Archive for the 'Hitachi' Category
Hitachi DZ-GX3200A
Thursday, July 13th, 2006As 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 main difference between the two is CCD sensors– the DZ-3300A has a 3-megapixel sensor, while the DZ-3200A captures images with a 2-megapixel sensor.
Hitachi DZ-GX3300A
Thursday, July 6th, 2006The Hitachi DZ-GX3300A is Hitachi’s top of the heap camcorder this year, and let me tell you, the heap is pretty low. The performance was disappointing and handling was simply abysmal. Hitachi adopted the design from last year’s Panasonic DVD camcorders, which were wisely ditched by Panasonic in order to standardize the look and optimize [...]
Hitachi DZMV380A
Thursday, May 18th, 2006The Hitachi DZMV380A ($1,100 street) camera produced very good quality in our talking-head trials, but performance dropped from there. Although it’s ideal for applications that need instant playback (thanks to the direct-to-DVD paradigm), the comparatively poor image quality, clumsy editing workflow, and low recording capacity at top-quality levels left us wanting.
Hitachi UltraVision DZMV750MA
Sunday, May 7th, 2006Though its model number might indicate that Hitachi’s UltraVision DZMV750MA is a lower-end model, it actually has a few features that its siblings, the DZMV780A and the DZGX20A, lack, such as a 16X optical zoom and support for DVD-RW format discs. Unfortunately, the DZMV750MA’s mediocre image quality makes it a poor alternative to more expensive [...]
Hitachi DZMV780A
Sunday, April 30th, 2006The Hitachi DZMV780A features a number of improvements over previous generations of Hitachi camcorders, including faster start-up, easier disc loading, and one of the smallest DVD camcorder designs we’ve seen. Unfortunately, its mediocre indoor still and video quality makes it a poor choice. You’re better off paying for one of the more expensive alternatives.
