AG-HVX200 : Price Point?

[Luis Caffesse]

Panasonic has stated that the camera will be “under $10,000”

Specific pricing should be announced at NAB, along with P2 prices, etc.

Luis Caffesse
Studio 3 Productions, Inc.
Austin, Texas

[Peter Corbett]

I would expect that pricing would be similar to Z1, but we’ll really have to wait and see.

Peter Corbett
Powerhouse Productions
Australia

[Nigel Thompson]

Under 10K should mean 9000 there about

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[Lawrence Bansbach]

[Nigel Thompson] “Under 10K should mean 9000 there about”

It could mean anything up to $9,999.99. The problem is including the cost of P2 in the final price. Panasonic has kind of painted itself into a corner with the whole “P2 isn’t media but more like memory” mantra. In a computer, media, though necessary, are extrinsic. Memory, however, is an essential component. I would argue therefore that the base price of the HVX200 must include some denomination of P2 — even if only one 2-GB card. And I think that Panasonic is sweating the pricing of P2. Sure, it’s a source of revenue, but Panasonic can’t really believe that HVX users will willingly accept significantly shorter shooting durations or seriously consider hot-swapping P2 cards during a hand-held shot. People can’t be expected to drastically alter their production workflows or pay many thousands more for adequate recording duration. For P2 to supplant tape, it has to be at least as convenient to use as tape and not priced as prohibitively as it is currently. Therefore, I believe that there is a lot that Panasonic hasn’t told us. It would be inconceivable that they would produce that the marvel that the HVX200 manifestly is and then tie it to an impractical recording “technology” (I want to say “medium,” but I’d probably start a ruckus). I think that capacities must increase and prices decrease — both significantly — if P2 is to succeed in the long run.

[Graeme Nattress]

As indeed it will.

WHo would have thought, after seeing the first Avid, that we’d all today be editing non-linearly, with all that expensive hard drives we’d need and super fast processors.

Graeme

– http://www.nattress.com – Film Effects for FCP

[Brian Of influx media]

I have a dvx100 that i am willing to sell to upgrade to this camera, but if its around 10K and doesnt compete with the Z1 prices… I may be changing my mind. from around $4K to $10K is a significant jump in price point. I wonder exactly what audience Panasonic is aiming for with this camera? Most people with XL1s, dvx100’s, and the sonys of the same style most likely wont justify five extra grand for a new camera (even with those great features). My two cents..

B

Brian Artka

https://www.influx-media.com
Digital Video/Digital Media Specialist
Video Production/Web Design

[Brian Deviteri]

[Brian of Influx media] “Most people with XL1s, dvx100’s, and the sonys of the same style most likely wont justify five extra grand for a new camera (even with those great features).”

Yeah and the cost of the P2 needed to effeciently work with the camera might throw a lot of us out of the game entirely. At least with tape, it’s cheap enough to work with, VERY cheap to archive, and really quick in the field. I just can’t wait until we get the details at NAB.