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Hitachi have announced a new high-definition camcorder, the DZ-BD10H, that combines a recordable Blu-ray drive with a 30GB hard-drive and SDHC slot. With a 7-megapixel, 1/2.7-inch CMOS, full 1080p footage can be recorded, edited on-device and the burnt to Blu-ray disc; there’s also a 10x optical zoom and image stablization.
Up to 4 hours and 20 minutes of full HD video can be saved on the HDD, while a 32GB SDHC memory card (not included) will hold around 4 hours and 45 minutes. A single 8cm Blu-ray disc stores around one hour of video.
The DZ-BD10H includes face recognition, which can adjust the brightness and focus to ensure that even if a subject is strongly backlit, their face will not be in darkness. A 2.7-inch LCD is used for previewing and reviewing footage, and there’s an HDMI socket for outputting to a TV or computer.Five different quality modes are available, ranging from full 15Mbps 1080p down to 6Mpbs.
Hitachi will launch the DZ-BD10H on August 9th, priced at €945 ($1,474).
[via Akihabara]
One Response to “Hitachi DZ-BD10H 1080p camcorder with Blu-ray, HDD and SDHC”
Numbersequence July 24, 2008
Where is the HDV in this camcorder. It’s the only missing format. The term jack of all trades Master of none comes to mind. Another hitachi dud.
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