Depending on the software involved, it's also quite possible that downsampled 4K video will result in better-looking HD than you'd get shooting directly in HD in the first place. Whether the improvements will be enough to make consumers reach for their wallets isn't clear, but 4K is potentially useful for many filmmakers, looking to integrate video with conventional film. While 3D was an unmitigated flop with consumers, 4K does in fact bring noticeable improvements in image quality. TV manufacturers are clearly hoping that 4K will revive TV sales, by getting consumers to upgrade their current sets, just as they did with 3D.

Around the office, we've been joking that 4K is this year's 3D, given the massive focus on it at this year's CES show. It's safe to say, though, that the Panasonic GH4 is a dream machine for both professional and high-end amateur videographers.ĤK recording. There's a whole host of other features, so many that we're going to just hit them briefly here. The earlier GH3 was already one of the leading interchangeable-lens video platforms, but the Panasonic GH4 takes its video capabilities to a whole new level, with full 4K video, both IPB and All-I recording in a range of container formats, data rates as high as 200 Mbps(!), clean HDMI output at either 8 or 10 bits, and a super-high full HD frame rate of 96fps for 1/4x slow-motion when played back at 24fps. Panasonic GH4 Video Capabilities A whole new level for video recording in compact ILCs (Regular photos taken with the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH4) (Thumbnails of all shots, including RAWs, with EXIF data)

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH4 Thumbnails page.

(Index to all standard test shots, with explanations)

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH4 Sample Images page.

(Crops from images shot with the camera's kit lens, if sold as a kit)

Check out the links below for more sample images, videos and image quality analysis:

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