Hitachi Camcorders Reviews

"Decent video quality; above average photo quality; multiple recording formats; simple operation....Slow performance; generic-looking design; low on other features....Using the flash also seemed to do more harm than good...Low-light performance isn't as good, but still decent; video seems to soften and pick up a noticeable graininess...Tell us what you like about this product......" read more »

"Snag Some Stills With the Hitachi DZGX5020A DVD Camcorder W/ 2.7-inch LCD...Hitachi DZGX5020A has a DVD memory and a slot for SD memory cards...The Hitachi DVD Camcorder can pull stills from video formats...The audio does a good job in giving clear sounds..." read more »

"This means it's a bad time for any manufacturer to produce a camcorder that doesn't do anything more than last year's model and offers so-so video quality to boot...Unfortunately, that's what I found with the Hitachi DZGX3300A miniDVD camcorder ($799.95 list...The DZGX3300A, which weighs 1 pound 2 ounces and measures 3.3 by 2 by 4.8 inches (HWD), isn't a terrible camcorder, but with so much happening in the marketplace, it's a lackluster one...In my hands-on tests, the DZGX3300A just wasn't as good as other miniDVD camcorders..." read more »

"The DZ-MV730A is an entry-level model in Hitachi's lineup of DVD camcorders...Most importantly for budget consumers, the DZ-MV730A also offers a lower MSRP of about $470, making it an excellent value for a DVD camcorder...The DZ-MV730A also records to the more common (and inexpensive) write-once DVD-R format, which can play on virtually any home DVD player or computer...In good lighting conditions, the unit produces clean and crisp video images with accurate colors...The Hitachi DZ-MV730A is a budget DVD camcorder for consumers looking for a compact unit to shoot good-quality vacation videos and family gatherings, and it performs well in this role..." read more »

"We like the idea of recording to Blu-ray discs, but consider this: If the Blu-ray format doesn’t catch on, then the DZ-BD70A might become obsolete sooner rather than later...Instead of recording video to tape, memory card, or hard drive, it captures its footage to miniature Blu-ray discs that are the same size as the mini DVDs that camcorders have used for years...Recording to a Blu-ray disc is more convenient than using tape...Recording to Blu-ray disc is a first, but it doesn’t make up for bad-looking video that you can’t edit..." read more »

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"Look for a sharp LCD that's easy to see in bright light; adjustable screen brightness helps, too...Others use an infrared emitter to capture greenish monochrome video in total darkness...For full control over exposure, you'll need a camera that lets you manually set both the aperture and the shutter speed..." read more »

"Now we'll get a look at the wonderfully sweet stats for the Hitachi DZ-GX3200A...As the little sibling of Hitachi's DZ-GX3300A, the DZ-GX3200A serves up an almost identical feature set and similarly pleasing performance, including better than average low-light performance...The DZ-GX3200A accepts four varieties of 3-inch DVD discs: write-once DVD-R and rewriteable DVD-RW, DVD+RW, and DVD-RAM...The DZ-GX3200A's video quality is about what you'd expect from a midprice MiniDV camcorder..." read more »

"I bought this camera to supplant a Sony Digital 8 that went bad...Another problem is the indoor video...Hitachi DVD Camcorder DZ-GX20, DZ-GX20A, DZ-GX20E, DZ-GX25MA, DZ-GX25M, DZ-GX3100, DZ-GX3100A, DZ-GX3100E, DZ-GX3200, DZ-GX3200A, DZ-GX3200E, DZ-GX3300B, DZ-GX3300S, DZ-GX3300A, DZ-GX3300E, DZ-GX5000A, DZ-GX5020A, DZ-GX5060SW, DZ-GX5080A, DZ-GX5100SW, DZ-GX5300, DZ-HS500A, DZ-HS500SW..." read more »

"Debuting back at CES 2007, the DZHS300A Hybrid Camcorder was the first of its kind for Hitachi and the world...The DZHS300A gives you the option of recording video either directly to an internal 8GB hard disk drive (the DZHS500A ups storage to 30GB) or to DVD-R, -RW or +RW discs or DVD-RAM discs...With its street price around $399, this is a budget camcorder and its video quality shows that...Don’t expect to get a great budget camcorder and snapshot camera in one..." read more »