I guess now I don't have to sit down and start making serious life choices every time I want to buy another P2 card. The microP2 cards seem reliable, durable, fast, and less expensive than their (literally) big brother. How much are these little micros and their accessories going to cost? Well, here are the suggested list prices: Panasonic has also announced two new products with built-in microP2 slots: the AJ-PX5000 P2 HD camcorder and the AJ-PD500 half-rack recorder. However, it may not work with some of the earlier models. Now, as far as backwards compatibility, Mike Bergeron from Panasonic says that for many of the later cameras (he mentions the HPX250) will be able to use the new cards with the adapter. A firmware upgrade - if you're using current P2 hardware - is needed in order to use the card adapter. The microP2 drive has a USB 3.0 interface for faster transfer speeds. With an SD card form factor, the MicroP2 cards will ensure high-speed transfer, high reliability and the writing assurance of all P2 frame rates, formats and codecs. Furthering the versatility of the microP2 card adapter and microP2 card slots, their design allows Class 10 SDHC/SDXC cards (at bit rates only up to 50Mbps)to be used in P2 products.Īccording to Panasonic, 'the microP2 card's double-layered UHS-II interface fascilitates transfer speeds of 2.0 Gpbs (1.7 times faster than standard P2 media, and 12x faster than ordinary SD media).' Not only that, but Panasonic's partnership with cloud video production platform, Aframe, resulted in Panasonic's Production Network (PPN), which allows professionals to upload and view high-quality video from the cloud server. Here's an excerpt from Wednesday's press release: It has a flash memory error correction system, a Lifetime Counter, a Content Protection System that password-protects the card, and a QR code for scanning and identification. The microP2 is durable, able to resist water, dust, static electricity, bending and twisting, magnets, X-rays, wide temperature ranges, and has a safety built-in-fuse.

Panasonic p2 adapter