yours is a brand new model. mine (optically like new) was bought in december 2010 by the original owner. so i somehow doubt that it has to do with certain production series?

most images where the stripe appears don't look good and are not well exposed, but sometimes it's better than nothing and with the stripe the footage is pretty unusable.

Cheers.

I know most people here are going all ape nuts about full INTRA, but I was wondering if there were any reasonable bit rate patches already updated for 3.63 with 2fps activated. I was particularly thinking of cbrandin's 44m or 66m.
BTW I do I get to 2fps on the camera? Do I have to choose MJPEG FHD? I've tried that on a patch I made of my own but the stuff is still 30fps...

Thanks in advance!

Yes, I read this. Not really optimal when it comes to movemnent. But as a talking head interview it would not really pose a problem. Guess we have to stick below ISO 800, and get fast lenses and have some sort of lighting equipment at our hands (always a good thumb of rule).

If it's not hardware related, maybe new pana-firmware will adress this? Heck, it's a great little gem this camera. Just wanted to get to the bottom of this. We should not get hung up too much about it. As I mentioned, it can be pretty much eliminated in post - just another step in the process.

This is more of a request than a question, but as I don't want to create an extraneous thread or dredge up an old one I thought this would be a good place to ask about it. Please redirect/move as needed.
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1. Would it be possible to add more guidelines? Perhaps in a way that we could manually set the number of vertical and horizontal guidelines?

I do almost all of my finishing in 2.40. When shooting native 16:9, I need another horizontal guideline in order to center my image appropriately. When shooting 2x Anamorphic, I very desperately need another vertical guideline so I can see how much of the image I'm losing after cropping in post. I have used tape on the LCD but for handheld work I often must rely on the viewfinder.

2. Would it be possible to squeeze the image of the viewfinder? This would be a god-send when shooting in anamorphic. I figure the best interface here would be to set the squeeze value in ptools and then toggle ON/OFF via menu?

@ gpcreative Bookmark this link for mac instruction - http://www.sam-mallery.com/2011/11/an-ez-guide-to-hacking-the-panasonic-gh2/

I'm also looking for the perfect functional patch, Spanmybitchup is looking good.

@sagedrummer this is display only issue with current PTool. Does not effect recorded ISO. This is discussed extensively here, but may be hard to find as I am not sure if VK has completely updated the P-V search.

Hi PV,

I'm having some issue's with the Aquamotion V2 footage playing back on my rig. I am fairly sure it is an issue with playing the high bitrate footage on my Mac, but am only experiencing it with one of the sample videos i have taken, the other videos playback flawlessly. The troublesome footage plays fine until it freezes at about 0:40 and flashes full frame green with other strange video glitches. The data for the video appears to be damaged, scrubbing through the footage does not show a preview frame for a large part of the video file.

Thing is, playback is fine on the camera, no issue whatsoever. When viewing on my mac i have copied the footage to my HDD and have tested it in VLC and Quicktime (with the Panasonic .mts plugin). The footage even managed to crash VLC, but i am experiencing no lag in any other test videos with this patch.

It would put my mind at rest if someone could explain this, i need a stable patch and would hate for this to be an issue after a long shoot. If it's an issue with my machine and not the footage then i have no problem!

PS, the footage is superb!