is currently shipping a wide range of camcorders that support the P2 format, including the professional video camera AG-HVX200 HD handheld camcorder, and the high-end, or broadcast professional shoulder-mount AG-HPX500, AJ-HPX2000, and AJ-HPX3000 camcorders. Panasonic has also announced the P2-based AG-HPX170 handheld HD tapeless camcorder. The HPX170 is very similar to the HVX200 and the HVX200A, the main difference being the lack of a video tape drive on the 170. The latest products to feature P2 technology are the well-received recently launched AJ-HPX2700 and AH-HPX3700 "Varicam" high end cameras. On April 15, 2012, Panasonic introduced the "MicroP2" system, an entirely different format based on SDHC/SDXC conforming to UHS-II (Ultra-High Speed) bus mode. Most (but not all) current P2 products can use MicroP2 (UHS-II) and SDHC/SDXC (UHS-I/UHS-II) cards through a MicroP2 card adapter, with some requiring a firmware update. Some P2 products (such as the AG-HPX500E camera) are not able to use MicroP2 at all. On February 27, 2014, Panasonic has announced a new generation of P2 media, the expressP2 card, designed to accommodate high frame rate 1080 HDAVC-ULTRA recording (above 60fps) as well as 4K capture. Specifications File format: MXF Maximum datarate: 1.22 Gbit/s Available sizes: 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 and 64 GB Form factor: PC card (PCMCIA) type II P2 card run times timetable Panasonic recently published a slightly more complicated version of this table for 16 and 32 GB cards. P2 camera range Handheld models AG-HPX170 (NTSC version) Compact, lightweight HD/SD camera-recorder 13× zoom lens with 28 mm wide-angle AG-HPX171 (European version) Compact, lightweight HD/SD camera-recorder 13× zoom lens with 28 mm wide-angle Improved ergonomics, features and image quality compared to its predecessor AG-HVX200 Progressive native 16:9 HD 3CCD imaging system HD quality Leica Dicomar wide-angle zoom lens Progressive modes supported AG-HPX250 AG-HVX202AEN HD DVC-PRO Shoulder mount models AG-HPX300/HPX301 Three pieces of 1/3-inch MOS image sensor (1920 × 1080 pixels each) Removable 1/3-inch lens AVC-Intra 50/100 and DVCPRO HD/50/25 codecs compatible Variable Frame Rate LCoS viewfinder Two P2 slots AG-HPX370/371 New 2,2MPx MAICO CMOS sensor with improved sensitivity F11 Other features as above HPX301 AG-HPX500/HPX555 Three pieces of 2/3-inch CCD image sensor (960 × 540 pixels each) DVCPRO HD/50/25 codecs compatible Variable Frame rate function Four P2 slots AJ-HPX2000(AJ-HPX2100 in Europe) Three pieces of 2/3-inch CCD image sensor (1280 × 720 pixels each) DVCPRO HD codecs compatible AVC-Intra 50 and 100 codecs as an option 10 bit/4:2:2