Video cameras that record to two memory cards?

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joker454

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Hi all, wasn't sure where to ask this but I think this is the correct forum. Are there any video cameras under $3000 that record to two memory cards at the same time? Right now I use handycam style cameras for my business since all my content is unscripted reality style stuff hence I need good follow focus, auto focus, auto exposure, etc, mostly heavy auto support since the scenes can change rapidly and unpredictably. My main fear right now is that each shoot is recorded only to internal camera memory, and I'm worried that one of these days it will fail and poof an entire shoot is lost. Are there any video cameras that record to two memory cards at the same time for some redundancy? So at least if one memory breaks I can still recover the shoot from the other. The Sony CX550 that I currently use has both internal memory and supports ad in memory cards but alas it can only record to one at the same time.
 
I'm not sure what your other requirements are, but some cameras will deliver a clean HDMI signal which you can split and capture in 4:2:2 ProRes on a device like this:

http://atomos.com/ninja/

Find out if your body supports clean HDMI out. If the external capture device fails you could still rely on the recording on the card.

If you are looking for just a prosumer body with 2 card slots, I'm not that familiar with what's out there.
 
Thanks guys some good suggestions, didn't even know that feature was available in small cameras like the G10.
 
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