Digital Video Camera & Camcorder Review

The Home Electronics Division of Hitachi America, Ltd., a subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE:HIT - News), www.hitachi.us/tv, today introduced its sixth generation UltraVision® DVD Camcorders comprised of four new models offering blockbuster features for an affordable price. The advances in Hitachi’s new DVD camcorder line satisfy the demands of both tech-savvy users wanting cutting-edge, premium features and enhanced CinemaRes(TM) image quality as well as price-conscious consumers focused on convenience and ease of use.

LetsGoDigital has a review of the Hitachi DZ-GX3300A DVD Camcorder and writes - “Hitachi DZGX3300A DVD camcorder : The Home Electronics Division of Hitachi America, Ltd., a subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. introduced its sixth generation UltraVision Hitachi DZGX3300A camcorder offering blockbuster features for an affordable price. The advances in Hitachi’s new DVD camcorder line satisfy the demands of both tech-savvy users wanting cutting-edge, premium features and enhanced CinemaRes image quality as well as price-conscious consumers focused on convenience and ease of use. The new Hitachi DZGX 3300A provides media format versatility to support the most popular and widely available DVD formats, including DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-RAM and DVD+RW discs as well as SD cards for digital stills.

Hitachi DZ GX3300A - DVD recorder
This industry leading format compatibility allows users to choose the DVD format that best suits their individual needs. Other user-friendly features include a One Touch finalization button for quick and easy access to this essential last step, and a sleep/restart battery saver function that puts the camcorder in hibernation to save battery power between recordings and enables users to begin recording within one second of activation to ensure no action is missed. ”

CamcorderInfo has a review of the Hitachi DZ-GX3300A DVD Camcorder and writes - “Last year Hitachi set itself apart from the rest of the market by providing some of the best video performance from a low end DVD camcorder. Hitachi was the first to manufacturer a DVD camcorder, and it is the first in line once again in presenting a DVD camcorder capable of recording in all four popular formats: DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, and DVD-RAM. The Hitachi DZ-GX3300A is equipped with a huge 1/3-inch 3.3MP CCD, active (hot) accessory shoe, built-in flash, a new sleeker body design, and a $799 MSRP.

The camera emphasizes automatic control; navigation controls are small and placed in a less than functional arrangement. The camcorder has a 2.7-inch widescreen LCD with true 16:9 recording. It also has a 0.2-inch 200K electronic color viewfinder. Overall, the DZ-GX3300A promises a lot, though the competition in the DVD market is getting stiffer each year, and we expect most manufacturers will be hard-pressed to top Sony’s DCR-DVD505.”

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