Hello everyone, I’m reaching out because I’m desperately trying to find the original proxy board for the Panasonic HPX600. It’s no longer in production, and I can’t find it anywhere online. If anyone has one in an old or unused camera, or perhaps a spare part, I would really appreciate it. Thank you so much in advance
Less than 1500€.. it’s the price of the cam..
Hi everyone,
I’m reaching out as a last resort regarding a Panasonic AG-HPX600EJ
For the past several weeks, I’ve been trying to find a way to obtain or activate the SFU licenses (SFU601, SFU602, SFU603 and SFU604) that were originally available for this camera.
At this point, I’ve honestly exhausted every lead I could find:
Contacted Panasonic France by phone
Contacted Panasonic Germany
Contacted Panasonic UK
Contacted numerous former Panasonic broadcast dealers and resellers
Searched through old Panasonic PASS documentation
Read countless forum threads and archived pages
Posted in Facebook groups dedicated to Panasonic P2 and broadcast cameras
The answer is always the same: the licenses have been unavailable for over 10 years, nobody sells them anymore, and nobody seems to know whether any activation path still exists.
What makes this situation particularly frustrating is that the camera is still fully functional and actively used. I’m not a collector looking to put it on a shelf. I genuinely use this camera and love working with Panasonic broadcast equipment. Knowing that some of its most interesting capabilities are permanently locked behind licenses that can no longer be purchased is incredibly disappointing.
So I’m asking the community:
Has anyone successfully activated SFU601, SFU602, SFU603 or SFU604 in recent years?
Does anyone know a former Panasonic broadcast specialist who might still have knowledge of the system?
Are there any old dealers, integrators, broadcasters, or service centers that might still have information or unused licenses?
Has anyone preserved documentation related to the HPX600 licensing process?
At this point, I’m not even looking for a miracle. I’m simply trying to determine whether there is any remaining path forward before I finally accept that these features may be lost forever.
Any information, no matter how small, would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.