Panasonic P2 Store

The Panasonic AJ-PCS060G, P2 Store is a hard disk storage device specifically for P2 solid state memory cards used in DVCPRO-HD/50/25 camcorders. This unit is a rugged, portable hard disk with a P2 card slot that quickly transfers the content of P2 cards to an internal hard disk drive. The unit runs on DC power, so you can use either a 7.2 VDC battery, or a 7.9 Volt AC adapter.

The 2.5-inch 60GB hard disk drive can hold the contents of up to seven 8gb P2 cards, and the entire contents of an 8gb card can be transferred to the internal hard disk drive in about eight minutes. After P2 content has been transferred, the AJ-PCS060G can connect to a nonlinear editing system or server ingests PC via a USB 2.0 interface and appears as an external disk drive.

The AJ-PCS060G has a shock-resistant magnesium alloy body and is equipped with special impact-absorbing materials to cushion the hard disk against shock and vibration. This unit is designed for use in punishing location production scenarios.

In the field the AJ-PCS060G serves as an aggregation and transport device storing the contents of P2 cards and minimizing the number of P2 cards needed. Back in the editing suite it serves as a high-speed drive for transferring video into a station's local area network (LAN) or nonlinear editing system to speed access to the recorded content.

For quick and easy operation, the AJ-PCS060G simply has a large start button. The drive also includes LED indicators for copy status, drive capacity, and battery life remaining. The drive supports Windows 2000, Windows XP and Mac OS X operating systems.