Pro video blog…Produced by Philip Johnston DoP/Editor

p2-updatePanasonic P2 cards are nothing other than 4 SD cards side by side plus a raid controller chip…!  So if you take four 16G SD (64G) class 6 cards at £31 each = £124 then add PCB, raid chip etc, £40 plus the P2 casing and tooling £60 you are looking at a total of £224 top’s add 100% profit you are looking at £448 .

So where do we get 64G P2 cards for £1708 !!!

In my early days I was part of a design team producing double sided printed circuit boards for the audio broadcast industry so I have a good inside knowledge of what PCBs & components cost.

The link below to Panasonic’s P2 explanation and make up…

https://eww.pavc.panasonic.co.jp/pro-av/sales_o/p2/p2card/index.html

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Having been working in the video business since 1988 I have amassed a great amount of knowledge of both the kit and production values over the last 30 years.

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