THE CAMERA

Camera Notes on the Lumix DMC-GH1: From REJOUER Technical Advisor Illya Friedman
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 is the first (and only) HDSLR (High Definition Single Lens Reflex) camera capable of shooting 24 FPS (frames per second) at "full HD" resolution of 1920x1080. At less than 1lb. the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 also is lightest and smallest of all the HD capable DLSR currently on the market. Because the Lumix uses a new kind of lens mount known as micro four thirds (micro 4/3 or m4/3 are also acceptable nomenclature) it is possible to adapt the widest variety of lenses to the GH1, more than any other HDSLR on the market. Hot Rod Cameras (www.hotrodcameras.com) has released a product based on their own (patent pending) proprietary technology
Used to shoot REJOUER $1,500 GH1 + $1,299 Hot Rod PL + rented lens = BIG MOVIE
that allows lenses ordinarily reserved for professional cinema applications to be used on this HDSLR. This means that the same precision cinema optics that are used to
shoot most motion pictures and television series can now be utilized on a camera that costs about $1,500. Using professionals optics allows for professional results, as most modern lenses designed for still photography lack the form factor, manual controls, lens gearing and other properties needed for use on professional productions. Hours of Full HD can be recorded on inexpensive SDHC cards, at a fraction of the price of HD tape stock and 35mm film, allowing for the security of flash media to serve as a digital negative while in production. With the falling costs of hard drive storage, inexpensive copies of the data can be made (at speeds much faster than real-time) on-set utilizing only a laptop and usb2 hard drive. The GH1 has a sensor size somewhat smaller but still similar in size to the motion picture format of Super35. Which means that content creators for the first time can now shoot full 1920x1080 HD at the same speed as motion pictures (24fps) and get depth of field properties similar to 35mm film without the use of optical relay systems, which sacrifice light, sharpness and generally introduce undesirable noise and a lowering of image contrast on a camera system priced under $1500.

Record Menu

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1

(Firmware Version 1.1)

* Aspect ratio (4:3, 3:2, 16:9, 1:1) * Picture size (Large, medium, small) * Quality (Fine, standard, RAW+Fine, RAW+Standard, RAW) * Face recognition (On, off, memory, set) * Metering mode (Multiple, center-weighted, spot) * Stabilizer (Mode 1, 2, 3) * Flash (Auto, auto w/redeye reduction, fill flash, fill flash w/redeye reduction, slow sync, slow sync w/redeye reduction) * Digital redeye removal (on/off) * Flash synchro (1st, 2nd curtain) * Flash adjust (-2EV to +2EV, in 1/3EV increments) * Intelligent Exposure (Off, low, standard, high) * Extended optical zoom (on/off) * Digital zoom (Off, 2X, 4X) * Burst rate (Low, high speed) * Auto bracket o Step (3 shots/0.3EV, 3 shots/0.6EV, 5 shots/0.3EV, 5 shots/0.6EV, 7 shots/0.3EV, 7 shots/0.6EV) o Sequence (0/-/+, -0/+) * Self-timer (2 or 10 secs, 3 shots at 10 sec) * Color space (sRGB, AdobeRGB) * Long shutter noise reduction (on/off) * ISO limit set (Off, 200, 400, 800, 1600) * ISO increments (1/3EV, 1EV) * Audio recording (on/off) - add a 5 second audio clip to photos

Motion Picture Menu

* REC mode (AVCHD, Motion JPEG) * Rec quality o In AVCHD mode (1920 x 1080, 1280 x 720 / 17 Mbps, 1280 x 720 / 13 Mbps, 1280 x 720 / 9 Mbps) o In Motion JPEG mode (1280 x 720, 848 x 480, 640 x 480, 320 x 240) * Exposure mode (P, A, S, M) (to use set mode dial to Creative Move Mode) * Metering mode (Multiple, center-weighted, spot) * Intelligent Exposure (Off, low, standard, high) * Digital zoom (Off, 2X, 4X) * Wind cut (Off, low, standard, high)

Custom Menu

* Custom setting memory (1 - 3) (to use set mode dial to CUST) * EVF display style (Viewfinder, LCD style) * LCD display style (Viewfinder, LCD style) * LCD info display (Off, brown, red, black) * EVF/LCD auto (on/off) * Histogram (on/off) * Guide line (Off, 3x3, cross, custom) * AF/AE lock (AE, AF, AF/AE) * AF/AE lock hold (on/off) * Preview hold (on/off) * Pre-AF (Off, Quick AF, continuous AF) * Direct AF area (on/off) * Focus priority (on/off) * AF-assist lamp (on/off) * AF+MF (on/off) * MF assist (on/off) * Exposure settings (Front dial press, front dial rotating + EVF/LCD button) * Rec area (Picture, motion picture) * Remaining display (Shots, time) * Movie recording button (on/off)

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* Dial Info (on/off) * Menu resume (on/off) * Pixel refresh * Sensor cleaning * Shoot w/o lens (but with legacy lens)

Setup Menu

* Clock set * World time (Destination, home) * Travel date (off, set start date, end date, destination off, set) * Function button set (Aspect ratio, quality, metering mode, Intelligent Exposure, guide line, rec area, remaining disp) * Economy o Power save (Off, 1, 2, 5, 10 mins) depends on Auto LCD o Auto LCD off (Off, 15, 30 secs) * Auto review o Review (Off, 1, 3, 5 secs, hold) Hold=without zoom o Zoom (Off, 1, 3, 5 secs) * Highlight (on/off) * Monitor/viewfinder * LCD mode (Off, auto power LCD, power LCD) * Scene menu (Auto, off) * Beep (Muted, low, high) * Volume (0-6) * File no. reset * Reset - back to defaults * USB mode (Select on connection, PC, PictBridge/PTP) * TV aspect (16:9, 4:3) * TV system (NTSC, PAL) * HDMI mode (Auto, 1080i, 720p, 480p) * Viera Link (on/off) * Firmware Version display (Body and lens) * Language * Format memory card Shows the last five menu options you selected

My Menu

Playback Menu
* Slideshow o Show (All, picture only, movie only, favorites, face recognition) o Effect (Natural, swing, urban, off) - transitions o Duration (1, 2, 3, 5 secs) o Repeat (on/off) o Music (on/off) o Audio (on/off) * Playback mode (Normal play, picture play, AVCHD play, Motion JPEG play, face recognition play, favorite play) * Favorite - tag photos * Title editor - type in a comment for a photo * Stamp (date/time, age (of child/pet), travel date, or edited title for single/multiple; photos will be downsized to small size ) * Resize * Trimming * Aspect ratio conversion (3:2, 4:3, 1:1) * Rotate * Rotate display * Print set (Single, multiple) * Protect photo (Single, multiple, all) * Audio dub - add a 10 second audio clip to a selected photo * Face recognition delete - removes a name tagged to a photo