HitachiŽ DVD Camcorder

	Digital and Optical Zoom: 16x Optical/240x Digital Zoom
	Quick Start Recording: 7 seconds from startup to first recording after disc initialization.
	Quick Mode Menu: The Quick Mode Menu condenses the On-Screen Menu to just the commonly used features.
	DVD Formats: Accepts DVD-R and DVD-RAM.

Hitachi has forever changed the direction of camcorder technology with the introduction of the DVD camcorder. This Emmy-winning innovation allows you to record home movies directly to DVD and play them back on your home DVD player.

DVD-RAM is a rewritable format that allows for recording and rerecording of movies and still photos up to 100,000 times per disc. Data is written in a nonlinear pattern, much like a computer hard disk. When recording, information is only written to blank areas of the disc, eliminating accidental erasure of previously recorded material. The DVD-RAM Disc Navigation system provides in-camera editing, playlist options, and still photo capability.

DVD-R is a record-once format that can be played back on most home DVD players. Data is recorded in a linear manner and users can directly access any previously recorded clip using the on-screen Disc Navigation feature.

Direct digital access to DVD footage requires none of the rewinding or fast-forwarding necessary with tape formats. Each movie clip or still photo is presented as a thumbnail on the LCD panel. Simply cursor to the desired clip and select it for instant playback. With DVD-RAM discs, you can perform a host of in-camera editing features including fading, moving, dividing, deleting, and combining clips and you can create up to 99 playlists for custom playback of movie clips.

	Display Screen: 2.5" LCD
	Image Sensor: 1 x 0.16" CCD
	Effective Resolution: 340 Kilopixels Still Image
	Effective Resolution: 340 Kilopixels Video
	Total Resolution: 680 Kilopixels
	Viewfinder Resolution 200,000 pixels
	Lens Type: Focal Length: 2.8 - 43mm
	Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec
	Optical Zoom: 16x
	Digital Zoom: 240x
	Microphone Type: Stereo
	Video Signal: NTSC
	Recording Media: DVD
	Shooting Programs Low light, Spotlight, Sand & snow, Sports mode, Portrait mode
	Storage Media: 1 x Secure Digital (SD) Card Supported
	Storage Media: 1 x MultiMediaCard (MMC) Supported
	Storage Media: 1 x DVD-RAM Supported
	Storage Media: 1 x DVD-R Supported
	Remote control - Infrared
	Fade/Wipe
	Date/Time Printing: Yes
	Interfaces/Ports: 1 x Audio/Video Input/Output
	Interfaces/Ports: 1 x S-Video Output
	Interfaces/Ports: 1 x Microphone Input
	Interfaces/Ports: 1 x DC Power Input
	Batteries: 1 x Li-Ion (1 hour play/record time)
	Dimensions: 3.37" H x 2.0" W x 4.81" D