Preparation: P2 Cards
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(Example of using one 64 GB card)
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Support will be provided via a version update in the future.
Note:
• The recording times for 32 GB, 16 GB, and 8 GB P2 cards are a 1/2, 1/4, and 1/8th of those shown above, respectively.
• The displayed sizes include, for example, the management area so the amount of space available for recording will be less than the
above.
When an 8 GB or larger P2 card is used with the unit, continuous recordings longer than the durations shown in the table below
result in automatic division of the recording into multiple clips. However, on a P2 device, such recordings are handled as a
single clip for thumbnail operations (display, delete, repair, etc.). Such recordings may be displayed as separate clips in non-
linear editing software or on a PC or other device.
When recording to a microP2 memory card exceeding 32 GB using the AVC-LongG codec, you can enable continuous record-
ing as the same clip in the “FILE SPLIT” (
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page 87) menu item.
microP2 memory cards support the content protection system (CPS), which is a security function that prevents data leakage to
third parties by recording in an encrypted format.
To use the CPS function, you need to set a CPS password and enable the microP2 memory card authentication function (
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“Manual and Automatic CPS Authentication” page 46) and encrypted format function (
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“Formatting P2 Cards and SD Memory
Cards” page 45) on the unit. microP2 memory cards in an encrypted format are authenticated automatically to enable use as
microP2 memory cards for recording and playback only on devices for which the same CPS password is set. For details on CPS
passwords, refer to “Manual and Automatic CPS Authentication” (
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page 46).
Note:
• Up to 16 characters can be set for the password.
• An encrypted microP2 memory card cannot be recognized in an SD slot of a PC.
• If an authentication error occurs, perform authentication again with the correct password, format the card to enable use as storage
media, or eject it from the device. Do not perform any operation other than manual authentication or formatting while a card for which
an authentication error has occurred is inserted.
• To access an encrypted microP2 memory card from a PC when in USB device mode, perform authentication for the microP2 memory
card with P2 Viewer Plus.
P2 card recording times
“LINE&FREQ” setting (recording format)
“REC FORMAT” setting (codec)
Recording duration
1080-59.94P, 1080-50P
AVC-I100
Approx. 32 minutes
AVC-G25
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Approx. 110 minutes
1080-59.94i, 1080-50i
AVC-I100
Approx. 64 minutes
AVC-G25
Approx. 220 minutes
480-59.94i, 576-50i
DVCPRO50
Approx. 128 minutes
DVCPRO
Approx. 256 minutes
Dividing of clips recorded to P2 cards
Recording formats (excluding native recording)
Continuous recording duration
AVC-I100 (1080P)
Approx. 3 minutes
AVC-I100 (1080i), DVCPRO HD
Approx. 5 minutes
AVC-G50, AVC-I50, DVCPRO50
Approx. 10 minutes
AVC-G25, DVCPRO, DV
Approx. 20 minutes
Content Protection System (CPS)
