Panasonic LUMIX GH7 Review: I Was Wrong...

[@geraldundone]

It was just announced that LUMIX will also be offering ARRI LogC3 as an option for this camera. It wasn't available to test as of posting, but it will be interesting to see if there's any benefit to dynamic range. Better bust out the Xyla 21 again... 🤓

[@JacobdelaRosa]

HUGE

[@mrshaheedmalik]

That's a interesting development.

[@joebressler]

woah

[@BootStrapTurnerVideography]

While it may require hardware unique to the GH7, I'd love to see a firmware and unlock key for purchase for the S5II/IIX series.

[@CartyCantDance]

Oh my god. Please please please lumix give me this on my s5ii

[@InventiveImagery]

that sponsor segment was gold

[@enmanueljq5]

yes🤣🤣

[@ChristianBehnke]

Best ad-read from any creator in ages.

[@mfjae]

i agree

[@GabrielSykes]

How 45 year old CHRISTIAN mothers write their FACEBOOK posts.

[@andrewrose3305]

😂

[@RhettThompsonFilm]

The Lumix Gerald Redemption Arc starts NOW.

[@tyronnezx]

LOL! I literally came here to see these comments. Good to see Gerald's come out of the cave

[@POW.CREEPER]

They probably Cash App him to turn things around, he had all the youtubers talking caca about lumix

[@Millyviews]

LUMIX Gerald😂

[@ivycomb]

I'm gerald undone, and [awkward pause, staring]

[@hendrickziegler8487]

I'm Gerald undone. [awkward staring pause] My wife told me to be nicer to Lumix 👀

[@Zainphotography]

Haha, i noticed too.

[@BootStrapTurnerVideography]

Lumix USA shows you the love! Sean is a real treasure for Lumix, glad he works there.

[@JoeBleaux69]

Holy crap are you telling me the Panasonic branding has been removed from the lumix brand??? When??? I didn’t even notice that. Panasonic is notorious for doing this. Elite being the best example imo. Those plasma TV’s are still covered today for their inky blacks and black levels etc

[@elementary8963]

I didn't skip the Storyblocks bit - bravo, Gerald. Bravo :)

[@DotsOnYTLive]

congratulations, it's the first ad read I've watched in years. Storyblocks, give this man a raise!

[@ParsclickTV]

Every time a new camera comes I come here. The best reviews are here.

[@KirstenBayes]

Same!

[@VERTMEDIA]

Same here!

[@Average1212]

I don't form an opinion until 2 months after production units come out and the sponsored reviews have all run their course.

[@pikku-iikka3778]

Maybe some, but not all of the best ones. Because the guy seems to have missed the best manufacturer alltogether . Which of course is Olympus (now OM System). Hui hai, not subscribing...

[@BrendanEvan]

Kudos to Lumix for sending the camera on the heels of the infamous Gerald-Rant-Gate 2024

[@orinorio1]

Gerald made the S9 one of the most talked about camera on KZbin now he is talking about the GH7. The Lumix brand is being talked about more then any camera brand right now. It's perfect marketing

[@JasonOverHere]

Exactly, and I agree: kudos to Panasonic for sending him another camera.

[@drewgerber3525]

I'm buying it. This is all I needed for the review. Huge Gh5 fan. And this does everything I want finally. Review wasnt even needed after the first audio review/storyblocks ad. Great Work Gerald. You Killed this too.

[@yawningmarmot]

I would wait to see if it doesn't have the audio issues that plagued many (if not all) copies of the S5II/X among other possible problems we saw on previous cameras.

[@iam_niam]

Yeah! Internal Raw recording! Phase Autofocus! Perfect stabilization! That is all I need!

[@chickenfried12]

M43 will never die with us losers refusing to give it up

[@overnightdelivery]

Always been a Proud supporter of Micro Four Loser Thirds

[@LenMetcalf]

Love micro four thirds. But don’t think I am a looser though 😂

[@larbueno]

You got that right, Brother!

[@NiSE_Rafter]

There's not a lot of us but we're definitely holding on

[@DEADIKATED]

Lmao I’m heavily invested in the system 😂

[@erwickdsouza]

I'm Gerald Undone and (shouty voice) I can yell in 32-bit float!

[@langdons2848]

The G9 mkii also demonstrated that M4/3 isn't dead. It doesn't have the same following and fan base as full frame cameras, but the people who love it do so for good reasons and the full frame market doesn't have compelling reasons to give up on it. M4/3 will be with us a lot longer yet.

[@aliendroneservices6621]

What would *_"the full frame market"_* have to do with M4/3?

[@langdons2848]

@@aliendroneservices6621 meaning that the makers of full frame cameras don't have a compelling reason for people who use M4/3 cameras to change to full frame cameras.

[@yawningmarmot]

Maybe it would have "the following" if they actually made m43 cameras anymore. Where are the G, GX and GM series? I'm still waiting for something light with PDAF to replace the G85, because lugging around 800g of an m43 camera is just ridiculous :)

[@j_mundane]

@@yawningmarmot the G series got a new addition this year, but I agree for the GX ... I would love a GX10. Same for a S1 mkII

[@yawningmarmot]

@@j_mundane I'm not sure I would consider G9 II an addition to the G series seeing as it's basically a fanless (or photocentric) version of their flagship, the GH7. I was thinking more along the lines of their midrange offerings like the good old G85/G90 :)

[@MrC-Hacking]

People are brainwashed by full frame, and dont realize that a camera like this is so much better, and its good to see Panasonic and OM System are giving micro 4/3 some love

[@NelsonLovell]

As a photographer who does a horde of nightlife events, there's nothing this micro sensor can do for me. Their lowlight performance doesn't hold up at all and it doesn't make us brainwashed for knowing what we want; that's just the facts.

[@J_Johnson.Productions]

Same i love the mft system but the camera is capable in low light with the right lenses but the mft lenses that are 2.8 and lower are really really hard to come by in proper focal length. I've shot with the gh4, gh5, g95, g9 and I just updated to the s5iix. So trust me it's not a bias I have the experience.

[@baelbarker]

Good to see that gerald finally admit that micro 4/3 is not dead. Good to see his back 🔥

[@MrWiseinheart]

His back?where does he show his back? 😅 I know I know you meant (he's)

[@MoChuang343]

@@MrWiseinheart 13:10

[@baelbarker]

@@MrWiseinheart sorry my bad

[@MrWiseinheart]

@@MoChuang343 😂 I guess he covered all his bases..

[@tracycrum3788]

I LOVED how the strap clips jangled when you picked up the GH7 at the end!!! Then you ended playing with them... LMAO!!!

[@KarlDomning]

If you think he’s good at flicking clips, wait till you see what he can do with…. I got nothin’.

[@MoChuang343]

@@KarlDomning I got you...A ThinkPad TrackPoint. Right? That's what you were thinking?

[@johnhann1852]

That is the funniest sponsor read I have heard since the internet historian’s nord VPN

[@ecsix]

Designing the ad segment into the module review was clever, I don't think I've ever listened to a storyblocks ad before.

[@K9CRE8IV]

Best live talk-up for a sponsor ever

[@AlexBellini3]

What a great way to not get me to skip the sponsor of the video! lol I want that updated XLR adapter for my S-series cameras! lol

[@SkipKelly]

Definitely!

[@aquaticchicken]

Hopefuly its compatible, i dont see why not

[@LaurensKitchen]

My favourite sponsor segment of all KZbin, it looks like you have a mental breakdown and I love it!

[@liam.underwood]

This intro with being vulnerable and open about your mental, taking accountability and standing behind yourself is very important for someone to be doing on any large platform, kudos to you - even though it wasn't bad at all, or came across as having baggage - still a 10/10 human moment.

[@kyounokuma]

Thanks for the great review, Gerald. It’s good to see you and Lumix working together so well after your previous video. One thing, I would have loved to see your opinion on the Lumix Lab integration in the GH7 as well. The GH7 supports a lot of the features that we’re introduced by Lumix with the release of the S9, although, it doesn’t have the lite codec. CHeers.

[@mostlyfinnishlifeeventsand5112]

Yp, the lack of the Lite codec is really bad - I really hoped Lumix adds it to all recent models and not make it an S9 exclusive,

[@PossumReviews]

Can you manually disable dynamic range boost to get higher readout speeds at lower frame rates or in open gate?

[@geraldundone]

I don't believe so. But that would be a cool option to put in the menu. The DR hit would be big though.

[@PossumReviews]

@@geraldundone Another question: B&H says the 5.8K open gate recording is limited to 4:2:0 10-bit long GOP, and is only available in H.265. But it also says it can record 5760x4320 (which would be 5.8K open gate) in 12-bit RAW via HDMI, but none of the reviews I've seen go into much detail about using external recorders, so can you confirm if this is true?

[@Wildridefilms]

@@PossumReviews yes, you can record 5.8k open gate in RAW to an Atomos or Video assist.

[@MilesVanlife]

Gerald, that ad read was absolute gold!!! Funny AS! Nicely done. I’ll bet all anyone is talking about in the comments is the ad read!!! Just read a bunch. It’s all anyone is talking about. Further I loved the “I’m wrong” bit. Dude! You are a class act. Oh and storyblocks if you’re wondering why your subscriptions just went up, it’s because of Gerald Undone. Best. Ad. Read. Ever.

[@jumbi555]

Great Job as usual. Thanks for resurrecting MFT! The dynamic range is impressive!

[@PrimalVideo]

Amazing review and probably the best sponsor segment I've seen 🤣

[@PadPoet]

The XLR kit with the 32bit audio is much more important than most people think. I just hope the GH7 preamps are better than those in the S5II/S5IIx. Looks like a really good camera to be honest and you can find ways to work around it’s flaws/limitations.

[@jan.tichavsky]

GH7 has a lot of features that I wish to see in Canon R5 mark II.

[@artistjoh]

@@jan.tichavskyCanon and Sony have never had the features or the stabilization quality that keeps us returning to Lumix.

[@jockslifeatliftvideoproduc8528]

If sigma could make a speedbooster that has the autofocus performance of the Sigma MC-21 on the S5ii that would be amazing! Sig,a 18-35 on a GH7 would be a hell of a combination

[@TheFilmmakersWorkshop]

That sponsor read has me in stitches! Undone SHOUTING has to be included in every video - cheers Adam

[@tommytorres]

Most memorable sponsor segment ever done.

[@Wave_Drop]

We can confidently say that LUMIX needed Gerald's review as much as Gerald needed one for LUMIX. Well done to both! GH7 is a beast of a camera!! 🔥

[@urswuergler3969]

Yep. Let me add that quite a few people should consider the G9 II, too. Internal 1.9 gbps ProRES recording is no fun. If I have to use a SSD the G9 II (which I own) is an excellent choice.

[@cj1062]

LOL! The 32-bit float recording makes me LOL IRL. Excellent review as always! Love how your growing experience makes your videos better and better by the week.

[@Wildridefilms]

Hey Curtis! Will you be making a review of the XLR2 module?

[@cj1062]

@@Wildridefilms I hope so! I'll need to buy a GH7 and XLR2.

[@TheBigBlueMarble]

I am glad to see you back to camera reviews.

[@JarrodsTech]

Panasonic GH series with autofocus that works? Unbelievable!

[@joselizarragaphoto9253]

Lol Gerald, if somebody starts watching you at the bit yelling about SquareSpace to illustrate the 32 bit float, without the context of the post, they'd think you lost it for good 😂 And, keep up you awesome work, I been a long time viewer of yours, I admire your commitment and your ethics, thank you, thank you, thank you 🙏

[@ChrisIzattOfficial]

You are an awesome dude Gerald! Thanks for your unbeatable delivery, amazing demonstrations & rich explanations! Also really appreciate your perspectives & reflections!

[@sonidojamon]

Good to see being honest and making a stand payed off. Welcome back, Lumix. I'll be watching.

[@gerardneedham]

bro Lumix has some balls, but Im glad to see they took the criticism and not biased to who they send their cameras too!

[@MikeLindup42]

Great review, Gerald, and I loved the autofocus test sequence - echoes of Mr Bloom. I went from GH2 to GH4 then to Sony. But I took some great stuff on the GH4 and loved so much about that camera. This could tempt me back….

[@JerryRigEverything]

I understood some of those words.

[@alfredopeters963]

Man. The GH4 was a game changer for me. I'm seriously considering the GH7 for vlogging. Thanks for this

[@SFLfights]

The gh6 was a lot better than the gh5, so between gh4 and gh7 the difference will be HUGE!

[@fanjan7527]

Dude!!! That Storyblocks segment is soooo funny!!! It's like a SNL sketch, but you only hear the audio. HAHAHAHAH

[@trill_is_bliss]

High hopes for the s1h ii with what they’re doing with their cameras now.

[@slimmetry]

Can see the passion in this one, Gerald! Love seeing you get creative with reviews which I know were not your favorite content to be making for a little while now

[@MaxRovensky]

3:10 on my S5IIX I have a front custom button set to "Operation Lock" which disables all buttons and dials, highly recommend doing this if the camera supports it

[@FABLE-76]

Professional review again! Love it. PS. I can totally understand why Lumix didn't want you to review the S9.

[@RickMentore]

Another fantastic review! Accepting you were wrong, gives enormous creditability to your work!

[@TheOneTrueJack]

Great review of another winner from Panasonic, but let's give it up for the best sponsor segment I've ever seen. Maybe the only one ever that I didn't skip through.

[@ambitious6963]

One of the smartest ad implementations I've seen

[@spdcrzy]

The box shrinking at 13:45 WHY IS THIS SO FUNNY

[@stuschnurman6383]

You’re reviews, content and delivery, keep getting better. Very impressive!

[@danjohnson5605]

The best way to keep people from skipping your add. Make them the demo for your review. Great Job!

[@KenFlanagan]

Back to the humour of young gerald with all that the accumulated experience and insight. Textbook brilliance!!!!

[@Omnis2]

Literally the best and most useful sponsor segment ever put on KZbin lol.

[@little_lamont]

Hahaha this was the best sponsor integration I've seen in a while. "IMAGES AND GRAPHICS TEMPLATES!"

[@jeromechiu]

The sponsor segment is deservedly celebrated, as could be seen from the comments. A tiny little request: could you add whispering the next time you test a 32-bit float recorder? 😁

[@StuartMcIntyre12]

Awesome review. Some many great touches - sponsor and autofocus segments particularly! Wonderful to see the M43 system back on track too - might be finally time to replace my GH5 bodies.

[@lightfoot256]

Best sponsor segment EVER. I listened to it multiple times. Great work.

[@JaimeDelRio]

Great video... How can I let Panasonic know that removing the "Multiple Exposure" feature from the S5 series and the New Micro 4/3 bodies, was such a bad idea. Do you know of a place we can submit feedback?

[@benjamindonovan8045]

Your Canadian intensified when you started yelling for the Story blocks bit 😄

[@CinePals]

All the sponsor portions need to be read this way going forward. Edit: the autofocus tests as well. Amazing.

[@markusrydberg]

The outro is clutch 💯

[@neontie]

Gerald, you must have achieved 100% watch rate for the ad read block in this video! That ad read was so good, it made me wish every piece of gear from now on have 32bit float recording capability JUST to produce ad reads like that. 👌

[@cineffect]

Gerald Done, has become Gerald Undone again 👏👏👏

[@DaveGrimes-i4s]

I do not even need to make this comment, however; Gerald is the OG. Thank you for all you do. You’re a good dude

[@JET34568]

Great video. Fellow Lumix teammates, he said he was wrong about m43. Let’s move on.

[@StreamTeknology]

BEST sponsor delivery EVER!

[@JacReviewsStuff]

Can we have an INTERNAL Godox radio trigger and INTERNAL receiver for audio? Maybe bluetooth?

[@markojenicfilm]

That’s first time I ever sat through any Sponsor segment. GG, Gerald 👏🏻

[@MAP-Designs]

Does 32bit float work with the original XLR1 if it's connected to a gh7?

[@geraldundone]

No. You need XLR2.

[@psysword]

@@geraldundonexlr2with gh6 as a fw upgrade?

[@neulandlotse]

I never had those issues you described with my GH6. Even though I learned filming when autofocus not yet exist, and still love manual focus, I missed more accurate autofocus every now and then. Espaccially on a gimbal. The 32 bit audio, is much more interesting for solo shootings. And so yes this is an update I will take when it will be delivered in July.

[@ElmerLa]

I feel like there was a missed Planes, Trains and Automobiles reference in there somewhere……

[@repertoar]

Does anybody know if there is some hardware reason that the 32-bit audio recording couldn't work on the recent older bodies like G9II, S5II?

[@visceralpsyche]

Great review! Got mine on pre-order and will buy the Arri LogC3 key as well to cover all bases :)

[@dionhouston]

Thank you for the great review. I can clearly see that for videography, Lumix really is much more invested in that than OMDS. I'm trying to do more videography in the future, and it seems like this would be a good investment. Thanks!

[@ReefPatrol]

Hahahaha that sponsor segment 😂😂😂😂👍👍👍👍 happy to see LUMIX sent you the cam…

[@AllThingsFilm1]

Fair and reliable review as usual. The GH7 could very well bring me back to Lumix. Got some thinking to do. Thanks for the camera-strap-eyelet vortex ending. Love it!

[@PizzlesTechTime]

I'm happy that you came to this resolution. I honestly have been there man. Just nobody cares to listen to my explanation. Lol I just sold my GH5... Miss that OS and stabilization

[@ShinyTechThings]

It's weird how similar your voice is when you're yelling to Ryan Reynolds in his mint commercials 🤔

[@Storyblocks]

COOL TO SEE 32-bit float AUDIO IN a mirrorless body and GLAD TO HEAR it works well. Thank you FOR THE GREAT integration.

[@KevinvanDiest]

okay that was the first time I found a sponsor segment very useful! Well (un)done ;)

[@glssjg]

During the 32bit float test I’m surprised you didn’t do a whisper. That would of shown any self noise

[@alaneddy4575]

Thanks for giving us the purple workshop back, Gerald. Perhaps the interview talk show thing could become a now and then special...?

[@endrocahyo15]

Only Gerald can do this kind of review properly… your quality is unmatched

[@PrashantVideography]

does it still carry 4 audio tracks onto its footage like the gh6? or can we now chose to record only 2 tracks (L/R) when no other mics are connected?

[@kenstreetcinema]

This is my camera, and I will get it on day 1. I'm upgrading from the GH5 and as soon the camera arrives, I will make some comparison videos from the Gh5 to the GH7! I'm on fire 😍🔥 thank you @geraldundone for this review 😃🙌 much love

[@JeffCorcelius]

Honestly, to have 4 tracks of audio recorded seamlessly I think is a fair rade off not to have 32bit float especially when you do have 32bit float on 2 or 3 tracks. There is no 32bit float at all on Sony cameras and only two tracks of audio. (I may be mistaken but I haven't found the 3 tracks if possible.) Honestly I am not a fan of micro 4/3 only because the lenses are single use for the most part. I use Sony E mount FF lenses on my Sony APSC body and vice versa. I like Lumix and almost switched to the S5IIX.

[@mikeschneider]

Can you comment on what crop factor modes they added on this and if they are applicable in 240p specifically?

[@JohannFollert]

nice twist at the end :) and thanks for yet another great review, Gerald!

[@EDHBlvd]

When you pop into frame at 13:27 and walk across it shows box on your face but background focus doesn’t change at all for a few seconds then briefly it attempts to focus on you. Seems the same as Fuji with false AF boxes.

[@vidthreenorth4007]

About the rattling strap triangles, you can solve that by wrapping small elastic bands around the mounts. Heat shrink might also work, but I hesitate recommending blowing hot air at a camera.

[@raksh9]

Why not just remove the triangles and use Peak Design connectors?

[@vidthreenorth4007]

@@raksh9 I have small rubber bands in my kitchen (free). Peak Design connectors cost money and take effort.

[@j.b.7133]

New to this world, and can truly appreciate the beauty in all the tech. In all the companies. We take this age of tech for granted. Great video (as usual)

[@nolannatashaTV]

Yay! Was so happy to see this review this morning. Thanks for your work Gerald. All your testing matched with your thoughtful and entertaining delivery is a highlight of youtube for so many of us.

[@SteveHolmlund]

Great video, actually really liked the swirls at the very end!

[@MohdRafe]

The video ending is hilarious 🤣🤣🤣

[@WhoIsOlton]

soooo every video from now on is gonna get a mic test / ad read right?

[@WrathOfTheHydra]

You sound like a comedic announcer in a video game during the ad segment. 😂 Amazing. Great overall coverage of the camera and peripherals!

[@MatthewBarsby]

Do you know if the new XLR module is compatible with S line LUMIX cameras?

[@NFGloryguy3]

I want to know this too! Have been looking all over to find out. Would love to have 4 channels of audio using two 3.5 mm jacks

[@Wildridefilms]

It is supposedly compatible w/ the S5ii and S5iix, but it won't record 32bit float.

[@Wildridefilms]

​@@NFGloryguy3Yes, it is compatible

[@watzmaaname]

This video was a vibe! The music during the AF test section and at the end of the video were great!

[@StaticJaFilms]

Only Gerald gets me to watch an entire video review of a camera I won't be buying, however the knowledge and presentation was priceless.