Panasonic HVX200A Functions Guide - Page 13

The DVCPRO Family: High Reliability, Wide Interchangeability DVCPRO HD was developed as the highest recording format of the DVCPRO family. Since the first DVCPRO VTR reached the market in 1996, this expanding family of video formats has helped launch a major shift in the use of digital equipment in news gathering. In 1998, DVCPRO 50 was introduced, with its 4:2:2 sampling rate for improved image quality. And in 2000, the DVCPRO family grew again with the debut of the DVCPRO HD VTR. The ongoing evolution of DVCPRO products and technology reflects Panasonic's ability to continually develop new, cutting-edge products that meet emerging worldwide needs in broadcasting, production and other pro video applications. One hallmark of the DVCPRO family is its wide interchangeability. Panasonic's top-of-the-line HD studio VTRs can play DVCPRO 50, DVCPRO and DV tapes. This compatibility among products - and the flexibility it provides - remains one of the central design concepts underlining Panasonic's development of DVCPRO equipment. In 2003, Panasonic began developing the DVCPRO P2 series. While upgrading the recording media from tape to the solid-state P2 memory card, Panasonic insisted on using the same DVCPRO/DVCPRO 50 codecs. Now, with the new AG-HVX200, Panasonic introduces a P2 camera-recorder that offers a multi-codec capability, allowing you to select from DVCPRO HD, DVCPRO 50, DVCPRO and DV as the recording format. Panasonic's DVCPRO Migration Story Higher Reliability And Consistent Compatibility from DV to DVCPRO HD 10