New Panasonic Gear Announcements Apr 15

[Steve R]

Live stream seems to be up. Press conference should be starting within minutes.

Interesting marketing emphasis on "...for the Real World".

 

[KINOKS]

Am... where is this? Could you post a link please?

 

[Steve R]

Here you go:

http://www.panasonic.com/promos/nab/2012

 

[Steve R]

AF100 Firmware update: $250 AG-SFU100

 

[Steve R]

AC160A and AC130A; upgrades available to AC160 and AC130.

 

[Steve R]

Micro P2 card.

64GB and 32GB; SD size.

AVC-Ultra

 

[KINOKS]

Thx!

Finally, an upgraded HPX500. The MicroP2 looks nice to.
No AF200 or AF100 with an upgraded sensor though... Interesting.

 

[Steve R]

Wish they'd get to the new AF100 firmware...

 

[Tzedekh]

Wow, they're charging $250 for 1080p60 capability in the AF100! That should be free, since it's in the AVCHD 2.0 spec. For the money they should have updated the camera to 10-bit output and come up with log profiles. Very underwhelming. I suspect Barry Green will disagree.

 

[Kholi]

AF100 Firmware update: $250 AG-SFU100

What does it do?

 

[Steve R]

Seems to be:

1) "Acquisition in the 1080/60p and 1080/50p HD recording formats (in new 28Mbps PS mode)"

2) "Substitution of the 2.39:1 aspect ratio marking for the current 2.35 marker."

I wonder if "Acquisition" means 60p on SDI out??

 

[KINOKS]

What does it do?

http://www2.panasonic.com/webapp/wc...2052729863&surfModel=Content04022012052729863

 

[vanvideo]

Finally, they're upgrading the dinosaur HPX500. I hope those are full-rez 1920x1080 CMOS chips.
It's an interesting variation of the HPX370/3100 body design. But it loses the side monitor and adds a flip-up EVF, like the Sony PMW-350.
Upgradeable to AVC/Ultra! All under 7 lbs. Nice!

 

[Jay Birch]

For the money they should have updated the camera to 10-bit output and come up with log profiles.

I don't think adding 10bit architecture throughout the camera is a simple software upgrade.

 

[Steve R]

Yay! new BT-LH2170 monitor is FullHD.

< $4,500, available end of year.

 

[Steve R]

Here's the big one: HPX-600

 

[KINOKS]

Here's the big one: HPX-600

To bad it won't include a stock lens as the Sony's 350 does...

 

[Alpha Beta Omega]

1080p50/60 is that a joke? The AF100 already does the 50/60fps trick in 1080 at about 35mb/s so what do one gain really? 2.39:1 markers for $250?

 

[pomoville]

So is this is for Panasonic for NAB? No AF100 replacement? Or could there be more announcements later on in the week?

 

[Tzedekh]

Here's the big one: HPX-600

I repeat, underwhelming. No big-sensor announcement, other than gouging for adding AVCHD 2.0 to the AF100. They first announced AVC-Ultra in 2009 and updated it late last summer. Other than the nifty 4K camera mockup, very little new info.