Latest version of HVX?

[kat.hayes]

1.) What is the latest version of the HVX that includes the DV tape option?

2.) What is the latest version of the HVX without the DV tape option?

3.) Are there pros/cons to not having the DV option, other than of course being able to or not shoot DV?

Thanks!

 

[Barry_Green]

1) HVX200A

2) HPX170

3) Many pros to the HPX170 over the HVX200A, including lower price, smaller size, lighter weight, better ergonomics, HD-SDI output, more variable frame rates, lots of new features.

 

[kat.hayes]

1.) Can the HPX170 shoot DV to P2?

2.) What reasons would I still want to shoot to DV tape? The only reason i can think of is for inexpensive archiving them later. Just curious what other opinions are before I purchase.

 

[sonuxxx]

as sony has upgraded the EX1 will Panasonic will soon upgrade 170?is th e170 due for an upgrade ?

 

[Barry_Green]

1.) Can the HPX170 shoot DV to P2?

Of course. DV (in 24p, 30p, or 60i) in 4:3 or 16:9, with 2 or four channels of audio. Also DVCPRO and DVCPRO50 in all the above configurations.

2.) What reasons would I still want to shoot to DV tape? The only reason i can think of is for inexpensive archiving them later. Just curious what other opinions are before I purchase.

If you got a job where the customer specified the deliverable media as DV tape. That's pretty much the only reason I can think of as to why anyone would want to bother with DV tape anymore.

You could always frankenstein together a DV tape option for the HPX170 if you thought DV tape was going to be a very rare, rare thing; mount a little consumer DV camera on the HPX170's shoe and route a short firewire cable up to it. Then you'd have an external "DV deck" for when you want to record to DV tape, and you could get rid of it for all the other times...

 

[kat.hayes]

1.) Are all of the accessories for the HVX 200 also compatible with the HPX170?

2.) Are the interface and controls of the HPX170 similar to the HVX 200? If I know the HVX will learning the HPX170 be simple?

3.) What is the largest P2 card available and what is the next size coming?

Thanks for answering my questions!!!!!

 

[Barry_Green]

1.) Are all of the accessories for the HVX 200 also compatible with the HPX170?

Most, but lens accessories won't fit because the HVX is 82mm and the HPX170 is 72mm. But other stuff (like P2 cards, SD cards, remote focus/iris, remote zoom, etc., are all compatible.)

2.) Are the interface and controls of the HPX170 similar to the HVX 200? If I know the HVX will learning the HPX170 be simple?

Yes, it will be identical to what you already know, plus some more features in the menus.

3.) What is the largest P2 card available and what is the next size coming?

64GB is the largest that is available, and also the largest that has been announced so far.

 

[kat.hayes]

Thanks for your help!