Hitachi HDC-887E

I recently bought this camera for my partner as a birthday present, after dropping his Olympus on the floor and breaking it whilst drunk, Ooops! I managed to get it half price in the Argos sale which was a brilliant bonus. The camera is fantastic. It is really solid and feels really good quality. The 3in lcd screen makes picture taking and viewing a lot easier. The camera is 8mp and after getting some pictures printed last week you can defintiely tell the difference compared to our old 4mp one. It has tonnes of settings, some of which we are still getting to grips with! For the price I definitely think the camera is worth it, even at full price. ...  Read the complete review

There are many recognised names when it comes to cameras, names like Canon, Nikon, Pentax and even Sony just slip off the tongue and most of us will have seen or used one of these cameras in our time. Hitachi however may be a big name in electronics but in cameras they are not the first brand you would think of, so when I got handed this Hitachi HDC887E, I was very keen to put it through its paces. For anyone reading this that does not already know, I am a professional photographer who also carries out a lot of testing on cameras and other photography related items in order to give talks and seminars on the items as well as reviewing them in writing, ...  Read the complete review