P2 CARDS

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Panasonic P2 Card Buy Now

• P2 Series introduces a new era in news acquisition - one in which conventional ENG gives way to a more mobile, reliable and faster IT-based news gathering (ING).
• Based on SD Memory Technology
• P2 Series equipment records in MCF: a file format whose exceptional PC versatility is transforming the news production workflow
• New plug-in PC Card-type Media
• Neither Tape Nor Disc, Requiring No Mechanism...No Moving Parts!
• Fits neatly in the slots of P2 Series equipment
• Record DVCPROHD, DVCPRO50, DVCPRO, or even DV Data
• Extremely rugged, and it assures outstanding anti-vibration and anti-shock performance to the P2 camera-recorder
• High data transfer speed: up to 640Mbps (internal PC operation or external via USB 2.0)
• Instant access for nonlinear editing and for faster data transferring into the network
• P2 card mounts directly into the PC card slot on a PC
• Fusion of the very best in AV and IT worlds, while also offering compatibility with today's studio equipment
• Each AJ-P2C008HG 8GB P2 Card can hold up to 32 minutes of DVCPRO, 16 minutes of DVCPRO50 and 8 minutes of DVCPRO HD data.
• P2 Cards can be reused countless times, providing a lower, long-term cost of ownership.
  

P2 Benefits

• Instant on for faster acquisition and play back
• Quick thumbnail clip selection
• Edit directly from the P2 Card
• Smooth migration to HD
• Faster non-linear editing
• Runs on virtually any laptop PC
• Full-resolution video or proxy
• Ingest up to 10x real-time
• No moving parts makes it reliable in any environment

P2 Card Compatible Equipment

Cameras

• AJ-SPX800
  2/3" 3-CCD 16:9/4:3 24P/30P/60i DVCPRO® 50/25 and DV Camputer™ P2 Camcorder
  
  
• AJ-SPC700
  2/3" 3-CCD 16:9/4:3 DVCPRO® 50/25 and DV Camputer™ P2 Camcorder
  
  
• AG-HVX200
  1/3" 3-CCD 16:9 HD/DVCPRO/DV Cinema P2 Camera with CineSwitchTM Technology, CineGamma™ Software and IEEE 1394 Interface

Deck

• AJ-SPD850
  DVCPRO® 50/25 and DV P2 Studio Deck with Available IEEE 1394 Interface

Drives

• AJ-PCS060G
  Portable DVCPRO® HD/50/25 P2 Store Drive
  
  
• AJ-PCD20
  DVCPRO® HD/50/25 P2 Drive with IEEE 1394b and USB 2.0 Interface

Source: Panasonic.com

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