RE: Hack your Lumix 4K camera to shoot unlimited time video!

[surfyogi]

Read this article, and pick large or small physical size. I think the smaller cams get used more..
bigger cams have more pro results to add a nice microphone; wind covers can be important outdoors or all you get on the video audio is wind noise..

https://steemit.com/photography/@surfyogi/4k-video-camera-i-replace-my-old-still-camera-with-a-modern-cam-that-does-it-all

Comments

[jwolf]

Ok, thank you!

[surfyogi]

I took both cameras to the beach today, and they both did really well.
If you compare the Lx10, to the FZ1000, they both cost about the same.

• LX10 is much smaller! ! ! Fits in your pocket, but much less zoom capability than FZ1000.
• FZ1000 is a real pro camera; can do it all really:
  • hot shoe for external flash
  • accepts a microphone input for a directional microphone (important outside)
• FZ1000 - it's quite big, but not heavy to carry around. Needs a neck strap, and a dedicated bridge cam case; but much less than a DLSR to carry..
• FZ1000 FITS IN THE HAND very well and is a joy to use.
• LX10 is more modern and has a touch screen display on the back
• FZ1000 has a really nice monitor display that is similar to a video camera, can go all different angles to see if you lift it above your head in crowd, etc..
• FZ1000 can zoom 3x more than the LX10, so you can zoom way in on people from far away. Not so much zoom with LX10, but still good.
• LX10, while small, doesn't fit in the hand very well; it's very small.. and so it has less controls to do similar things as FZ1000. Needs some kind of heavy wrist strap, and maybe aftermarket grip add-on!
• LX10 has a selfie screen flip up; but it does not point in different directions as the FZ1000.

[jwolf]

Then I think FZ1000 fits for me, I have a big hand and it seems LX10 is too small.

Thank you so much for your help, Hope steemit will help me reach these goals!

[surfyogi]

The best thing about FZ1000, is you can hack it to be a pro 4K video camera!
With an amazing lens that can zoom way in on things ;-) ;-)

I HAVE NOT FIGURED OUT HOW TO DO THIS ON LX10...

[jwolf]

Yes, I think 4k it s needed... we are in 2017