Palm Beach Zoo panasonic g9 100-400mm

I spent a day at the Palm Beach Zoo testing out the video and photo capabilities of my new camera and lens. The G9 and Pana-Leica 100-400mm are an amazing combination. I'm still learning the nuances of this camera so I had a few frustrating moments with focusing. A couple times I could not find focus until I pointed at a far off tree or object and then recomposed my subject. I'm sure it's operator error and not the fault of the camera. The image stabilization is incredible. This whole video was shot handheld with dual IS on. The effective max focal length of 800mm definitely helped to reach out to some of the distant animals.
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[@michellemccartney6124]

Thank you for the video. I just rented the G9 with the Panasonic Leica 12-60 and the Panasonic 100-300 II. I loved both those lenses and the G9 is a complete joy to use-both in terms of stills and video. I found the G9's video auto focus capabilities to be quite good even when compared to the Canon's DPAF. I hear so many complaints about Panasonic's video focusing but the G9 seemed really good. And your video proves that.

[@phildoodler2199]

Thanks for posting. Did you shoot in 4k or HD?

[@TheHavnmonkey]

99% shot in 4k/60fps then exported to HD at half speed. My first time working like that in video editing.

[@phildoodler2199]

Thanks. Ye 4k/60fps can be quite resource intensive but the end results have much more clarity when down sampled to HD. Thanks again.

[@cafenakimedia]

Hi Haven! I'm the Head of Communications & PR at Palm Beach Zoo. This link was sent to me by one of our keepers. Permission to share clips on our social platforms with credit of course? Thanks so much and feel free to email me at [e-mail]