@svart It looks to me like the effect is synced to the fan rotation, i.e., like some light is being reflected or blocked by the fan blades. The shadow to the left of the TV stand is where this seems most noticeable; it darkens and then lightens as each fan blade swings past. Then there are a couple of possibilities for why the tint might change: one is that there are different color light sources (either because of source temp or because of what the light has reflected from) and the relative balance is being changed by the fan. The other is that the luminance alone is changing and that the grading or picture style is introducing a "hue twist", similar to many Adobe camera profiles. Anyway it's not obvious to me that it's a codec issue.

@TommiH I think that my views are from someone who is looking at the dslr/hybrid as a whole and just not gh2 users that already know about the gh line. I won't go as far as fanboyism but many times its like this also in the gh2 community. What I mean is that I want the gh line to succeed but not looking through rose tinted glass. The reality is that unless you are really into dslr level filmmakers, people barely know this camera. How many time have I tried to persuade people to buy gh2 compared to a Canon camera and fail even if it was cheaper or about equal to the model they wanted. Now tell me how those gh3 are suppose to sell against $ 300 to $ 600 cheaper canon t2i or Nikon D7000.

Now some in there ivory tower will say, let those fool go to hell. When someday they will be alone then they will see how much money Pana will dedicate to there beloved camera model. I seen many clearly superior technology fail even with dedicated user group like the Amiga computer, how many years did people wait for the Fuji S3, the high dynamic range camera with nikon mount!!!!!!!!

Is there any indication that the GH3 retains the Ex-Tele function? I can't find any thing regarding this so far. If they have deleted it...well that's just plain stupid.

Another clue to those that the gh3 live in some vacuum market, I am prepared to bet to see which camera from the gh3 or the Canon 6d will have more coverage tomorrow in the press, blogs and forum.

My felling about the strange leaked gh3 video and the Philip Bloom short movie has to do with the 6d announcement suppose to be on the same date. I think that Pana was afraid that this launch would overshadow the gh3 one. With the 6d and Olympus announcement tomorrow and last week Sony and Nikon. The best was to leak/announce the camera unofficially during this week-end.

@HillTop1 Yeah, fortunately, I've been able to generate enough business to pay off the costs of all that gear, although I'm selling my D7000 and Olympus PEN to be able to afford the BMCC. While the AF100 is an inferior camera in terms of IQ, it's just good enough for a lot of interviews for web sites.

I'm really conflicted about the GH3 -- I like what I've heard so far, but the GH2 is so awesome with the patches that I can't really justify replacing it yet. I don't need the XLR, weatherproofing or some of the other features when my AF100 or D800 can handle those needs.

@Vitaliy_Kiselev frankly I don't expect anything from Canon anymore, even from a Nikon user that has bought a 7d for video. Sincerely without any fanboyism, I would not like to be a cannon user nowadays. There photo have been more of a rehash of their older 5d2 technology with a better jpeg engine. On the video side the barely if not lower rez 720p video and I am not even talking about uncompressed hdmi output.

@bg2b I see the same thing with the GH2. It does this in specific situations, even without motion in the frame. It's most definitely a codec problem. Seems I'll have to make a thread and post some screen grabs.

From the beginning the GH line was a niche camera. They have been touting the "hybrid" camera line for a while now and in truth they've been doing a good job. They've now decided to move the G5 into the spot that the GH2 used to occupy and the GH3 is now a new more pro level for Pany in this market. NO entry level cam has this level of features, so we aren't talking about entry level but solidly into the Enthusiast range and many Pros in various media.

The fact that Pany went with All I and Timecode in this camera shouts that it's a much more serious about the GH line than ever before. They are well aware of the buzz the GH2 got from the Zacuto Shootouts. Now they have an even better camera with more features that will make it more useful by semi pro and pros. They've perfected their Hybrid branding with the GH3 IMO.

Shutter is 60, not 1/60. No one is that crazy.

I'm glad they also made a water sealing and metal body model, i really need it for the tough things (dust, rain, etcetera). I think this is a smart feature, like would be the announced extended better dynamic range. If it will ship (thanks to Vitaly and Nick, and all the other people that make this dream true) a glorious hacked 24p, i'm sold since now ;)

@Aria

Nope. Just wait and see like most of us.

When I hear manufacturers using words like "commitment", I reach for my hip pocket to keep my wallet just where it was.

@goanna, this is just a camera. It either fits your needs and wallet or it doesn't. It's not like Pany is looking to defraud or steal from us. They made improvements to the camera and they set a price they think the market will bare. If sales are low they'll have to adjust. I personally compare what this camera offers based on what we know so far and I think it's better than anything in it's price range. If it's not then i'd like to know what is better and cheaper given the build quality and features. As I said many of these changes are exactly the requests i've read users posting for a good while now.

This reminds me of the BMC talk before. A lot of negative comments before we really had the full facts. Bloom was using a pre production model that he admitted had a few issues still. I doubt highly that he had enough time to really learn the camera and get the absolute best out of it. I remember reading a lot of posts on forums about how the GH2 wasn't really better than the GH1. This stuff seems to happen all the time.