Hitachi DZ-GX3300A
The Hitachi DZ-GX3300A offers 3.3-megapixel resolution at a maximum resolution of 2016 x 1512. The camcorder provides four format choices: DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, and DVD-RAM. The DZ-GX3300A also supports SD cards for storing digital still images.
Other features include:
* Video-to-Photo Frame Grab tool
* Sleep/Restart feature
* record video in either 4:3 standard aspect ratio or in 16:9 widescreen ratio
Hitachi DZ-GX3300A Reviews
CNET has a review of the Hitachi DZ-GX3300A and writes, “Similar to last year’s DZ-GX20A, the Hitachi DZ-GX3300A’s video quality is about what you’d expect from a midpriced MiniDV camcorder. At low compression, video was sharp with some motion artifacts and edge crawl, along with a bit of blooming. At higher compression levels, banding showed up more often in areas with significant gradations in brightness. Overall, the DZ-GX3300A, with its higher megapixel count, was a touch sharper than its siblings, the Hitachi DZ-GX3200A and the Hitachi DZ-GX3100A. Colors, though accurate, were sometimes oversaturated. … The Hitachi DZ-GX3300A’s still images were impressive for a camcorder, though the auto white balance produced extremely warm results with our lab’s tungsten lights.”
PCMag has a review of the Hitachi DZ GX3300A and writes, “In my hands-on tests, the DZGX3300A just wasn’t as good as other miniDVD camcorders. For starters, it produced video with a slight reddish cast. The autofocus worked fine and the sound was pretty good, but I did notice some shimmering in my talking-head clip. … When measured against the Sony DVD505 or even the Canon DC40, the Hitachi DZGX3300A just comes up a little short, offering none of the DVD505’s quality and nothing like the DC40’s slim shape and still-picture capabilities. In the end, it’s a camcorder behind its time. … There’s just nothing that makes the Hitachi DZGX3300A stand out in today’s highly competitive consumer camcorder market.”
