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Top Quality DVD Camcorder

Manufactured By Hitachi: DZ-MV550A


If you are a video enthusiast, either a novice or professional, the contemporary camcorder made by Hitachi DVD DZ-MV550A is the ideal camera for you. This Hitachi DVD Camcorder records directly to DVD -R discs, meaning once you have finished your recording project, the disc is playable on any traditional DVD player.

Keeping color accuracy and image contrast in mind, this camera offers high quality optics with multi-coated lens elements for maximum results. Another excellent asset enabling perfect recording, is the 680k pxl, quarter inch CCD with18x optical zoom lens enhanced by a digital expander zoom of 500 times, and a .3 Lux for lower light modes and electronic stabilization of images. These images being both video and still images.



hitachi dvd-camcorder, dz-mv500AThis outstanding camcorder, encased in a light-weight chassis, boasts an advanced quick mode menu option which is completely user oriented, making navigation through the camcorders menu system a breeze. Also available is a full range of exposure/focus modes: auto exposure, auto and manual, white balance, full auto, and manual focus.



For excellent viewing, the Hitachi DZ-MV550A utilizes a 2.5" TFT LCD color monitor in 113k pixels, a convenient color viewfinder, as well as digital stereo sound.

This camcorder, using high quality recording format and MPEG 2 video compression technology, records video and still images to removeable discs (8cm DVDRAM, and DVDR (-). These discs allow countless playbacks without corrupting the quality of the images. Recording to the DVDRAM disc enables approximately 18 minutes per side of high resolution DVD video, 30 minutes when using fine resolution, and 1 hour when recording in standard resolution. On the other hand, the DVDR disc is capable of 30 minutes recording in high resolution and 60 minutes in standard resolution. To increase the quality of video downloading, there are also included, a USB 2.0 cable for either PC or MAC users, an AV input/output, a microphone adapter, and an S-Video cable.

Accessories offered as part of the package, which can be purchased between $500 and $700, are:

  • remote control for the camcorder
  • battery made from lithium ion
  • comes with an AC adapter
  • DVDRAM
  • USB cable
  • S Video and composite AV cable
  • VD mobile album
  • My DVD software
  • Lens cover


  • Hitachi introduce at the same time the DZ-MV580A that is almost the same as this one.


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