Hitachi DZ HS500 Digital Camcorder
November 10, 2008
When it comes to technical products Hitachi is a name that you can always rely
on. Sometimes it becomes a tough choice to decide on the products and other times we land up in making wrong decisions. However, when reputable branded products like Hitachi are concerned then no doubt arises regarding the quality. Hitachi DZ HS500 Digital Camcorder is a perfect example for excellence and performance. It allows you to capture life moments without loosing any of the excitements and feelings.
With perfect grip your takings will be effective and fruitful. The dimension plays a very important role in achieving this criterion. For instance this unit has a dimension of (W) 6.9 cm, (D) 13.2 cm, (H) 9.1 cm and it has a weight of 0.51 kg, where the light weight of the product offers perfect balancing and dimension grips the unit properly. A LCD TFT active matrix display of 2.7" is featured to match the overall measurement of the unit. It supports colour with a resolution of 123,000 pixels. The rotating form factor allows effective viewing too.
Technical Aspects
The resolutions determine the clarity and quality of the takings. This unit supports effective video resolution of 410 Kpix, still resolution of 0.41 Mpix and sensor resolution of 800 Kpix. Widescreen Video Capture is facilitated in this unit a. DVD-RAM (8 cm), DVD-R (8cm), DVD-RW (8 cm), DVD+RW (8cm), hard disc drives are the featured media types included in the unit. Effective image sensing is made possible with CCD optical sensor with a size of 1/6". Digital still camera functions are facilitated in the unit.
Minimum illumination featured in this unit is 0.3 lux. Digital photo mode is the featured shooting modes and Sand & snow, spotlight, portrait mode, low light, sports mode are the various shooting programs. Effective fading effects are ensured with Wipe fader, white fader and monotone fader. With Electronic image stabilizer perfect stabilization of pictures is ensured.
Maximum and minimum shutter speed is calculated as 1/4000 sec and 1/4 sec respectively. You can either program the exposure modes or automatically set them. Custom, automatic, presets are supported white balance with indoor and outdoor as the white balance presets.
Multi Media Card, SD Memory Card is the included flash memory cards. This Hitachi digital camcorder supports a hard disc capacity of 30 GB. JPEG 640 x 480 is the image format featured. The images and takings are stored in formats like MPEG-2 for digital video and JPEG for still images.
Lens an integral part of the device
It supports Zoom lens - 2.3 mm - 69 mm - f/2.0-4.1 which offers powerful performance. Lens being the most important part the quality must be taken care. Calculated focal length is 2.3 mm - 69 mm and it can be adjusted manually or the unit adjusts automatically. TTL contrast detection is the auto focus technology. One can effectively zoom in and zoom out with 30x optical zoom and 1500 x digital zoom. Motorized drive is the zoom adjustment that allows proper management.
Self timer is included and provides Low Lux / Night Mode. USB 2.0 compatibility, built-in speaker, display brightness control, Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording are the enhanced features supported in this unit.
A colour LCD monitor of 0.2" is equipped in this unit. It supports a resolution of 200,000 pixels that boosts the clarity factor. Built in microphone captures the sound signals effectively. Stereo is the microphone operation mode. You will not be disturbed by the wind as it supports wind noise reduction technology.
Connections and system requirements
Connections supported by the unit are 1 x USB, 1 x composite video/audio output and 1 x S-Video output. 1 x SD Memory Card is the expansion slot provided in the unit. Drivers & Utilities are the provided software and MS Windows XP, MS Windows 2000 SP3 or later, Apple Mac OS X 10.4, Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9 is the operating systems. Peripheral devices included are USB port, SVGA monitor and CD-ROM Drive.
Cables that come along the unit are 1 x A/V cable and 1 x USB cable which means you will not have to purchase them in addition. External is the power adaptor with 1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery of 680mAh capacity is also supported. It works within a temperature of 0 °C to 40 °C.
Along with this unit you are entitled to Cleaning cloth, camcorder shoulder strap, and lens cap. Hitachi DZ HS500 Digital Video Camcorder is capable of doing more than normal camcorders. All through the performance the unit spread out its excellence and efficiency.
| General Features | |
|---|---|
| Brand | Hitachi |
| Model | DZ HS500 |
| Weight | 0.51 kg |
| Dimensions | (Width) 6.9 cm, (Depth) 13.2 cm, (Height) 9.1 cm |
| Key Features | |
| Sensor Resolution | 800 Kpix |
| Effective Still Resolution | 0.41 Mpix |
| Widescreen Video Capture | Yes |
| Media Type | DVD-RAM (8 cm), DVD-R (8cm), DVD-RW (8 cm), DVD+RW (8cm), hard disc drive |
| Supported Colour | Colour |
| Optical Sensor Type | CCD |
| Optical Sensor Size | 1/6" |
| Min Illumination | Yes , 0.3 lux |
| Digital Zoom | 1500x |
| Shooting Modes | Digital photo mode |
| Image Stabiliser | Electronic |
| Maximum Shutter Speed | 1/4000 sec |
| Minimum Shutter Speed | 1/4 sec |
| Exposure Modes | Manual or automatic |
| White Balance | Custom, automatic, presets |
| White Balance Presets | Iindoor and outdoor |
| Digital Video Format | MPEG-2 |
| Still Image Format | JPEG |
| Microphone Type | Inbuilt |
| Microphone Operation Mode | Stereo |
| Power Device | External |
| Battery Supported | 1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery |
| Battery Details | 680 mAh capacities |
| Memory Type | |
| Image Storage | JPEG 640 x 480 |
| Lens | |
| Lens Type | Zoom lens - 2.3 mm - 69 mm - f/2.0-4.1 |
| Focal Length | 2.3 mm - 69 mm |
| Focus Adjustment | Manually or automatically |
| Auto Focus | Yes |
| Lens Aperture | f/2.0-4.1 |
| Optical Zoom | 30x |
| Zoom Adjustment | Motorized |
| Extra Features | |
| Low Lux Night Mode | Yes |
| Digital Still Camera Function | Yes |
| Display | |
| Display Type | 2.7" LCD TFT active matrix |
| Display Format | 123000 pixels |
| Display Form Factor | Rotating |
| Connectivity | |
| Connectivity Type | 1 x USB, 1 x composite video/audio output and 1 x S-Video output |
| Expansion Slots | 1 x SD Memory Card |
| USB 2.0 Compatibility | Yes |
| Accessories | |
| Camcorder shoulder strap | Yes |
| Cleaning cloth | Yes |
| 1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery | Yes |
| 1 x A/V cable | Yes |
| 1 x USB cable | Yes |
| Lens cap | Yes |
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