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 has released a product based on their own (patent pending) proprietary technology 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 professional’s 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 $1,500.
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