{"id":3785,"date":"2014-10-21T07:30:17","date_gmt":"2014-10-21T17:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/suggestionofmotion.com\/auto-draft\/"},"modified":"2014-11-04T11:10:57","modified_gmt":"2014-11-04T21:10:57","slug":"panasonic-gh4-setup-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/suggestionofmotion.com\/blog\/panasonic-gh4-setup-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Configuring the Panasonic GH4 for Video Production"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Panasonic GH4 is so customizable that it’s kind of…insane.<\/p>\n

When you consider the selection of file formats, resolutions, frame rates, the number of possible combinations is staggering– and we haven’t even touched picture styles yet, each of which has a bevy of adjustable parameters.<\/p>\n

If you know what you want (and how to do it), the GH4 is the camera of your dreams. If you don’t know where to start, it’s your worst nightmare<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

If you’re feeling a bit overwhelmed by all of these options, don’t worry. This series on configuring the GH4 for video<\/strong> will help you make sense of the GH4’s options and get the camera set up properly with straightforward guides on everything from baseline camera settings<\/strong>, to making the most of the GH4’s function buttons<\/strong>, to creating custom user profiles<\/strong> to eliminate downtime on your shoot.<\/p>\n

To prepare you for the upcoming guides, here is a brief overview of the different ways in which you can customize your Panasonic GH4.<\/p>\n

Picture Profiles<\/h2>\n

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The GH4 has 8 picture profiles, each of which affects the image in different ways:<\/p>\n

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  1. Standard<\/strong> — a baseline profile.<\/li>\n
  2. Vivid<\/strong> — increased saturation and contrast.<\/li>\n
  3. Natural<\/strong> — lower saturation and contrast.<\/li>\n
  4. Monochrome<\/strong> — black and white.<\/li>\n
  5. Scenery<\/strong> — emphasizes blues and greens to make outdoor scenes pop.<\/li>\n
  6. Portrait<\/strong> — adjusts settings to optimize skin tone.<\/li>\n
  7. Cinelike D<\/strong> — prioritizes dynamic range for more control during post-production.<\/li>\n
  8. Cinelike V<\/strong> — designed to deliver a filmic image out of the box.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    Note:<\/strong> Panasonic refers to picture profiles as “photo styles”, though they can also be used when shooting video.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

    Additionally, each picture profile has several parameters that can be adjusted to suit your needs:<\/p>\n

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