Hitachi DZ-MV550A Review

Summary

Hitachi’s DZ-MV550A features a 680k pixel 1/4-inch CCD, 18x optical zoom lens with 500x digital zoom expander, 0.3 Lux in low light mode and electronic image stabilization (EIS) for video and still photos. The camcorder has a six-mode auto exposure, auto and manual white balance and full auto and manual focus. Fitted with a 2.5-inch TFT LCD color monitor, the unit has a 113K pixel color viewfinder and digital stereo sound. In addition to the USB2.0 PC connection, the camcorder includes an S-video output, an A/V input/output and microphone jack. The unit comes equipped with a Li-ion battery, remote control, 8cm single-sided DVD-RAM disc, A/V cable with S-video, USB cable and PC software CD-ROM with USB driver, UDF file system software, VR editing software and DVD authoring software. The DZ-MV550A measures 3.5 x 2.50 x 5.75 inches and weighs 1.09 lbs.