Comments on: Hitachi DZ-HS300A Review

By: SAm

SAm — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 00:47:23 +0000

Its somehow frezzes up then shuts off then freezes up…. Any ideas of where to get it fixed or hows to fix it?

By: Trish

Trish — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:54:43 +0000

Not only did the camcorder freeze up and not even allow me to shut it off it also couldn’t read my DVD’s after they were removed. The finalizing process was a joke that all consumers should know this camera is NOT FAMILY FRIENDLY.

By: Trint Hollins

Trint Hollins — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:46:47 +0000

I just bought the DVD recorder today. Played with it, and I really enjoy the features that it offers. I have and old mini DVD recorder and went out to look for a new camera today for vacation. I checked out the stores for DVD recorders and HDD recorders. It was tough trying to choose. But I noticed that there was this hybrid and tried it. It was true after reading the pros and cons about the unit that I would still recommend it to anyone looking for a reasonably priced camera. For it to have an 8g HDD and the beauty to transfer the video straight to disk is sweet.

By: Dave Lunsford

Dave Lunsford — Thu, 15 May 2008 19:40:46 +0000

I recently this Hitachi camcorder. I was originally sold on the ability to store about 2 hours of video on the HDD, but later discovered that the battery supplied with the unit only operates for about 30 minutes on average … my first disappointment. Low light performance was a critical feature to me, since I use the cam mostly for family video at home, school plays, piano recitals, etc. The store clerk convinced me that the low light performance of this unit was excellent, but my results so far are VERY disappointing with very underexposed video and lots of noise.

By: Billy Nelms

Billy Nelms — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:35:06 +0000

Just bought this camera because I don’t have one. I liked the idea of making the mini-DVD in the camera. I was so new to the DVD format that I thought it and a CD was the same thing. I have never had a digital camcorder in my hand so this new thing was daunting. The camera was easy to use but not knowing anything about DVD’s I had lots of trouble figuring how to copy to the disk from the HHD. I read and reread the manual as I progressed to making my first mini-DVD and am still learning to make copies on a recorder. I discovered I have no capability on any of my PC’s or even my DVD player so if you are like me behind the curve it will be a challenge getting caught up. The manual is wordy but by careful reading one can make this thing work. I am having a good time and getting lots of film of my kiddos, mostly grandkids. If you are already into DVD then this camera is a snap. I have spent about a week learning to use this camera and it will probably take a month to get a really good DVD home movie made up.