Hitachi is trying the “hybrid” business by bringing together the merits of its HDD and DVD storage and unleashing two HDD/DVD camcorders, DZ-HS301 and DZ-HS303, which are hard to ignore. Both cameras will have 8GB hard drive, which is enough to store 110 minutes of video footage. You can then burn the video footage onto a MiniDVD, without needing a PC or laptop. The DZ-HS303 features a 2.7 inch widescreen LCD and 10x optical zoom. Apart from three megapixel shooting capabilities, it has a battery life of 2 hrs. The DZ-HS301 has the same size LCD, but a 15x optical zoom. It can take 1 megapixel still photos, and its battery lasts half as long.

The $999 DZ-HS301 and the $1,279 DZ-HS303 are expected to ship this November.
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