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Hi Giacomo, I see your point about the horizontal resolution being 5.3K in both cases, but mathematically, the 'No quality loss' claim doesn't hold up once you look at the total pixel count the encoder has to process within the same 120 Mbps limit. Here is why 16:9 Native is technically superior to 8:7 cropped to 16:9. The Math of the Canvas: 5.3K 16:9 Native: about 15.8 Million pixels (5312 x 2988). 5.3K 8:7 Full Sensor: about 24.7 Million pixels (5312 x 4648). When you record in 8:7, the camera is dedicating a huge chunk of those 120 Mbps to the top and bottom areas of the senso. That are areas you are going to crop away anyway. In 16:9 Native, the encoder doesn't 'see' those extra pixels, so it can spend the entire 120Mbps budget only on the 16:9 frame Finally, in the 16:9 Native file, each pixel in your final frame has roughly 56% more data allocated to it compared to the same area inside an 8:7 file. You aren't wasting bitrate on pixels you're just going to delete in post! On a lighter note: It's like buying a pizza for 3 people (8:7) instead of 2 (16:9), while using the exact same amount of dough. The slices will inevitably be thinner! 🍕 P.S. My reference to 'Ludicrous Speed' was just a quote from Spaceballs movie (Velocità smodata - Balle Spaziali) 😁

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Amazing work indeed! I look forward to read the entire story on a new thread or even an article. Thanks for sharing

Please, if you didn't like the tests that were done: Stick to the facts and don't get personal. Raise your doubts politely in the specific thread. The goal is to have a constructive exchange of ideas, so let's keep the discussion professional and helpful for everyone.

It's not a strange thing. It's math. I'm splitting hairs here but saying there is "no quality loss" just because the bitrate is the same is a common misconception. Here is the math: 4K (16:9) = about 8.3 Million pixels per frame. 5.3K (8:7) = about 24.7 Million pixels per frame. While the bitrate is capped at 120Mbps (*) for both, the 5.3K 8:7 mode has to manage nearly 3x more pixels than 4K. Think of bitrate as your "data budget." In 4K, each pixel gets a larger slice of that 120Mbps pie. In 5.3K 8:7, you are spreading that same amount of data much thinner across a much larger canvas. Does this mean 5.3K 8:7 is "bad"? Not at all. Its strength isn't pure image fidelity, but versatility: You can crop a 9:16 vertical for TikTok and a 16:9 for YouTube from the same clip without losing vertical resolution. Stabilization: It gives HyperSmooth more sensor "real estate" to work with, resulting in better stabilization with less aggressive cropping. (*) Even using the 190Mbps ludicrous speed of Gopro labs FW, the math doesn't change

I'll add some other thoughts: Set HDMI Output Res to 1080p (instead of Auto). You tried this already. Disable HDMI Rec Control in the HDMI connection menu. The GH7 sends a digital "trigger" signal through the HDMI cable to tell an external recorder to start. A simple SmallHD doesn't know what to do with this command and often glitches or loses the sync. ensure HDMI Info Display (Rec) is set to ON. Try a different cable.

Nope. I can 100% confirm you that the external monitor via HDMi works flawlessly with GH6 and GH7. There is something else at play there. If you find a pc monitor or a laptop, you can test your GH7 HDMI out and your SmallHD monitor alone

No GH7 here but a long time Pana user. Did you enable the HDMI output downscaling? By default my GH5 output on HDMI the same resolution and framerate I'm recording to but not all monitors accept UHD or 4K signal. And most of them accept max 4K@30p. My GH5 HDMI is set to 1080p regardless of my recording resolution. If you have a normal desktop pc monitor or a TV, just try your camera on them, possibly with another normal HDMI cable.

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Great job, beautiful video and so many species captured! Tell us more about the gear you used. Question: since the video is just music and images, wouldn't it be better to have several shorter videos instead of one single long-form piece? Thanks for sharing!

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