AC90: Panasonic AC90A, lots of new features- and FREE UPGRADE FOR AC90 OWNERS

Alchroma said:
Mine was on version 1 and I updated directly to 1.5, all went well.
All features work as advertised
The camera is PAL.

Al
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Your camera now makes the coffee like the rest?
You did find that option?
it is next to the one that lets you have the LCD and EVF on at the same time....
:-)

Just as a thought... as we have all (?) registered our cameras on PASS etc WTF didn't we all get a notification of the update? It is not as though they do them every week.
 
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I just uptaded from 1.0 -> 1.5 so far all works great except eye-fi card because I dont have one to test it.
 
I also went straight from 1 to 1.5 without any issues. I do have an Eye-Fi card for shooting stills with my Canon dSLRs but it would be of very limited use with the AC90 unless sending very small files.

Pete
 
As this is a major update and highlights that there is one universal update that does both PAL and NTSC is it worth having this thread a s a sticky? Especially as Panasonic don't seem to have bothered telling the users... it may be months or more before some people discover there is an upgrade.
 
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so I notice the ac90 has been discontinued on B&H- the AC90A is back up to $2k. Not sure why the price has been raised (was $1750) if the upgrade was free. It's the same camera as an older AC90 with the new firmware. An extra $250 for a new model number sticker with an "A" added?

Don't get me wrong- kudos to Panasonic for releasing the firmware for free for current owners. It's very unlike them. But you know all those unsold AC90s are going back to the factory for the firmware and re-badging. $2k is a fair price, but $1750 would make it a no-brainier IMO. I'd pick one up at the previous price, but it'll be a year before it gets back down to normal.
 
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jagraphics said:
Just as a thought... as we have all (?) registered our cameras on PASS etc WTF didn't we all get a notification of the update? It is not as though they do them every week.
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I never understood what happened to PASS? I lost access to it, and have never be alerted to any firmware upgrade. Was there some server migration that broke the logins?

Also, is there a new manual that discusses how to use the new firmware features?

Thank you.
 
bluesgeek said:
I never understood what happened to PASS? I lost access to it, and have never be alerted to any firmware upgrade. Was there some server migration that broke the logins?

Also, is there a new manual that discusses how to use the new firmware features?

Thank you.
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No idea re login but I never get any notifications from PASS. It seems poorly maintained (and badly organised) and not a lot on it.

Yes there are new manuals for the AC90A. They are in the same place as the update.There were links to them at the start of the thread.
 
Yep, prices went up across the board. Kind of lame on Panasonic's part, but they know what they are doing. I was considering picking up a second one but not at $2K. Prices should come back down this fall/winter.
 
Barry, I'm new to this camcorder and have been trying to figure it out for a few days. I have the AG-AC90P. Can you tell me what the P designates? I can't find that info anywhere. Also, I believe the firmware update you describe is available for my camera. I have not been able to figure out how to update my camera with the firmware. Can you help? Thank you, Richard Woltjer (RKW)
 
I can see this going down hill...... most people just call it an AC90 (taking the P out of it :-) P might also stand for Professional (after all I have one :-) , Pretty, Practical, or possibly PAL?


I noted in a previous post in this thread: I note one set of firmware but two sets of manuals without explaining which is which... I had to dig out the old (printed) ones to discover the UK (PAL) versions are the AG-AC90P-PJ-_PX versions. SEE Edit BELOW

So I would *GUESS* the P == PAL?

Based on Barry's comment below I took the plate of the camera and discovered my UK PAL version is an "E" type not a "P" so I was wrong
 
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Need help on a Disabled Menu Item after the upgrade from 1.3 to 1.5.

I got two AC90, both showing same thing and I am not sure if this is operator problem or SW bug on the Ver. 1.5. When "2 SLOTS FUNC" was selected to "OFF", its impossible to go back to "BACKUP" or "AUTO SW" because the menu item is grayed out. Both cams worked before the "OFF" menu item was selected and now I can not switched back on both. I went through the new Operators Manual and could not find what part of the setup can disable the "BACKUP" menu item.

Just found the answer, its an operator error.

This is what I found out. If its initially set to "OFF", both "AUTO SWITCH" and "BACKUP" will be grayed. When you insert two SD cards in both slots, it must be write enabled. If the SD cards are locked, both "AUTO SWITCH" and "BACKUP" will be grayed. I got really confused because I was testing with all my SD cards that were locked.
 
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Confused about one issue; the instructions say "Buffer memory size in SD memory card more than 64 MB." When I first read the instructions I misunderstood this, and bought a 64 MB card. What size card is necessary?

Jim Holmes
 
Pleasantly surprised to find the A/V Multi Cable on the 90A has composite and VGA out, while the 90 cable has composite and component leads.
 
James Holmes said:
Confused about one issue; the instructions say "Buffer memory size in SD memory card more than 64 MB." When I first read the instructions I misunderstood this, and bought a 64 MB card. What size card is necessary?

Jim Holmes
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Any size card you like... I run a pair of 64 GIGA byte cards in mine which gives me 5+ hours of PS recording on each. 64Mb is not going to get you very far!

The buffer is the internal memory size that stores the glove of video on it's way to the SD card.
 
So I see that Panasonic has released another upgrade from 1.50 to 1.60 and this only adds "Support for the HDMI output in “Recording mode” when 720P mode is selected. "
 
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