Panasonic AJ-PX270 Firmware Upgrade release.

[Steve Mahrer]

Hello Panasonic AJ-PX270 / AJ-PX5000 users:

Please be advised that as of Oct 20th, new firmwareis available from the Panasonic PASS website for both the AJ-PX270 andAJ-PX5000 P2 AVC-Ultra camera recorders.

Tocheck for recent updates or releases of firmware for our products please usethis link:
http://pro-av.panasonic.net/en/index.html

AJ-PX270 AVC-Ultra P2 Camera recorder firmware Update:
Thenew AJ-PX270 firmware (V13.19) adds AVC-Intra100 recording support for the popular 720p 24PN, 25PN and 30PN formats, formats widely used for webproduction and news gathering. Additionally the new firmware also adds 720pproxy capability, which is great news for 720p customers desiring efficientfield workflows and news centric applications.

Althoughnot specifically mentioned in the accompanying release notes, this firmwarerelease also includes improvements to the AJ-PX270 Optical Image Stabilizationperformance. Whilesignificantly improved, work continues to further improve the OIS performance.

Thelink below takes you to the Panasonic Pass site; please download and read theinstallation instructions before uploading new camera firmware.

http://eww.pass.panasonic.co.jp/pro-av/support/content/download/EN/ep2main/soft/upgpx270_e.htm

Thanks!

Steve Mahrer
P2 Prod Mgr. / Technology Alliance Mgr.
Panasonic PSCNA
Steve.Mahrer@us.panasonic.com

 

[Bruce Watson]

Hello Panasonic AJ-PX270 / AJ-PX5000 users:

Please be advised that as of Oct 20th, new firmwareis available from the Panasonic PASS website for both the AJ-PX270 andAJ-PX5000 P2 AVC-Ultra camera recorders.

Thanks for posting and welcome to DVXuser.com. Nice to see a Panasonic representative back on board.

Question: does this firmware update fix the LongGOP codecs so that they support all frame rates in all resolutions? If not, can you speculate on when that might happen? I'm asking because this is what's keeping me from buying the AJ-PX270.

 

[Bruce Watson]

<crickets>

I'll take that as a no. No the update doesn't fix it. And no Panasonic has no plans to fix it. And no, Panasonic has no plans to fix its marketing of the AJ-PX270 to include the facts of which CODECs support which resolutions and which frame rates. Sigh...

I wonder how the Sony PXW-X180 is doing...