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Panasonic Ships DVCPRO P2 Store Drive
I assume this will capture DVCPROHD as well… $1800 for a 60 gig hardrive, it better.
Emery
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9 Replies
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Of coourse it will, it is only data.
Best,
Jan
Jan Crittenden Livingston
Product Manager, DVCPRO, DVCPRO50, AG-DVX100
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zzz……this product doesnt really excite me…..
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For $1,800.00 you could buy a laptop and download the footage to that. A better solution would be a hard drive that could be connected directly to the camera and bypass the p2 card.
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Yes the price does seem a bit steep. For now though its the only “affordable” solution to shooting P2. Thr direct to disc recording will come but atleast we know we can take advantage of P2 at a relatively “affordable” price the moment the camera comes out.
Emery
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I work with a SPX 800 and use a laptop which is nearly the same prize as the Panasonic thing. I wouldn’t buy it. The transfer speed is nearly the same than with USB. Go for a mac laptop instead.
Rainer
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The press release it indicates it supports windows operating systems but does not mention macs, whats up with that?
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Really, I am in pre-pro for a travel show and would love to recommend the HGX for this show. Even with this announcement I do not think it will change the thinking of shooting with the Sony 900. Maybe in a few years Panasonic will figure out the needs for real people doing real production. We do not shoot these shows in a lab.
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the HGX may not be suited for every type of production. it appears at the moment if you are shooting HD and need long recording times then P2 may not be the way to go so you move to a camera that does what you need. IMO panasonic has been looking and giving results for those doing real production .. the camera is not out yet and other then pixels and color space we have nothing to judge the image but as with all of the current hand size camera’s VS. the shoulder top of the line size camera’s the better image is with the larger CCDs/camera’s …
you mention the sony 900 ? are you referring to the cine alta or the hand size dv 900 ??
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Cine Alta, We are producing a pilot next spring.
Thanks
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