Great points well made Matti! We are using Lumix cameras for video productions on a daily basis, a G9 is part of our kit as well. Great to see Panasonic developing cameras with some really useful new features through firmware upgrades. The G9 upgrade a year ago made it a serious video camera, the ergonomics of this body is among the best. The only wish we have is that Panasonic would enable timecode in via the flash sync port, just as the S1H and GH5S has.
Neither the GH5 nor the GH4 has that time code sync out. Both can output the time code on the HDMI. We've only been using the GH4 like this for like a million years. I do synch the GH4 with a G7, it being a common practice to use a G7 as the B-Cam, which doesn't do time codes anyway, with a dog clicker. Loss of time code synch is not a big thing at all unless you're doing pro video, in which case you probably won't be using a G9.
Hello Matti, I have enjoyed lots of your videos about the Lumix G9 and you have many fine tips about customising the settings. But I can not find the info about how to actually do the programing. Can you please tell me about where to find that information in your videos? I get my new G9 tomorrow and maybe I will find this in the manual but I was hoping to find the direction here at your channel. Best regars from Olle in Vittangi, north Sweden.
I'm also at this point currently... My internal argument is: I'm not a wide angle guy; I suck with it. But, I am also not a bird watcher, nor do I live anywhere to photograph or video animals, so why would I want the 100-400 mm except for the ocassional fun. I do shoot music videos for a friend sometime, which the 10-25 would help a lot with... But I already own a 24mm T1.5 cine prime... do I *need* to go wider? sigh. Decisions, decisions.
@@thatsreallyamoon you sound a little like me, I've decided the 50-200 is the only big expensive lens I will lust after now, now I just need to be able to afford it :(
@@kalisti2323 haha I can't even make an excuse for that lens. I have a vintage 300mm f4. If I get a speed booster, it'll be a 213mm f2.8... and my other cine lenses are 50 and 85 mm T1.5... so I have like 0 excuse, just want to waste money xD
I have the lumix 100-300mm and love it. Tried both the 100-400mm and the 100-300mm and preferred the 100-300mm for the weight, size, and quality to price ratio.
Great video Matti, I have struggled with changing the shutter angle unintentionally on my GH5 and decided to change shutter angle and aperture so angle is on top. With this operation Lock function I can change it back to ”normal” and don’t have to worry. I use Leica lenses with manual aperture so I can have the dial settings locked all the time! Great tip
Matti; another great and informative video. I wish Olympus had setup its EM1 Mark III so you could save your video settings as you can with the G9. I think that would only take a firmware update; maybe the new company will see the value and allow the EM1 Mark III to be customized in the future.
If the new company is to increase sales of Olympus cameras one way is to acknowledge the lack of video specific features, adjusting the firmware would be the easiest and cheapest method of getting more features into the existing models.
That was excellent thank you. I’m actually buying the G9 tomorrow primarily for video along with photography. My retailer has a deal on for the G9 bundled with the Leica 12-60, Panasonic 1.7 25mm and spare battery. I’ll be having a look on your channel at all your G9 content and once again thank you for taking the time to put together a concise and comprehensive list of helpful points for video.
Thank you Matti for the informative video. I film with the G9 on the Lumix 12-60 kit lens, but I dream about the Leica 12-60. My problem was finding the best settings for filming that would work best on Instagram videos, due to IG's own compression algorithms. In the beginning I had big quality problems because IG would kill the quality if it was too contrasty. Now I shoot 4K25p8bit MOV, Natural mode with contrast -5, Sharpness -5, NR -3 and Sat -2. From Premiere Pro I export 1080p with only 2-3Mbit bitstream so the files stay small and don't get that super compression from IG servers. And I don't grade the video. After uploading the videos still have that IG softness but at least now the shadows don't get crushed anymire like a factory worker in a Soviet-era steel mill. I cannot say that I am still super satisfied with these settings but at least in my opinion the technical quality is getting better. Luckily I am my biggest critique, so on the image quality I am way harder on myself as the general audience. If anyone has some extra tips for IG production, I would also like to hear from other creators.
Thanks! I'm no IG expert and also not familiar with Premiere settings, but I think you should export at higher bitrate settings. Higher quality video probably suffers less after it goes through that IG process.
I stoped to contrast/sat -2 and sharp/nr -5. Also Natural, but picked Highlights down to -2 too. For birds - sharpness is 0. Export via voukoder to CQ 16 gives excellent quality so only youtube/vimeo encoding affects quality
Wondering if you have any suggestions re: G9 smooth video motion challenges --- there are 2 things i'm not sure about: 1) selecting the 2 modes of ibis up down or full, and how does that work with EIS? MY problem: I'm shooting widebody aircraft on runway at fairly close range with pana 100-300. when the aircraft is down the runway or landing far approach (so angle is much less that 90 degrees to me), everything is perfectly smooth, but when it gets closer to where i am, and i'm perpendicular to the plane (like 60-90-60 degrees), i'm having trouble: motion gets a bit jerky when i have to pan more quickly and i am very steady just rotating torso slowly. It's as if the stabilizer is fighting the motion if that makes sense (this is why you use the up down mode right?) . I have tried changing ibis type to full (hand in menu) vs up down (vertical arrow in menu), this does not seem to solve the problem. Does EIS interfere in this scenario? The distance when i'm perpendicular to the plane is probably 125m i guess, and the plane is moving fastest at that point of course. My shutter speed is 125 for 60p 1080. I'm not sure what to do. I have "professional" results as long as plane isn't right in front of me but when i rotate a bit more and the subject is perpendicular (and moving much faster also across the frame), i get the jerkiness. I have tried at lower zoom as plane approaches my point, same result. Always handheld, and just rotating my torso steadily. Any idea how I might solve this (without using wider angle or gimbal). THANKS. I guess i can try turning off and on combinations of ibis vertical, fuill, eis and ois. I don't think my own movement is the problem. Tripod not really option as on ebike.
It's not possible to make that video, because there is no standard path to become an ambassador. I suggest you contact your local Panasonic representatives and ask them how it could work out.
@@mattisulanto Thank you so much for replying to my comment. It means a lot for a mere photographer like me to be noticed by an amazing photographer like you.
I used to shoot video using shutter priority mode with 25fps and 1/50 shutter speed. But my video still looked 'choppy' in many cases, esp. when outdoors. Then I realized that the selected shutter speed is actually not applicable to video shooting in shutter priority mode! Now I always shoot in manual video mode.
I like camera geeks recommendation of manual focusing by default but setting AF/AE lock button to AF-On. When in manual focus mode you can use the AF-On button to quickly grab focus of your subject, and use MF to fine tune. I like this for general video, but need to experiment with full AFC for action shooting. He also has good suggestions for setting FN buttons for the tele zoom and zebra. Check out camera geeks G9 settings video, there is a demo at the end that illustrates the quick AF: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-RCcdmkfWuoY.html
Hello! I just received a lumix g9 camera. It comes with a 45-200 lens. Here is a supermoto competition. I would like to ask. How to set up the camera? What is your advice? Thanks for the answer in advance!! Sincerely Tamás.
First of all, I'm not a brand ambassador any more and I don't use the G9 any more. I'm afraid I can't remember all the settings. It would also be virtually impossible to tell you how to set up your camera without knowing more about your shooting style. I'm sure there are plenty of G9 set up videos here on RU-vid. So, please do a search, experiment with the camera and find out what works for you. It's a great little camera though and I hope you'll enjoy it.
Super video clip Matti. Just what I needed!!! Started doing more video again - now with my G9 using 12-35mm f2.8 lens. Some very useful tips you have provided. I have one small issue with the .mov video clips I have shot on G9 using 4K UHD 24 FPS at 10 bit. When I copy .mov video files direct from camera memory card onto exFAT hard drive neither my PC laptop or Apple iMac will play back clips. If I import clips into Final Cut Pro then ok but I would like to do an initial “rough” edit first to delete any of the clips that are unusable before importing into Final Cut Pro. Any ideas???
Thanks! I don't know about Windows machines, but a Mac can't preview 10-bit video and I suppose it's the same with Windows. It's a bit of a bummer, but Apple's new OS Big Sur rectifies that and it can preview also 10-bit video. I haven't updated my OS yet, but I'm gonna get the new Mac Mini and that comes with Big Sur.
@@mattisulanto Hi Matti Thanks. We have the OS Big Sur on a partitioned external hard drive. Will check later with .mov files from G9 on ExFAT Hard Drive to see what happens. (I use some exFAT format on Hard Drives which I need to use on Apple and Windows PC)
i still love my G9 :3, is not better the leica Sumilux 12mm f1.4 for low light? i guess you do not have any review of that lens, i'd like to try it tho
Hello, I got a G9 yesterday and wonder if there is a decent lens between 100-200mm (equiv) that you recommend for *low light video recording* please. I will also be using a polarising filter to film fish in shallow water, so glare is an issue as well as the low light, i need the extra reach as I am often up to 25-30ft away from my subjects. Thank you very much in advance!
I would not recommend that and I have also said that many times in my videos. However, there are many happy Metabones+Sigma users, so it can't be all bad, but my experiences have not been that great.
I‘ve been using my G9 for 2 years for stills and videos and, imho the best lens for this camera is the Panasonic 35-100mm f2.8. I use it from macro over portraits till tele shots. It provides a very pleasing boke if you use f2.8 at maximum focal length and minimum distance to the object! As for the 10-25mm f1.7, it must be a very good length but if you consider its price, I‘d better pay 200-300€ more and get a S5+20-60mm lens for this money (according to the test here ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-eWUERxb6HKQ.html , made by a Japanese guy, the optical results would be similar as for sharpness but the S5+20-60mm combo would provide a visibly better DR.... And it would be lighter than the G9+10-25mm combo)!
Because the video is about the G9 I wanted to show that lens too, because it's the best for that camera. The S5 is an awesome camera, don't get me wrong, but if you already have some MFT gear and you shoot a lot of video, it may make sense to use your existing system. Besides, the 20-60mm lens has a variable max aperture, which is not great for video and also it does not have stepless aperture option.
Quick question regarding the G9 Ibis. Noticed when I tilt up and down, there is clicking sound, as if something is loose in body. I’m assuming it’s the ibis unit. I know when the camera is off, these types of noises are normal. But this happens when recording. Anything you can share would be great. Thank you.
Matti I purchased the Lumix GX9 to shoot underwater video while free diving. Lighting doesn't change drastically, Matti, is it possible to set Focus, apperture & White Balance all to Auto ?
Have you recogniced that shooting videos with internal microfone is impossible due to inernal operating noises ( like a fan) the G9 does? Just got my G9 + Leica 24-60 ( software 2.5) bundle yesterday and are somehowe dissapointed that filming right out of the hand is impossible. Have found answers due to this noise issue: " picture stabilization ...?!
@@mattisulanto hi,...well thats maybe a new subject i have to deal with than. Just grabbed a smallrig 761 today to mount my old audiorecorder (sony pcm m10 and using its stereo mic´s) on it. Now i record the AF noises :) But i´m getting throug. More decoupling, other placement or adjusting mic peak in-outputs. greets and happy weekend
I for some reason cannot access the Flash in menu. I cannot attach any external flash to my camera. Please help me brother with settings as I am sure I have done something wrong somewhere.
If you plan on doing smooth slow motion at half speed, you must record at double the shutter speed. So if you want to do slow motion at 4k 60p, you must have 125/sec shutter speed.
Hi, I've started to use custom settings for my videos and also for still photos. When I want to recall C3-2 and C3-3 the only way I can do this is by placing Custom dial on C3 and then selecting either c3-2 or C3-3 on the touch screen, just above the shooting mode. Do you know if there is any other way?? Thank you.
@@mattisulanto thank you for the reply, I presently use my iPhone XR to do any video it does a fair job of simple motion capture; and if I do use the G9 I now use a lower setting, videos come out much nicer than the iPhone, I just not too interested in video currenty and frankly I came pretty much straight from 35mm to G9 via phone cameras. I find putting motion to the pictures just adds to the complexity; I prefer a relaxing photography session. (kind off subject: my earliest childhood hero's were Harold Lloyd and Buster Keaton Grandfathers of the early American motion pictures)
This G9 camera has some negative points, for example, the recording limit of only 30 minutes, which is very bad when I am filming with it at a long-term event, for example, an interview or a wedding. And if I need to record a video for more than 30 minutes, the camera will turn off, and I will miss important moments and images. And the camera also heats up a lot when recording in 4K. The camera is excellent for photography, but for working with videos with long events and long interviews, it is very bad because of the recording time limit of 10 to 30 minutes.
You could also say that a wide angle lens is not good if you need a telephoto lens. If you need a camera that can record indefinitely, you'll choose another camera, of course. There are many to choose from. I don't understand why you'd even consider the G9 if you need indefinite recording time. However, many users never need to record more than 30min continuously. For example I make more than hundred videos every year and I never need more than 10min of continuous shooting.
@@mattisulanto Thank you for your message, and I will follow your advice. I really admire your work and your RU-vid channel. And you're right, I don't really need many hours of recording.
@@peterp7736 I think the G9 is a great and versatile camera. Whether it's for you depends on what you need and what you shoot. You can find them for a very good price and it's a good value for money.
I'm trying to film in 4K but getting quite a bit of motion blur/judder when panning or when people/cars and objects pass by. I've tried filming in 25fps @ 1/50 shutter speed, then tried 30fps at 1/60shutter, which was a little better but still not very smooth. Even with the shutter turned up to 1/100 at 30fps, it's a little better but still not amazing. How are the content creators getting smooth 4K video? I've tried filmng in MP4 and MOV. If I film in FHD 50fps AVCHD, the video is silky smooth. What am I doing wrong?
you say " I film in FHD 50fps AVCHD, the video is silky smooth." is this true for fast panning also? i am using 1080 60p getting a bit of jerkyness see my comment above, any ideas? thx
@@gife8529 It depends on what you do. HLG is more for compatible TVs and CNED looks good from camera. V-LogL is best if shot at 10 bit and always requires post processing, but offers more options.
I would have bought a G9 to add to the GX80, except the price keeps going up. This time last year the G9 cost £799. It's now £999. That's quite a lot for an "old" camera in digital terms.
They already released this camera and it's called the GX9, thats the camera i feel i should've bought instead of the G9. The G9 is fairly big and with the stupid fully articulating screen (which i thought would be awesome) it becomes even bigger and awkward for low angle photography! If you take pictures of your children or animals primarily then buy the GX9 + 15mm 1.7. The G9 is what i like to call a field camera, if you go out with the intention of taking photos of nature including landscapes then G9 + 12-60 Lieca is fantastic.
Whats a good sd card for the g9? the ones i am using now the video shuts off after a few minutes because it cant write to the card fast enough for anything over 720p60
The manual recommends UHS speed class 3 cards. I have SanDisk Extreme Pro 300 MB/s, but 60 MB/s should be enough for 4K UHD. Here is more info: www.sdcard.org/consumers/choices/speed_class/index.html
The GH6 is probably coming, but no one knows about the replacement for the G9. One thing is for sure, though. If there would be a replacement some day, it would be a lot more expensive that the G9, which is a very good value right now.
Hello can anybody help me? I have an issues, when I select MOV format and I choose 4k 30p 10bit (422) (150mbs) I record video and in camera it plays just fine. Then when I insert my SD card into my laptop I open and play it I see a slide show, the video is very laggy and it freezes a lot. I tried to open in in Premiere Pro same issue please help! Also i am using samsung pro 64 gb uhs 1/ "3" 95 mbs sd cards my prediction its my memory cards but yeah... =(
It could be that your computer is not powerful enough. 10 bit footage requires a good GPU to play smoothly. Also, it probably won't play from the card, you have to copy the footage onto your hard drive.
I'm a Lumix ambassador and this video is about the G9 and Panasonic gear, so naturally the links are for Panasonic. Except for the NiSi ND filter. I get a small comission from the affiliate links and also some revenue from the RU-vid ads, but no other payment from anyone else. The law requires me to disclose any paid content.
