Hitachi DZ-BD70E review

Typical price: £569

What is it: Blu-ray-recording HD camcorder

What we think: It has some image quality issues, but is stylish and capable, with a number of interesting features

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	Hitachi DZ-BD70E	Canon FS100	Panasonic SDR-S10	Sanyo Xacti VPC-HD1
Review date	26 Mar 08	1 Aug 08	7 Jun 07	28 Apr 06
Editor's rating	6.6	7.4	7.0	7.0
Price range	£569	£350.00 - £350.00
Review summary	If Blu-ray is the future of disc-based media, the Hitachi range of Blu-ray camcorders score cool points with anyone looking for the ease of disc-recording with the image quality of high definition. The DZ-BD70E has some image quality issues, but is stylish and capable, with a number of interesting features Read full review	Convenient, well-designed camcorders that look pricier than they are, models in the Canon FS series -- FS11, FS10 and FS100 -- nevertheless deliver typical budget video in line with their price tags Read full review	Forget home movies, the Panasonic S10 is a weather- and drop-proof camcorder that's happier shooting in the surf, halfway up a mountain or in torrential rain. It's small, sexy and simple to use, although you'll need to avoid low light if don't want your movies to descend into a dull, grainy mess Read full review	If you want the latest in cool toys, the Sanyo Xacti VPC-HD1 certainly has the right gadget quotient. Once you look at the image quality, however, its allure dims quite a bit Read full review
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