Pretty sure I have a defective GH4… any ideas?

[George Dean]

Hi Travis,

I have no idea why. But as you suspect, it’s not normal. I can confirm, no matter how fast or slow, or the angle up or down, swinging, or any other movements, my GH4 continues to record as would be expected.

I guess one good thing, is the condition is repeatable. I would think once Panasonic support viewed you video, they would determine the camera needs service. Good Luck with it and hope you come back and post the solution results.

Best Regards….George

[George Dean]

Hi Travis,

I’m curious, not that it will help, but……

Does your recording include the brief black out as the preview screen?

Also, if you take your camera off your gimbal, does the screen black out when you replicate the movement handheld?

Best Regards…..George

[Peter Robertson]

This is most likely the arm of your gimbal triggering the viewfinder eye sensor. This switches off the screen and switches on the viewfinder. You can deactivate that sensor in the Custom Menu.
Cheers
Peter

[George Dean]

I think you just fixed his camera Peter, good catch.

I was thinking it was something like this, just wasn’t thinking that straight. It’s often the simple things that trip us up. Looking back at his video, now after you pointed this out, I simulated his gimbal frame connection and get the same results.

Best Regards….George

[Travis Roesler]

Holy crap! This worked! Amazing!

Thank you so much man… I really appreciate it! Thank goodness you caught this.

What a bizarre setting… seems to be universally reviled. Anyhow, I’m glad that I don’t need to go through the exchange process to get this thing working with my gimbal. I send you positive vibes and good karma, sir!

[Duke Sweden]

The G7 also does this so I imagine other Panasonic’s like the G85 do it as well. In fact I clicked on this thread to tell you but luckily your problem was already solved. Cheers.