In an article found over at Gizmodo, we learn that Hitachi has announced a new hybrid camcorder that comes with a hard disc drive as well as a DVD drive. The DZ-HS303 features an 8cm DVD drive, while the 8GB hard disc will hold up to 3 hours using the fine setting and standard recording of 6 hours.
Recordings can be edited within the device and video can be dubbed in whole or in part to the DVD as well. Pricing was stated at $1131. The HS3303 will be available around the end of August in Japan.
| The 1/3" CCD imager has 3310K gross pixels and 2180K effective pixels in 4:3 video recording mode, and 3.05 megapixels in still mode. The lens has a focal length of 6.1-61mm, a maximum aperture of F1.8-3.0, and a filter diameter of 37mm. With a 10x optical zoom and a 2.7" LCD, numerous manual control options, and onboard features like a video flash and external microphone jack, the DZ-HS303 offers an unusually extensive array of features for a consumer DVD camcorder. |
Source: Gizmodo
