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Despite what Phil Ryan from Crave said, the the US-bound Hitachi Full HD 1080p Blu-ray cameras are very real. In fact, we played with them at Hitachi's booth here in IFA and they felt absolutely fantastisch! Both the Blu-ray (BZ-BD70E) and the hybrid hard drive/Blu-ray model (BZ-BD7HE) are solid and fit well in our hands. Even without the hard drive as a buffer, the Blu-ray-only model worked perfectly well, as you can see in the video above.
Videolove at First Sight with Hitachi Blu-Ray Cameras
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5:33 AM on Mon Sep 3 2007
By Jesus Diaz
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hey Jesus, loose the 'e' in the end of 'fantastische'! German Blitz(hehe)-course...
Now, why would you want a portable video camera that records directly to BD. Wouldn't that just kill the battery life compared to what it would be with...well...anything else?
what e?
Because 1080p video takes a SHITLOAD of space and changing mini-DVDs every 20 minutes is not fun. I'd rather change a mini-BD ever hour and a 1/2 instead.
Well, it says that there's another model with a hard drive, as well, so you don't have to write directly to the BRD.
Maybe it's just me, but don't you think that recording onto any physical media (DVD & tapes) is just a step backwards? Hard drives or flash memory would seem the best choice.
@daftrok: mini-BDs are 16GB / disk and hold ~1 hr at max quality. So, if you made an SDHC of the same quality, SDHC currently top out at 32GB and are rewritable, so 32GB SDHC will last longer than the BD and more compact. Sure it will cost more, but when you're at the bleeding edge, cost is not so important. Also, mini-BD's will probably cost 15$/each. then 50 hrs of video will break even with each new BD costing more
i thought it was 1920x1080i
How the hell are you gonna get it on your computer to edit?
Does it do anything but fit in your hand?
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