VariCam H settings file logic?

[Jeff Merritt]

All,

This question has come up many times. It is important to understand that the model AJ-HDC27F can not be upgraded to the new AJ-HDC27H since many of the internal components of the new AJ-HDC27H are engineered to give the increased performance required of the revised model. Due to this fact, and that several menu items have changed, configurations in the AJ-HDC27F can not be directory applied to the AJ-HDC27H and visa versa. However, Panasonic is providing a free software program to allow most of the set-ups to be transferred from one camera model to the other thus allowing the two different models to work together. This transfer software will be available soon on the Panasonic web site.

By downloading this software, it will be possible to use an SD card to capture the set-up information of an AJ-HDC27F, load it into a computer such as a laptop, transfer the set-up information to match an AJ-HDC27H, save back to the SD card and load it into the AJ-HDC27H. The reverse of this procedure is also possible; save the configuration of an AJ-HDC27H, transfer it, and save to an SD card for set-up in an AJ-HDC27F. The conversion software will be available at no cost.

You can compare the functionality of the “F” and “H” versions by down loading the current brochure on our web site.

Thanks,

Jeff Merritt
Product Line Business Manager
High Definition Products
Panasonic Broadcast
323-436-3676

[Jayfarrington]

Got it, thanks for the info Jeff. Reminds me of when digibeta first came out and the setup files from the 600 couldn’t be read to the new 700s for the same reason. Makes sense.

And I’m sure once a few of us (I’m using one on commercials all week) have saved a few files in the H, we’ll just post them somewhere for people to download directly too.

-Jay Farrington
Video/Sound Engineer
San Francisco Bay Area

[Chris Bell]

I hope there will be a Mac version of this software.

Chris Bell