Panasonic’s upgrade to the GH-2 will be the GH-3 as leaked, and it will have the best HD video capabilities of any hybrid camera available.
Key features of the new GH-3:
- 16mp sensor, 6fps burst rate
- ISO 125-25,600 extended range
- much larger than the GH-2 – more dSLR-like in size
- weatherproofed
- designed for pro-videographers in particular
- fast AF
- new EVF with 8x faster data transfer to it for smoother display on panning
- three-core Venus 7 FHD engine
- swivel, rotate, articulated touch screen
- wireless TTL flash for the 1st time in a Panasonic camera – will it be compatible with Olympus – I would hope so!
- PC sync socket
- iOS and Android app control via WiFi (built-in)
- .MOV and AVCHD video formats with Timecode support
- 60p/50p/30p/25p/24p HD video with 50Mbps in IPB and 72-80Mbps in All-I compression .MOV modes, 28Mbps in AVCHD format and 20Mbps in MP4 format
- stereo mic plus 3.5mm mic socket
- shutter 60sec – 1/4000th sec, flash sync only 1/160th sec though
- HDR mode
- electronic shutter
- optional vertical grip
- 550g
More details here.
Awesome stuff which really value adds to the Micro Four Thirds system
But what I am really interested in are the new Panasonic lenses they are teasing us with (on the roadmap for 2013-14):
- 42.5mm f/1.2
- 150mm f/2.8 HD
Plus their previously announced 35-100mm f/2.8 OIS high end lens now has a pre-order on Amazon for $1499 – not cheap, but that is the price of quality, in compact size.
What a brilliant system the Micro Four Thirds is turning into!
Meanwhile still waiting on shipment of the stunning Olympus 75mm f/1.8 lens to go with my Olympus 12mm f/2.0 and 45mm f/1.8 lenses.
