Panasonic G7 Timelapse Nightlapse Tutorial - Advanced

[@neek247]

PLEEEEEEEASE make more tutorials for this camera, I cant find anything!

[@Heromatic]

I bought the LUMIX G7 because of your amazing tutorials!!!!!!!!!

[@LuisMorales-qk7tx]

my friend, these are GLORIOUS!!!!!! Im getting ready (gearing up) to buy a G7 to get things rolling and this is making me so excited!

[@c_r854]

i'm getting a G7 next week, really excited to see all these tutorials from you and other youtubers!

[@Sweex9998]

awesome video! I don't have any camera but you are one of 100 people who has no problem to teach others. Thumps up !

[@30yearvet.48]

Just purchased this camera from B&H in New York. Very informational tutorial, thanks! This camera is amazing.

[@NatureScapes]

I came here to check hows timelapse quality of G7 before buying, 🙋 after watching this video, I am giving a shot 👍👍👍👍👍 Thanks brother

[@christophuncharted8625]

Thanks for making such a well detailed tutorial! I’m new to cinematography and photography and I feel like I have quite a bit to master on my G7 and I really enjoyed your walkthrough.

[@AlexanderThickstunsChannel]

Thank you!

[@UncleKikiOfficial]

3:49 gave me chills ... Ommmmggg how beautiful 😢❤️

[@thortele]

Cheers! Very useful video. Thanks! You could take it a step further. Shooting your images in the max photo settings does not take away sides, 16:9 takes away the top and bottom! After timelapsing in the max photo setting you do not make a video in cam, but take all the RAW images and proces them with LR-Timelapse method. Then you have much more accessible dynamic range and cropping options. All with the option to animate those. LRT also has functions to get rid of flickering and instability. It is a bit more work and a steep learning curve but the results can be stunning because you have that RAW dynamic range you can acces. Thanks again for this clip. And oh... 5600K is daylight. 5700 is a bit too cool. No problems as long you don't have skintones in the image.

[@AlexanderThickstunsChannel]

Thanks! I've never heard of the tool but you've got my attention. I just find it convenient to be able to generate the movie in the camera. In the past I used GoPro's movie software to stitch them together.

[@thortele]

Yeah it is definitely convenient. But you lose all the RAW power those pictures have because the camera compresses it into that clip. Think of it as playing in Lightroom with a RAW file but have control over the hundreds of pictures in a few simple clicks.

[@AidensFarm24]

what is lrt?

[@Kevin-oz9fw]

Alexander, thank you so much for this excellent tutorial. More G7 tips please.

[@SkywereProductions]

Just got mine with the 14-140 lens today, loving it so far :)

[@heisapilot]

brilliantly explained video Alexander... thanks :) never realised the full potential of G7

[@mishamc93]

Your tutorials are unreal. Thank you.

[@AlexanderThickstunsChannel]

Thanks!

[@phildoodler2199]

Some beautiful timelapse shots there.

[@PatGostek]

wow great time lapse shots, I just wonder what kind of lenses do you recommend for night-lapse shots in terms of aperture, what are the minimum requirements?

[@o.a.m9515]

an lens with aperture under atleast f2.0 would be good and also you want the lens to be extra wide to get a bigger view of space. And also you want the lens focal length to be under 24mm for bigger field of view!

[@davemunoz9742]

sigma 16mm 1.4

[@freedmedia9838]

We need more on the G7.. your tutorial was on point. 📽📸

[@AlexanderThickstunsChannel]

Thank you!

[@LeeMcNeil]

Excellent tutorial. This is a pretty complicated camera for me - I am a little bit of a novice. I am testing it out now on a sunset. I forgot to set the focus to manual though, so we'll see how it turns out.

[@JamesSeo]

Alex, Thank you for the meticulous tutorial! Very useful. I just received my G7! Now I am just waiting for my lenses to come in. :) Very excited to shoot some time lapses, however, I know I need a tripod. Could you recommend some affordable tripods that fit well for the G7? Also maybe a tripod good for film as well? thank you!!

[@AlexanderThickstunsChannel]

I use Benro. I have an A48FDS4 Monopod and a cheap, but sturdy Benro tripod that they don't sell anymore. I figured since the S4 head itself costs $169, might as well she'll out the extra $30 and get a monopod with it as well. Hope that helps!

[@theneezro]

Awesome video Alex, I'm new to photography and its hard to find a good G7 tutorial, so I really appreciate your work!

[@gregaroller]

Thank you so much great tutorial are you just using a standard battery? I have an adapter for the G7 for longer shots,, but obviously that's not gonna work in the wilderness

[@Plou_Hbgfr]

Great Video. I was in Zion Nationalpark in Oktober 2018. also with my Lumix G70. And i also did some nice time lapses. Man, that video brings back memories... :)

[@TonyCava]

Great tutorial! You go over a lot of stuff others skip. I have a G85 but find G4 and G7, GX7 content applicable so subscribed! Thanks.

[@Tickleme3090]

Alex, thank you very informative, and very effective teaching style. Enjoyed all the extra tips. Cheers John

[@AlexanderThickstunsChannel]

Thanks John! The feedback really does mean a lot to me. Alex

[@ChapinPro]

Nice job and beautiful timelapses!!!

[@driverv86]

Well done man, I'm not exactly a noob at this sort of thing, but you did a great job laying it out.

[@1974HondaCB350F]

Super helpful tutorial! I just bought a G85 and this was perfect for me.

[@AlexanderThickstunsChannel]

Thank you!

[@soul9162]

Such a helpful and straight to the point video. Thank you

[@nadineniklas3300]

We're planning on buying this camera for our coming music videos!

[@RodrigoVzq]

I really like this, it is very useful . but 4:3 doesn't really squishes the sides. It does extend the field of view vertically. So if you forget to set it at 16:9 befor shooting. You can crop it later you would get exactly the same result

[@andrzejsuwara1275]

Great tutorial! How do you set white balance for night? You have said 5700 for day, but I missed info for night. Cheers!

[@bwebster1234]

Awesome pictures and video. Thank you so much for sharing to how to's.

[@haiping0918]

excellent presentation.

[@newmusicgospel9648]

Amazing .we need more of this

[@sidoirm]

Thank you!!!! This is my first camera and I've been shooting a lot but this was so helpful thanks again!

[@zlymaciek]

Thanks!

[@AlexanderThickstunsChannel]

Thanks for the feedback! Unfortunately, no. It's raining tonight's and it's completely overcast. I guess next time in the next 22 years…

[@ugenta]

+Alexander Thickstun Hello. Which lens did you use? thank you

[@AlexanderThickstunsChannel]

Panasonic 20mm f1.7 pancake lens

[@thomaskatraouras9806]

thanks for the hard work and effort to make this tutorials , i am about to buy a lens so i start to use what i learned ,by your opinion , can the 25mm f1.7 perform good ? or soul'd i stick with the 20mm f1.7

[@DelayEdits]

do I have to redo this every time?

[@DelayEdits]

It wont let me change the aspect ration with the Fn2 button help!

[@journeyon1983]

That was invaluable information. Thank you so much Alex.

[@lesvoyagesdelouis6574]

Beautiful pictures

[@DanielJoaquinTrujillo]

awesome! great video, and great shots!

[@ANathan123]

I just bought this camera and astrophotographraphy is something I am really interested in. Can you tell me what all of the settings were on the camera

[@RadicalRacoon]

Me too!

[@zfunk]

That was the point of the video.... V__V

[@TobyandTamar]

Nice. I enjoyed this video and the possibilities of doing some milky way time-lapses when I buy a G7 :)

[@johnnyshots5372]

Aweome sir! I can't wait to own mine next month!

[@jaysun070476]

The g7 is my favorite camera nice features for the price.

[@planetarta]

Great video! Still using my G7 today! What is the lens you are using at @3:15 ? Awesome shot!

[@Raychristofer]

Outstanding tutorial, if the cam is In manua mode during a sunset though won't the darkening light create exposure problems?

[@daaave_m]

If you're doing a timelapse where there's a significant change in light you may want to shoot in aperture priority mode with manual ISO, however it may cause flickering, so it's best to shoot it in raw and then do postprocessing with lightroom + LRTimelapse (lrtimelapse can remove flickering and animate lightroom settings). The last step is to then export the edited RAW photos to JPEG images and turn them into a video by putting them in a sequence with video editing software

[@thekalf9991]

wow amazing footage.

[@JCarlos.unknown]

Great useful tutorial. Thanks.

[@vadille8728]

Hi, this is is very nice tutorial 👍, btw can we shoot until 4 or 5 minutes in bulb mode? Because I have lumix gm1 n gm5 , the bulb mode maximum only 60 second, thank you for your attention 😊

[@MountaintopKitchen]

Nice time lapses!

[@KamilZych]

+Alexander Thickstun In 1:14 when you're correcting the exposure, your preview from G7's screen goes from very dark to bright. Do you have constant preview enabled in settings? On my G7 I need to actually take a picture to see the results of my exposure's adjustment :/

[@57Carlibra]

thanks for sharing, your info will be useful to me later when it arrives tomorrow.

[@TheSearchForAwesome]

Dude what a great tutorial! I will definitely try this. Is there a way on the g7 to have like 2 complete modes so I could easily switch from time lapse back to vlogging for instance without having to mess with the menus and dials over and over?

[@ngenomsquad5362]

So cool. How long u make timelapse milkyway? 1, 2 or 3 hours?

[@samreyy]

Thank you Alex, great video!

[@nickcasale1709]

DUDE love this video, thank you. Just got a G7 and it's maybe already my favorite camera, so small and light but seems to kick ass and does everything I want. What pancake lens are you using?

[@nickcasale1709]

Nm, just saw your previous comment, thanks again

[@publicaccess3767]

Great video! Do you use the Electronic or Mechanical shutter? Thanks!

[@shaneomac151]

Would there be any way to get less grain and noise at 6:55? Like shooting in raw photos and using noise reduction in post and combining them to a time lapse in post production?

[@hakins8932]

Thanks for the awesome tutorial man! definitely going to try out soon

[@malthuzianfilms]

Just bought a G7, the fn2 button doesn't bring up the option to change the aspect ratio like yours. got any ideas why?

[@AbigailGonzalezbigui1964]

amazing timelapses! great job!

[@6figs]

Thank you Alexander!

[@robbzbacnik]

what is your go-to lens for timelapse? thanks so much for the great, easy to understand tutorial, man!

[@dreeves37]

Robb Zbacnik m

[@jamo_8972]

at 1:54 you can hear a squeaking noise from the shutter. is it suppose to make that noise or is it a broken shutter/ shutter defect?

[@JoshPendergrassFilms]

Great video, thanks Alex

[@FellipeRodrigues89]

the best time lapse tutorial i've found. ThaNk yoU!

[@maxvorobey1316]

Great video! Super helpful, can you tell me what the lens your using is? Thanks!

[@arangillespie]

This is just what I needed to know- thanks!

[@NorthernRAY1]

Great tutorial!

[@phliip7362]

Heya! I loved this tutorial and then subsequently all the other adventures on ur channel... I just bought the G7 and would love to get something like the clarity you get.. is there anything you recommend I do to learn? My current strategy is just to produce 1 video a week and improve with time... it's really funny - the first time-lapse video you got of you cleaning ur room years ago is basically exactly where I'm at now! The vast progress u made over the years is inspiring!!! :D keep up the good work!!!

[@AlexanderThickstunsChannel]

I followed a lot of tutorial videos on KZbin. I actually hope to get a video out soon on what settings I use and what I typically do when I'm out shooting with the G7.

[@hvalenzuela8]

hello I liked your video. You can take pictures with open octurador to capture the stars completely without noise? I mean as mirror models

[@capitolbassfishing]

That was great - very informative. Thanks! I just bought the G7 :-)

[@cinegmapictures2923]

Next level !! ❤️😎

[@sacredseedjay7129]

i love you man. thank you so much for this tutorial

[@TianWu]

Alex, what lens were you using during the face shots in this video? - 0:02

[@AlexanderThickstunsChannel]

I'm using the Panasonic 20mm f1.7 pancake lens, and I had the aperture set all the way to f1.7 to get the narrow depth of field. It's a sharp lens!

[@TianWu]

Thanks!

[@lukehopkirk]

Hi I have Long Shutter Noise Reduction Turned on but it still has alot of purple noise in the image do you have any idea how to fix

[@IsmaelRodriguez45]

great tutorial! you should do more tutorials on the G7, so we can all get the most out of it

[@AlexanderThickstunsChannel]

I do need to, and I plan to shortly! I unfortunately water damaged my G7, so I have another one on the way. For 2016 my goal is to offer a number of tutorials for people to get the most out of the G7.

[@supra2k8]

+Alexander Thickstun how did you get water damage on your G7?

[@AlexanderThickstunsChannel]

+supra2k8 I tripped over a cement pylon that was concealed by tall grass. I fell into the wet grass (it rained) and continued to use the camera for the night after only drying it off with my shirt. Unfortunately the water got into the buttons, the lens mount, and inside the electronics, so now I get a garbled image when I turn the camera on. Quite sad, actually...

[@supra2k8]

***** damn that sucks, only if you had the GH4

[@jangarcia1338]

watching this video make me think that te g7 could be a nice camera for astro photography as well. Im going to buy my first interchangeable lens camera and im between the olympus omd em 10 or the panasonic g7 I dont know which one to buy . Both are second hand slightly used with double kit lens. I like to shoot landscapes, street photography, sunsets and twilight as well as starred nights. Id like to shoot milky way and star trails. Panasonic has better video capabilities and 4k pics + post focus, however olympus has 3 axis ibis and live composite for long exposure. What do you think?

[@shawnafitzgerald6061]

wonderful! Thanks for sharing!

[@daceuro]

Crap. Wish I would have watched this before going out tonight. Didn't even think to check the long shutter noise reduction setting. Thanks!

[@justinasmar8180]

awesome tutorial, thank you so much!!

[@sirvapesalot2163]

Awesome! Thanks so much for this video!

[@niftyfiftycampingadventure795]

Great video Aleander thanks for sharing.. Question I have tried many ways but the menu will not allow me into the Long shutter NR Option on the menu.. Is there a sequence to access this ???

[@JaJa-gh3ze]

have you figured out why? Im having the same issue

[@NonFormalEducator]

Hello Alexander, First of all I want to thank you for sharing your experiences with this camera. After seeing your videos I just ordered mine! Finally the pack with the 14-140 lense. I do a lot of video and I have 2 questions for you.. Have you found any viewfinder that fits the G7 screen? because I see the screen doesn't have much of a frame so maybe it's difficult to find one of those magnetic ones... And my other question is... which SD card do you recommend for 4k Video+External audio on this G7? I've seen affordable SD class 10 60mb/s ... but not sure they'll work on 4k.. .would it be better 90mb/s ? Thanks!

[@AlexanderThickstunsChannel]

Just to be on the safe side, I use the SanDisk extreme pro SD card. It might be overkill, but it's not too expensive and it works just fine. I did use a Samsung SD card that was supposed to be a high write speed, but for whatever reason my camera didn't want to recognize it. I had to return it. Unfortunately I can't speak for the 60 Mb/scard, but I think it should handle it just fine. If you order it through Amazon, they are always good in accepting returns if you need it. I didn't even know they had viewfinders until I saw your comment. I will say the viewfinder on the G7 is very good. It actually displays a higher resolution then the screen. I hope this helps.

[@supra2k8]

+Alexander Thickstun i bought the 128gig 150mb/s card and it seems to work fine

[@da_yogi]

I have extensively used the GH4 and i love the camera!! Planning to go for a G7. To anyone with a G7 and 14-140 mm kit lens. QUESTION - If you shoot a video with this lens does it Jitter???? Please let me know. The more answers the better! Thank you all

[@MoshiMoshiMarketingBunbury]

Hi Naresh, Bought this beautiful little camera recently, from the research I did the kit lenses didn't have image stabilization built in (though I could be wrong). I purchased the 14-42mm lense (off the top of my head) with great image stabilization, no jitters, just normal hand movement vs shaky hands. The 20mm Prime lense I purchased doesn't have the same stabilization and whilst the image quality is great, the jittering is off-putting (though perfect for a video I was shooting). So in short, look for a better lense if making the jump. I'm still playing around a lot with it, but so far very impressed. Oh and Alexander, thanks for the insights on TimeLapse - currently shooting a test night shot in terrible light (no moon or any real stars from where I'm based). Cheers

[@da_yogi]

Hey Moshi.. I brought the camera too with the 14-42 lens.. Great little camera! I additionally went for the 42.5 mm 1.8 lens and i think its a fabulous investments (250$). It gives you near about the same quality as does the 1500$ worth Leica 42.5 1.2 mm. To those planning to go for a G7, please keep in mind where you are going to use it and accordingly opt for the PAL or NTSC version.. That is one department where the camera or rather Panasonic sucks.. Why couldn't it give both form options like it did for the GH4? Cheers

[@erluad]

How did you get the lense to stay open for 6 seconds?

[@tobiasanderzen65]

Eric Dunne you need to turn of electric shutter

[@apu889]

Wow that was amazing! Can't wait to try by myself. Are you using kit lens?

[@AmazingProspectingLetters]

What are your settings for day to night or night to day timelapse on the g7? Thanks for this very helpful video.

[@AlexanderThickstunsChannel]

That is a really tough one. I've only landed manual settings correct when the sun is down or during the day for short spirts. You can leave your shutter speed or ISO on auto to compensate for the change in exposure, but it'll be a gamble of it turns out or not. I don't think there's any prescribed method for this, unfortunately.

[@AmazingProspectingLetters]

Thanks. What about keeping all settings fixed?

[@AlexanderThickstunsChannel]

If you leave the settings fixed, when you transition from night to day the photos will go to all-white (overexposed). And from day to night the photos will go pitch black (underexposed). It can make for some neat transitions for filmmaking, however.

[@AmazingProspectingLetters]

Thanks. I should have known. I wonder what the solution could be.

[@andreaxcasanova]

Is it possible to get high quality timelapses with the g7's kit lens?

[@FireStudiosUK]

Have you done a day to night timelapse? any tips?

[@juanh1093]

Where are you located in the video? I ask because I never seen the stars in the sky like that before. How do you see the milky way like that with out a telescope?

[@deezilf8159]

Great stuff man

[@realhedi7911]

What is your best pic setting ? aspect ratio, RAW or other settings?

[@dannylea4664]

i cant get my apeture down to 1.7. I'm really struggling to understand this camera.

[@justinutube]

You need to buy a lens with a bigger aperture. Lower F-stop number. You need to watch some general camera tutorials.

[@dannylea4664]

@@justinutube this was 3 years ago...

[@mst6734]

@@dannylea4664 lol

[@mr.whiteboarder6311]

great video, what lens should I get for the time lapses.

[@AlexanderThickstunsChannel]

It’s expensive, but I like Panasonic‘s new 8-18 mm f2.8 lens

[@StevenMandey]

Thank u so much... good tutorial. i'm G85 user and i think this tutorial work for mine

[@Crafty137]

amazing video

[@georgios_georgiou]

Great video i love timelapses especially nightlapses and i would like to ask you does the 30min cap for video applies for timelapse (i try to figure it out but i don't have the camera in my hands yet...)? And can u record video after the 30 mins by starting again the record process (by that i mean 30 min cap can be exceeded that by stiching a different recording back to back to the previous)?

[@AlexanderThickstunsChannel]

30 minute cap doesn't apply to time lapses thankfully. For video, after 30 minutes then meta will stop recording. You'll have to babysit it to hit the record button again. It will not stitch any segments together.

[@georgios_georgiou]

Thanks for the fast response i don't worry about the babysitting its fine really. Keep on recording content its great and inspiring !

[@FlyByFrancis]

Why did the ISO change when the camera was in Manual Mode?

[@quickpickle]

I do all that u said, out the dial on manual white balance manual focus etc.. but i notice that the focus compensation is moving up and down when the image darkens or brightens, its like its set still on autoexposure. How do you make this manual? Thanks