Q&A: GH5 Auto Focus in 10bit Mode, Mevo Image Quality, Smooth Focusing Cine Lens, and More!
Photo Moment - October 02, 2017
Have a few Q's you want an A to? Seems like our viewers did. Joseph covered questions on Cine Lenses, the Mevo Event Camera, using Flash with the GH5, Auto focus in 10bit mode, Connecting a lav mic to a laptop, GH5 Stabilization in VFR mode, and much more
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Ive set my camera to all the settings youve shown in both videos, yet I still cant get the AF button to work. Ive also assigned the Fn1 as AF-on, but that doesnt work either. I am wondering what setting am I missing that is not enabling this option to work for me.
Woohoo, I was right! 😁😁 Glad you got it sorted out. Thanks for letting me know.
PhotoJoseph I think it was the VFR mode. I didn’t realize that would affect it.
Ryan Schneider VLOGS Awesome. What mode were you in that didn’t work?
I imagined it would be difficult unless you walked through it all with me so I played with many settings last night and found that only some of the record quality modes allow the AF function to work
I’d have to go through this video and know exactly what settings you have on or off to help you, and unfortunately I don’t have time for that now. Make sure you’re not in VFR or some other mode that disables AF in the first place. Other than that all I can suggest is you go through the videos again, and if you still can’t get it, book some time with me after I get back from India at https://photojoseph.com/support/1-1-support
Joseph, could possibly address finding that sweet spot on a lens in a future episode? Thank you!
Hi Joseph, thanks very much for addressing my question on the show! Great and well thought out answer as always.
@PhotoJoseph Here are options for radio triggers for off camera flash that works with Panasonic that I found...
Godox X1T-o does HSS and TTL works only with Godox flashes that supports wireless
http://www.godox.com/EN/Products_Remote_Control_X1TO_TTL_Wireless_Flash_Trigger.html
Cactus V6 II supports HSS and TTL c0ming to Panasonic with with firmware update. Supports various brands of flashes the also have their own
https://www.cactus-image.com/v6ii.html
Pocketwizard Flextt5 Panasonic supports HSS and TTL only supports Pocketwizard wireless flashes
http://www.pocketwizard.com/products/transmitter_receiver/flextt5-panasonic/
Godox X1T-o does HSS and TTL works only with Godox flashes that supports wireless
http://www.godox.com/EN/Products_Remote_Control_X1TO_TTL_Wireless_Flash_Trigger.html
Cactus V6 II supports HSS and TTL c0ming to Panasonic with with firmware update. Supports various brands of flashes the also have their own
https://www.cactus-image.com/v6ii.html
Pocketwizard Flextt5 Panasonic supports HSS and TTL only supports Pocketwizard wireless flashes
http://www.pocketwizard.com/products/transmitter_receiver/flextt5-panasonic/
Thanks for mentioning us Mikael!
Last week we just released the X-TTL firmware for Olympus and Pasnsonic. So you can now get wireless TTL - precisely it's a cross-brand TTL, which means you can simultaneously trigger a Panasonic, Olympus, Canon, Nikon, Fujifilm and Sigma flashes with High-speed Sync (HSS) and TTL. Cheers!
Last week we just released the X-TTL firmware for Olympus and Pasnsonic. So you can now get wireless TTL - precisely it's a cross-brand TTL, which means you can simultaneously trigger a Panasonic, Olympus, Canon, Nikon, Fujifilm and Sigma flashes with High-speed Sync (HSS) and TTL. Cheers!
I haven't been able to show the AF area display (V2.0).
It's activated, I'm in AF-C, tries to push "disp" several times. ._. I'm not using an external monitor however.
It's activated, I'm in AF-C, tries to push "disp" several times. ._. I'm not using an external monitor however.
I’ll address your comment LIVE right here https://youtu.be/hhrYhe6QITY on PhotoJoseph‘s Photo Moment 2017-10-16
The trim seems to have cut off more than half of this video...strange. Part-2 can be found here: https://youtu.be/cVl9-1dGbh8
Most frustrating thing about the Display Lock button situation is that Operation Lock can only be assigned to Fn buttons 1 through 5. Which are all essential for normal regular shooting. Why do I have to give up one of these simply to lock the display button? Argh!!!
@PhotoJospeh Any idea why this is the case? Seems such an arbitrary limitation. The on-screen virtual Fn buttons would be perfect for Operation Lock.
@PhotoJospeh Any idea why this is the case? Seems such an arbitrary limitation. The on-screen virtual Fn buttons would be perfect for Operation Lock.
No idea and I agree it's a less than ideal implementation
Im thinking of the GH5 and the Canon 5D M4. Cant decide which one to use for my channel. Autofocus is an important thing. Which GH5 hade as good autofocus as Canon.
Coolfly Filming yes i think so to. Just that autofokus is what i need most in my tech videos. Using GH4 now. I wish i could buy both 😀 Have to do more videos 😀
besides autofocus, gh5 wins everything else in my opinion. so u gotta see if its worth it to give up all the gh5's pro just for better auto focus.
Well, perhaps I spoke too soon in my previous comment. Here’s my issue: I have the 2.0 firmware on my gh5, my first generation Panasonic 12-35 lens has the latest 1.3 firmware. When in “creative video mode” i do not even have the option to choose the “operation mode”, in the stabilization menu. The setting is grayed out, so it seems to be unavailable. I have tried this at several frame rates with VFR off and on, and I’ve also tried at different 4K and 1080 settings, but nothing seems to unlock the “operation mode”. I’ve even tried turning on and off the OIS switch on the lens but it makes no difference. However, when I switch modes to shoot still photos, I can freely choose to turn “operation mode” on and off without any issues at all. Is there something I’m missing, a setting that I need to change in video mode to get it to work? I really don’t know what the case is and I’m looking for any help and suggestions I can get. Thanks in advance.
Because the lens has a hardware switch that turns it on or off; you don't need the software toggle.
Thanks for touching on my question, I really appreciate it! I’ve done some more research and what I’m starting to hear is the the 5-axis stabilization in the GH5 is turned on automatically when you are using a Panasonic lens. I have the first generation of the 12-35 from panasonic so perhaps the use of that lens has automatically turned on the 5-axis stabilization and that’s why it shows I can’t access it in the menu.
@photojoseph I tried what your recomended. I cannot transfer 4k videos with the Panasonic Image App. Could you ask Panasonic if they will bring that in? My g85 only does mp4 and avchd
Appears I was wrong… I can't transfer 4K from the GH5 wirelessly either. Guess you need to use an SD card read :(
Joseph, if you need some help with the calculations for Metabones, you can always refer to the doc I put together! https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B7ek70KgMA3MSmpGQy1zUG1od2M
Hi Joseph, really like your channel. I just purchased a gh5 and tried filming 1080p 422 10 bit. But not able to open in Resolve or play on my MacBook pro. Can you give me any suggestions on how to use these 10 bit files? Thanks you, Kevin Horn
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Hi, ensure you have the $300.00 Studio version of Resolve, the free version does not support 10bit
Hi, ensure you have the $300.00 Studio version of Resolve, the free version does not support 10bit
I cannot get the Lumix Tether program to open. I only get the splash screen. Tried re-installing with not luck. Anybody else having this problem?
Turn the feature on in camera. Sorry, I don't have my camera right now so can't give exact directions. It may be under USB connection. HTH
Works fine for me… have you gotten it to work yet? Try a different user account if you haven't yet.
So far the best how to setup your new mixer. It explains 30 min how to set up one single channel. After that you are a sound specialist.
https://youtu.be/Ymx-udidEcw
https://youtu.be/Ymx-udidEcw
Ryan Greene You both do a very good and entertaining job!
Ryan Greene BTW The sound was not your best today. I had a strange background noise
Ryan Greene So you are not using the Beringer anymore?
Hey Joseph! Thanks for answering my Q - how cool! Really appreciate it!!
+Michelle Lewis hmm, that doesn’t sound right. You’re sure you’re set to 1080p broadcast? How does the recorded image look (the video recorded on the microSD card)?
I hear ya. Any zoom in at all was terrible. I think the key was doing it outdoors. Because even staying wide indoors was slightly pixelated. Will keep all of your tips in mind!
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