Digital Video Camera & Camcorder Review

So here’s another interesting Camcorder that will surely attract “eyeballs” out there. The Hitachi DZ-HS300A which is priced at $599.00 MSRP right now features an emerging trend of dual media video recording that can go to both 8 GB HDD or into DVDs. This is so much helpful especially for those who have always dreamed a high definition camcorder that could record a whole day affair.

YOu can record to DVD, offering not only the usual sub-20 minutes of recording time at its highest-quality setting – but this Hitachi DZ-HS300A extends that recording time beyond 100 minutes and not only that you may also dub the video footage from the HDD to your preferred DVD in camera.

This camcorder is definitely for consumers who are looking for something to mash the DVD. However, the menus respond slowly, the camcorder offers only a basic entry-level feature set and control interface points awkwardly sideways.

Sad to say there are attributes that causes the resolution to get way below quality. But for many casual and amateur shooters who want a tase of DVD camcorders but would also like to have the flexibility of longer recording times, the DZ-HS300A should be a vert good option.

If you are a person who welcomes incovenience with open arms, then this is the camcorder that will suit your lifestyle. There are times wasted just switching back and forth between the convoluted menu button configuration and LCD or viewfinder. Deleting some clips could be a hassle as you have to press the disc navigation in DVD, HDD or the SD mode so you can just scroll through the thumbnails.
Hitachi, like this DZ-HS300A’s main menu and manual control interface is inside the LCD cavity which makes it difficult for the users to access it while shooting. This is one of the reasons why other camcorder manufacturers have moved away from such design. On the other hand, we can salute Hitachi’s menu structure as it is intelligently designeds since some controls are user friendly.

If this Hitachi DZ-HS300A is placed in non-stop full auto mode, its battery life can last 90 to 100 minutes. In order to connect the AC adapter/charger, the DZ-BP07PW battery pack must be removed from the sliding enclosure. So if you notice that your battery life is about to give up and you are in the middle of shooting your baby’s priceless moment, then you must power off, grab your extension cord, find the nearest outlet, plug again, and attempt to grasp the leftovers of a monumental cinematic experience. Whew!!

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