While for many use cases the Blackmagic Pocket 4K is the preferred the camera, the GH5 still has its place, especially for the solo shooter who needs to go small and who needs IBIS.
This video covers the slow video options for the Panasonic GH5:
Month: April 2019
Blackmagic Announces Battery Grip for the Pocket 4K
We usually don’t spend too much time discussing camera accessories on this site, but the Pocket 4K is such a good value we also want to discuss the accessories that modify it. Blackmagic has released a battery grip (that unfortunately won’t be shipped for a while) that allows up to 2 hours of recording time. This is cheaper and nicer looking than a lot of the other power solutions out there.
Panasonic G95 for Vlogging?
The G95 doens’t make sense to us. Get a new or used G85 for significantly less, or get a GH5 for a bit more. If Panasonic had price the G95 the same as they did the G85 then we wouldn’t be so harsh, as the G95 is a capable camera if you can live in 8-bit land with a higher crop and without 4K at 60FPS.
Panasonic G95
We are fans of Panasonic. They have often created the best value 4K cameras. The G85 was a good value because it gave you excellent image quality (better than the GH4 in several ways) as long as you could live without the 4K slow motion or V-Log.
But with the Panasonic G95 (also known as the G90 and G99 depending on your region) we still lack 4K slow motion, 10-bit or V-Log, and the price has gone up. There are some improvements for sure, but we fill Panasonic missed their target on this one. Just wait for a sale on a GH5 or a G85 to get the best value. The G95 is too close the GH5 to make sense for a lot of people.
Key features of the Panasonic G95:
- 4K at 30FPS
- 1080P at 120FPS
- V-Log L (but 8 bit codec)
- Better autofocus than the G85
- $1200
- IBIS
- More of a crop than the G85 on account of the 20MP sensor
A $250 4K TV
You can do much better for a 43 inch 4K TV, but for the price of $250 this TV is a good value if you need a low budget 4K TV that meets the threshold for adequate.
Canon VIXIA G60 4K Video Camera
Canon has announced two new 4K video cameras, the LEGRIA HF G50 and LEGRIA HF G60. Like usual from Canon’s consumer line, the products are overpriced, underwhelming, but ultimately useable. The lack of 4K 60FPS is supremely disappointing.
Canon HF G50:
- 20x optical zoom IS
- 4K sensor
- 30FPS
- f/1.8 to f/2.8 lens aperture
LEGRIA HF G60 Key features
- 15x optical zoom IS
- 1.0 inch 4K sensor with Dual Pixel CMOS AF
- 30FPS
- f/2.8 to f/4.5 lens aperture
- $1700
Pocket 4K With the Fujinon MK Cinema Lenses
We really do like Fujinon’s lenses and we wish they made more cinema products.