Panasonic announced today two flavours of Varicam on P2HD – Varicam 3700 & Varicam 2700.
Varicam 3700
1920 x 1080 recording
<2/3” 2.2 megapixel 3-CCD imagers
Expected Fall 2008 targeting Feature Films, Episodic TV and more
Varicam 2700
1280 x 720
2/3 1 megapixel Imager
Available Fall 2008 targeting Sports, Documentaries,Indie Films, more
Pansonic Press release
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The below benefits are purely based on the facts said by Panasonic for the codec used in AJ-HPX3000 camera.Why you need to prefer intra-frame compression over Mpeg2 Long GOP ( Group of pictures) used on Sony XDCAM family of cameras .
1. Independent frame recording keeps it simple – Intra is 100% editable on a frame-by-frame [...]
via Engadget
Panasonic has launched world’s smallest handheld HD Camcorder which record full 1920X1080 resolution in AVCH format. HDC-SD7 is same as HDC-SD5 except the design is vertical held. HDC-SD7 looks to be Japan-only for now with launch date of September 8 for a price of ¥140,000 or about $1,188 exclusive tax.
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Panasonic announced their AVCHD version of Camcorder called HDC-SD5.
Features
Record video in AVCHD format to SD/SDHC memory cards
3 1/6″ CCDs
560K total pixels with 520K effective when recording video
10x optical zoom
2.7″ widescreen LCD
Optical Image Stabilization
Internal battery compartment which makes it more compact
HDMI, component, composite, and USB outputs
Highlights
1920 x 1080 full-HD recording
Advanced O.I.S. (Optical Image Stabilizer)
Leica [...]
The AG-HPX500 P2 HD shoulder-mount camcorder delivers a unique combination of high-end features never offered in a camcorder in this genre, including production-quality 2/3″ progressive 3-CCDs, DVCPRO HD quality, multi HD and SD formats, variable frame rates, and four independent audio channels. In addition, the HPX500 offers the outstanding benefits of P2 solid state recording [...]
Century’s Pro Series offers professional lens accessories designed to help you go wider, reach further, and move in closer than the lens on your HVX200 allows. Most of Century’s accessories interface directly with the bayonet mount at the front of the lens so mounting and removing is quick and easy.
.6X WIDE ANGLE ADAPTER HVX200
.75X [...]
Panasonic announced today 16GB P2 card for the price tag of $900.00. P2 solid state memory card offers recording capacity comparable to and often greater than tape and disc-based media, but with no-moving-parts reliability.Panasonic’s P2 card is a PCMCIA compatible plug-in card based on ultra-reliable, solid-state memory, integrating four high-performance SD cards like those now [...]