Question for the Panasonic reps

[Jan Crittenden livingston]

You could divide them afterword. Keep in mind since it is not something that you decided to do at the appropriate moment, it could be in the minddle of a sentence. So my suggestion would be to bring them together and make a decision. If you didn’t want to do that and just wanted to cut of the end of the clip without rejoining, I believe you can do that, but let me double check. Might be a couple of days before I post again, will be traveling this week.

Best,

Jan

Jan Crittenden Livingston
Product Manager, DVCPRO, DVCPRO50, AG-DVX100
Panasonic Broadcast & TV Systems

[Toke]

Ok,
no hurry, I won’t be needing this info for a few months, as you know…

I was just thinking a situation where two cards are filled with one long shot and after that, you know the needed thing is in second card and then you’d like use that first card again right away.

[Jan Crittenden livingston]

Ah,I now understand the question. Go ahead and off load the first card. When you load in the second card it is matched up. No worries.

Best,

Jan

Jan Crittenden Livingston
Product Manager, DVCPRO, DVCPRO50, AG-DVX100
Panasonic Broadcast & TV Systems

[Kyle Self]

Jan,

Sorry if I was unclear, my reply was “something like the SPX 800”, I understand it will need an HD chip set and the ability to record DVC Pro HD. The HVX while nice is not going to fit the bill for some of the program production I have coming up, and the budgets are not going to be big enough for a Varicam. I know JVC has a full size HDV Camcorder coming thats supposed to be in the $20,000 range. Thats not going to be my first choice if I can avoid it. I am trying to see if Panasonic might have something for those of us in the middle range sometime in the near future.

Thank you for your patience and time

Kyle

[Noah Kadner]

Basically a camera with 2/3″ HD chips and interchangeable lenses and the other modes of the HVX but not as pricey as the VariCam.

-Noah

[Toke]

So with continous shooting, I do have to offload the first card, even if I know the footage I need is in the second card? Just to get the file to hdd as “whole”? Second card’s footage won’t work without first card’s part of a take? Hmmm…

[Jan Crittenden livingston]

No, if there is nothing on the first card you want just work in loop mode. It wiill record over the firdt card. Otherwise just offload the first.

Best,

Jan

Jan Crittenden Livingston
Product Manager, DVCPRO, DVCPRO50, AG-DVX100
Panasonic Broadcast & TV Systems

[Barry Green]

I think what they’re asking for is an SPX800 with DVCPRO-HD added to it. A reasonably-low-cost, 2/3″, P2-based HD camera. They want better lenses and chips than the HVX’s 1/3″ set, but at a lower-than-VariCam price tag.

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[Deleted User]

[Barry Green] “I think what they’re asking for is an SPX800 with DVCPRO-HD added to it. A reasonably-low-cost, 2/3″, P2-based HD camera. They want better lenses and chips than the HVX’s 1/3″ set, but at a lower-than-VariCam price tag.”

Or another way of saying it: A P2 version of the Panasonic AJ-HDX400 without the DVCPRO-HD tape transport?

I believe Jan has indicated that a DVCPRO-HD tape transport accounts for about $6K -$7K USD of a camcorder’s price? If that’s correct, then a “P2 HDX400″ should sell for about $35,000 USD list price (w/o lens or VF)?

Likewise, a P2 cam featuring three 1/2″ CCDs & DVCPRO-HD might be another variation.

But the one I’d most like to see is a 2-3 megapixel single-sensor (CCD or CMOS) 2/3” DVCPRO-HD P2 cam. I’ll gladly trade light sensitivity for compatibility with pro lenses, flexible DOF and greatly reduced cost compared to a 3-sensor cam.

Of course, the NTSC versions of the above “dream” cams would ideally feature 24p & 24pA, 30p & 60i, film gamma, and offer SDI, HD-SDI, and Firewire I/O options, too.

All the best,

– Peter

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[Kyle Self]

Pretty much Peter, but I think I’ve gotten my answer in the silence.
I guess I’ll be shopping JVC. HDV was not my first option, but I do know they have a full sized cam somewhere in the $20,000 range coming shortly after their 1/3 chip offering. Seems I will be taking a much harder lok at it than I wanted to

Kyle