New firmware update for the Panasonic GH2 coming in December!

There is a good news for all current [shoplink 16254]Panasonic GH2[/shoplink] owners! A new GH2 firmware update is coming in December. You can read the news here Panasonic website (Click here). There are many new features and fixes:

• – New video mode which is suitable for editing video recorded at high bit rate (24Mbps)
• – New functional option with Power Zoom Lens ([DISP FOCAL LENGTH (Display of Focal Length)], [STEP ZOOM], [ZOOM RESUME], [ZOOM SPEED] and [ZOOM RING*])
• – Full area enlargement of AF area setting
• – Improvement in the speed of consecutive shooting when shot with auto bracket
• – Increased number of recordable images in consecutive shooting
• – [EX.TELE CONV. (Extra Tele Conversion)] can be set ON/OFF separately in photo or video recording
• – More accurate light adjustment of built-in flash
• – Improvement in the AF performance in video recording
• – Synchronization of alarm volume for low battery with [BEEP VOLUME]
• – New [HALF-PRESS RELEASE] function
• – Improved NR (Noise Reduction) in high sensitivity shooting
• – ON/OFF control of the touch-screen

Just a reminder. The GH2 got a $200 discount at Amazon (Click here).