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Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH4 Summary
16 Megapixels
Electronic View Finder
High ISO: ISO 6400 or more is available at full-resolution.
Level: Measures camera tilt and helps to keep the horizon level.
Continuous Drive
Ultra HD (4K) video: 3840x2160 resolution or more.
Manual Controls: Both fully-manual (M) and semi-automatic modes (T and V).
Custom White-Balance: Specifies exactly what should be white to the camera.
Action Photography: Shutter speeds of 1/1500 or more.
Night Photography: Reaches shutter-speeds longer than 4 seconds.
Hotshoe: Allows external flash units to be attached.
Spot Metering
Weatherproof - Seals protect from dust, humidity and light splashing.
Accepts Secure Digital Extended Capacity (SDXC), SDHC and SD memory.
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Discontinued: No longer produced by the manufacturer. May still be in stock or found used.Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH4 Assessment
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH4 takes over the GH3 as Panasonic's flagship mirrorless camera. Its large body is weather-sealed and features triple control-dials among a plethora of buttons to make it efficient in use. The built-in EVF has been upgraded to 2.4 MP with 1.34X magnification and the LCD to just over 1 megapixels to improve viewing.
Inside there is a new 16 MP LiveMOS sensor which delivers very low image noise and relatively good DR. Colors and rendition of details can be nice with some tweaking. WB is generally good but perfect. The ultra-fast autofocus speed and a nearly instant shutter-lag are quite impressive.
This mirrorless offers an unprecendented video feature set. The headline-grabbing specification is 4K Ultra-HD video capture at 30 or 24 FPS which it does at 100 Mbps. Full 1080p HD is taken to the next level with extremely smooth 60 FPS captured at 200 Mbps using All-Intra MPEG-4 encoding. There is clean output over HDMI plus external stereo input and output.
Luckily, the GH4 turns in an impeccable performance when it comes to video. Starting and stopping filming is instantaneous and a video mode it possible to set framing perfectly before beginning.
This mirrorless camera truly brings unprecendented versatility with 4K video. Its professional feature-set is bound to appeal to videographers wanting to produce Ultra-HD video without much bulk.
| PROS | CONS |
|---|---|
| Very low image-noise until ISO 800 | Below avarage Auto White-Balance |
| Excellent retention of details | Overly complex feature interactions |
| Good metering system | Modal WB, ISO and EC |
| Class-leading autofocus | Exposure-Priority only in M mode |
| Short shutter-lag | Wrong Live-Histogram |
| Quick shot-to-shot speed | Lower-rear control-dial too recessed |
| Excellent EVF with Eye-Start sensor | Weak LCD hinge and memory door |
| Instant video recording start and stop | |
| Highly customizable function buttons | |
| Good ergonomics | |
| Excellent battery-life |  Excellent Excellent |
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH4 Related Information
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH3 Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH3 - No 4K, 1/4000s Max Shutter-Speed, 6 FPS, 1.7 MP EVF |
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Panasonic DMC-GH4 Highlights
Mirrorless digital cameraSensor-Size: 17 x 13mm
Actual size when viewed at 100 DPI
| 16 Megapixels Mirrorless | ISO 100-25600 |
| Micro Four-Thirds Mount 2X FLM | Shutter 1/8000-60s |
| 0.50" Built-in EVF 2.4 Megapixels (0.67X) | Full manual controls, including Manual Focus |
| Automatic Eye-Start sensor | Custom white-balance with 2 axis fine-tuning |
| 2 Axis Digital Level | Spot-Metering |
| Weatherproof | Hot-Shoe & Sync-Port |
| Built-in Dust Reduction | Stereo audio input |
| 12 FPS Drive, 100 Images | Lithium-Ion Battery |
| 4096x2160 @ 24 FPS Video Recording | Secure Digital Extended Capacity |
| 3" LCD 1 Megapixels |
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