Furthermore, the HVX200 can down-convert off-speed recordings in 720p recorded on a P2 card and copy it to a mini DV tape. By using the camera to play back the recording at the normal rate, the shooter can preview the off-speed effect right on the spot, without the need for a frame rate converter. The shooting frame rate in 720p native mode can be set for any of 11 steps between 12fps and 60fps including 24fps and 30fps. The HVX200 can capture fast or slow action in 720p at various frame rates - the first time this function is available in a hand-held camera. The HVX200 inherits the variable frame rate capability of Panasonic’s popular, shoulder-mount AJ-HDC27 VariCam HD Cinema camcorder.
For added flexibility, the HVX200 is also equipped with a Mini-DV tape drive for shooting 4:3 and 16:9 images on DV tape in 60i, 30p and 24p. With cutting-edge P2, all moving parts are eliminated from the recording path, which ensures that the HVX200 is extremely reliable and resistant to environmental conditions including the shock and humidity that threaten camcorders based on mechanical recording transports. The multi-format camera has two P2 card slots, and offers a variety of record modes including hot-swap recording to ensure continuous recording loop recording pre-record (up to 7 seconds in DVCPRO and 3 seconds in DVCPRO HD) one-shot record (from 1 frame to 1 second) and interval record (from 2 frames to 10 minutes). P2 cards mount like a regular hard drive from a NLE system’s point of view, which eliminates the time-intensive task of digitizing footage. The HD and SD video recorded on the P2 card can be rapidly downloaded to a nonlinear editing system or server, or edited virtually instantly from the P2 card by connecting to an IEEE 1394 or USB 2.0 interface. With a pair of Panasonic’s new 8GB P2 cards (model P2C008HG), the HVX200 records for 64 minutes in DVCPRO or DV, 40 minutes in 720p, 32 minutes in DVCPRO50, and 16 minutes in 1080/60 and 720/60. The camera records video on a P2 card as IT-friendly MXF files in 1080/60i, 30p and 24p in 720/60p, 30p and 24p in 50Mbps DVCPRO50 and in 25Mbps DVCPRO or DV.
The DVCPRO HD format offers users cost-effective, intra-frame compression, where each frame stands on its own for editing, and its full 4:2:2 color sampling allows the image to hold up under color correction. With the ability to capture images in 21 video formats, the ultra-versatile HVX200 records in high definition in 1080i and 720p in production-proven 100 Mbps DVCPRO HD quality. At a press briefing held today, Panasonic announced introductory pricing for the HVX200 including $5,995 suggested list price of the camcorder only, a $7,295 list price for the camcorder and two 4GB P2 cards, and a $9,995 list price for the camcorder and two 8GB P2 cards.
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