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At a press conference in Tokyo on the 31st of January, 2008, Hitachi announced the release of their latest line of Blu-ray and HDD based video cameras.
Improving on the DZ-BD7 and 7H which were released in japan last year, the new DZ-BD9H features a 60Gb HDD which can store up to 9 hours of full 1920 x 1080 HD footage and can also store 1 hour of footage on 8cm, 7.5Gb blu-ray discs.
Kazuto Shimagami, Senior Manager, Digital AV Products Division, Hitachi: “We released the worlds first Blu-ray based camera last fall, and these cameras are a development from that. We have improved the storage to 60Gb so users can shoot and store a lot of footage. Compared with the previous models it has 1000 scanlines and a higher resolution. It also includes a Blu-ray Disc menu with other accessories, in addition to this we have also developed HDD only based cameras.”
The DZ-BD9H features an improved image processing system consisting of a new lens which allows for higher frequencies of light to be passed to the CMOS sensor, a 5.3 Megapixel CMOS sensor with a redesigned primary color filter for a higher signal to noise ratio in low light situations, reducing the minimum light requirements from 24 to 15 lux, and the optimized Picture Master Full HD image processing engine for more detailed crisper images, more vivid colors and less noise in low light situations, the processing engine can also compress the data by 1.5 to 2 times. These features combined allow for an improved auto focus and image stabilizing system and makes video shot in low light situations 1.5 times clearer, also improving overall image resolution by 10% when compared to the previous model.
Hitachi will also release a HDD-only version, with a 60Gb HDD, which can store up to 9 hours of High Definition and 18 hours of Standard Definition footage, and it’s dimensions are only 7cm by 9cm by 12 cm. Kazuto Shimagami, Senior Manager, Digital AV Products Division, Hitachi: “Basically this camera is based on the same concept as the Blu-ray Disc camera, but as it only uses a HDD it’s much more compact and very easy to grip and hold securely. This camera is especially useful while traveling and can be connected with a Blu-ray Disc Writer so you can burn and store footage on a Blu-ray Disc.
Hitachi will continue to develop a lineup of Blu-ray and HDD cameras based on the concept of using Blu-ray Discs as a storage medium.”
The included on-camera software allows for frames to be exported as images onto an SD card, can rearrange the order of footage and save up to 99 different sequences for viewing on a TV straight from the camera, it can also display and delete scenes on the camera before exporting the footage to a Blu-ray Disc.
The DZ-BD9H will go on sale in Japan in early February for approximately ￥180,000 or US$1,700.
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I have one of these …
I have one of these. Thought $300 was reasonable.
Too heavy I don’t …
Too heavy I don’t know what you are talking about. The price itself is expensive for those Blue Ray Disc Camera’s. Maybe if they dropped the price at least $100 maybe more people would buy them.
I got an older 2007 model Hitachi DVD camera on ebay for around $75. If I had purchased the camera 2 years ago it would have cost at least $300 at Circuit City. Just wait a couple of years and you can get a camera cheap.
Plus I didn’t find any youtube videos on the dvd camera I bought.
$300 US in japan …
$300 US in japan now.Theyre considered too heavy by most japanese so havent sold well.
hahaha.. this is …
hahaha.. this is out already.. next thing we need is holographic. porn.
HAHAHA DUDE i love …
HAHAHA DUDE i love you before i search for blue ray video i thought about this !!!
$1,700 usd dolars …
$1,700 usd dolars for the Blur Ray camera
HAHAHAHA,, ON …
HAHAHAHA,, ON BLU RAY,, 1920 x 1080 porn..
awsome!
but I’ve …
awsome!
but I’ve only seen them at Circuit City and they are going out of business.
man… why does …
man… why does Japan have SOOOO many awesome things, but then the weirdest commercials and ads and lifestyles? lol
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I saw an unboxed …
I saw an unboxed one for $400, boxed was $650
whats the price tag …
whats the price tag on this bad boy?
OMG so quick?
OMG so quick?
If it burns to a …
If it burns to a blueray disk won’t the battery life be horrible?
I wonder if it can …
I wonder if it can support double layer blue-ray rw.
how does a large …
how does a large greedy brand up a format ? too many versions , DRM’s, copyright shlt , lawsuits against people doing slight mods on hardware or the software , sony’s a right fcuk up isnt it
Interesting concept …
Interesting concept, though I believe hard disc recording is the way forward. Blue Ray is great for movies and games, and even though Blue Ray has won the HD war, we already have various Blue Ray formats which won’t work with each other – this Hitachi cam will only play back on the PS3 (outside itself) and not on anything else as yet.
Improved hard drive technology should be the goal for cams and less HD compression – those buying HD want REAL HD.
i was searching …
i was searching around on the internet and it came up if i wanted the battery it would be an extra 200 bucks!!!
i knew it! i knew …
i knew it! i knew that blue ray was going to be able to be recorded some time soon!
1000 bucks? Dang
1000 bucks? Dang