Will the HVX come with a P2 card?

[Timothy Gunn] "Will this new Panasonic camera actually come with a P2 card, or will we have to buy 1-2 of them on our own dime? ..."

I believe Panasonic has indicated a AJ-HVX200 package will be available with two (2) 8GB P2 cards for a MSRP of just under $10,000 USD when it ships later this year.

The camera will have a MSRP of just under $6,000 USD. Of course, anything might happen between now and when the camera ships, so who knows: Maybe Panasonic will "throw in" a 2GB P2 when you buy the cam?

[Timothy Gunn] "... Is there SDI output? Would that even be of benefit? ..."

I don't believe SDI has been announced as either a standard or optional feature for the AJ-HVX200. It would be nice, but I have my doubts we'll see it on this cam. SDI or HD-SDI would give you an "uncompressed" digital output from the cam when using the cam as a "live" source, or compressed when playing from tape, so it can be of benefit for some users. However, cam manufacturers typically sell SDI output options for $1,000 or more (list price), and HD-SDI output options for even more. Although I might be interested in these options, perhaps most users would not? In most cases the cam's (likely) built-in Firewire & analog component video outputs will suffice.

There's a lot of info about the AJ-HVX200 available at:
http://www.dvxuser.com/articles/HVX200/

All the best,

- Peter

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[Julie Marzac] "... and Black Magic has the new Multibridge that'll take component analog HD video and convert it to HD-SDI all in one box. It interfaces with both PCI express and PCI-X. It eliminates the need for buying both a component to HD-SDI converter and HD-SDI capture card. They say it'll be avialable this (northern hemi) summer."

In addition, standalone analog component HD video to HD-SDI converters are available, such as AJA's HD10A:
http://www.aja.com/hd10a.htm

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- Peter

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