Panasonic launches a new expressP2 card "B Series" with high transfer rares

B Series consists of two models, the AU-XP0512BG (512GB capacity) for extended recording needs, and the AU-XP0256BG (256GB). Sales are scheduled to begin at the end of May 2016.

The expressP2 card serves as recording media for the VariCam series, ensuring the recording of 4K image data (max. 120 fps) and HD high-frame-rate image data (max. 240 fps) under AVC Intra codec. The new card inherits its strong reliability from the time-tested P2 Card, and features an error correction capability equivalent to the RAID system, which restores sector/page error data that cannot be corrected with ordinary flash memory. The P2 Card connector is also clearly superior to that of PC cards, with a durability that enables approximately 30,000 insertion/removal cycles.

The expressP2 Card B Series also has the potential to transfer data at a theoretical maximum of 10 Gps, which is about 4 times the speed of the present expressP2 Card A Series. The expressP2 Card with 512GB capacity that is newly joining the lineup enables 4K recording for 180 minutes (AVC-Intra 4K, 4:2:2, 23.98p), making it ideal for the extended recording needs that will naturally increase for shooting documentaries with the VariCam LT.