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  Panasonic at NAB also introduced another P2 Camera

  Posted by Randle G. mason on April 19, 2005 at 5:59 pm

  For those shooters who need a longer recording time with P2 cards and can’t afford a AJ-SPX800.

  Panasonic at NAB also introduced another P2 Camera, the AJ-SPC700.

  Its list price is $12,995.

  It has 5 P2 slots and records DV, DVCPro and DVCPro50. It is shoulder mounted camera with host of pro features: 4×3 and 16×9 aspect ratios, 3 2/3″ 520,000 pixel chips, 750 line resolution, F11 at 2000 lux sensitivity, minimum illumination at 0.5 lux (+36 dB), low 20 watt power consumption and advanced 12-axis matrix color correction system.

  Recording time is 160 minutes at DVCPro and 80 minutes at DVCPro50 with 5 8GB P2 cards.

  See press release below

  https://www2.panasonic.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/prModelDetail?storeId=11301&catalogId=13251&itemId=93136&modelNo=Content04142005093755744&surfModel=Content04142005093755744

  Randy Mason

  Toke replied 21 years, 1 month ago 3 Members · 2 Replies
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  April 19, 2005 at 6:33 pm

  [Randle G. Mason] “… Panasonic at NAB also introduced another P2 Camera, the AJ-SPC700. …”

  Hi Randle: Yes, the SPC700 looks like a very cool cam, and it would be _perfect_ for me, _except_ it doesn’t include 24p support. These days a $13K USD video camera should include 24p (and 25p PAL). Period.

  Hello, Panasonic: It’s 2005! Their $3,500 USD DVX-100a cam has it, so a $13K cam should have it too!

  If Panasonic says this cam is “for” TV news and they don’t need 24p, then that’s a COW pie! These days there’s really no such thing as a camera “for” the TV news ENG market or whatever. People have been using ENG cams for all sorts of non-ENG productions for years. It’s a BS argument.

  It’s obvious Panasonic omitted 24p/25p support simply to protect sales of their more expensive cam models.

  IMHO, this is really stupid & shortsighted. If Panasonic wants to make more money and continue to kick Sony’s butt, they have to stop putting up artificial barriers between themselves and their customer’s cash. Lots of folks can’t afford $20K & up cams, and may never buy them. But leaving a feature like 24p/25p out of a $13K cam won’t “force” many people to spend twice as much. Instead, they’ll go elsewhere or stay on the sidelines.

  However, if the AJ-SPC700 actually does have 24p/25p support (or is upgradable to 24p/25p like I believe the AJ-SPX800 recently was???), then my bad, and I take all of the above back! But Panasonic’s brochure for the AJ-SPC700 says no 24p/25p and no option for it.

  All the best,

  – Peter

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  Toke

  April 19, 2005 at 6:52 pm

  Is there a bundle with 5 cards for $23k?

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