The Panasonic HC-MDH2GN is a professional shoulder mount camcorder with dual SD card slots for extended shooting sessions and added recording reliability. Its versatile lens combined with intuitive manual shooting controls equips you with full creative flexibility.

The dual SD card slots add reliability and professional level redundancy to ensure maximum peace of mind. The memory card slots can be configured to record Full HD video onto both SD cards simultaneously, ensuring a backup copy is at hand to give to a client or video editor, or in case one card fails or is lost. Additionally the slots can be configured in Relay Mode, enabling the camera to record till one card is full and automatically switching to the second card to continue recording seamlessly.

The professional-style shoulder mounted form factor features a 4-point support system allowing you to brace the camera against your shoulder, head, hand and eyepiece to deliver maximum stability and comfortable ergonomics. A large handle is positioned at the centre of the camera provides optimum balance and allows you to shoot extreme low or high angles with confidence.

At its heart the camcorder features a 1/2.33” high sensitivity MOS sensor that delivers vibrant, crystal clear Full HD video and sharp 20.4 megapixel still images. 24Mb/s bit-rate recording combined with a maximum 50fps ensures creative freedom in post-production and sharp details when filming fast-moving action.

The Crystal Engine Pro image processor offers superb noise reduction performance, delivering bright, low noise images in bright and low-light scenarios. The improved signal-to-noise ratio offers more detail and clarity when filming indoors or dimly-lit scenes, allowing you to capture the true ambience of the location.

Its versatile zoom lens features a 35mm equivalent 28-729mm focal range to equip you with the ability to capture a variety of scenarios. Shoot wide-angle landscapes and group shots or utilise the 21x optical zoom to get up-close to the action. A 51x intelligent zoom is also available to allow you to digitally extend the range of the lens with a negligible decrease in image quality.

The 5-axis HYBRID O.I.S Image stabilisation minimises camera shake and is especially effective at longer focal ranges allowing you to use the full potential of the zoom with confidence. A built-in Level Shot function can also be utilised to ensure your horizons are always straight and true.

Inherited from the Panasonic range of stills cameras, the MDH2 also features a powerful Intelligent Auto mode that analyses the scene in real-time and adjusts camera settings accordingly. This mode ensures point-and-shoot simplicity and allows you to concentrate on faithfully capturing the scene.

For additional creative control, an intuitive Manual Control Ring around the lens barrel can be used in conjunction with a Camera Function button to deliver fast, precise control of important and commonly utilised camera settings such as focus, zoom, iris, white balance and shutter speed.

A 3-inch widescreen LCD Touch screen delivers fast, intuitive menu control and allows you to change camera settings without taking your eyes off the screen. The LCD is positioned at an optimal 200mm from the eye, allowing you to shoot whilst maintaining great peripheral vision.

Alternatively the large 0.61cm widescreen electronic viewfinder can be utilised in challenging lighting conditions to ensure precise composition, exposure and focus.

With its solid ergonomic design, high-quality image sensor, powerful zoom lens and intuitive manual control, the Panasonic HC-MDH2 digital video camera is sure to satisfy the creative requirements for professional and enthusiast filmmakers.