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Digital Camcorder Spring Preview
Camcorders are offering more whiz-bang for the buck than ever. Take a sneak peek at the newest cameras in the pack.

By WILSON ROTHMAN

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Hitachi UltraVision Digital DZ-MV350A Camcorder

Suggested Retail: $1,000
hitachi.com/tv

Like the Panasonic VDR-M30, Hitachi's DVD camcorder records to both DVD-R and DVD-RAM, and automatically creates scene indexes (complete with thumbnail images) as you're shooting, so you won't have to fast-forward or rewind to find a specific moment. Not only is it sleeker and sportier than earlier models, but the MV350 has a color viewfinder and twice the resolution in its 2.5-in. LCD screen. A USB 2.0 interface offers high-speed data transfer to nearly all newer-model PCs, and the Secure Digital (SD) flash-memory card slot makes storing digital still images easy. (The MV380A, a $100 step-up, sports a 1-megapixel CCD for even clearer stills.)

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