Hitachi DZ-GX3300E - Expert Reviews

Pros: Decent low-light video quality ; solid battery life ; in-camera editing

Cons: Hidden touch-sensitive controls ; poor auto white balance for stills

Verdict: It won't blow you away with its middle-of-the-road image quality, but its decent feature set and reasonable price tag might appeal

Pros: Decent low-light video quality ; solid battery life ; in-camera editing

Cons: Hidden touch-sensitive controls ; poor auto white balance for stills

Verdict: If you're looking for a relatively inexpensive DVD camcorder with decent image quality, the Hitachi DZ-GX3300A might be for you.

Review summary: Hitachi's DZ-GX3300A won't blow you away with its middle-of-the-road image quality, but a quick start-up time and the ability to edit video in the camera might appeal to less persnickety amateur videographers. Similarly, the camera's 10X optical zoom, ...

Review summary: This camera provides an acceptable image most consumers will be pleased with, but its strength is when it's coupled with DVD-RAM and able to record over and over again, with the convenience of accessing footage and stills instantly.

Pros: One-second recording from sleep mode, Smart look and feel, Nice LCD for playback, Average CCD, Electronic image stabilisation, No headphone jack and LCD covers speaker

Cons: Average CCD, Electronic image stabilisation, No headphone jack and LCD covers speaker

Review summary: The Hitachi DZ-GX3300A is Hitachi's top of the heap camcorder this year, and let me tell you, the heap is pretty low. The performance was disappointing and handling was simply abysmal. Hitachi adopted the design from last year's Panasonic DVD ...