AVCHD (GF2) vs H.264/Mpeg4 (Nikon D5100)

Hi friends,
1) AVCHD isn't the same codec to H.264/Mpeg4?
i. Both offer the same quality?
ii. Which codec most convenient to a FCP user?
iii. Nikon D5100 vs Lumix GF21-what do you say in term of Video Mode?
Thanks for contributes your precious opinions!

I shoot video with the Nikon D7000, you can find my recent posts in another thread. No idea what a GF2 is but using any adapter to put one lens mfr's glass on another camera compromises the quality of the lens Buy lenses for the specific camera.
The whole idea of using prime lenses to shoot video is based on image sensor size and the inherent physical properties of the point of focus. The depth of field and the resulting bokeh effect are directly proportional to the resulting circle of confusion, highly theoretical optical characteristics, easily researched.
Mish's points are excellent negatives. Here are few more:
1. Focusing is not just important, it's beyond critical.
2. Today's autofocus SLR lenses have stupidly and inappropriately small focus runs which means the point of focus is easily overshot. Just letting go of the focus barrel can screw up your focus. Look for classic, old style lenses that will work on your modern camera.
3. You cannot see focus in the viewfinder when in live view mode, which is stupid but technically unavoidable, and you cannot rely on the LCD display. You must have a viewfinder magnifier hood which elevates the cost of your rig by $200-600.
4. You simply must understand the relationships between f-stops, shutter speed and ISO and it is my experience that only about 1% of the goofballs shooting "video" on DSLRs have the slightest idea what these properties mean let alone how to control them and how they interact.
5. You need to know how to use a light meter and not rely on the camera.
bogiesan

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You can try opening the video in G Spot (http://www.headbands.com/gspot/) and seeing if that gives you specs you need. But even then it's hard to say if you'll get something that gives you the EXACT size file that camera produces.

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2. Download the latest DNG Converter from the Adobe website and convert your .nef files to dng. Lightroom 1.4 will then be able to work with the dng files. Keep the original nef files for use with the Nikon software as it does not support dng files.
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I believe that the 5100 will work on iPhoot 09 and 10.6.8 and these issues:
I selected one of the RAW photos and attempted to edit it. iPhoto entered the edit window, but the image appeared blurry and all of the editing tools were grayed out. Photo editing works fine with the jpeg files in my event. Also, when I double click one of the RAW images it opens it as a gray exclamation point icon.
are due to the fact that iPhoto cannot find the Raw file - that's what the ! means.
Are you running a Managed or a Referenced Library?
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http://helpx.adobe.com/creative-suite/kb/camera-raw-plug-supported-cameras.html
http://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/global/camera-raw-compatible-applications.html
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Join the Cloud, or
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Failed options:
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Schwierig Vorstellbar, dass das Problem ausschließlich bei mir Auftritt.
Wir hatten hier schon mehrere Berichte, dass das neue RAW update dieses Problem verursacht hat.
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Ansonsten bleibe bei Version RAW Camera Update 5.07, bis diese Bug durch einen neuen Update behoben wurde (Re: Aperture crashes after launch despite rebuild).

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mac
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