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To: JPM who wrote (47690)	11/22/1999 5:36:00 PM
From: John Rieman	Respond to of 50808

DVD-RAM camcorder...................................... pcworld.com Hitachi Debuts DVD-RAM Camcorder Prototype DZ-MV1 camera records MPEG2 video on re-recordable DVD. by Martyn Williams, IDG News Service November 16, 1999, 7:00 p.m. PT LAS VEGAS -- Hitachi unveiled at Comdex the prototype of a new digital video 110 camcorder based on a re-recordable version of DVD--the first optical disk camcorder for consumers, and the first to use a new version of DVD-RAM. The DZ-MV1 camera records video in MPEG2 format and the new single-sided 8-centimeter DVD-RAM disk holds up to 1.4GB of data. The small form DVD-RAM, like its larger 12-centimeter sister, comes in a cartridge. Both disks are the subject of standardization talks within the DVD Forum and specs are expected to be approved within the next six months, says Takeshi Hoshino, an interface designer from Hitachi's Tokyo Design Center. In prototype form, the camera includes a 0.68 million charge-coupled device pickup and a lens with 24-times digital zoom and 12-times optical zoom. Hoshino says Hitachi hopes to have the camera on the market by the summer of 2000 and is aiming for a price of around $2000. Initially, users will need a PC-based DVD drive to view movies recorded on the camera, although future versions of consumer DVD-Video players are expected to accommodate the new format.