Hitachi DVD Camcorder with 2.5" LCD and Digital Still Capability (DZ-MV200A)

by Hitachi

Product Details

Product Manual [8.56mb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 3.4 x 4 inches ; 1.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000066IUQ
• Item model number: DZ-MV200A
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #62,281 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 4, 1973

Product Description

Don't just capture those moments on film, capture them on DVDs with Hitachi's combination DVD camcorder/digital still camera. Image stabilization keeps everything "jitter-free" and the 12x optical/240x digital zoom makes focusing on distant subjects easy. See precisely what you're recording through the 2.5" LCD screen. Just pop in a DVD-R and begin capturing video recordings of family and secial moments. Grab a DVD-RAM (not included) and capture more than 1900 digital stills.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

65 of 70 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars ACCESS DENIED - no PC cable included with camcorder, May 12, 2002

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Robert A Ramirez,Sr. (Virginia Beach, Virginia USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hitachi DVD Camcorder with 2.5" LCD and Digital Still Capability (DZ-MV200A) (Electronics)

Well, Happy Mother's Day to me? I get this awesome DVD digital camcorder by Hitachi but no cable to hook up to computer so all you do is record digital stills but can't email or use as wallpaper on PC. So basically you get a AV cable to watch playback on your TV but digital means digital so I would like to know why when I phoned Hitachi they said they didn't have the cable either. Circuit City should have told my husband there was no way to link up to your PC.

They claimed a PC kit called DZ-WINPC3(W) is generally available
but no retailer/dealer we checked with had one nor did they carry the mini-USB B connector 5-pin type cable. Wish I had bought the SONY ( they have a connector cable included )

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars poor media editing capabiltiy, February 6, 2003

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S. Dickenson "mt granny" (FPO, AP United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hitachi DVD Camcorder with 2.5" LCD and Digital Still Capability (DZ-MV200A) (Electronics)

PROS: Timely Hitachi support response to all 4 of my emails. CONS: Impossible to edit/transfer w/ leading software, Limited edit/media transfer with bundled Ulead Movie Factory SE. OPINION: Buy for top quality recording of 30 min. DVD-R/DVD-RAM with playback limited to use of camera cabled to PC or TV. If you want to do anything more, the software is not available to help you without 3rd party program to convert .vob files to MPEG2 (which most software programs can import).

SPECIFICS: No easy way to do burn to VCD. After 3 weeks of patience, 4 bundled software programs, 5 downloaded demo versions, and 3 purchased programs I have 2 poor quality VCDs and one AVI upload. All leading software (Pinnacle, Ulead Movie 2, DVD Movie Factory, Power DVD, Instant Write, Video Explosion) requires a Firewire connection to "capture" directly from the camcorder. Hitachi does not make a Firewire cable to the camera- only a "PC Kit" wire connection via USB. Hitachi support said the ONLY software capable of grecognizingh the camera is the bundled Ulead Movie Factory SE (not the full featured, powerful version). The output is VERY poor. Final results on 3 different files had dropped frames, loss of audio in some frames, and loss of quality (fuzziness). The process was time consuming. First, connect & transfer the files via USB. The process of powering, accessing the disc, safe connection to PC, and reading the files took about 5 minutes (another 5 to reverse the process using "safe disabling of hardware feature"). Then was 40 minutes to transfer a 30 min side onto my Dell Pentium 4. I then launched the bundled program and imported the file (another 20-30 minutes depending on file size.) Once I was interrupted and used the save command. A mistake. None of my efforts were saved. I had to start over with importing the file (20 more minutes) and reconstructing the product. The software default is DVD (not VCD) and it cannot be changed. Once I forgot to manually select this on the first screen and I had to start my project again from the beginning. The SE version comes with NO user manual and no help screen in the program. I am headed back to return everything and await the next generation with smooth software capture interface.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Camera, but READ THIS, November 23, 2002

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Jeremy Parisi "DarkWatch" (Navarre, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hitachi DVD Camcorder with 2.5" LCD and Digital Still Capability (DZ-MV200A) (Electronics)

Just a note for people who buy this camera. Takes great images and easy to use however if you plan on importing your video to your PC, you won't be able to edit it with any normal video software. The ONLY program that currently is able to edit the .VRO files that this uses is ULEAD personal edition. This adds... to the price of the camera.