Did you turn on IOS on 14-140mm ?

@WRLEO Its because the GH2 isnt the best for stills photography. Shutter lag is slooooow and requires you to use higher shutter speeds for a good sharp shot but even then theres this weird softness to GH2 photos (even RAW). I get better photos from the GH1 & GF1...

Hopefully the GH3 will deliver the goods.

For action pictures, I know I made the error of following the subject with half-presser shutter, like I was used from my other camera.

Of course that did result in 90% of the pictures being out of focus.

@WRLEO Check theTroubleshooting section of the Manual first.

If your problem not answered, post or link to some original jpegs please with shot details

You shot them at f4 and 1/8 of a second, that's the issue. 1/8 is an extremely slow shutter speed for shooting anything that may be moving. For my kids, it's usually go AT LEAST 1/125 or higher... otherwise, I have plenty of blur like you do.

@WRLEO

Yes i know you can bring up the shutter speeds, but also need more light..

I'm not a good photographer, but... c'mon! you have your answer. Dark scene/slow lens (>f4) --> long exposure time = blurry motion... like all cam. Where is the defect here ? That's not a question of good or bad lens. 14-140 is a good lens, for its purpose : all around. Just not interior/night (and surely not both!). Try flash(s) and/or faster lenses.

edit : oops, like your lens I'm too slow. =)

@WRLEO If I were shooting the same scene over with the GH2, I would have used an ISOs in the 800 to 1250 range most times (sometimes 1600) and I would be much more likely to use a 20mm pancake f/1.7 (no IS) to reduce the motion blur, since with that long a shutter speed the IS would only do so much.

So if you went from f/4 with ISO 400 to f/1.7 with ISO 800, then your exposure time would go from 1/8 to 1/100. You could stop down either one (ISO or aperture) by one stop and still have a shutter of 1/50.

But overall, shooting ISO 400 indoors without additional light and an f/4 lens does not tend to be realistic.

@proaudio4 Are you asking me or @WRLEO? Because in my case I was referring to (but did not explicitly specify) subjects such as those indicated (i.e. moving children).

@VK one could drive a car with a flat tire and like any other car it can still get you to the end destination but be a lot slower. You got such a potty mouth...it does not intimidate me in anyway if that what your going for. Personal view this forums called remember?. Dont like my personal view. Too bad as im not going to change it in regards to the GH2s photo capability. Ive used enough different camera models to know when a camera isnt as good as it could be.

@WRLEO 1/8th isnt going to look good anyway lets be honest. But theres your advice get a very fast lens use a high shutter speed and use a flash. There are other cameras (cheaper and older models) that dont require you to do this to that extent and this is probably why you get better results from your Nikon. You can get great results with the GH2 but it requires more working with the settings..but sometimes it can mean a bit of time getting a good shot or quickly losing it. Not really designed for sports photography and running kiddies the Gh2.

I did a quick test...dont care how you guys react or believe it. Cuz y'know I talk shit.

GH2+20MM F1.7 @2.8 SHUTTER 400 ISO 160

NEX 5n + cheapo SIGMA 19mm f2.8 @f2.8 SHUTTER 400 ISO 100

Locked focus on rose while static. Then continually moving camera slowly left to right/right to left then pressed shutter near to when rose was in centre.

@Mimirsan So in essence you are saying that GH2 does not focus as well? If that is your point, then we are saying different things. I shoot almost entirely manual focus on the GH2. I would not be surprised if it does not respond to normal half-depressed technique as well as other cameras - but I have little experience with testing it as well.

Can you try the same test in manual focus just to clarify to what extent it actually is a matter of shutter speed vs focusing?

Why would you move the camera around after half-pressing the shutter?

Of course your picture is out of focus this way.

@thepalalias

Nope the rose was locked using AF-LOCK and is in focus before moving the gh2. the blur you see in the photo is from the motion from going left to right and right to left slowly not from being out of focus. Ironically I had to use a half button press to lock focus on the rose with 5N as it doesnt have a AF LOCK button.

EDIT; I noticed I put back and forth above hence the focus confusion

Focus is only one part in getting sharp photos.

We get this all the time with new M4/3rds cameras "fastest af yet" fast af is great but the capturing itself should be fast to go along with it.

The 5n does benefit a first curtain shutter though so it helps getting sharper shots on moving subjects at lower shutter speed.

I really doubt WRLEO will get the same results with his GH2 with a 2.8 lens as he would with his Nikon with a 2.8 lens in the same scenario,same settings. Gh2 would require a higher shutter speed to capture the image sharp. As we know..higher shutter less light. So a faster lens would be needed.

There seems to be a lot of hostility for no reason...the usual "learn to do photography" is a cliche by defensive camera owners.

GH2 is fine for what it is but there's better around that can give you more reliable results. GH2 does have a good burst mode like Mozes said so WRLEO could try that.

@VK Can you?

Just going by the experience ive had using different cameras.

Could be a number of things. Shutter lag.slower proccessing.Sensor size.Lens.Duff camera. Fairies.Pixies.

But you're the expert.in everything.You should know.