Hitachi DZ-GX3300A Camcorder Review

The Hitachi DZ-GX3300A is Hitachi’s top of the heap camcorder this year, and let me tell you, the heap is pretty low. The performance was disappointing and handling was simply abysmal. Hitachi adopted the design from last year’s Panasonic DVD camcorders, which were wisely ditched by Panasonic in order to standardize the look and optimize the handling of their consumer MiniDV and DVD line. This begs the question we have for the GX3300 – what’s the point of a powerful imaging system if your very design prohibits you from using it?