GH5 Cinematic Settings for Video 2021 Edition // Lumix GH5 settings tutorial for amazing video

[@gstevejordan]

FYI, for those who may sometimes rely on the GH5 autofocus, there are a few youtube videos that indicate setting the shutter angle to 179, rather than 180, may increase the AF speed and effectiveness...

[@CalebHoover]

yeah i've seen those and tried it as well. i do think it helped. the firmware update helped as well.

[@sess5206]

With so many jumping ship, I'm happy you're still flying the GH5 colors! Best regards from Stockholm!

[@gabrielambrose9159]

Thanks you for this honestly.....But does this settings apply to concert ?

[@ajitsaxena6700]

Hey Caleb, novice videographer question. Why would anyone choose to shoot in 23.976 vs 24 flat, or 29.97 vs 30 flat?

[@toneranger]

Thanks very well explained. I want to record my band's 2 hour plus rehearsals and shows, output via hdmi, hit record and forget, will the camera not overheat?

[@CalebHoover]

i've never had over heating issues with events or long sessions!

[@toneranger]

@@CalebHoover thanks Caleb!

[@kalebarancelovic]

The GH5 can get incredible results. KZbin channels like Caleb's will help you get the most out of the GH5.

[@paulogemaque5872]

Hello how are you? Thanks for the videos they are very good, I'm Brazilian and I want to enter the world of audio visual I have a doubt on which camera to buy, gh5 or Sony a7iii which one would you recommend? Thanks

[@apworks7477]

Wich keyboard do you have?

[@OG_predatorproductionz]

So shooting 10bit would eliminate banding/potential flickering indoors? I was told most US lights are at 60hz and having SS in variables of 60 would eliminate it but sometimes during my broll I can still see it when using house lighting. Thanks!

[@oneeyedphotographer]

One or the other might drift a little. I think Canon cameras can sort it out, you turn it on or off but you don't set the frequency.

[@StanTregubenko]

There is a question. Bought gh5ii with same settings 4k/8bit/100mbs same like yours the volume is mute, whats can be? thanks

[@CalebHoover]

it's not set to variable frame or anything like that is it?

[@stephentalent]

Man there is just so much value in your videos. I’ve literally just got a gh5 II as a b cam (to an A7s3) & I cannot believe I’ve never owned or used one on these before - it is awesome! As are your videos man - thanks 🙏

[@BaileyFamilyOutdoors]

Caleb u really set me towards the GH5.. Just recently got mine and u have really helped me out a lot on ur videos. Keep up the great work!

[@CalebHoover]

Great to hear! thanks for watching!

[@enchanted_strands]

at 6:38 your video has me select the variable frame rate, although my camera doesnt allow me to click it, it says OFF. Is there a way to change this?

[@BarajasFilms]

good video but what lens did you used?

[@CalebHoover]

for talking head? Olympus 7-14mm f2.8 and for back of camera shot Sigma 16mm f1.4

[@ateresh]

Hey great video... On another subject maybe you will have an answer... I've been looking for a np-f adapter that can power the gh6 with a dummy battery, and a monitor with 12v input. Somehow i can't find a good answer even from smallrig. v mount battery is the only option?

[@tedz2000]

Great info, but how do u display the frame rate on screen. I noticed u have 24/24.00 displayed on ur monitor. Thanks

[@gottifanclub6241]

Just got my camera, I'm a total beginner when it comes to filmmaking but when I go to the settings it has a photo icon instead of the video M icon and has completely different settings. How do I fix this? sorry if its a dumb question

[@CalebHoover]

what's your top dial set at?

[@sheldonpowell2902]

Dude thank you for this video. I'm renting this camera for a shoot today and this explained everything i had questions about and more!! Thanks G!

[@alexkrasteff4061]

Thanks for the video. I get harsh highlights especially with the natural profile. I use zebraz and histogram and take care not to overexpose, everything looks OK on the camera LCD but when i bring the footage in post often the highlights are not optimal. I notice that there is a lot of information in the blown highlights. Is that a GH5 characteristic, and if yes how can i manage this issue better?

[@CalebHoover]

yeah natural is gonna produce harsh highlights. what do you have the zebra set to. i usually have it at 95% for natural.

[@ReezyResells]

Thank you for the help ! Just got my GH5 setup yesterday and this def helped me shave some hours off the learning curve.

[@ShotByMichaelRashad]

The GH5 changed the game for me and my business 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾

[@jonathanm.4713]

thank you so much for all of your work, just finished watching the other video you made on VFR but am still struggling to grasp it - how is it that we select setting that it records in but then choose a different frame rate ??? anyone whos willing to help me understand better - immensely appreciated thank you!!!

[@CalebHoover]

vfr is just for a creative look out of camera. i like it cuz it's already processed as a slo mo file which isn't always a big deal but it's nice having it right out of camera sometimes

[@jonathanm.4713]

@@CalebHoover mmm i think im understanding that much but my confusion is presented when actually selecting lets say for ex 4k 24fps 8bit and then after selecting this we then go into VFR and select 60 ... so im shooting ... 4k 24fps 8bit at 60fps? its just not making sense to me, its not registering, how this is different from selecting differently from the beginning and just going with 4k 60fps 8 bit. im not sure if im communicating best im sorry im trying to understand here

[@albertoalamos7923]

the gh5 and gh5s the best in 2021. thnks for your settings

[@CalebHoover]

🙌

[@filmbyeliaspl]

hey friend excellent video, but why does the microphone turn off with this configuration during the video at 60fps 4k? Is there any setting that can turn on the microphone?

[@kingkaamaofficial3900]

THANKS A LOT C!!! still have mine and will keep it ..!! I wonder how I can match my color profil from gh5 with my S1h's bigger set ups ..??

[@CalebHoover]

i think the color profiles should be very close

[@directc]

Thank you very much for your tuto. You mentioned that the shutter angle is automatically doubled. When the variable frame rate is on, and shoot at 60fps for a 24fps output, and the shutter angle is left at 180, is it the equivalent of a 1/50 or a 1/120 ? Thank you in advance. Florent

[@LincolnLohan77]

That would be 120/125 Shutter

[@CalebHoover]

yeah it would adjust to account for the variable frame rate. so the shutter speed for vfr of 60fps it would at 120

[@CalebHoover]

thanks for your reply!

[@MusicForIMAGES]

Thank you for your time and attention for all of us. People that believe in GH5

[@MarkBennettCameraCrisis]

Still using the GH5 - it does everything I want and more!!

[@elementary8963]

I really love the 'Focus Transition' feature on the GH5/GH5S. I love thinking of new ways to use it. Fun fact - in the S range of cameras, it's only available on the S1H, as it's considered a pro-feature.

[@MarkBennettCameraCrisis]

@@elementary8963 that’s crazy!! I would have figured it would have been included with all their full frame offerings.

[@elementary8963]

@@MarkBennettCameraCrisis Absolutely - you'd have thought that as Panasonic cameras don't have great CAF, they'd give all their users as much focusing help as possible....but then again, they have to make the S1H special to justify the price I guess.

[@CalebHoover]

Thanks for checking out the video. It helps me running through these settings too every once in awhile.

[@dirkschoenfeld]

thx for another great video! Can you explain why you use the Metabones 0.64 and not the Ultra edition (0.71)? Not sure which one to buy...

[@CalebHoover]

i think either one you'll be totally fine. i'm just happy with the results i get from it but this article might be helpful suggestionofmotion.com/blog/metabones-speed-booster-comparison-mft/ 🤷‍♂️

[@dirkschoenfeld]

@@CalebHoover thx - that helped a lot :)

[@MathiasKropp]

Hey Caleb, Mathias from Hannover/ Germany. Fantastic video, it helps me to find the best settings. I´m a newcomer - yesterday I´ve bought my GH5 II with a Lumix G Vario 12-35mm, f2,8. Do you recommand your settings to setup the GH5 II too? Thanks so much;-))

[@nirajchoksi6067]

Hey Caleb, Can you share your Render settings for GH5. Specially for youtube.

[@CalebHoover]

i might have to make a video about that sometime

[@FishingTheSeam]

Variable frame rate slowed by video down. How do I make it fast again? Do I need to use a editing program! ?

[@mgr5550]

Im thinking of picking this up. What are the file sizes for each format. Say like 1 minute of DCI 4K 60p ? How much space does it take on disk ? ..................... Is there some location where they give a chart of the file sizes for each format and resolution of this camera ? And will the files edit smooth (timeline scrubbing) on a Ryzen 5 3800 ?

[@TheRockingFish]

VERY useful, you got a new GH5followerfan :)

[@PlayingwithSticks]

Really appreciate the details and the step by step walkthrough of your settings.

[@CalebHoover]

appreciate it!

[@frankharis1947]

Really appreciate the details explanations and the step by step walkthrough of your settings. Thanks a Lots dear.

[@mver]

Caleb these are great videos, easy to follow, clear and concise. I don't shoot a ton of video for my real estate clients, but when I do, the GH5 rocks! I use your GH5 videos as my goto reference set for making great video content.

[@CalebHoover]

awesome! thanks for reaching out!

[@ChessBoxin]

I've been watching a lot of your videos and I know since then youve stepped up your camera from GH5. I'm heading to Japan and I want to get the most out of my camera and was thnking to getting VLOG. I believe had said in your other videos that you just prefer natural because its basically good enough out of the camera. I believe it cause I've been on Natural forever but I dont always goto japan and so I was curious what your thoughts would be on buying VLOG to shoot in 4k24 10bit, but shoot the slow mo stuff in 4k60 8 bit Natural. Does that sound too troublesome to try and color match after the fact? I'm in no way a colorist but I would love to get the most out of my camera and I'm not trying to put out videos on a timely schedule either. I've seen a lot of amazing VLOG stuff on youtube but then I've also seen a lot of people saying to avoid it and just do cine-d or nat or whatever profile you prefer.

[@DANIELLONDONCHARLES]

hi, having a bit of an issue with my gh5 with all manual picture modes it keeps taking pictures like it's in bust mode but it is not......

[@freyafilmco]

thanks for this huge help!

[@CalebHoover]

thanks for checking it out!

[@paulsummers1473]

Hey Caleb, would these settings be the same on the GH5 mark 2? thanks for your great content. Cheers -

[@fiphoto8441]

Awesome channel. Thanks for your videos, they are so helpful.

[@Shadowsnshades]

With all settings plus shooting in 4k. What size SD cards should you use?

[@CalebHoover]

i'm normally on 64gb cards

[@EnVisioLED]

I set the first setting but mine isnt showing the angle at the bottom? Tried scrolling through the DISP button but it still doesnt show, any ideas?

[@batterybikes]

Have you posted what your autofocus settings are? You mentioned posting something about it when the 2.6 firmware came out but not sure if it's hidden in another video. Thanks

[@shytigerstudios]

Used some of these exact settings for my new short film! Thanks for tips!

[@richharrisrecordingsession7904]

@Caleb Hoover QUESTION: So when I set my ISO to 1/3 and then go in to adjust it I'm still limited to AUTO - 400 - 800 - 1600 - 3200 and it stops there. I can't do thirds and I'm capped at 3200...any idea?

[@CalebHoover]

are you in movie mode on the dial? not sure what might be causing that.

[@DARKTOOTHFILMS]

Thank you Thank you Thank you Caleb. Happy to have found this one year old awesome youtube video. I'm a cameraman/overall filmmaker, but very new to the GH5. Huge help and great explanations. -M.E.L.

[@twentyoneplusvideo0472]

Great video, I have had my GH5 for awhile now and only am beginning to customize settings this was a game changer.

[@robertheitzler9547]

This is helpful. Thank you. They're also a lot of settings around autofocusing all over the camera setting menus. So I'm allow for the half price others turn it off. I've noticed some challenges with that. It'd be good to understand what settings work with what operational functionality. The AF/AE button is there is a fallback... But I'm still figuring this all out. PS, I use my GH5 for video and v log.

[@KHAREZDELAMANI]

Thanks for all the work...really helpful 🙌

[@apom316]

Super awesome video

[@CalebHoover]

Thank you so much 😀

[@RonaldBrown59]

Great information, and thanks for sharing your settings.

[@theodumont1648]

Thanks for your video ! As the autofocus is not so great, any advice to doing great focus in manual? I mean, when changing focus, it's best to do it slowly and smoothly or doing it fast to swiftly change from first plan to background doable?

[@benyaeast4741]

would this also work for gh5s ? cheers 🙏🏽

[@CalebHoover]

yeah totally!

[@Mpountroumi]

Shooting a GH5 with a GH5... Dope!

[@CalebHoover]

🙌

[@NeroMC]

Hy caleb..i have a question... My premiere pro crashes with some gh5 Record format files...how can i fix this? thanks

[@loveelrae]

I would create proxies. That way your computer won’t have to work so hard. My workflow is so much faster. Try it out and you’ll be happy

[@danieldeemer]

great update Caleb. My most frequent shooting modes are 4k8bit60p and FHD8bit120p(VFR mode) I cant figure out a way to quickly switch between the two. Every-time I switch to FHD with VFR I have to go into the VFR menu and select 120p. Anyway to directly program these two "modes" to a custom button? I've tried to work it out but haven't been able. Also the GH5 is still a new tool to me so I might not be as savy as a chap like you.

[@CalebHoover]

you could customize those to the dial. Put those settings on C1 or C2 kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJObfapnoa56aqc

[@harryhairo7272]

Hey is this the i or ii?

[@sutv6754]

Celeb, A lot of the GH5 channels and pros seem to use 4K 60 instead of the in camera slow motion. I can't seem to get a straight up answer to the question.... IS it better quality to shoot in 4k 60 and slow down in post or just shoot in Variable and have the slow motion done in camera. My friend on KZbin Doug Jenson seems to think that you'd be better off in variable 4K 60 as opposed to tweaking in post 4K 60. I'd like to know what you think if you can elaborate a bit. Is it the same? What do you use. Thank you.

[@iSpike]

Brilliant my good man 👍🏻

[@CalebHoover]

🙌 thanks for watching!

[@gainvitalitymitanna1274]

Hey Caleb, since i am facing to buy the gh5 or gh5s and i don't have any experience, i hope you can help me. We want to film a lot of stuff indoor like workout and cooking and stuff i want to buy the viltrox and sigma 18-35 lense and i am asking my self if i need the gh5 or the gh5s to comfortably film indoor (i have a gimbal, but well shooting with just the GH5 and its good stabilizer is probably nice to have too, with the gh5s i am going to use the gimbal all time i guess ) maybe you can give me a hint thy in advance :)

[@STGFilmmakers]

nice video bro thanks again. keep it up homey

[@CalebHoover]

awesome! thanks for watching!

[@gcprost]

You didn’t mention master pedestal. I find the GH5 crushes the blacks. Master pedestal can fix this. Maybe it is because I shoot a lot of concerts, live theatre and dance shows. I also turn down the highlights.

[@CalebHoover]

good call!

[@magic_minded]

Amazing video, just ordered mine!

[@donduquene]

Really appreciated this! Quick question though, when I tried to load in the custom LUTS it seems that my GH5 isn't reading it. When I tap on "Read LUT file" it says "This menu item can't be set" I'm not too sure what to do.

[@ザイオンブロッコリー]

Any chance your Lut is .cube file? If so the file cannot be recognized by the camera. To avoid it you have to convert the file into .vlt file with specific tools online.

[@donduquene]

@@ザイオンブロッコリー yes it’s a vlt file and my gh5 is still not recognizing it.

[@kaplateproduction5213]

Hey Caleb ! 😃 Thank you for this new video 😉 maybe soon will come the gh6, any news about that ? I hope the auto focus Will be really improved because manual focus during wedding shooting is not always practical.

[@CalebHoover]

i wish i had insider information on the gh6 but naw.

[@LucaBono.Studio]

Great video Caleb, very informative!

[@CalebHoover]

Glad it helped!

[@PanicVision]

Love this video! You always upload before my shoots lol I recently Got the GH5, and with your videos, I've really stepped up my Videography Skills! Thank You!

[@CalebHoover]

That's awesome!

[@JulianPinney13]

Hey Man, I'm useless with my GH5, I plugged in your setting to shoot some testimonial footage from a student and all my clips are in slow motion with no audio. I must have done something wrong, I'm guessing it was from the variable frame rate. Is there a way I can fix the footage so its regular speed? Is my audio gone, or hiding? Any help would be apricated thanks.

[@Sappydance]

Hello Caleb, can you do one for GH6 as well? :)

[@RadicalZack]

What is the difference between MP4LPCM and MOV?

[@CalebHoover]

LPCM is a more editing friendly format of mp4. mov you'll be fine.

[@RadicalZack]

@@CalebHoover But is there a difference in quality and gradeability between MOV and MP4 LPCM?

[@ShinTenshi]

Hi caleb thank for this new video i love those kind of vid :) hope everything going well take care ;)

[@CalebHoover]

Thanks! You too!

[@farjadahmad]

What is the best colour profile of gh5 to shoot cinematic travel videos??

[@RotterStudios]

I can't get AF to work in video mode, only the Auto settings such as P mode.

[@diegocandido]

How to make the fn4 button appear on the zebra and Waveform and Vectorscope?

[@OmarZaldivar]

Awesome video for 2021. Thanks!

[@mannietravels]

What metering mode do you use?

[@LincolnLohan77]

Nice video! Thanks

[@CalebHoover]

Thank you too!

[@Querenciatv]

Amazing Work 👍

[@CalebHoover]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@Bahunlimbu]

Big fan from nepal

[@CharlyCRP]

Un nuevo suscriptor desde España! Qué pena no saber bien inglés!

[@RetroBusker]

system frequency is'nt showing in my gh5, only format is showing in the rentch!!!!

[@parhaminspirational6433]

Okay I have GH5 and do not see these options . Can someone please help me.

[@swaha55]

Hi Caleb, I am using the GH5 and I just realized a big problem when filming videos. When I keep Everything the same and film indoors my videos play fine, BUT when I video outside in brighter light with the same settings something is happening so my videos get all pixelated. (So my exposure is set for the outdoor light so the indoor videos look dark but I am filming in front of a window so I am getting some of the outside light.) Even the thumbnail for the outside .MOV file is a quicktime icon (on my iMac) whereas the video filmed inside has one of the frames as the thumbnail icon. Both videos were about 600 - 700 MB, both videos on a SanDisk 128GB Extreme Pro SD card. I tried so many different things like adjusting the focus option from ASF/AFF to M but that does not make a difference. I have the settings similar to your settings in your video about the GH5 settings that you mention in this video. I have it set to record in .MOV format. For the record quality I am using 1020x1080, 420/8bit/Long GOP, 100Mbps, LPCM, VFR available. Variable Frame Rate OFF When I shoot photos outside there is no problem. Also I can view the video in camera preview without the pixelation but when I transefer the video file from my SD card onto my iMac it plays horribly. It looks like a bunch of color cubes. I tried looking at the messed up video in DaVinci Resolve as well as QuickTime and the video in the Edit tab of Resolve looks really weird. Some normal frames at the beginning and then a bunch of green frames and then red with Media Offline at the end of the same clip - just one clip for the movie. I do not really know where to start with figuring out what is going on. Do you have any ideas?

[@watersports34]

Don't understand why Iso 100 is invisible on my gh5. Thanks for helping me ^^

[@EdWohlfahrt]

Great, thanks!

[@FRANKRICECOLD209]

The GH6 rumors are looking pretty crazy man it will be cool if they're true

[@CalebHoover]

plz share!!

[@JonackFilm]

I use often the cine D Profile in 200MB/s Full HD :) this cam is still top

[@CalebHoover]

cine d works really well! I just don't use it that often. maybe i should 🤔

[@JonackFilm]

@@CalebHoover It has the sizes dynamic scope

[@GlennPerdicaro]

Thnx for this video fantastic!!!

[@CalebHoover]

awesome thanks!

[@kxvxn01]

Dude has pringles for nails😂 great video

[@RadMedusa]

Another Deity mic user! I love mine, not sure why I don't see them more often. It has a surprisingly long pick up distance, I think you're actually too close to it in this vid :')

[@tylerjslattery]

FYI "All I" footage is easier for a computer to edit than traditional long-gop formats

[@thegeekgarage]

Was this video shot on a GH5 with these settings?

[@enchanted_strands]

Similarly i cannot select photos style....

[@stylianosLi]

My camera don't show shutter

[@charliewilson3234]

Someone gave me a GH5S, would setting that up be the same way? Or is the GH5 better.

[@ShinTenshi]

same :)

[@AVasilych]

Seems it's not so good idea to show the camera screen text misfocused. Maybe text clearance more valuable than huge bokeh

[@SMILLEYTVV]

Is a gh5 still good in 2023?

[@GadgetGuru74]

MERCI !

[@PhueLeeMedia]

I got Lumix G6, G85, & GH5.