Panasonic GH5 | 4K Test Footage (10-bit 4:2:2 vs 8-bit 4:2:0)

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[DavidRamos-bbof]

10-bit color depth is essential when we want to make chromas as it allows there to be no small edges of color around our subjects, also when we want to make an aggressive and very deep color gradation it is essential to record at 10 bits but I personally believe that exposing correctly is much more important especially in 8 bits and if it shows colonization it will not be so aggressive it is not worth the complications involved in recording at 10 bits. By the way lumix s5 is an amazing beast for video.

[jayclas]

8 bit seems like more than enough color. Great video i love it 😍

[thespfgirl]

Imagine 10 bit & 8 bit like a box of crayons: in the 8 bit box you have 256 colors. In the 10 bit box you have 1024. Look at 12 bit vs 8 bit and the difference would be far more noticeable, even on an 8 bit screen. 10 bit vs 8 bit might be a technical difference in most applications, but there is definitely a difference.

[cactustweeter]

This was a great demo. Thanks for pointing out the workaround for the continuous autofocus issue of the GH5. It does take some beautiful video.

[Steveg]

Cool footage, Yeah the only way you'll be able to tell the difference between the 8 bit and 10 bit is in post. You have more freedom to pull in more detail from your highlights and shadows on 10 bit essentially making it look a lot better. I recently picked up this camera along with a speedbooster and sigma 18-35.

[ohnnydepp]

I don't know the difference between the two. The only one thing I know clearly is the model is so beautiful.

[KingCanon]

8-bit 4K @ 60 looks pretty good 2 me. Great vid. Thx!

[nono-it]

This camera still slaps for its price.

[redfilms]

The colours seem slightly richer in 10 bit and overall the picture seems seem sharper or more defined in 10 bit (unless the 10 bit was graded differently from the 8 bit footage).

[luciebloem]

Merci pour ce comparatif !
Pas trop vu de différence
Faute à Youtube ??

[claytonmoore]

The take-a-way is the amazing job Panasonic is doing .. AMAZING!! Looking forward to the new firmware with both 400Mbs AND an HDR gamma or profile of some kind on the GH5. Ive seen all the HDR standards in LA studio environments and its jaw dropping. Thats where 10-bit will pay off for the masses. We may care about 10 bit in the SDR environment for grading and such, but your audience won't ever tell the difference. HDR is a whole other deal. When you see that on a $30, 000 DOLBY display this kind of thing won't seem important in the least. Im interested in seeing what the next firmware update will grade liken on a 10 bit P3 color monitor. I can't afford a 20k-30k production monitor yet "grin".

[ozzyguy]

If you do the math, 10 bit 422 requires about 560mbps. At 400mbps there should be a noticeable difference; at 150mbps there's no difference to 8bit. Even for grading.
People see what they want to see...

[BitsOfBoris]

I'm so glad you used the 12-35. Looks great and I wanted to get this one!

[MarieLouM]

Thanks, I can't see the difference in image quality. Can you?

[David_Fernandez]

If it wouldn't say which is which... I wouldn't notice. Not to say normal people with no video experience! Keeping in mind how much more heavy it's to edit the 422 10bit, I will stay in 420 8bit unless recording chroma. Great example video, thanks for sharing!

[FILMANDGAMES]

I see no different to 8 or 10bit on fullhd tv

[honeyxi]

Is the screen of GH5 made for 8 bit or 10bit HDR since GH5 supports 4k 10bit?  I know that the latest iMac 4k and 5k with screens support 10bit HDR or 30bits RGB.

[alexanderhdo]

If you could get another lens besides the 12-35mm for the gh5, what would it be?

[OfficeofthePacific]

Why was there no 8 Bit at 24 fps. That's what I wanted to see. The reason I ask is because I had my camera set to 10 bit 4:2:2 but all of my Storyblocks B-Roll stuff is 8 Bit 4:2:0. I was thinking I might as well just change my camera to the same 8 Bit 4:2:0 to match my B-Roll footage. It's for a YouTube music video. Thanks for the video though. P.S. I will do minimal color grading if any.

[zeus]

And let's be honest .... no layman sees the difference .... at least on You Tube