The Panasonic HC-MDH3 is a professional shoulder-mount camcorder with dual SD card slots for extended shooting sessions. It features a 1/3.1" BSI MOS sensor for improved low-light performance and incorporates a 20x zoom lens with five-axis hybrid image stabilization. The camera records in MP4, MOV, or AVCHD codecs, and features dual SDXC media card slots, allowing you to use a relay or simultaneous recording. The lens incorporates an illuminating ring that indicates when the camera is in standby or record mode. The integrated 20x optical zoom lens provides sharp images and an equivalent 35mm focal length range of 29.5 to 612mm (16:9). The lens also features a 49mm filter thread. Features Picture Tone settings—standard and sharp. Selecting sharp boosts the contrast and a more vibrant color matrix is used, while sharpening is applied. It features professional assist functions such as histogram display, color bar monitor, zebra bars, focuses expand, focuses peaking, and Area Mode function.
Panasonic HC-MDH3 Specs
Sensor | 1/3.1"-Type BSI MOS Sensor |
Effective Pixels | 6.03 MP (16:9) |
Illumination | Standard: 1400 Lux Minimum: 1.2 Lux (Super Gain 36 dB, Shutter 1/25) |
Focus | Auto/Manual |
Shutter Speed | 50p/i: 1/6 to 1/8000 Super Slow: 1/100 to 1/8000 |
Focal Length | 4.08 to 81.6mm |
35mm Equivalent Focal Length | 29.5 to 612mm (16:9) |
Maximum Aperture | f/1.8 to f/3.6 |
Zoom | Optical: 20x Intelligent: 40x (In HD) Digital: 2x, 5x, 10x |
Iris | Auto/Manual |
Filter Size | 49 mm |
System | NTSC |
Formats | MP4 1920 x 1080 59.94p 50M: Average 50 Mb/s (VBR), LPCM 1920 x 1080 59.94i 50M: Average 50 Mb/s (VBR), LPCM 1920 x 1080 29.97p 50M: Average 50 Mb/s (VBR), LPCM 1920 x 1080 23.98p 50M: Average 50 Mb/s (VBR), LPCM MOV 1920 x 1080 59.94p 50M: Average 50 Mb/s (VBR), LPCM 1920 x 1080 59.94i 50M: Average 50 Mb/s (VBR), LPCM 1920 x 1080 29.97p 50M: Average 50 Mb/s (VBR), LPCM 1920 x 1080 23.98p 50M: Average 50 Mb/s (VBR), LPCM AVCHD PS: 1920 x 1080 59.94p, Average 25 Mb/s (VBR) PH: 1920 x 1080 59.94i, Average 21 Mb/s (VBR)) PH: 1920 x 1080 23.98p, Average 21 Mb/s (VBR) HA: 1920 x 1080 59.94i, Average 17 Mb/s (VBR) HE: 1440 x 1080 59.94i, Average 5 Mb/s (VBR) PM: 1280 x 720 59.94p, Average 8 Mb/s (VBR) SA: 720 x 480 59.94i (Side Crop/Squeeze), Average 9 Mb/s (VBR) |
Card Slots | Dual SDHC/SDXC |
Media Capacity | 32 GB to 2 TB |
Still Image Resolution | JPEG 1920 x 1080: 2.1 MP 640 x 480: 0.3 MP 640 x 360: 0.2 MP |
Audio Format | MOV: LPCM MP4: LPCM AVCHD: Dolby (2-Ch) |
Inputs | 1 x 3.5 mm Mini-Jack (Zoom) 1 x 2.5 mm Super Mini-Jack (Focus/Iris) 1 x 3.5 mm Stereo Mini (Mic) |
Outputs | 1 x A/V 1 x HDMI Type A 1 x USB 3.0 Type-A (Host) 1 x USB 3.0 Micro-B |
Headphone Jack | 3.5 mm Stereo Mini |
Built-in Mic | Yes |
Built-in Speaker | Yes |
Accessory Shoe | 1 x Cold Shoe |
Tripod Mount | 1/4"-20 |
LCD Screen | Type: Touchscreen LCD Size: 3.0" / 7.6 cm Resolution: 460,800 Dots |
EVF | Size: 0.24" / 0.61 cm Resolution: 1.55 MP |
Photometric Data | Clear: 300 Lux @ 3.28' / 1 m With Included Diffusion: 70 Lux @ 3.28' / 1 m |
Beam Angle | 30° (Approximately) |
Color Temperature | 5000K (Approximately) |
Battery | Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery, 7.2 VDC |
Charging Method | AC Adapter |
Power Consumption | Recording: 9.2 W Charging: 27. W |
Dimensions | 8.07 x 8.54 x 19.4" / 20.50 x 21.69 x 49.28 cm |
Weight | 5.1 lb / 2.3 kg |