by Hitachi
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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