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Recording and Playback Features
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.
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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. 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.
Interval REC
Recording one frame at a time at set intervals (from 2 frames to 10 minutes), this mode is useful for monitoring,
supervision and special ultra undercranking effects.
Clip thumbnail preview
The camera records each cut as a clip (file) and automatically attaches a thumbnail image and file information to it. To
preview a clip on the LCD monitor or to check clip data, simply choose the clip you want from the list of thumbnails.
These thumbnails and the file data can be viewed on a PC (P2 Viewer
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Shot marker
If desired, you can add a simple OK/reject shot marker to each clip either during or after recording. When a P2 card is
mounted in a PC (P2 Viewer), the PC will display only marked clips.
SD memory card slot
The camera provides an SD memory card slot for saving and loading scene files and user settings. A metadata upload file
(created using P2 Viewer) containing the name of the person who shot the video, the name of the reporter, the shooting
location, and other information can be saved to an SD memory card. This data file can be loaded as clip metadata.
Fine adjustment of sound recording level
The camera features a front-mounted control for fine adjustment of the sound recording level. This control is particularly
useful for adjusting the sound level when you have to control both video and audio recording. The control can be disabled.
Unislot wireless receiver compatible
The AG-3DP1 is designed to work with optional slot wireless receivers.
The camera supports 2-channel wireless receivers.
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This requires the installation of a P2 card driver (provided with each device). For details on the system requirements of
the P2 card driver, visit the support desk at the following website.
http://pro-av.panasonic.net/
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“P2 Viewer” is a Windows
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PC viewing software that can be downloaded free of charge by P2 card users.
