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Panasonic Shows Off Anamorphic Firmware Update for GH4

April 16, 2015 By Eric Reagan

Panasonic GH4 Anamorphic Firmware Update

Panasonic had the new anamorphic firmware update running on the GH4 in its booth at NAB 2015. The new firmware will use the entirety of the 4/3″ sensor to produce video at 3328 x 2496 video at 23.98, 24, 25 or 29.97 fps.

Panasonic GH4 Anamorphic Firmware Update-2

The footage will then need to be de-squeezed in post or sent out via HDMI to an external recorder like the Convergent Design Odyssey 7Q+ that can de-squeeze the footage. When sent to an external monitor/recorder, the footage will be scaled down to 2880 x 2160 in order to stay within the 4K vertical height limit for HDMI transmission.

Panasonic GH4 Anamorphic Firmware Update-3

The new firmware with the anamorphic recording will be available later this month as a free update.

Panasonic also showed off a new V-Log recording mode for the GH4, which Panasonic says will provide an additional 2-stops of dynamic range to GH4 footage. However, it will not be a part of the next firmware update and Panasonic gave no time frame on when it would be released.

Filed Under: Panasonic Tagged With: Anamorphic, firmware, GH4, NAB 2015, Panasonic

 

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