Best Hitachi DZMV350A MiniDVD Camcorder with 2.5" LCD and Digital Still Capability
My wife bought me this camera for Christmas. After experiencing video cameras for the better part of 2 decades (remember the gigantic, tv-camera-looking VHS cameras?!), I am elated that technology has come to this. So refreshingly simple, and so integral to one's peace-of-mind in knowing that the clips will endure until our sun burns-out (hope my descendants hang-on to my dear, recorded memories!). I find myself using the RAM disks more, since I can transfer the individual clips to my computer, and edit or arrange as I see fit; the -R disks are a 1-shot deal----what you tape is what you finalize at the end is what you watch on your DVD player. But even those are handy, if you want to simply move seamlessly from taking the disk out of the camera and straight into the DVD player. And even with the -R disks, you'll still get "menu chapter points" on the finished product---separated by each start and stop of the recording, and by date of the recording session. I find the quality great---even the "standard" quality (lowest setting) was great, when we recorded a gig that my band played at (low-light conditions and all). The RAM is great because you can record over and over and over---just buy 1 or 2 disks, and if you transfer to computer, and thence to regular DVD disk, you don't need to buy too many additional. The only real problem has been stocking-up on some of these blank mini-disks----all the cold, unfriendly mega stores (circuit city, best buy, compUSA) always seem to be out, or low on supply. I resorted to ordering them from a company on-line.
Hitachi DZMV350A MiniDVD Camcorder with 2.5" LCD and Digital Still Capability Overview
Because you can record directly to DVD, remove the disk and play it back on a home DVD player, you can easily share your important moments with family and friends. This dual format DVD camcorder, the DZMV350A, offers both DVD-RAM and DVD-R recording and playback, as well as the capability to shoot and store nearly 2, 000 still photos plus an SD card capability. The Disk Navigation feature not only enables direct access to any scene or photo, but provides a host of in-camera editing functions.
