Hitachi's DZ-BD7HA Blu-ray Disc Hybrid High Definition Camcorder with a built-in 30GB Hard Disk Drive satisfies those who long for Blu-ray while providing for those in the HDD and DVD camps. The DZ-BD7HA can store up to four hours of footage when recording to the hard drive at 1920 x 1080 HD and up to eight hours when recording at 1440 x 1080. Hitachi also gave this hybrid in-camera one-touch dubbing for burning video from the HDD onto Blu-ray or DVD.

The DZ-BD7HA also features 1-second quick start, photo capture from recorded video and LSI image enhancement. 8 cm BD-RE, BD-R, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW and DVD-R discs are all compatible with this camcorder. If you're looking for a true hybrid camcorder the DZ-BD7HA is your answer.

• 8cm BD-RE/-R/DVD Drive

The 8 cm BD/DVD drive works with the following discs: BD-RE/-R, DVD-RAM/-RW/-R.

• 30GB Hard Disk Drive

Record up to 4 hours of full 1920 x 1080 HD video utilizing the 30GB HDD. You can record eight hours of 1440 x 1080 video.

• 5.3Mp 1/2.8" CMOS Sensor

The 5.3Mp 1/2.8 CMOS sensor records 1920 x 1080 video and still images at 2400 x 1800 pixels.

• Hitachi Exclusive High Resolution Image Processing LSI

LSI reduces noises and improves color by analyzing data captured by the CMOS sensor giving you improved image quality.

• One-Touch Dubbing

Burn recorded video from the HDD to BD using the in-camera one-touch dubbing feature.

• Photo Capture

You can save any frame from your video recordings and print it out as a 2.07Mp still photo. Save the image to an SD card for easy printing or for uploading to the internet.

• 1-Second Quick Start

When the DZ-BD7hA is in standby mode you can start recording in less than a second with the Quick Start feature while saving battery life at the same time.

• Transcoding

Transcoding enables you to burn video from the HDD onto SD DVDs via the one-touch dubbing feature.

• Built-In Interactive Guide

Hitachi gave the DZ-BD7HA a built-in program for guiding new users through the camcorder's setup, connections, and overall use.