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7 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Two formats for recording video. Decent video quality and performance.
Confusing menus and functions. Unintuitive controls. Terrible still capabilities.
This camcorder is competitive because it can record video to either an internal hard drive or burn directly to DVD, but the confounding menu system and awkward controls are disappointing....
Abstract: The Hitachi DZ-HS300A ($599 MSRP) is an interesting camcorder, even in a year marked by a veritable flowering of diversity. There are standard definition cams that record to DVD, flash, HDD, and tape in DV and numerous flavors of MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 c...
Plenty of storage
Good video in bright light
Nice heft and ergonomics
Poor video in dim light
Low quality stills
Challenged Owner’s Manual
Lens cap on a string
Even with all the flaws, I have to give Hitachi some praise for designing this hybrid. The idea of burning DVDs in the camcorder really enhances the idea of a HDD-based home video maker. There are definitely issues with the DZ-HS300A, including the doc...
Abstract: Friendly Operator Controlling this camcorder was almost too simple. We half expected that there might be some exciting challenges one would face with the hybrid, but there really isnt. Choosing your recording medium destination happens with the power ...
Published: 2008-02-29, Author: Karl , review by: macworld.co.uk
Built-in hard disk drive, responsive 25x optical zoom, effective image stabilisation, clear flip-out widescreen LCD
Fiddly transport controls, no external mic socket, no accessory shoe, no built-in flash, recording to optical media is time-consuming, cannot import directly into iMovie, only 0.4mp stills Min specs: Requirements: Mac OS X 10.3.9 for ImageMixer 3
The DZ-HS300E is inexpensive and offers the convenience of HD storage. It’s easy enough to use, but the recording format is not one that iMovie can import. But if you don’t mind having to convert footage before editing, this is a low-cost rout...
