Panasonic P2 Series P2 Card Offers Outstanding Mobility and Reliability, Clip Thumbnail Function

*without option,LCD monitor off.

The AJ-SPC700 makes it even easier to start P2, with excellent cost performance and low power consumption.

P2 Card Offers Outstanding Mobility and Reliability

The solid-state P2 card records and plays back without requiring a mechanism like that found in conventional tape or disc systems. This gives the P2 cam exceptional impact and vibration resistance, and makes it the ideal choice for reliable recording in harsh conditions.

Low Power Consumption (17 W)

Because the P2 cam does not have a drive mechanism, and thanks to use of a newly developed digital signal processor, power consumption is only 17 W* during recording. This also helps boost mobility and reliability.

Instant Rec Start — Another Memory Card Advantage

Thanks to the solid-state memory, recording response is much faster than with tape or disc recorders. You can begin recording an instant after powering up, making it possible to capture unexpected events that other systems miss. You won't worry about missing the shot.

Next-Generation Recording Functions

The AJ-SPC700 has slots for five P2 cards and lets you record continuously onto all five in sequence. It also provides several entirely new recording functions that are possible only with memory cards.

•Data protection: The P2 card records only onto blank spaces, so there's no danger of accidental writing over data.*

•Hot-swap recording: You can replace a full memory card with a blank one while the P2 cam is recording onto a second card. Successively swapping cards this way gives you virtually unlimited recording capability.

•Loop recording: By loop recording onto a specified recording area, you can continue to record over a fixed area.

•Pre-rec:While in standby mode, you can continuously store, and subsequently record, up to 15 seconds of video and audio (in DVCPRO). In effect, this lets you record footage of events that occur even before you press the rec start button, giving you a way to "go back" and capture moments you otherwise would have missed.

*It is possible, however, to delete data, or to lose data by re-formatting the card.

2/3" IT 3CCD Imaging System for Wide-Screen Images

Use of the reliable, cost-effective 2/3" IT 3CCD imaging system gives the AJ-SPC700 full broadcast-level performance, with low smear, 750- line resolution, and an S/N ratio of 62 dB.

The AJ-SPC700 switches easily from 4:3 to 16:9 for wide-screen recording.

Newly Developed Gamma Curve for News

The gamma functions featured in Panasonic VariCam models have earned wide acclaim. Now Panasonic has developed a new gamma curve for the P2 cam: news gamma. This new function, offered in addition to conventional video gamma, helps to preserve important image data by suppressing over-saturation in highlight areas during sudden changes in contrast.

DVCPRO 50/DVCPRO/DV Switchable

The versatile P2 cam can record in high-quality 4:2:2, 50Mbps DVCPRO 50; 25Mbps DVCPRO and DV. A single 4GB* P2 card holds up to 16 minutes of DVCPRO/DV data or 8 minutes of DVCPRO 50 data. Using the P2 cam's five slots and hot-swapping function, you get virtually unlimited continuous recording.

*Total card capacity includes space for data management such as system data, therefore, actual usable area is less than the capacity indicated on the card.

Clip Thumbnail Function

•Thumbnails: The P2 cam automatically generates a thumbnail image for each clip. These can be used for nonlinear editing or by the P2 cam itself.

•Displaying thumbnails on the colour LCD monitor: You can view up to 12 thumbnails at once on the 3.5" colour LCD monitor on the P2 cam's side. Any of the corresponding clips can be accessed instantly.

•Seamless playback of selected clips: Using the thumbnails, you can specify a number of clips for seamless playback or on-air broadcasting.

*Seamless playback is not possible between clips recorded in different formats.

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