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Recording and Playback Features
A variety of interfaces
USB.0connector(HOST/DEVICE)
A USB 2.0 connection to a computer or other device allows you to use P2 cards in the camera as mass storage.
The USB host function makes it possible to save P2 card data to an external hard disk connected via USB 2.0 and
clips stored on the hard disk can be viewed and written back to a P2 card.
DVCPRO/DVinputandoutputprovidedasstandardfeature
IEEE1394 compliant external devices can be connected to enable output and input via the digital interface.
Connect a 6-pin plug to this connector. Note that the connector does not support bus power.
Input and output via IEEE1394 is not available when the AVC-Intra codec is selected.
P2 cards for high capacity, high speed and high reliability
In addition to exceptional resistance to shock, vibration and temperature fluctuations, the P2 (Professional Plug-in) card
has a reliability that guarantees long-term repeated recording/initialization that a tape or hard disk system with their
moving parts could never match.
The connectors are professional grade to withstand long-term continual insertion and removal.
The P2 card stores the AV data for each shooting session as a single file that is immediately accessible for nonlinear
editing or transfer over a network without digitizing. Transfer speeds far surpassing those of optical disks also help to
speed up production processes. The P2 card complies with PC card standards and can be directly plugged into the PC
card slot on a computer.
*1
The two P2 card slots allow continuous recording on two P2 cards and also offer the following recording capabilities in a
memory card camera-recorder.
Cardselection:
In standby status, you can instantly select (switch to) the slot of the card you wish to record on
*2
Recorded content
can be quickly passed on to editing or transferred to minimize interruptions in recording making it far more efficient
than systems where tapes or disks have to be exchanged.
Hot-swaprecording:
Cards can be replaced during recording. A full memory card can be replaced while recording is made on another
card. Successively swapping cards in this way gives you virtually unlimited recording capacity.
Looprecording:
Setting the camera for consecutive overwriting, you can repeatedly rerecord on the inserted P2 cards, always
maintaining a recording of the most recent, specific period of time.
Immediate startup and reliable data protection
When you press the REC button in standby mode, the camera instantly finds a blank area on the P2 card and begins
recording. Unlike a VTR system, there is no need to locate a blank section before recording. It can begin recording
immediately even when you are using it to preview video. In normal use, there is no chance of accidentally deleting a
recording. Recordings will not be erased unless you intentionally delete a file or initialize the card.
*1 This requires the installation of a P2 card driver (provided with each device). The P2 card driver runs under Windows
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Vista, Windows
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XP or Windows
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2000.
*2 This assumes that the SLOT SEL function is assigned to a USER button (USER MAIN, USER1 or USER2).
