Hitachi DZ-BD7HA HD reviewed

The folks at Camcorder Info have just reviewed the Hitachi DZ-BD7HA HD, and their verdict on the first Blu-ray camcorder in the world is less than glowing.

So here it is, the world’s first Blu-ray camcorder. The Hitachi DZ-BD7HA proves that being the first at something does not necessarily warrant you pulling out your wallet to reward it. While Hitachi has surely overcome some technical hurdles to bring the DZ-BD7HA into existence, it’s riddled with so many problems that have been solvable for years that we wonder how gullible or fad-hungry it thought the public would be. Sixteen-hundred dollars for a camcorder that has virtually no manual controls, electronic rather than optical image stabilization, a poor auto response system, and, above all, terrible image quality – that’s a raw deal.

In a nutshell, you have (much) better choices when it comes to blowing $1,600 on a gizmo of your choice.