When SmartHouse first tipped the launch of the product in Australia Hitachi got their knickers in a twist claiming that we had used a picture of the Camcorder which their inhouse Solicitor and General Counsel claimed does not show the right product or the correct detail and has and will cause gross misrepresentation to the public at large. They demanded that the picture be pulled down "Immediately" (See http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Digital_Photography/Video_Cam
eras/X7X5A9L4.
Ironically the picture was taken at an Hitachi stand at the CEATEC trade show in Japan two weeks ago under a screaming big banner claiming "World First Blu-ray Camcorder" . The same image used by SmartHouse was used by over 30 technology web sites including leading web site Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/hitachis-blu-ray-camcor
ders-coming-this-year/ as well as sites like Mobile Magazine htt
p://www.mobilemag.com/content/100/336/C12935/
To date Hitachi has failed to supply an image which they say is correct. Maybe Hitachi is developing one off models for Australia.
