Hitachi's 10MP budget compact — CCD sensor, 3x optical zoom, 3in LCD, li-ion battery, late-2000s UK retail line.
The Hitachi HDC-1087E was a 10-megapixel budget compact sold under the Hitachi name in the late 2000s, aimed at UK and European high-street and catalogue retailers. It sat near the top of the licensed HDC numbering scheme, above the line's many 5-8 megapixel fixed-lens models such as the HDC-571E and HDC-891E.
The archived instruction manual and retailer documentation describe a 10-megapixel CCD producing images up to 3648x2736 pixels, a 3x optical zoom lens supplemented by digital zoom, and a 3.0in TFT LCD used for framing in place of a viewfinder. Menus include face and smile detection, red-eye correction and sensitivity settings up to ISO 1000; power comes from a lithium-ion battery and images are stored to a memory card.
Like most licensed-brand compacts it is a simple automatic snapshot camera with little manual control. Its appeal today is mainly as a cheap CCD-era digicam for the retro digital look, and the 3in screen makes it easier to live with than smaller HDC models.
Check that the proprietary lithium-ion battery and its charger are included and that the battery still holds charge, since replacements for licensed Hitachi compacts are hard to source. Also confirm the zoom extends and retracts smoothly, the LCD is unmarked and the card slot reads reliably.