Testseek.com have collected 129 expert reviews of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH4 and the average rating is 92%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH4.
May 2014
(92%)
129 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(95%)
254 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
IAuto shooting mode is accurate and easy in all situations
Dedicated Video Capture Button is always ready to record
Outstanding image quality at all lower ISO settings
Fun and Creative Art filters
High Resolution EVF and OLED monitors make shooting a
Impressive 4K video
Durable weathersealed body
Very fast autofocus
DSLR styled design is a pleasure to use
Great feel to the ergonomics
Beautiful EVF
Touch screen is great
Fast to focus
Not too large or heavy
Very fast single AF with 20 (RAW + jpg in full resolution) to 40 bps (lower resolution jpg)
Very fast
Continuous AF
12 bps (mechanical shutter
RAW + jpg) to 20 bps (electronic shutter
RAW + jpg)
Fastest shutter speed of 1/8000 and 100 ISO expansion
Solid
Comfortabletouse camera body
Excellent still image quality
Industryleading video capabilities
Highly detailed video capture
Extensive support tools focus peaking
Synchro scan
Zebra..
'DFD' system improves continuous focus ability
Good view
4k (C4k and UHD) video
Recorded internally
1080p at up to 200Mbit/s or 96fps for slow motion
Pro-level video options
Controls and displays
Weatherproof body with broad customization
Very fast single AF speed. Works in very low light
Silent electronic shutter option
Good quality stills and chance to grab from 4k video
Decent battery life for a mirrorless camera
High resolution electronic
The editors didn't like
No builtin image stabilization
Menus can be overwhelming and make it difficult to find a setting until you learn where they are
Weak Tracking AF
Higher resolution sensor would have been welcome
Intimidating
Overcomplicated controls
Wish there were full weather sealing
Super expensive
No built-in GPS
Purchase of a UHS-3 SF card for 4K video necessary
DFD system limited to Panasonic lenses
Focus tracking poor at subject identification
Focus peaking often too subtle to assess focus point
No Auto ISO in manual exposure video shooting mode
No option to cqpture 1080 video from 4K crop region to minimiz
4k footage looks noisy at 800 ISO and above
1080p footage uses non-integer crop
Rolling shutter artefacts in some conditions
Still photo quality no better than other MFT cameras
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Published: 2014-10-16, Author: Richard , review by: dpreview.com
Solid, comfortabletouse camera body, Excellent still image quality, Industryleading video capabilities, Highly detailed video capture, Extensive support tools focus peaking, synchro scan, zebra.., 'DFD' system improves continuous focus ability, Good view
DFD system limited to Panasonic lenses, Focus tracking poor at subject identification, Focus peaking often too subtle to assess focus point, No Auto ISO in manual exposure video shooting mode, No option to cqpture 1080 video from 4K crop region to minimiz
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Published: 2014-08-04, Author: Richard , review by: dpreview.com
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Impressive 4K video; Durable weathersealed body; Very fast autofocus; DSLR styled design is a pleasure to use
Weak Tracking AF; Higher resolution sensor would have been welcome; Intimidating, overcomplicated controls
The Lumix GH4 probably could have turned up just with 4K video and still gotten people talking, so it's to Panasonic's credit that a clear and conscious effort has been made to create a camera with more to it than that.This camera is a solid attempt ...
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