Barry_Green
Moderator
Of course not... Y'know, this really isn't difficult to understand. Panasonic's Broadcast lineup uses P2. Their lower-end pro line uses SD. That particular camera is advertised as (I'll take the words from your own post) "More Affordable" and "a much lower price than traditional 3D rigs"
Did you notice what show that camera was introduced at? The Consumer Electronics Show. That exact same unit was shown in prototype form at the National Association of Broadcasters, and guess what? At the NAB show, it had two P2 slots and said AVC-Ultra on it.
Top end/Broadcast = P2
low-end = SD
There's nothing inconsistent here with anything else they've ever said. I would expect that if they were to make a version of the 3D camera for broadcast use (such as for ESPN's proposed 3D channel), it'd use P2 and AVC-Ultra and be higher-end. Just like the HMC150 vs. the HPX170.
Did you notice what show that camera was introduced at? The Consumer Electronics Show. That exact same unit was shown in prototype form at the National Association of Broadcasters, and guess what? At the NAB show, it had two P2 slots and said AVC-Ultra on it.
Top end/Broadcast = P2
low-end = SD
There's nothing inconsistent here with anything else they've ever said. I would expect that if they were to make a version of the 3D camera for broadcast use (such as for ESPN's proposed 3D channel), it'd use P2 and AVC-Ultra and be higher-end. Just like the HMC150 vs. the HPX170.