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    Canon sx60 vs Panasonic FZ82

    Hi Rich, I have generally gone for Panasonic for the video quality. I like to capture stills from video. The downside is you need a high powered laptop to handle the 4K video stream. I also have the Panasonic G7 (M43) and the latest firmware upgrade now has "post focus" also. I cannot...
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    Canon sx60 vs Panasonic FZ82

    Hi, I have the FZ82. Initially I wasn't happy with the auto focus. The camera has a function called "post focus". The camera takes approximately 30 shots at 4K, effectively a very short video clip of about one second duration. Each frame has a different focus point, from front to back. You...
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    Gx80/85

    Hi, I have just ordered the GX80, £279 after £200 cashback, just caught the last day of the offer. Incredible price. I have been using the Panasonic G7 and am pleased with that camera but it doesn't have IBIS. Since I sometimes use a 400mm f4.5(800mm equivalent) old Canon FD, non-stabilised...
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    4k Video and Computer Requirements

    Hi SanAngelo, It looks like you have negotiated a real bargain to achieve 4K computing hardware...... well done! That appeals to my frugal Scottish character. I'm pleased that you have indeed experienced the added enjoyment in seeing your favourite photos displayed at the higher resolution...
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    Panasonic G7 with Canon vintage lens

    Hi, I have recently purchased a vintage, 40 year old Canon 300mm prime lens to test it out with my G7 and to experience what it is like to use a fully manual, vintage lens, "old style". I am pleasantly surprised with the results. Capturing 4K video with the G7 in shutter priority mode is...
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    Upgrading fz200 to fz1000

    FZ1000 for G7 Hi Baron Birder, Interesting that you have gone for the GH4, I have recently traded in a FZ1000 for a G7 with kit lens. I intend to get the 100/300mm in due course and maybe try legacy primes. One other reason for trading in the FZ1000 (good camera, short reach) was to acquire...
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    4k Video and Computer Requirements

    4K versus 1080 Hi SanAngelo, The following is a general observation : I have recently upgraded to a Lenovo laptop with a 15" 4K screen. Even on this relatively small 15" screen, the difference between viewing 4K and 1080 video or jpeg images is significant, in my opinion. I have recently...
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    FZ72 Still versus Video grab comparison

    FZ72 - Stills versus Video grab comparison Hi all, While taking video of waders today, I observed a Sparrowhawk take a Turnstone. I've attached a jpeg image grabbed from 1080 AVCHD footage (on the left) and a stills jpeg (on the right) for comparison. No editing other than resizing. I have...
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    Samsung NX500 - RAW/JPEG/UHD/4K

    Update on NX500 progress Good evening all, I have tried the NX500 with some video capture and the link below shows some video clips taken of recent winter arrivals. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzutT5DLYS0&feature=youtu.be The NX500 seems to have focus issues and quite a lot of noise...
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    Samsung NX500 - RAW/JPEG/UHD/4K

    Test JPEG image grabbed from video footage. Hi, I have been testing the NX500 on my Celestron scope. Attached is a jpeg image grabbed from video footage, the wagtail didn't stay still for long; some observations: 1 It is quite difficult to get sharp focus with the NX500. The images are quite...
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    Samsung NX500 - RAW/JPEG/UHD/4K

    I have been keeping a look out for a small camera with 4K video capability to replace my RX100 M1. The RX100M4 is outwith my budget and the lens on the Pana LX100 isn't suitable for digiscoping. I have recently purchased a Samsung NX500 (£400) which comes with a powered 16/50 kit lens; first...
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    Digiscoping with the Sony RX 100M4

    lens movement Hi Neil, thanks for posting this info. The RX100 M1 had a slight movement of the lens when starting to zoom in and when shutting the camera off, this meant that you had to leave a gap between the eyepiece and the lens to prevent the glass clashing. Does the RX100 M4 still have...
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    Panasonic FZ1000 Review...

    Cropped video footage I recorded some hand held 4K video of a Treecreeper the other day on the FZ1000. The youtube link below is a very short clip of the original 4K video down sampled to 1080p. The video on the left is the original X16 optical footage, the image on the right is the same...
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    Panasonic FZ1000 Review...

    Treecreeper Hello all, I was out flyfishing today and had a wee break from the brown and rainbow trout with the FZ1000. I came across a Treecreeper and recorded some 4K video. The first photo is a frame grab of the bird hopping down a branch. The second grabbed image is the bird in flight...
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    Panasonic FZ1000 Review...

    Sanderlings in flight I was out on one of our local beaches today to test the FZ1000 with birds in flight, very overcast and dull so not ideal conditions. I set shutter speed at 1/8000. Perhaps I should also have used exposure compensation, but still learning. The two attached images are...
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    Panasonic FZ1000 Review...

    Hi, following my previous post, I've uploaded a different frame grab of the Blackback gull from the same footage. This one is a lot sharper, I think that the previous jpeg had a resolution problem in converting to jpeg. Still learning !
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    Panasonic FZ1000 Review...

    I was out along our, very windy, shoreline today with the FZ1000. Attached are a few more images grabbed off 4K video footage, cropped but no post processing. I've still to get a lot more familiar with this camera but I think there is great potential in this method. The footage was shot in...
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    Panasonic FZ1000 Review...

    Thanks for the positive comments. Swissboy, if you look closely at the Goldfinch photo there is a small thin branch in the bottom of the frame, if I panned down in pin-point focus (video) this was enough to defocus at this short range, so manual focus got round this problem. The branch wasn't...
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    Panasonic FZ1000 Review...

    Goldfinch Out today with FZ1000. Image of goldfinch grabbed from 4K video. Used manual focus with focus peaking, due to branch in foreground. Feeder was in quite a dark corner under trees. No post processing just resized for upload.
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    Panasonic FZ1000 Review...

    Hi, Thanks for the kind comments on the blue tit photo. Still playing with the settings though. The jpeg was "grabbed" from 4K footage using VLC. The image was saved as a PNG type file which gives the highest quality. The PNG file can then be converted to JPEG, giving an image with 3840 by...
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    Panasonic FZ1000 Review...

    Recorded a piece of 4K video today of a pair of Blue tits checking out an old Woodpecker nest from last summer. They eventually went inside. The attached image is a jpeg grabbed from the 4K footage, cropped but no post processing.
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    Panasonic FZ1000 Review...

    FZ1000 - 4K slomo footage. You might be interested in this test I've just done using FZ1000 video footage in 4K photo mode. I set the camera running in 4K photo mode. The footage was then edited in Power Director software. I selected the short section of video I wanted then set the video...
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    Panasonic FZ1000 Review...

    First attempt using 4K photo method Tried the 4K photo method with the FZ1000. The shots were taken hand held. Will be interesting to get tripod footage. The image with the tit flying away from the feeder (fast bird !) was cropped slightly and both images reduced in size, other than that no...
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    Panasonic FZ1000 Review...

    First attempt with the FZ1000. Image grabbed from 4K footage using VLC player. 400mm on lens, no post processing. These are some of the few remaining Pinkfeet at Strathbeg before they head north.
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    Compact camera with 4k video - when will we see one ?

    I wonder when we will see a compact camera like the RX100 with 4K video capability. Do you think it is for technical, marketing or cost reasons that such a camera isn't yet on the market. The Xperia mobile phone shoots 4K video, so presumably there is no reason why 4K capability couldn't be...
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