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| Brand: Hitachi
Category: Photography
List Price: $399.95
Buy Refurbished: $194.99
You Save: $204.96 (51%)
New (5) from $210.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  23 reviews
Color: Silver / Black
Media: Electronics
Batteries Included: Yes
Optical Zoom: 25
Display Size: 2.7
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 1.9 x 3.5
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: DZBX35A
Model: DZBX35A
UPC: 050585223660
EAN: 0050585223660
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Quite a wallop for the price. May 15, 2006
21 out of 22 found this review helpful
I've had this camcorder for about a month now. The upside is beautiful clear video reproduction with an extremely powerful zoom. You do need a bit of light with the camcorder. I am considering getting a small accessory light to use at night. Do not take pictures into the sun. Pictures come out grainy.
The downside is this memory card they suggest using to save snapshots as pictures. So far I havent gotten a really clear one. I have a Kodak LS443 digital camera and the pictures are very clear from that. Hitachi 35A pictures are fuzzy. But I bought it for the DVD camcorder... and I really like it.
It also features stereo microphones built in. If you go for a more expensive model there are mic inputs for better sound.
I have no experience with these digital camcorders and I did not want to buy a high end model. I purchased one that had good reviews and will most likely be taking videos with this for a long time.
Get the Hitachi bag, I got the smaller cheaper bag and all the equipment doesnt fit. I have not been able to find 8cm RW discs in stores, just DVD-R discs. New technology is always like that. RW discs are erasable. -R discs are not.
Finalizing a disc is necessary before playing it in a DVD player or computer. It is easy to do and takes just moments.
I have not yet transferred files to my computer as I do not have a mini USB cable. It does not come with the camera. You are supplied with the camera and strap, cleaning cloth, NTSC cable to play the videos over TV, a charger and DC connector, and a battery which last about a half an hour. They do not even give you a blank disc. You need to buy another $100 worth of stuff to really get going. THe camera is 399, but that is only where the cost starts. I bought a Hitachi case and 2 hour battery, and about 12 DVD-R discs now.
Amazon has a special right now. Between April 30 and July 8 you get 12 Maxell DVD-R discs and two albums just for buying the unit. I purchased my camera on April 10th and sent an email asking to have the rebate apply to my purchase. I hope they make an exception. I do not like rebates, I would rather have them sell me the thing for $[...]if thats what it is worth.
All in all a good camera.
saxman
 For Widescreen tv owners May 10, 2006
19 out of 33 found this review helpful
Price was not our main concern, our many concern was trying to find a camcorder that shot in 16:9 ratio for our widescreen TV. We have a 50" and when we played back our old Hi8 camcorder on the new tv, the picture wasn't very clear because the old HI8 camcorders shot in 4:9 ratio (less picture pre inch) so it was being stretch out over a 16:9 wide screen tv so it wasn't the best picture, we needed a new widescreen camcorder to go with our new widescreen tv. When I saw the Hitachi DVD can be film in 16:9 ratio that is why I bough it, price had nothing to do with it.
1st off it was not easy to use, I had to read the manual many times!! I had to look up how to play back the disc after I was done filming, the camera does not have a Play back BUTTON after reading the manual I found out you had to hit the navigation button to get to menu then to the play back option. Also I used a DVD-rw and when I was done filming I put the disc into my brand new 2006 DVD player and it would not work. After reading the manual then I learned that with DVD-rw you have to finalize the video before you can put it into your DVD player; by hitting menu, option, finalize a lot of steps before you can actually put it in your DVD player. If you use the DVD+rw you do not have to do all those step and can put it right from the camera into your DVD player but you'll never know that unless you read the manual!!! I got so frustrated with having to pull the manual out so many times.
2nd the picture quality on a widescreen is not that great, I bought the most expensive DVD disc the store had, I set it to High quality recording and when I played it back on my widescreen TV the picture was hazy, when the kids moved they were blurred. The quality was the same as my old 2002 HI8 camcorder. If your buying this for the 16:9 ratio to go with a widescreen tv don't, I saw no difference when I shot in 16:9 ratio it was the same as 4:9!!! I return the camera the next day
This Review it meant for people with widescreen TV's ONLY, if you have a regular tv then the quality will probbaly be excellent and a good camera for the price, but it doesn't work well with widescreen tv's you'd be better off going with a HD camcorder.
 Works wonderfully!!! November 9, 2006
18 out of 19 found this review helpful
Everything described for this camcorder was well-explained in detail. There wasn't a thing I was displeased with when I received the product. I've used it several times, and I am very satisfied with this choice. It's a must-buy for those seeking an affordable, but very modernized camcorder.
Not very good May 21, 2006
15 out of 20 found this review helpful
I got this DVD camera last week as a gift. I tried it for one week and I returned it. There are several reasons:
1) The specs might sound good on paper, but not a reality.
Picture quality is horrible, both indoors and outdoors. My
house is sunny and bright indoors. I took video of my children during the day and it was grainy. I tried it outdoors and it wasn't a sharp picture at all.
2) The DVD-RW discs in general loose their quality overtime, and infact may become completly unreadable after 2 years! So, if your planning on saving your children's childhood memories don't buy DVD, use miniDV instead. Just do a search on the computer and you'll find this to be true.
3) The hitachi's batteries last about 30 - 45 min! That's it! The video is also 30 min only!
4) This particular hitachi does not have the capability of hooking up to your computer.
Great camcorder! January 12, 2007
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
I had originally purchased a different camcorder with the tapes but they didnt seem to work as I wanted so I took it back and got his unit! It plays right in my dvd player which is SO simple! The cam itself is simple to use and the 1 touch button for pictures is GREAT and the quality is wonderful! I took a pic from about 200 feet away with the zoom and it looks clear and beautiful! I do like that you can get either a 30 or 60 minute disk. Ive made movies for my parents of their grandson and they just put the disk in their dvd player and it plays! Talk about SIMPLE! So get it! You wont be unhappy.
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