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Hitachi DZMV380A DVD-RAM R Camcorder with 2.5-inch LCD, 10x Optical Zoom, and Remote...

Hitachi DZMV380A DVD-RAM R Camcorder with 2.5-inch LCD, 10x Optical Zoom, and Remote... by Hitachi $139.99 At Amazon on 3-8-2012.

1-megapixel DVD Camcorder with DVD-R/DVD-RAM and SD/MMC memory card recording capability 10x optical zoom lens digital zoom to 240x and advanced stable image stabilization 2.5-inch rotating LCD and color viewfinder Capture MPEG-2 video or digital stills and transfer to your computer using high-speed USB 2.0 Lithium-ion battery for up to 145 minutes of continuous recording time From the Manufacturer Hitachi has single-handedly changed home movies forever. These camcorders record directly on to a DVD disc so you can access instantly any scene on the disc, resulting in savings endless hours of rewinding and fast-forwarding. This camcorder can fit into your pocket, similar to a traditional size still camera. You even have a choice as to how you record your memories.With the introduction of the world's first DVD camcorder, Hitachi has advanced the world of home video recording. In fact, Hitachi won an Emmy from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for this accomplishment. Instead of tape, the DVD Camcorder records to an 8cm optical DVD disc. It automatically writes to blank areas of the disc, with no worry of accidental erasure. You have direct access to any scene or still photo on the disc-no frantic fast-forwarding or rewinding to play back what you've just recorded. DVD-RAM allows you to record and erase scenes on a disc as many as 100,000 times, about average for most doting dads. Each recording is stored as a scene that you can edit, apply special transitions to, and compile with other scenes into custom playlists. All performed within the camera.You can even record in DVD-R, a write-once format, so you can remove the disc from the camera and play it back on your home DVD player. The DZMV380A represents a revolutionary idea in home movies. This camcorder records directly to DVD, you can remove the DVD-R disc from the camcorder and immediately play it on your home DVD player. It also records to DVD-RAM (rewritable) discs. Because a DVD enables direct access to any previously recorded scene, it eliminates the clumsy fast-forwarding and rewinding of tape. While providing excellent video quality, the MegaPixel CCD image sensor with 1.0 million pixels for high-resolution still photos. Product Highlights Miniature Size: Similar to traditional size still camera DVD-RAM Format: Record, erase and re-record on same disc up to 100,000 times DVD-R Format: Compatible for instant playback, on most home DVD players Records on DVD: No more tapes, no accidental erasure of previously-recorded material Direct Access to Scenes: No endless waiting for the camcorder to rewind or fast-forward Disc Navigation: Enables direct, immediate access to any scene, plus a host of in-camera editing features Advanced Stable Pix Electronic Image Stabilization: Produces smoother shots during camcorder movement 2.5" Color LCD panel: Provides a clear picture during shooting Up to 2 Hours of Recording: Significantly longer than digital videotape Still Photo Mode: Takes up to 1,998 still photos (DVD-RAM) USB 2.0 Connection: For high-speed data transfer between the camcorder and a personal computer New SD Card Recording I have had this model for a month now and am pleased with the performance. Recording with DVD-RAM is a snap and editing is just as easy. I have a ... Panasonic dvd player s-31 and I can plop the DVD-RAM directly from the camcorder into the dvd player and watch my movies and view my photos. My first generation JVC DVD player spits the disc out and swears at me in Japanese. It comes with sonic MyDvd which makes pretty decent DVDs. It also comes with a program that can convert the camcorder files into Mpeg files. Once they are mpeg files you can use them in any decent video editing software. I usually edit the video files and then use Sonic to burn a DVD. I have not tried VCD and considering the poor quality of a VCD, I don't know why someone would want to. As far as video quality, I used it to tape my daughter surfing and the quality was excellent. The optical zoom is great but the digital zoom pixilates heavily at anything higher than 40x. I have tested the different recording formats (std, fine and xtra) and I now only use the highest format as the other ones show up with scanning lines on my 40 inch TV. In auto mode it sucks at low light...until I manually set it to low light mode and everything showed up but had a brownish hue. The media is still more expensive than DV tapes... At highest quality a single DVD-RAM holds a half an hour (15 min each side). I have not tried the DVD-R as I am having a hard time justifying spending [the money] to record to a disk and not be able to do any post editing. The discs are nice as each time I turn the record on and off it creates a small movie that is accessed much like a scene menu on a regular DVD. On a DVD-RAM, I can then edit it, add transition effects or I can delete it. No more rewinding tape. Let me write that again - no more rewinding tape. That has to be the nicest thing about this toy - no more tape. It only has a USB connection - no fire wire. I am running XP and connection to the computer was a snap. It takes 1 mega pixel photos which are the quality of, well, 1 mega pixel photos. I have an old 2.5 mega pixel Olympus that obviously blows it away but in a pinch it makes decent small pics. Would I buy this again? Yes. So far the overall quality is on par with its peers and not having to muck with tape is a big benefit for me. It loses 1 star for the media recording length and price of the DVD discs. Back To Top Hitachi DZMV380A DVD-RAM R Camcorder with 2.5-inch LCD, 10x Optical Zoom, and Remote... Available from Amazon Price: $139.99 Updated on 3-8-2012.

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