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Best of Panasonic April 17 4. Panasonic DMW-BGGH5 Battery Grip E xtend shooting time and enjoy a more comfortable grip with vertical composi- tions with the Panasonic DMW-BGGH5 Battery Grip for the Lumix DC-GH5 mirrorless camera. It holds a DMW-BLF19 battery in ad- dition to the one stored in the camera body, ef- fectively doubling the battery life. Also, it offers a vertical position shutter release button as well as standard control buttons to make operation much smoother in portrait orientation. Addi- tionally, it is splashproof, dustproof, and freeze- proof to 14°F, which matches the durability of the camera. 5. Panasonic GH5 WITH NINJA INFERNO. or, and the ability to record directly to ProRes or DNxHR formats. It also includes the company’s Atom HDR technology, which matches the Log curves from major camera manufac- turers to the Ninja’s display to show the full Log signal on the HDR screen, meaning that cinematographers can see vibrant, true to life colors while recording in Log. The major difference between the Ninja Inferno and its big brother, the Shogun Inferno, is that Atomos has removed a few features that, while important to shooters using high-end video equipment, often go unused by DSLR or mirrorless filmmakers. These include SDI plugs, Genlock, and Raw recording capability. The re- sult is that Atomos can make the Nin- ja Inferno available at a very aggres- sive price point of $995, compared to $1995 for the Shogun version. UNLOCK HOLLYWOOD MONITORING & RECORDING FROM the Panasonic GH5 WITH NINJA INFERNO. Atomos has launched the Ninja Inferno, the latest in its line of off-camera recorders for video shooters. The Ninja Inferno has almost the same feature set as the company’s top of the line Shogun Inferno, including 4K/60p recording, a 1500 nit display with 10-bit col- Use photo from https://www. dpreview.com/news/4007505932/ 43