P2 Viewer Plus

P2 Viewer Plus addresses a small group of computer software users that own certain models of Panasonic cameras that use a special P2 card as the storage device.

P2 cards can only be found in Panasonic cameras and are especially created for ENG (electronic news-gathering) applications. In fact, the P2 cards are made from multiple solid-state flash memory modules interconnected through RAID technology for faster transfer and larger capacities.

All of these cards and controller alongside a microprocessor that makes sure everything is done correctly inside the die-cast PC card enclosure or PCMCIA card as called in the past can be inserted into multiple slots within the camera, thus recording are only depending on the power supply availability as well as the number of P2 cards. You can even take out a card that has been filled with data and replace it while the recording takes place on another card.

Electronic field production is also a domain in which special broadcast camcorders are used and Panasonic has the AJ-SPX800 to brag about by being the first of their products to use the Professional Plug-In or P2 technology. At its core, the P2 card works with the MXF (Material Exchange Format) files, has a maximum data rate of 1.2 Gb/s and come into various sizes starting with 2 GB and ending with 64 GB.

Amongst Panasonic’s professional video camera line-up you can currently find four handheld models as well as no less than seven shoulder mount models. Thus, the need for the P2 Viewer Plus. Any owner of such a camera would certainly benefit from having this particular piece of software.

The P2 Viewer Plus comes in very handy for professional users that happen to have any of the following Panasonic video cameras: AG-HPX170/171, AG-HVX200 or AG-HPX250 as well as AG-HPX300/301, AG-HPX370/371, AG-HPX500/555, AJ-HPX2000/2100, AJ-HPX2700, AJ-HPX3000 or AJ-HPX3700.