Thanks Mike

It seems to have richer colors. And the dof seems better.

well... THANKS !!!
do you have lenses of f1.8 or around that... of both.
Can't wait to see one of this kind of test.

thanks for this one, I can clearly see a difference in the DOF even @f4.

Don´t transcode to prores...it takes forever and messes up FCP. Do log and transfer to DVCPROHD...It´s really fab.

Canon is better in low light condition. I do not know but Panasoic was so much clear means much focused, maybe Canon was not properly focused. Canon gives little bluish tone, Panasonic was natural.

If we compare price than Pansonic is winner, but I tink still pictures would be really stunning from Canon. And Canon has more pixel in still pictures.

But Panasonic is giving good fight with Canon, maybe Canon will drop the price. But nothing wrong if we buy Panasonic.

great test Mike. I found it most helpful.

cheers

Avey

thanks for making that comparison. I like the 5d . how good is it when burning to a avchd disk on blu-ray since it records at close to 50 mbs a seconds and you can only get about half of its data without the disks stuttering?

Great test, Mike. Canon looks a lot better.

You can see the Moire in the upper bricks on the 5D M II with large streaks and bands. However the IQ based on compression smokes the GH1 in all respects. Too bad they could have added at least 24mbits to the GH1.

This is EXCELLENT.

The 5D is has better DOF and low-light performance, the GH1 is sharper and more digital-looking.

I choose the 5D. I wonder if Canon programmed in that film-like unsharpness? If one could switch on and off that kind of processing, the 5D would be the end-all option.

I just loaded both of these clips in to a Beyonwiz DP-P2 PVR connected (via HDMI) to a Panasonic 50" PZ850 series Plasma, and viewed @ 2metres.

Canon 5D2 - nothing to report, asbsolutely rock solid, no artifacts any where in the picture - looks like a DSLR still shot.

Panasonic GH1... oh boy.. where do I start...
GH1: 0:0 to 0:12 - very noticeable sharpening contours in the sky - this is the low light 'mud' effect every one is talking about. Lots, and I mean lots, of dancing block artifacts in the sky. It doesnt' look good at all.

Lots of dancing blocks in the red areas of the Arizona can at both infinity and close focus.

The GH1 might be ok for viewing on small monitors, but it is bound to look very bad on a 100" projector screen.

I wish you knew how this test is influencing my choice towards the 5D, Thanks for doing that. I was looking for something within all the parameters you set up. This is a great comparison, other than Frame rates did you see any other plus sides to the GH1?

Im no expert by a long shot but just by eye I feel that this one is "better". The tone and sharpness of the cloud shot and the depth of field in the second shot look better from the canon. I think.

Yes, but try af'ing or hand-holding or even moving the Canon, then you will realise! is everything always shot from a tripod? check Mikes new clip, could he do that with the Canon? get things into perspective.

Wonderful comparisons, Mike! Thanks a million!

Could you please compare a panning shot of both the 5D Mk2 and the GH1? Anything as subject, even just a wall. :)

Thanks so much for posting this Mike - as usual I learned a lot - !

canon 5d looks a whole lot better to me. just about every clip that i've seen uploaded to vimeo from the 5d looks so smooth. the gh1 realy proves the codek is inferior thus making it a far inferior cam to the canon.

In the hands of the wright person you can get some amazing things from the gh1 but in the hands of lest skilled people the 5d still shines.

thanks for the test Mike

I just got a GH1 to go along with my 5D and I must say if the two cameras could be one it would be great. They are not, and so far the 5D is a clear winner until the GH1 codec gets sorted. Plus the stills area is a no contest.

there is something very nice about the GH1 though and its feel and control, just for me the final image is what matters and its not quite there yet.

Mike, do you think the trade off of having 24p is worth the massive compression and image hit of the gh1 in comparison to the canon 5d?

5d M2 FTW! YOu should do a movement test. Take some shots with a lot of movement in them and compare at different frame rates.

Nice idea and execution!

heres a wierd idea try the pentax k-7 it will hold up to grading

thanks for the comparison... both cameras look great when you consider the price difference on these suckers...