Panasonic has been one of the leading manufacturers of mirrorless cameras for many years, and the company’s GH series has been highly popular among professional photographers and videographers. In this article we will discuss the set of specs that may appear inside the Panasonic GH7 and its arrival date, we do hope and expect the upcoming GH series flagship camera is set to be a game-changer in the mirrorless camera market.
Panasonic GH Series announcement pattern
- GH1: March 2009
- GH2: September 2010
- GH3: September 2012
- GH4: February 2014
- GH5: January 2016
- GH5s: January 2018
- GH6: Feb 2022
- GH7: 2023 [Expected]
Live MOS Micro Four Thirds Sensor with Hybrid Auto Focus
One of the most highly-anticipated features of the GH7 is its hybrid AF sensor, yes we do believe this time we will have a Hybrid CMOS AF inside. This sensor will be a combination of both contrast-detection and phase-detection autofocus technologies just like we have seen in the recently announced Panasonic’s S5 Mark II camera and has received positive feedback from users. The inclusion of this technology in the GH7 camera will allow for faster and more accurate autofocus, making it a more attractive option for professional photographers and videographers who require high-performance cameras. The only Major Upgrade I Wish for inside the upcoming GH7 camera.
Well, that’s a topic of discussion, pixel peepers (like me) do love higher-resolution sensors at the same time some do believe that having a higher-resolution sensor means compromising with low-light performance of the camera. As we know the M4/3 formats-based sensors are 2X smaller than full frame sensors, so loading up more resolution won’t be feasible this time. A 40 MP higher resolution M4/3 format sensor should be preserved for Panasonic GH8 with 8K video resolution 😉
Rest Everything looks good inside the Panasonic GH series, which already features class-leading core specifications. If we talk about burst speed of 75fps of GH6 camera, 5.8K / 29.97p and 4K DCI / 119.88p RAW video data over HDMI that can be recorded as Apple ProRes RAW on the Atomos NINJA V and NINJA V+, and after the firmware v2.2 GH6 able to work with external SSDs with a capacity of up to 2TB, offering users fast storage at a fraction of the cost of CFexpress cards. This external storage is not only available for filmmakers or those shooting in ProRes, as all video formats can be saved to an SSD – as can still images. So, I think these features are already class-leading and don’t need that much improvement or upscaling, the only thing I am waiting for now is a massive upgrade in the AutoFocus system of the camera.
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I am confirmed they had poor sales for the G100 series, which may have led to the discontinuation of the product line.
BTw, there is still some scope left, they can have a try with PDAF .. let’s see
Panasonic GH6 was released in february 2022, not in may 2021.
Thanks I have update the content, but since they have developed the tech, we may see GH7 arrival at Q4 of 2023.
any updates?
been searching all the web for updated, and nothing is clear
I bought all GH cameras from 1 to 5.
But I skipped the GH6 because the OM1 had phase detect autofocus.
If a GH7 has phase detect and otherwise the same specs as the GH6, I am back and will buy it.
It is a game changer.
For wildlife and bird photography and video.
Since a long time I was an MFT-guy (next to a Nikon APS-C systems). I had 3x GH5 for studio work, the 3rd was altered into an infrared cam and is now in use for outdoor work with Meike 8mm on a gimbal. I don’t like manual focus and so I stop down to f4.5 and focus to around 70cm. This works for videos with people. Later I switched the remaining two GH5 to GH5s. They are still my preferred cams for studio work. In March 2022 I got me the GH6 and immediately was disappointed of the bad autofocus. Wanted to use it together with the 10-25/1.7 in run and gun mode, but no way. In the meantime I sold it together with the 10-25 and switched over to Sony. Got an FX30 and an A7IV. The FX30 is able to do what I want. Ok, it has a 1.6x crop for 100fps. But I can live with that. The eye-af is stunning, so I can work at f1.4 in run and gun mode. I still keep the two GH5s and the infrared GH5, I am content with their results. But I will never go back to Panasonic, no matter how good the GH7 may be.