Hitachi DZ HS300E

zoom, price, usability

100% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Built-in hard disk drive, responsive 25x optical zoom, effective image stabilisation, clear flip-out widescreen LCD

Fiddly transport controls, no external mic socket, no accessory shoe, no built-in flash, recording to optical media is time-consuming, cannot import directly into iMovie, only 0.4mp stills

The DZ-HS300E is inexpensive and offers the convenience of HD storage. It's easy enough to use, but the recording format is not one that iMovie can import. But if you don't mind having to convert footage before editing, this is a low-cost route into...

Archivieren von Festplattenaufnahmen möglich; Helles Display

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Easy to use with user friendly manual. One has to experiment a bit and a knowledge of computer logic and previous camcorder experience useful but no real problems. Versatility provided by HDD, DVD and stills very useful but stills quality not as good...

None really as far as I can judge so far. With hindsight a flash facility (I have the one without) would have been useful but not vital.

VEry easy to use and provides great use of storage methods

Photograph quality very poor

clear display

Fiddley controls for going to card and to DVD, etc.

compact and light easy to carry and handle focus stays clear and no shudder.

none at this present time

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