Development of HDD/D VD Hybrid Camcorder

A new-type camera, HDD/DVD hybrid camcorder, was proposed, whose advantages are; (1) long-time recording on built-in HDD, (2) disc interoperability with DVD players, and (3) stand-alone dubbing function (times2 speed). The new camera, actually developed cost-effectively, is already in the market. This paper presents technically how the HDD/DVD hybrid camcorder was designed effectively.