8GB P2 storage times

[Rob Katz]

todd-

at the panasonic site there is an faq on the hvx which answers your query.

the link is:

https://shop.panasonic.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/prModelDetail?storeId=11301&catalogId=13251&itemId=95592&modelNo=Content12072005012903035&surfModel=Content12072005012903035

hope this is helpful

be well

rob katz
harvest film company

[Häakon]

Double the storage times of a 4GB card. 😛

1080i is always nearly 1GB per minute, so the capacity in GB of the card is equal to the minutes you’ll get out of it (in the case of an 8GB card, 8 minutes). As far as I’m aware, the 24p and 30p modes still lay down 60i to the card, they just use a pulldown mechanism (identical to how the DVX and XL2 handle 24p), so you don’t save any space by shooting in 24p.

Shooting in 720 offers different modes – an “over 60p” mode, which records in 60p and flags the active frames from the framerate you’ve selected (identical to the way the Varicam shoots) that you can then extract using your NLE in post. That, also, uses a 1GB/minute datarate. There is also a new “native” mode found exclusively on the HVX that allows shooting “natively” in a 24p or 30p timeline. In this instance, ONLY the active frames are recorded to the card, and you gain space proportionally to the mode you’ve selected. In 720p24, you’re laying down 24 frames instead of 60 (60% less frames), so the bandwidth needed is 60% less. Therefore, on an 8GB card, you can shoot 20 minutes of 720p24 footage at 24 fps. If you decide to shoot at different frame rate within native recording (12fps, for example), it functions much like a film camera does – the faster you’re recording images, the more space you’re using (and vice versa). It’s all a matter of math, but you can expect roughly 20 minutes of 720p24 shooting on an 8GB card if you shoot natively and limit yourself to 24fps shooting the entire time.

Hopefully that wasn’t too confusing. 🙂

[Gego]

It looks really interesting this camera, but its going to take a little getting used too with these P2 cards. I was out on a job yesterday covering shots of an industry complex. I took a lot more than needed, but you know how it is editing, you like to have alternative shots.

The card system wouldn’t allow this unless you had the hard disc connected but whats the use of that when you loose your flexability. I think Panasonic have a seller here but something must be done about their card accuasition system it sucks at the momment.

Its a worrying alternative but a very interesting camera.