The Amazing Panasonic P2 Camera

Maybe PCMCIA to CF adapters using CF cards will be less expensive and work?

Use the German word... Löten 😀

I still use the HVX200/HPX171. Great cameras!

So there's no COVID where you live?

its definitely soldering with a pronounced L :)

What was the SD card slot on the side of the camera by the firewire port for? Could you record to it as well?

Panasonic used those P2 cards in their Arbitrator series evidentiary dash camera systems too.

Ben The Sodderer

We have a bunch of P2 cameras in our college that are used regularly even now.
It is absolutely clear that the dynamic range is limited and the video comes out looking slightly... soft and low quality for some reason. (Could be bitrate, could be compression, don't know). But I knew a guy from college who made this absolutely gorgeous short film with a P2 camera (don't know which), that was shot mostly in low light yet came out looking almost noiseless and crisp. I don't know what magic he performed on it in post, and he never told me, so...

Why am i missing alot of your uploads?

us skate filmers love our P2 Cams even today!! I'm rocking the hpx-170 n I love it :)

No plaid shirt. Can't be trusted.

Bruh we need a update in march. I wanna see mother natures beautiful goodness in that bed.

kittyyyyyyyyyyyy

Firewire could do anything anyone bothered to write for it, as it was a full-fledged network Layer 1/2 system. (This could actually be a bad thing on a Windows machine. Desktop Windows computers would sometimes get confused about what to do with multiple network connection, and they didn't come with configuration tools to sort that kind of problem out.)

It was sort of encouraging how ignorant this guy was, maybe an idiot like me actually can get my foot in the industry. Gigabits? DV transfers are lossy? He even patted it "they have SD cards in these now" RIGHT AFTER HAVING HIS FINGER NEAR THE SD CARD INSERTED INTO THIS EXACT CAMERA. That's actually quite embarrassing for him, wow.

OMG the landscaping video was amazing! HAHA!

I mean, soldering has an L in here soooooo also while I am here, Its ALUMINIUM hehehehe

Hi. I've got a Sony DCR-TRV320 Digital camcorder, It's been used mostly for vacation video, but now I 'm having trouble playing back tapes. The tape inside is moving, but there's no picture or sound coming from the playback. Keep in mind that this is a very old device, and Sony tech support suggested I buy a newer model as they no longer service this device. You can't even buy the tapes for them in the stores or online (eBay doesn't count). Any idea what the cause may be and what I can do about it?

how could i stream de HD signal?. . .fire wire? . . . or rca output?. . . usb?., . . .

Obsolete... It's still better then my camera 🤔

Used mine for 8yrs until I finally retired it in 2016. The format helped me work with multiple layers of FX back when the Consumer AVCHD format taxed PC's of circa 2007. Also the cards are beasts and I never had a file go bad. The cards were not cheap. $1700 for each of the 2 32gig cards I used, I think I paid 5K for the camera. I use much cheaper setup now but I do have nostalgia for the old HVX200.

The fire store ruined my life.

These pre-covid videos are from another world… I miss travelling to where other people live, and working with them on stuff in their workshops…

Ok so I didnt really understand.. is there a way too record onto an Sd card on this camera?

Can you dump from DV to computer through usb?

you can use a hvr mrc1 on a hvx200??!!!😳🤯

I got sucked into the enthusiastic landscaping part and finally snapped out of it thinking wait, why am I watching a landscaping video!?!? Oh right. Anyway thanks for the informative and interesting video. Im about to start shooting with one of these thangs for fun. The p2 cards are on the way now.

dude. get to the point. I'm trying to sell mine and I can't tell him what second you finally get to the item. Not the cat. the item.

Still use it, the color science is amazing as well as the global shutter.

Uma pena eu não entender nada desta língua pois foi bem completo o que se foi falado sobre esta filmadora .

That dude was definitely smuggling some high quality Australian cat-nip in that bag.

I think sports works with 720p because it's action and that hides the lower resolution.

That cat! That cat! That cat! (we have a camera to show you) But that cat!

can you record to a atomos ninja

PLEASE TUTE ME FOR BLURR BACK GROUND

I was curious to buy this one, found a guy who sold it for $450, but for $450 its a hassle to figure out what the heck you need to get that dv tape into the computer and also how long can you record on a 16gb card, 2min?

I'm buying this cam for shooting a documentary. It might seems stupid to use this one for these days, but I can't afford more. I've been shooting black metal music videos on my smartphone, pretty dope shoots I say but for this documentary I would like to use a camera which I've found this

Revisiting this video again since it appeared in my recomended section. It's a shame that the Panasonic's general video quality is better than a much younger cheap consumer Sony cx-405. Yes, the Panasonic is on the soft side, but my Sony does not look like 1080p at all. And the colors are washed out.

I might look in to replacing the sony (since I am allready selling it) with one of these. It will still be a B cam so it doesn't have to be the best.

Can this camera be used like a web cam?

Hvx- 200 filming skateboarding with it best thing I’ve used

Think this will be cool to film a skate video with ?

Why do the P2 cam have a SD slot?

Who is here in 2023, can you record directly on a drive not on P2 cards?

Great video. Loved it I just bought this camera in 2025 love it so far.