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In future DVCPro, DVCPro50 and DVCPro HD-compatible systems, conventional SD cards will not be used as the recording medium, but SD chips in PCMCIA format. Four SD memory cards, each with 1 GB storage capacity (later up to 16 GB), run paralell in one PCMCIA card and enable a maximum data transfer rate of 640 Mbps. According to Panasonic, this corresponds to a 20-times real-time transfer rate for images in DVCPro quality, with up to 18 minutes able to be recorded. The cards can be overwritten at least 100,000 times without losing performance.
Panasonic already showed a first camcorder with the new solid-state memory system at NAB. The prototype allows a choice between the DVCPRO 25Mbps and DVCPRO50 4:2:2 50Mbps standards and weighs significantly less than than conventional cameras with a mechanical recording system. Power consumption is also lower.
Panasonic intends to release the first DVCPro series products with solid-state memory technology in spring 2004.
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