Panasonic updates AJ-PX230, PX270, and PX5000 camcorders

Panasonic released new firmware updates for its P2HD camcorder line, incl. PX230, PX270, and PX5000 models. New firmware v14.70 (here) for the PX230 model fixes problems with defective SD cards, while the v35.94 firmware for the PX270, and v39.92 for the PX5000 camera, respectively, add several improvements and new features, including:

New Features

• High-speed transmission by bonding equipment is supported.
• Securing the frequency band for streaming, displaying the information on the OSD sent from the bonding equipment, communicating the equipment information to P2 Cast, etc.
• A menu is added to take GPS information from external equipment and put it into the Metadata (XML) of the contents.
• Menu Item: GPS: INTERNAL / EXTERNAL / OFF
• The following LTE USB Modem is supported: K5160 (UK?
• Setting values for Skin Tone Effect are changed from 32 steps to 64 steps.

Improvements

• The following problems, which occur when using AJ-WM50 wireless module, are fixed.

1. – When executing a web app in Direct mode between an Apple device (Mac, portable terminal, etc.) and P2 equipment, they may get disconnected.
2. – When performing FTP transfer, the GUI does not work correctly.

• When 4G/LTE is enabled, HDSDI_REMOTE (menu item) cannot be selected. This problem is fixed.
• Regarding the information display on P2 Cast screen, the following problems are fixed.

1. – The status of the camera is displayed as offline.
2. – The status information of Play List Export is not updated.

• Regarding the streaming in P2 Cast mode, the following problem is fixed. If the camera is set to the settings below, incorrect streaming is performed.?

1. – StreamingMode?AVC-G(QoS?
2. – QoS Max/Min Rate: 6Mbps

• Regarding the function to transfer log files to P2 Cast, an unnecessary message is displayed. This problem is fixed.

Panasonic has also released a „P2 Cast Mobile” software for iPhones (iOS 9/10 supported) enabling to send videos taken with your iPhone to P2 Cast and P2SS networks. This allows users to record sudden news items using their smartphone.