Testseek.com have collected 129 expert reviews of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH4 and the average rating is 92%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH4.
May 2014
(92%)
129 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(95%)
255 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
New sensor
4K video
Focusing peaking
200
000cycle shutter
Our testing of the 4K video was restricted to shooting and editing in Final Cut Pro X
Which handles 4K input and renders the output to 1080 HD. Results are the best we have seen from a still camera – partly
We suspect
Because the camera sets a flatter
Which handles 4K input and renders the output to 1080 HD. Results are the best we have seen from a still camera partly
L
Great build quality and user comfort
High calibre stills and video capturing
Packed with features
The editors didn't like
Smaller than APSC sensor
'Just' 16Mp
The constant movement of the critical singlepoint focus spot is extremely annoying. It seems unnecessarily big and heavy
Can take a while to get used to all its buttons and settings
4k (C4k and UHD) video, recorded internally, 1080p at up to 200Mbit/s or 96fps for slow motion, Pro-level video options, controls and displays, Weatherproof body with broad customization, Very fast single AF speed. Works in very low light, Silent electronic shutter option, Good quality stills and chance to grab from 4k video, Decent battery life for a mirrorless camera, High resolution electronic
4k footage looks noisy at 800 ISO and above, 1080p footage uses non-integer crop, Rolling shutter artefacts in some conditions, Still photo quality no better than other MFT cameras, Shooting speed slows to 5-6fps with continuous AF, No phase-detect / hybrid AF, No built-in stabilization, unlike Olympus MFT models, No in-camera panorama mode.
It's hard not to be impressed by the Lumix GH4. It handles confidently as a stills camera and is an absolute joy for video. As I've mentioned throughout my review, it is not a low light monster: the 1:1 crop for 4k video from the relatively small sens...
Very fast single AF with 20 (RAW + jpg in full resolution) to 40 bps (lower resolution jpg), Very fast: continuous AF: 12 bps (mechanical shutter: RAW + jpg) to 20 bps (electronic shutter: RAW + jpg), Fastest shutter speed of 1/8000 and 100 ISO expansion
No built-in GPS, Purchase of a UHS-3 SF card for 4K video necessary
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Published: 2014-04-10, Author: Kevin , review by: dxomark.com
With this new high-end video-oriented model Panasonic is widening the appeal of its cameras. Although the high-end video features will tempt new users the GH4 is also a highly specified and capable stills camera.The sensor performance is on a par with the...
Abstract: Panasonic also claims that the new processor helps produce better image resolution, dynamic range and more accurate colors, as well as doing hefty number crunching for 4K video encoding and giving a boost to the GH4's AF speed.The new GH4 utilizes Panason...
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