Comments on: The Panasonic LUMIX GH1 30 minutes EU recording issue and firmware petition

By: Wouter

Wouter — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 19:15:41 +0000

The limit of 29 minutes and 59 seconds in Europe will also apply to the new Panasonic GH2

I asked the European Commisioner Algirdas Šemeta to equalize the classification for digital still and video camera’s because those product categories merged into one. In his reply he states ‘that the classification of goods is based upon the application of the internationally agreed rules of the Harmonised System and cannot be determined by political or economic considerations’. There seems to be no understanding for the problem. It’s time to start an awareness campaign for the European Commission and delegates to get this changed!

By: Herve

Herve — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 09:30:15 +0000

hello, (I’m the author of MCS)

“So it’s all good, the only problem being the final delivery medium – I have to convert to PAL, a process that significantly reduces the quality.”

some notices: Pana usually does not record at 50 or 60p with its camera (it onlys wraps 25p in 50i and 30p in 60i). It’s only a wrapper, it does not change anything about its contents

So there is no “standard conversion”, just a decoding and a conformation to apple’s needs (conversion to an editing format, aka AIC, and not keep the broadcasting one you obtained with the camera)

bye

By: Camwerkz Pte Ltd

Camwerkz Pte Ltd — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 11:18:19 +0000

A hack on the HDMI out live view during shoot would perfect this little gem as a video tools.

By: pbloom

pbloom — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 03:20:43 +0000

always 20.25?

By: dhollmusik

dhollmusik — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 21:38:17 +0000

I just discovered this maddening limit while recording myself doing a synthesizer demo. The demo lasted about 1 hour, and I didn’t get going until 20 minutes in, so the camera missed all the juicy bits.

And what’s this about 29:59 limit? My limit is even less, at 20:25. I recorded at WVGA.

I’ll be checking out that hack linked above…will report back.

By: pbloom

pbloom — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 02:58:26 +0000

weddings (locked off wide shots), conferences, long interviews. Many applications

By: Oliver Chapman

Oliver Chapman — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 22:43:56 +0000

That sounds a bit long for a single take under normal circumstances though…

By: pbloom

pbloom — Mon, 24 May 2010 19:54:15 +0000

interviews oliver often go over 30 minutes. event guys doing locked off shots?

By: Oliver Chapman

Oliver Chapman — Mon, 24 May 2010 18:57:20 +0000

As we’re talking import tax here, there is nothing legally stopping you from taking an SLR and giving it longer recording time once it’s already been imported. It would then be merely a case of doing this in a way which won’t damage the camera.

I imagine the only film makers who would prefer to shoot with a lens would be nature film makers – anybody else shooting over 30 minutes would probably be shooting specifically for something like a live conference, which means a Canon HF S10 or similar camera will suffice.

For everybody else, the camera ‘as is’ should suffice – but correct me if I’m wrong!

By: Andy

Andy — Wed, 05 May 2010 17:57:34 +0000

Theres now a firmware hack for the GH1:
- increases in video recording time >30mins,
-increases in HD video quality,
-Japanese to English firmware and more!!!

See here:
http://www.eoshd.com/content.php?166-Inside-the-Panasonic-GH1

for the hack (and to donate – please do, too because the hacker doesn’t have a camera body on hand, he is relying on users to upload the changes so he continue to make improvements) go here:
http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=206788

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