Panasonic GH4 review

Panasonic has given its top-end CSC a 4K revamp

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Panasonic GH4
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The GH4 looks very similar to the GH3

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As part of our image quality testing for the Panasonic GH4 review, we've shot our resolution chart. These images were captured using a full-production sample of the camera.

For a full explanation of what our resolution charts mean, and how to read them, check out our full explanation of our camera testing resolution charts.

Examining images of the chart taken at each sensitivity setting reveals the following resolution scores in line widths per picture height x100:

JPEG

ISO 100

ISO 100

ISO 100, Score: 28. Click here to see the full resolution image.

ISO 200

ISO 200, Score: 28. Click here to see the full resolution image.

ISO 400

ISO 400, Score: 26. Click here to see the full resolution image.

ISO 800

ISO 800, Score: 26. Click here to see the full resolution image.

ISO 1600

ISO 1600, Score: 26. Click here to see the full resolution image.

ISO 3200

ISO 3200, Score: 24. Click here to see the full resolution image.

ISO 6400

ISO 6400, Score: 22. Click here to see the full resolution image.

ISO 12800

ISO 12800, Score: 20. Click here to see the full resolution image.

ISO 25600

ISO 25600, Score: 16. Click here to see the full resolution image.

Raw

ISO 100

ISO 100, Score: 26. Click here to see the full resolution image.

ISO 200

ISO 200, Score: 26. Click here to see the full resolution image.

ISO 400

ISO 400, Score: 26. Click here to see the full resolution image.

ISO 800

ISO 800, Score: 24. Click here to see the full resolution image.

ISO 1600

ISO 1600, Score: 24. Click here to see the full resolution image.

ISO 3200

ISO 3200, Score: 24. Click here to see the full resolution image.

ISO 6400

ISO 6400, Score: 22. Click here to see the full resolution image.

ISO 12800

ISO 12800, Score: 20. Click here to see the full resolution image.

ISO 25600

ISO 25600, Score: 16. Click here to see the full resolution image.

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