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Hitachi DZMV580A 1MP DVD Camcorder w/10x Optical Zoom | 
| Brand: Hitachi
Category: Photography
List Price: $899.99
Buy Used: $499.99
as of 7/29/2010 12:48 PDT details
You Save: $400.00 (44%)
Seller: Sporto17
Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 18147
Media: Electronics
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Optical Zoom: 10
Display Size: 2.5
Maximum Focal Length: 38
Minimum Focal Length: 3.8
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 7 x 6.6
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: DZMV580A
Model: DZMV580A
UPC: 050585223448
EAN: 0050585223448
ASIN: B00026KIZO
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | NOTE - This camera uses smaller DVD-R or DVD-RAM discs. They are 8cm in size and hold 1.4GB of data or 30 min. of video | | • | 16 - 9 Recording Mode on DVD-RAM - Perfect for widescreen TVs! | | • | Zoom - 10x Optical / 240x Digital | | • | 113,000 Pixel Color Viewfinder | | • | 2.5 LCD Display |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 9
 Excellent DVD Camcorder December 11, 2004
F. Zuma (Buda, TX)
38 out of 38 found this review helpful
I've had this camcorder for four months now. My wife and I were going to take our first vacation in a long while. We decided to go to the Smokey Mountains in Tennessee and I didn't want to forget this trip so we decided to buy a DVD camcorder.
After researching numerous camcorders including Sony's and Panasonic's, I decided that the Hitachi would be the one. This Hitachi cam is very nice, compact. I have big hands and it is very easy to use, zoom in/out. All the buttons were placed logically where they would be most useful. It is very stylish, people tend to stare at it and ask about it when they see it. I have a new Kodak digital still camera and it is just a bit bigger than it, which is amazing. The optical zoom is excellent and the digital zoom isn't bad but it IS digital and it tends to be pixelated.
I bought six 3" double-sided DVD-RAM disks, because I had a smart plan of never having to run out of space when I needed it. You have to use DVD-RAM to record in X-tra Fine mode and that's all I record in. I get about 17 minutes average recording time on each side the disks. My plan of having six RAM disks was because I never plan to buy any more mini 3" disks as RAM disks are rewritable and these disk won't hold more than an 30 minutes. I knew that all I had to do was record on to the mini disks, transfer them to my computer and combine as much as I can fit onto the larger, cheaper, more dvd player friendly DVD-R's.
The review by marcjacal is mostly about the media, and is mostly incorrect, don't pay attention to it. The media works fine, I can play DVD-RAM's in my computer(I have a drive that reads DVD-RAM). You don't have to buy Maxell, it is just recommended. I bought some no name(Optodisk) disks for fairly cheap($10) and they work perfect. I even accidentally bought the square caddy kind, but it turned out better than I thought because now they are like holders for my disks on trips. I just take round disk out of the square caddy and put in the round caddy that came with the Hitachi.
I have never used the still shot capability, as I have a 4 megapixel still camera for that. If you really want a still from the camcorder and are somewhat tech savvy you can just capture an image from the recorded "film". This will be better quality than a still from the cam if you use the X-tra Fine mode anyway.
This camera has great sound, picks up everything. It does well in lowlight situations and as a previous reviewer stated the sunlight doesn't keep you from viewing the LCD. I use the LCD all the time and it's very cool. I bought a second battery(highly recommended) so it doesn't matter if it sucks the juice faster. It takes about 2 seconds to swap out the battery.
All I have to say in conclusion is that this is an excellent DVD camcorder and I recommend it to anyone looking to jump into this market.
Excelent DVD camera October 14, 2004
Konstantin Ivanov (Fairfield, IA USA)
13 out of 14 found this review helpful
I 've been using this DVD camcorder for one month already, and it performs very well indoors and outdoors. The picture quality is poor but this is normal for 1MP CCD camera. Colors are very vivid and well distinguished. Using DVD-RAM is easy and so far without any writing/reading errors. The battery life corresponds to the specifications and goes up to 2 hours.
I recommend this camera to everyone who prefers good quality/price.
IT is a Great Camera July 17, 2005
Ronald Ordonez (Manila,Phil/Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I already paid for a sony dvd camera but when I tested it and gave it some beating with the functions,it was so bad.Then the salesman gave me this HITACHI dvd camera.I tried it and tested it.It was awesome and gave it some test too. It was clear and stable.It was worth every penny.Though,some folks still find the brand name Hitachi to be unpopular.If you look at the products of this company it may be considered as high end compared with the more mass or consumer famous brands.I will give this camera a grade of 5. I did not regret returning the sony and paying more for this camera. It was very worth it.
One drawback though, I am using mac.This media or Hitachi dvd cam is not compatible with Mac.My only wish is that someone be able to make a software that will make this camera compatible with Mac. I hope HITACHI will make that effort to create a software for Mac.
Someone was complaining about sticking with analog and unable to play this on some player.Well,part of the reason why they are complaining is ingnorance.Read the manual first and play around with your camera. Teach yourself on how to be part of a new generation.Probably once you fully comprehend how it works, you will appreciate it even more.Consider it like a new trick for an old dog.This camera is worth every penny.
An extra digital camera not necessary with this baby December 4, 2005
Jo (California)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
While I admit the processing software was slightly annoying initially, we've been completely satified since installation. Being able to store it all on the computer as a secondary back up to the disks is a relief too as disks are too delicate for my tastes as the only means of holding precious keepsake photos and videos.
We've had no software glitches or disk/card initializing problems.
I do not understand why so many other reviewers also have a digital camera. With my Hitachi I can, with a flick of my thumb, change from video to photo without jiggling the camcorder in the slightest. The photo feature allows the user to take up to 3,500 "fine" quality pictures on a single 512mb card. I have stood on the lake bank taking pictures with my Hitachi 200-300 feet out, zoomed in on the boat, and caught a close up still of my 4 year old grandson reeling in one of his first fish in such fantistic detail to where you can even see the fishing line! Why would anyone want to have to lug around an extra digital camera when this one does it all? Beyond me.
It's a great camera December 28, 2004
Lynne (Massachusetts)
27 out of 28 found this review helpful
I have owned this camera since July, 2004. I bought it just before we went on our annual family vacation, so it received a lot of use right out of the box. It was relatively easy to set up and start using immediately. The images/quality is great, but also I am using it for capturing family events - not professional. I used the snapshot feature, and it takes a pretty good picture for 1mp, and it's handy to have - although I would generally use my digital camera for snapshots (and now, some video since my camera had video capability also!).
The features of this camera are great, the playback is exceptional. My daughter loves the feature that you can flip the lcd so that the person you are digitizing can see themselves in the lcd, and when I have used the viewfinder during these occasions, and it is very clear and large enough to see.
The zoom is great, although I found that the image is very shaky when zoomed all the way out. I think this is common in most cameras, however.
I think I would have given this camera 5 stars if it were not for the media. What makes the camera very convenient is also one of the more frustrating aspects - but not so much because of the camera, but more because it is somewhat new technology.
I had my first bit of frustration when my DVD-RAM disk ran out and I went to put in a new disk (DVD-R). I had only put in the one disk before, and now I was at a restaurant with no user manual, so I struggled for a while trying to open the disk holder and then trying to remember how it went into the camera. I'm an old pro at it now, but it seemed harder than it had to be (but it could have been those 2 glasses of wine :-)
The next thing you have to figure out is how to get the video on some other sort of media. I was able to drop my dvd-ram disk right into my dvd player and watch it, but now if I want to reuse my dvd-ram, I need to copy it to another medium. I was hoping that the PC would work the same way - but no. I had to hook the camera up to the PC in order to copy the video to the PC, and now I can copy it to a dvd - but I don't think it's a dvd that plays in my dvd player because I had to use a DVD+RW, and my dvd only plays DVD-R/RW. Ok, so that's a PC/dvd compatibility problem, not the camera's fault.
Now, the dvd-r disks from your camera you have to finalize before you can watch them using the dvd player or even read them in the computer. I did not remember this--and it was months from when I copied the dvd-ram video to when I wanted to copy the video I have on the 5 dvd-r disks, so I spent about 2 hours trying to figure out how I could read these dvd-r. Ok - total operater error, but I mention it here so that you won't do the same.
I am now in search of buying more DVD-RAM disks as it seems like they are the easiest with which to deal, and they are re-writeable, but if I don't have the time to move the video (interesting that we use that term - it's not video anymore, right? Should I be calling it digital? Digital movies, I guess.) then I will have another disk to pop in. I'm grateful for the other reviewer who said he used 2-sided disks, because I could not find that information anywhere--and I was afraid to buy the wrong media.
So, my advice is that this camera is definitely worth the money, and it is the way to go if you are going to invest in digital movie camera. I would just suggest that you read up on and familiarize yourself with the different dvd formats, which ones that your dvd player will play, which one your computer will play or burn, and try to get them all in sync - or at least plan out your strategy for moving the digital movies to long-term storage.
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