Hitachi DZ-BD70A and DZ-BD7HA Blu-ray Camcorders

Hitachi introduced their two new HD video camcorders capable of recording video onto Blu-ray media disks. They are called DZ-BD70A Blu-ray and DZ-BD7HA Hybrid HDD/Blu-ray camcorders. The difference between them is that the latter comes with an internal 30GB hard disk drive. More details below.

Hitachi DZ-BD70A and DZ-BD7HA features:

- 5.3Mpix CMOS image sensor
- HD quality 12-element lens system
- 10x zoom
- HX video capture mode (1920x1080)
- HS video capture mode (1440x1080)
- Still image capture (4.32Mpix)
- Photo Capture feature (snapshots from videos at 2.1Mpix resolution)
- Blu-ray/DVD burner
- SD card slot
- 30GB hard drive (on DZ-BD7HA)
- HDMI video output
- Interactive Guide

Both camcorders will be available North America this October. The Hitachi DZ-BD70A Blu-ray camcorder will cost $1,299, while the DZ-BD7HA Hybrid HDD/Blu-ray camcorder will be priced at $1,499.