I wonder whether it will have a new sensor or not. If yes I guess future OMD’s cameras might use that new sensor as well. What do you think ?Apparently Panasonic held a press conference and according to M43 rumors says the Gh6 will be released in 2021.
Apparently Panasonic held a press conference and according to M43 rumors says the Gh6 will be released in 2021.
I don't get the obsession with the olympics on this board. I think the vast majority of photographers actually at the olympics will not be shooting Olympus or Panasonic and I don't think that the one or two who maybe do don't warrant structuring their whole release schedule around them. It's not like the general public is made aware of the gear photographers use at the olympic so even any perceived marketing value is probably low to inexistent.While I agree with @DanS the postponed Olympics are also coming soon, they might try to push out new gear to cover it.
Any new GH6 would be videocentric, right? I mean, that's what the GH5 is. Also, I think that if it uses a new sensor, it WILL trickle down to a G10, hopefully fairly soon. If it's a little smaller than the G9 (say similar to the E-M1.3) and has HHHR, I'd be on it in a second!So, 3 models of the new GH6 all with a 41mp sensor. Brilliant. So will that consist of a hybrid, a videocentric and a photocentric. This would replace the need for a G9 replacement perhaps. Can I have a dark blue one please.
I don't get the obsession with the olympics on this board. I think the vast majority of photographers actually at the olympics will not be shooting Olympus or Panasonic and I don't think that the one or two who maybe do don't warrant structuring their whole release schedule around them. It's not like the general public is made aware of the gear photographers use at the olympic so even any perceived marketing value is probably low to inexistent.
Unfortunately, I'd have to guess that 'smaller' isn't where they'll have to go. Heat management for even 4k60 is becoming a real problem - see the controversy over the R6 and overheating during video. A GH6 at least is going to need significant heat-sinking an possibly active cooling if they're aiming for 8k or even 6k, and if a G10 follows from that basic technology I'd have to imagine that at the very least it's not going to be smaller than th eG9. Look at how big the S1 and S1H are, for example, and even the 'small' S5 is bigger then the G9. I have to think that the S5 is the lower bound on what we'd see if 6k or 8k are in the mix.Any new GH6 would be videocentric, right? I mean, that's what the GH5 is. Also, I think that if it uses a new sensor, it WILL trickle down to a G10, hopefully fairly soon. If it's a little smaller than the G9 (say similar to the E-M1.3) and has HHHR, I'd be on it in a second!
Unfortunately, I'd have to guess that 'smaller' isn't where they'll have to go. Heat management for even 4k60 is becoming a real problem - see the controversy over the R6 and overheating during video.
6K / 8K (well, and even 12K) video capture capabilities are mostly now to facilitate better quality when cropping in post, to get an exact framing, or maybe for subtly (or not) zooming in and out, etc.The marketing logic goes the other way around. Major sports events like Olympic games, Soccer World Cup etc have always been used to create huge hype around the latest broadcast innovations like Colour TV, digital TV, HD TV and 4k TV.
Hype will then give consumers perfect excuse to update their televisions to, say, 4k just before the Olympics which will be broadcast in this new format. After eveyone has upgraded to 4k, it's of course obvious that every serious videographer must upgrade their kit to higher resolution as well since they can now actually see the difference in their own living room and hey! "It's future proof"
This time problem is the unfortunate fact that humans don't have 8k eyes and they can't really see any difference between otherwise identical 4k and 8k panels unless they can afford something like 100'' screens and watch it from less than 2m distance. Most younger people use almost exclusively smartphones or occasionally tablets/13'' laptops where even young eyes have hard time to see any relevant difference between full HD and 4k, let alone 8k
So, even if Tokyo Olympics will be broadcast in 8k somewhere in the world, it's more than likely that nobody will buy new 8k TV:s just to watch them and therefore 8k video will be a totally pointless feature in consumer or even prosumer cameras because nobody will be able to view 8k video with anything they own.
Part of it is that Pany is a major financial supporter of the games in Japan, and even has some of their board members on the boards for some of the different events. While we might not see m43 tech come out for it, there is a chance we could see broadcast industry level stuff coming out. And with their big push to have the L and m43 mount netflix certified cameras, it wouldn't surprise me to see them pushing for more broadcast oriented tech.I don't get the obsession with the olympics on this board.
Just more clickbait from m43 rumors. IMHOAnyway, it was likely that this was the year for the GH6 to happen and this "confirmation" is nowhere near official.
The vast majority of video media consumed on screens is not by TV. It’s by handheld devices, many of which are fully capable of 4k.The marketing logic goes the other way around. Major sports events like Olympic games, Soccer World Cup etc have always been used to create huge hype around the latest broadcast innovations like Colour TV, digital TV, HD TV and 4k TV.
Hype will then give consumers perfect excuse to update their televisions to, say, 4k just before the Olympics which will be broadcast in this new format. After eveyone has upgraded to 4k, it's of course obvious that every serious videographer must upgrade their kit to higher resolution as well since they can now actually see the difference in their own living room and hey! "It's future proof"
This time problem is the unfortunate fact that humans don't have 8k eyes and they can't really see any difference between otherwise identical 4k and 8k panels unless they can afford something like 100'' screens and watch it from less than 2m distance. Most younger people use almost exclusively smartphones or occasionally tablets/13'' laptops where even young eyes have hard time to see any relevant difference between full HD and 4k, let alone 8k
So, even if Tokyo Olympics will be broadcast in 8k somewhere in the world, it's more than likely that nobody will buy new 8k TV:s just to watch them and therefore 8k video will be a totally pointless feature in consumer or even prosumer cameras because nobody will be able to view 8k video with anything they own.