Nearly 10 years after shooting Primer (2004), Shane Carruth is finally back with Upstream Color, and it turns out the movie has been shot on the Panasonic GH2!
Most large-sensor cameras use a Bayer colour filter pattern to allow full colour images to be output - after "debayering". This entire process is now pretty routine but unfortunately what is also routine is the amount of light lost through the colour filter process. Less light means more noise, and noise is what ultimately limits the low-light capabilities all cameras
We've just written about the paucity of 4K from Panasonic at NAB this year. Meanwhile, Sparky Media Productions has sent us another stunning set of shots taken in Hong Kong with their Panasonic GH3: a digital still camera that outperforms Panasonic's own AF100 (their large-sensor video camera)
Internet forums, YouTube and magazines are full of articles extolling the virtues of large sensor video cameras, whether it's the Red Epic or the Canon C300. But should we be obsessed with the Big Chips, or do they have a downside as well. Kieron Seth investigates.
The conventional view is that cameras that allow you to work with multiple lenses are always better. Barry Braverman disagrees.
First announced at NAB last year, Panasonic are about to ship their MicroP2 memory cards along with some useful accessories
The mighty Consumer Electronics Association has defined 4K as UltraHD. Kieron Seth reports
The NAB exhibition in Las Vegas starts on Monday 8th of April, and the RedShark team is packing its bags ready for a long flight to Nevada on Friday. Stand by for NAB's big and surprising announcements
I don't want to make a big deal of this but we predicted that someone would produce a 4K tablet, and today we learned that someone has: Panasonic
It's been rumoured for a long time, and we've covered its illustrious Micro Four Thirds format predecessor here. But now it's not a rumour any more.