DZ-HS500E
EIS Electronic image stabilisation to ensure smoother recordings 30x Optical zoom / 1500x Digital zoom One Second Quick Start from Standby - ready to shoot instantly so you will never miss a moment Multiformat+ DVD burner for superior compatibility with DVD media and DVD players
One Touch Dubbing button easily burn movies to DVD from HDD
Built-in Hitachi Hard Disk Shoot for 23 hours* on the HDD with ESP shock protection to keep your memories safe
USB 2.0 for high speed data transfer to PC
SD card slot for digital still photos & photo capture from DVD or HDD
2.7" True 16:9 widescreen LCD screen - what you see is exactly what you'll get

HYBRID DVD+HDD Camcorder

Shoot for hours. Edit in minutes. Share in seconds.
Introducing the latest DZ-HS500E Hybrid DVD+HDD CAM, a new kind of camcorder that combines the high capacity of a 30GB Hitachi hard disk with the convenience of a Multiformat+ DVD burner. Shoot 23 hours* on the HDD then press the One Touch Dubbing button to burn movies from HDD to DVD with 2x speed dubbing*1 Users can enjoy the advantage of Hybrid CAM; shooting longer and burning multiple DVDs for fast and easy sharing without a PC or other DVD burning hardware.
* Standard quality mode *1 Fine quality mode
DZ-HS500E Technical Specifications

KEY FEATURES

Hybrid DVD+HDD CAM One Touch Easy Dubbing Button 30GB High Capacity Hitachi HDD 2x Speed Dubbing*1 Multiformat+ DVD RAM/-RW/-R/+RW (& SD Card) 1-Second Quick StartA

CAMERA

Lens type LCD EVF Optical/Digital zoom CCD Image Sensor (Pixels) CCD size Lens F No. Optical zoom focal length (equivalent 35mm) High quality multi coated video lens 2.7" (16:9 Widescreen) (123k Pixels) Colour (200k Pixels) 30x/1500x Total 0.8 M, Movie 410K, Still 410K 1/6 F2.0 4.1 Movie (4:3) 40.7 1221mm Movie (16:9) 39.5 1184mm Still 40.7 1221mm 34mm
Filter diameter LCD Video light Built-in flash Accessory shoe EIS (Electronic Image Stabilisation) ESP HDD Shock Protection Minimum illumination Focus White balance Iris Recording scene modes
0.3 Lux w/Low light mode Auto/Manual Auto/Set/Outdoor/Indoor Auto/Manual Auto/Sport/Portrait/Spotlight/Sand & Snow/Low Light 30GB HDD Built in Hitachi HDD DVD-RAM/-RW/-R/+RW Maximum recording time (HDD) XTRA: 7hrs./FINE: 11hrs./STD: 23hrs. Maximum recording time (DVD dual sided) XTRA: 36min./FINE: 60min./STD: 120min. DVD-RAM/-RW/-R/+RW

RECORDING CAPACITY

Recording Media HDD DVD Movie Formats/Recording Times
HDD TO DVD BURNING FUNCTION
Compatible DVD media One touch dubbing button 2x Speed dubbing Dubbing modes
Auto/Select/New/Date 2ch Stereo Dolby Digital JPEG 640 x 480

GENERAL

Audio Format Still Image (Picture size) DCF Digital still photo mode & photo capture from DVD or HDD Start-up time Connectivity AV/S output AV input USB 2.0 output
1-Second Quick Start (1 sec*) Start-up ** (4 sec) / (multi connector)
Finalise button Quick Menu (Easy Menu System) Full Auto Button Memory card slot Display language text Scene Transitions PC software Battery life*** (w/o LCD) Power consumption (w/o LCD) Supplied battery

SD English/French/Spanish/Italy/German/Chinese White/Wipe/Mono Windows/Macintosh 100min (HDD) 85min (DVD) 2.8W (HDD) 3.2W (DVD) DZ-BP07P Li-ion 680mAh (1hr) AC adaptor/charger

ACCESSORIES

Battery pack AC adaptor USB PC Cable PC software Shoulder strap AC power cord DC power cord AV cable Lens cap Instruction manual Quick guide Battery for remote Remote controller
CD-ROM for Windows/Macintosh
Multi connector W/S terminal

69 x 91 x 132mm 505g

PHYSICAL
Dimensions (W x H x D) Weight (w/o battery)
HITACHI DIGITAL MEDIA, Hitachi Europe Ltd, Whitebrook Park, Lower Cookham Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 8YA UNITED KINGDOM Tel: +44 (0)000 Fax:+44 (0)500 www.hitachidigitalmedia.com
The specification above and photography is for reference only and may be subject to change.
*Using restart mode **Turn on after initialised ***FINE mode recording Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Pentium. Celeron is a trademark of Intel Corporation. The USB - IF Logos are Trademarks of Universal Serial Bus Implementers Forum, Inc. SD logo is a trademark. All other company and product names are trademarks of their respective corporations. The specification above and photography is for reference only and may be subject to change.