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Hubert Hofer · September 4th, 2015, 08:30 PM

Hi,
I want to take a reasonable good camera on the boat & when the GX8 was advertised as weather sealed I thought I'd finally found the right camera. However before I get one I was wndering if any of you have had the chance to play with it & what your verdict is.
cheers

Phil Stanley · September 5th, 2015, 12:49 AM

Had a quick play with one last week and I like it. I also own a GX7 and like that also. Plenty of customisation, it is quite big for a M4/3 though there is a user experience here from a guy who raves about it
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Hubert Hofer · September 16th, 2015, 06:12 AM

Hi,
I just tried the GX8 in 4K MP4 & after ingesting into FCP X the footage info is 1280 x 720 p. Full HD 50p also shows up as 1280 x 720p.
The clip thumbnail info shows MP4 50 p as 49.83 fps 1920 x 1080. 4K25p shows up as 3480 x 2160 24.87 fps.
Anyone know what's going on here ? Isn't 50p supposed to be 50fps ?

Hubert Hofer · September 19th, 2015, 03:43 PM

Ok, problem solved. Found out a few days later that my collegue who "looked" through the new camera moments before taking footage & didn't tell me he'd gone into the menu settings.

September 4th, 2015, 08:30 PM	#1
Hubert Hofer Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Torres Strait - Australia Posts: 76	lumix gx8 Hi, I want to take a reasonable good camera on the boat & when the GX8 was advertised as weather sealed I thought I'd finally found the right camera. However before I get one I was wndering if any of you have had the chance to play with it & what your verdict is. cheers

September 5th, 2015, 12:49 AM	#2
Phil Stanley Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: London Posts: 148	Re: lumix gx8 Had a quick play with one last week and I like it. I also own a GX7 and like that also. Plenty of customisation, it is quite big for a M4/3 though there is a user experience here from a guy who raves about it SOUNDIMAGEPLUS PHOTOGRAPHY AND MEDIASoundimageplus

September 16th, 2015, 06:12 AM	#3
Hubert Hofer Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Torres Strait - Australia Posts: 76	Re: lumix gx8 Hi, I just tried the GX8 in 4K MP4 & after ingesting into FCP X the footage info is 1280 x 720 p. Full HD 50p also shows up as 1280 x 720p. The clip thumbnail info shows MP4 50 p as 49.83 fps 1920 x 1080. 4K25p shows up as 3480 x 2160 24.87 fps. Anyone know what's going on here ? Isn't 50p supposed to be 50fps ?

September 19th, 2015, 03:43 PM	#4
Hubert Hofer Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Torres Strait - Australia Posts: 76	Re: lumix gx8 Ok, problem solved. Found out a few days later that my collegue who "looked" through the new camera moments before taking footage & didn't tell me he'd gone into the menu settings.