Re: Jan Crittenden Livingston? Are you the product manager?

[Charles Binn] "Is this the right forum for the Panasonic HPG 20 P2 recorder?"

yes

[Charles Binn] "If – wouldn’t pre recording be a nice feature cause many people use this unit as a filed recorder or as a “docking” recorder for non P2, tape based cameras like Varicam 27. And pre recording is what you need in the news and docu business."

But the HPG20 does not do this. Nice idea but there is no signal in the HD-SDI stream that would tell the machine to do this.

[Charles Binn] "And as a Varicam user I wonder how to start the unit if it is connected via HD-SDI to my Varicam. Do I have to press the record button on the recorder?"

You set up the HPG20 to look at Type 1 commands, have a tape in the camcorder and it will roll both. I think you have to set a menu in the Varicam as well to control both the internal machine and the external machine.

And yes I am the product manager for the AG-HPG20.

Best,

Jan



Jan Crittenden Livingston
Product Manager, HPX500, HPX300, HPX170, HVX200A
Panasonic Broadcast & TV Systems