Hitachi DZ-MV580E

71 reviews

Apr, 2024

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durability (4)
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alaTest has collected and analyzed 71 reviews of Hitachi DZ-MV580E. The average rating for this product is 3.5/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other Camcorders for all reviews. Views about the size and zoom are overall positive. The image quality and price also get good feedback. Many are critical about the memory and durability.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Camcorders the Hitachi DZ-MV580E is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 79/100 = Good quality.

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 49 user reviews of Hitachi DZ-MV580E from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other Camcorders on Amazon.com. People really like the reliability and zoom. The price and image quality also get good feedback. Some have doubts about the durability.

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76% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2024

Expert review by : Jan Ozer (pcmag.com)

Hitachi DZMV380A

Jun, 2003

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Expert review by : Easy Camcorder (easycamcorders.com)

Expert Review

Hitachi's upper level DVD camcorder this year is frankly the best of the DVD market this year. The DZ-MV580 has the biggest CCD of the group in size (inches), while Sony's DCR-DVD201 has more effective pixels. The DZ-MV580 has the best performance in...

Low light performance, - Price, - Hot accessory shoe

10x optical zoom, - Mediocre format convenience

Nov, 2004

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Expert review by : Matt Culler (camcorderinfo.com)

Hitachi DZ-MV580 Camcorder Review

Boasting an MSRP of $749.95, the Hitachi DZ-MV580 is the industry's second least expensive DVD camcorder, falling short only of its less advanced sibling, Hitachi's DZ-MV550. With added features and the largest imager of any DVD camcorder so far, the...

Jul, 2004

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Expert review by : Staff Writers (pcauthority.com.au)

Hitachi DZ-MV580E

There is not a huge difference between this and the MV550E. In fact, if you put them side by side you have to look closely to see the difference in looks, which is model number in small print on one side.

Both cameras ship with a single sided DVD-RAM disc but susprisingly no memory card

Aug, 2004

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Expert review by : Patrick Lang (videomaker.com)

DVD-RAM Camcorder Review: Hitachi DZ-MV380A

The third time is definitely a charm for Hitachi's re-designed tapeless camcorders. Home DVD players are now more common than ever and Hitachi has taken a leadership role in the evolution of disc-based cameras. The third-generation DZ-MV380A shoots...

Dolby stereo audio ; In-camera editing ; Fast USB 2.0 data transfer ; Doubles as DVD burner for PCs

No OS X support ; 8cm discs still pricey/hard to find ; Performance ; Tested Horizontal Resolution: 400 ; Field of View: 32-degrees

The latest Hitachi DVD camcorder is a winner for the casual home enthusiast who wants to shoot and share DVDs.

Oct, 2003

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Hitachi DZ MV580A

Hitachi DZMV580A 1MP DVD Camcorder w/10x Optical Zoom.

Lithium-ion battery for up to 145 minutes of continuous recording time

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Consumer review (epinions.com)

Technology not perfected

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very slow to boot updisk errors occur constantlybattery is expensive and dies quickly

Nov, 2005

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Consumer review (epinions.com)

Great DVD Camcorder, BUT!!!

Getting ready for an eight day cruise to the Mexican Riviera to celebrate my wife's birthday, we decided our old camcorder had seen better days. Technology had passed us by. Way by! I was taking our Sony digital camera and my Nikon F3 for serious ...

Great Images, straight forward operation, very comfortable to use,direct to DVD recording

Software won't support mini DVD-R or combining two discs to one DVD on computer

Dec, 2004

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Consumer review (epinions.com)

Excellent DVD Camcorder

My wife and I were going to take our first vacation in a long while. We decided to go to the Smokey Mountains in Tennessee and I didn't want to forget this trip so we decided to buy a DVD camcorder. After researching numerous camcorders including ...

Great quality, small, stylish, DVD-RAM

Caddy is a small pain

Dec, 2004

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Consumer review (epinions.com)

Wow!

All you can say about this one is, WOW! It simply blows the doors off any of the DVD media type recorders offered by Sony right now. The still photos are not as high a resolution as a current model digital still camera offers, but more than good ...

The DVD media, and this camera in particular, ROCKS in my opinion.

The stinking cradles that hold the media.

Aug, 2004

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