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3.10.2 Digital Camcorders
The digital camcorders, which are interesting for community or regional media centres, come in
three different systems: The DVC Pro format developed by Panasonic, the DVCAM from Sony and
the mini DV format supported by all manufacturers. Today all systems in the relevant price range
record on tapes, but hard disc recording is about to become just a common for video as is already
the case for audio. One example is the new Panasonic DVC Pro camcorder AJ-SDX900 where the
recordings take place on up to five SDRAM slot cards called P2, see www.panasonic-
broadcast.com. This camcorder has no moving parts, except for the zoom lens motor.
Fig.39: Panasonic DVC Pro camcorder AJ-SDX900
Another recently released piece of revolutionary equipment is the Fire Store hard disc, which can be
placed in the battery mount on the back of the camera. That makes it possible to record directly to
the disc instead of a moving tape. First of all, this kind of technology will cut down on the use of
the very expensive tapes, which should ideally only be used once in order to keep a high quality.
Secondly, the transfer of recorded material into the editing computers is much faster.
Fig 40.: The Fire Store Hard Disc mounted on a JVC GY-DV5000/-5001 camcorder
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