Hitachi Dz-bd70a And Dz-bd7ha Blu-ray Camcorder Info

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The October 2007 issue of Videomaker has a brief article about the two Hitachi BLU-RAY camcorders. The 8CM BLU-RAY disc is going to cost around $20 and will allow one to record at 1920 X 1080 interlace. Consumer 1080P/24 camcorders are most likely about 2 years away from become a reality. One thing these two Hitachi Camcorders are lacking is 3 CCD’s. As soon as someone comes out with a consumer HDTV camcorder that has true 1080P/24 recording with 3 CCD’s then I will be purchasing one. First model might cost around $5,000.
Hitachi is coming out with two BLU-RAY camcorders this October. The DZ-BD70A is just a standard BLU-RAY camcorder that has a list price of $1,299. The DZ-BD7HA is a hybrid BLU-RAY camcorder that includes a 30GB hard drive for $1,499. For another $200 the 30GB hard drive option is worth the price. At the highest recording quality mode of 1920 X 1080I 4 hours will fit on the hard drive and 1 hour will fit on a small single sided 8CM BLU-RAY disc. The camcorders will accept both a BD-R and BD-RE disc.