Hitachi has introduced the world's first camcorder that can record directly to 1080p Blu-ray disc.
The camcorder will record to small, three inch BD-R/RE discs that are capable of storing up to 7GB of data. Although that number is far smaller than what regular sized Blu-ray discs can handle, 25-50GB, it is still much higher than a three inch DVD.
The device has a 5.3-megapixel CMOS sensor that can capture images in full blown 1080p and so the camcorder should take full advantage of Blu-ray. The device will also use AVC/H.264 MPEG-4 encoding for better compression but it is also equipped with MPEG-2 as a standard definition fallback.
No word yet on the release date or price, but insiders believe it will be out before the holiday rush.
Source:
Electronista
The device has a 5.3-megapixel CMOS sensor that can capture images in full blown 1080p and so the camcorder should take full advantage of Blu-ray. The device will also use AVC/H.264 MPEG-4 encoding for better compression but it is also equipped with MPEG-2 as a standard definition fallback.
No word yet on the release date or price, but insiders believe it will be out before the holiday rush.
Source:
Electronista
