Gadget of the Day: Hitachi hybrid camcorders

It was the first to bring us the DVD-eating camcorder and now Hitachi has done it all over again with the first hard disk and shiny-disc toting all-in-one.Marrying the massive storage potential of DVD and the simple editing advantage of HDD, it’s created the DZ-HS303E (pictured) and DZ-HS301E.Nestled into the oversize DVD door of each model is 8GB of storage, good for 110 minutes of high quality footage. Fill it up and you can quickly edit it before committing it to mini DVD for easy viewing. No computer needed.The 301 boasts a 1.3MP sensor while the pricier 303 gets a larger 3.3MP.Both models are scurrying into stores worldwide as we speak.

Hitachi DZ-HS303E, DZ-HS301E Price: £830, £480 Available: Now Contact: Hitachi Related stories: Panny’s ‘HD lite’ camcorders

Dan Grabham Editor-in-Chief

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Dan is Editor-in-chief of Stuff, working across the magazine and the Stuff.tv website.  Our Editor-in-Chief is a regular at tech shows such as CES in Las Vegas, IFA in Berlin and Mobile World Congress in Barcelona as well as at other launches and events. He has been a CES Innovation Awards judge. Dan is completely platform agnostic and very at home using and writing about Windows, macOS, Android and iOS/iPadOS plus lots and lots of gadgets including audio and smart home gear, laptops and smartphones. He's also been interviewed and quoted in a wide variety of places including The Sun, BBC World Service, BBC News Online, BBC Radio 5Live, BBC Radio 4, Sky News Radio and BBC Local Radio.

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Computing, mobile, audio, smart home