It's Panasonic week! Hpx170!

Yesterday Panny announced that their HPX170 camera, unveiled at NAB back in April, will be available late September for and MSRP of 5,695, which includes a 16GB P2 card in the box along with The HVX and HPX Book by Barry Green. Building on the AG-HVX200’s phenomenal success, the HPX170 features high definition and standard definition recording, the widest zoom lens in its class, and an HD-SDI interface for connection to baseband production and distribution infrastructure, all in a lightweight 4.2-pound body.

The HPX170 records in a variety of 1080i/1080p and 720p formats in DVCPRO HD, 480i in DVCPRO50 and DVCPRO, and 480i in DV. It is switchable between 16:9/4:3 aspect ratios. It has a 1/3” progressive 16:9 3-CCD imager which boasts lower noise and smear and better low-light performance. At 720p it can record fast or slow motion, from 12fps to 60fps.