<s>
P2	B-Device
(	O
P2	B-Device
is	O
a	O
short	O
form	O
for	O
"	O
Professional	O
Plug-In	O
"	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
professional	O
digital	O
recording	O
solid-state	B-Device
memory	I-Device
storage	O
media	O
format	O
introduced	O
by	O
Panasonic	O
in	O
2004	O
,	O
and	O
especially	O
tailored	O
to	O
electronic	O
news-gathering	O
(	O
ENG	O
)	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
tapeless	O
(	O
non-linear	O
)	O
recording	O
of	O
DV	O
,	O
DVCPRO	O
,	O
DVCPRO25	O
,	O
DVCPRO50	O
,	O
DVCPRO-HD	O
,	O
or	O
AVC-Intra	B-Application
streams	O
on	O
a	O
solid-state	B-Device
flash	B-Device
memory	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
P2	B-Device
card	I-Device
is	O
essentially	O
a	O
RAID	B-Architecture
of	O
Secure	B-Device
Digital	I-Device
(	O
SD	O
)	O
memory	O
cards	O
with	O
an	O
LSI	O
controller	O
tightly	O
packaged	O
in	O
a	O
die-cast	O
PC	B-Architecture
Card	I-Architecture
(	O
formerly	O
PCMCIA	B-Architecture
)	O
enclosure	O
,	O
so	O
data	O
transfer	O
rate	O
increases	O
as	O
memory	O
capacity	O
increases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
includes	O
cameras	O
,	O
decks	O
as	O
drop-in	O
replacements	O
for	O
videocassette	O
recorders	O
(	O
VCR	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
special	O
5.25-inch	O
computer	O
drive	O
for	O
random-access	B-General_Concept
integration	O
with	O
non-linear	O
editing	O
systems	O
(	O
NLE	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cards	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
directly	O
where	O
a	O
PC	B-Architecture
card	I-Architecture
(	O
PCMCIA	B-Architecture
)	O
slot	O
is	O
available	O
,	O
as	O
in	O
most	O
older	O
notebook	B-Device
computers	I-Device
,	O
as	O
a	O
normal	O
hard	B-Device
disk	I-Device
drive	I-Device
,	O
although	O
a	O
custom	O
software	O
driver	O
must	O
first	O
be	O
loaded	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
early	O
2010	O
,	O
P2	B-Device
cards	I-Device
are	O
available	O
in	O
capacities	O
of	O
4	O
,	O
8	O
,	O
16	O
,	O
32	O
and	O
64GB	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
introduction	O
,	O
P2	B-Device
cards	I-Device
offered	O
low	O
recording	O
capacity	O
compared	O
to	O
competing	O
,	O
video	O
tape-based	O
formats	O
(	O
a	O
miniDV	O
tape	O
holds	O
roughly	O
13GB	O
of	O
data	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
S-size	O
HDCAM	O
tape	O
holds	O
50GB	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
solve	O
this	O
,	O
camcorders	O
and	O
decks	O
using	O
P2	B-Device
media	O
employ	O
multiple	O
card	O
slots	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
span	O
the	O
recording	O
over	O
all	O
slots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
P2	B-Device
cards	I-Device
are	O
of	O
a	O
ruggedized	O
PCMCIA	B-Architecture
type	O
with	O
the	O
fastest	O
transfer	O
speeds	O
currently	O
available	O
through	O
this	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
card	O
also	O
contains	O
a	O
processor	O
that	O
organizes	O
and	O
safeguards	O
the	O
files	O
and	O
the	O
case	O
is	O
developed	O
and	O
crafted	O
to	O
"	O
military	O
"	O
(	O
according	O
to	O
Panasonic	O
)	O
specifications	O
,	O
making	O
P2	B-Device
cards	I-Device
tough	O
and	O
reliable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
pieces	O
of	O
equipment	O
released	O
by	O
Panasonic	O
which	O
use	O
the	O
P2	B-Device
format	O
included	O
the	O
AJ-SPX800	O
(	O
a	O
2/3	O
"	O
broadcast	O
camcorder	O
for	O
ENG	O
and	O
EFP	O
applications	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
studio	O
recorder	O
AJ-SPD850	O
,	O
the	O
AJ-PCD10	O
offload	O
device	O
(	O
basically	O
,	O
a	O
five-slot	O
PC	B-Architecture
card	I-Architecture
reader	O
with	O
USB	O
interface	O
designed	O
to	O
fit	O
a	O
5-1/4	O
"	O
IT	O
systems	O
bay	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
memory	O
cards	O
themselves	O
–	O
AJ-P2C004	O
(	O
4	O
GB	O
)	O
and	O
AJ-P2C002	O
(	O
2	O
GB	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Panasonic	O
is	O
currently	O
shipping	O
a	O
wide	O
range	O
of	O
camcorders	O
that	O
support	O
the	O
P2	B-Device
format	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
professional	O
video	O
camera	O
AG-HVX200	O
HD	O
handheld	O
camcorder	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
high-end	O
,	O
or	O
broadcast	O
professional	O
shoulder-mount	O
AG-HPX500	O
,	O
AJ-HPX2000	O
,	O
and	O
AJ-HPX3000	O
camcorders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Panasonic	O
has	O
also	O
announced	O
the	O
P2-based	O
AG-HPX170	O
handheld	O
HD	O
tapeless	B-Algorithm
camcorder	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latest	O
products	O
to	O
feature	O
P2	B-Device
technology	O
are	O
the	O
well-received	O
recently	O
launched	O
AJ-HPX2700	O
and	O
AH-HPX3700	O
"	O
Varicam	B-Algorithm
"	O
high	O
end	O
cameras	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
(	O
but	O
not	O
all	O
)	O
current	O
P2	B-Device
products	O
can	O
use	O
MicroP2	O
(	O
UHS-II	O
)	O
and	O
SDHC/SDXC	O
(	O
UHS-I/UHS	O
-II	O
)	O
cards	O
through	O
a	O
MicroP2	O
card	O
adapter	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
requiring	O
a	O
firmware	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
P2	B-Device
products	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
AG-HPX500E	O
camera	O
)	O
are	O
not	O
able	O
to	O
use	O
MicroP2	O
at	O
all	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
27	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
Panasonic	O
has	O
announced	O
a	O
new	O
generation	O
of	O
P2	B-Device
media	O
,	O
the	O
expressP2	O
card	O
,	O
designed	O
to	O
accommodate	O
high	O
frame	O
rate	O
1080	O
HDAVC-ULTRA	O
recording	O
(	O
above	O
60fps	O
)	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
4K	O
capture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
or	O
AVC-Intra	B-Application
100	O
AJ-P2C004H	O
4	O
GB	O
16	O
min	O
.	O
</s>
