Hitachi Japan has announced the DZ-BD9H hybrid camcorder which records in full HD 1920 x 1024 MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 video on a 8cm wide BD/DVD or the onboard 60GB hard drive. Unlike its predecessor the DZ-BD7H it is equipped with a 5.3 Megapixel CMOS sensor, Adaptive DNR for reduced image noise and better colors, Picture master full HD processing, a crisp and bright 2.7 inch screen and in an improved anti shake system. At max resolution the inbuilt 60 Gig hard drive can accommodate 9 hours of video and upto 1 hour on the 8cm Blu-ray disc. The DZ-BD9H goes on sale in Japan from February 12th for 180,000 Yen ($ 1691). If you are ready to drop the Blu-ray drive then there is the Hitachi DZ-HD90 which has the same specs and comes with a 60GB hard drive and an ESATA connector. The DZ-HD90 will hit the land of rising sun on March 1 for 140,000 Yen ($ 1315).

Hitachi DZ-HD90
Via – Hitachi (Japan)