3. A Revolution in Recording with the P2 Card
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3-2 The New P2 Card Workflow
Panasonic has provided an SD (Standard Definition)-
based news gathering system using the P2 card since
2003. Many of the world's broadcasting studios, which
place top priority on speed and cost, have adopted the
system and give it considerable and widespread praise.
Here, the experience of NY1, an all-news station located
in the U.S., is provided as an example of the kind of
workflow that can be achieved by converting to a full P2
system.
Image Acquisition with P2 Camera-Recorders
The P2 card is extremely safe and reliable. Highly resistant to impact and cold, it
prevents dropouts, and doesn't allow accidental overwriting of previous recordings
unless the card is purposely initialized. The P2 card also helps to prevent shooting
mistakes because you don't have to search for a blank space before recording. In
fact, you can press the REC button even while previewing, to immediately start
recording.
