Everything else is done by the menu system which O.K.-nothing more or less. The final switch is a simple mode key to change from record to playback.
You also find the SD or SDHC card slot (8GB maximum). Just be careful if you buy it to make sure the change you want is in place before you proceed on your merry way. This little stick was a big pain as sometimes it made adjustments and others it didn’t. There’s a menu button and a small joystick that you toggle to move through the various options. Here you’ll find a wide/tele zoom toggle as well as individual keys for taking stills (left) and recording video (right). The key controls are located on the top rear and are primarily thumb operated. When you close down the LCD, you see a few decals touting the 10x zoom power and 7.1MP stills.
SANYO XACT ISO
Three buttons are found under the monitor on the main body: power on/off, HD/norm for shooting high-def or SD and High Sensitivity that bumps up the ISO when you’re shooting stills or video. Hopefully the next generation will have a wider, better screen. But no, this one is 4:3 and letterboxed when you’re shooting widescreen. Since this is a high-def camcorder one would think it would have a 16:9 format screen. Fortunately there’s a shortcut to adjust screen brightness, but it still has difficulty with direct sunlight. The reason I say that is the screen doesn’t handle bright sunshine very well. The left side features a swing out LCD monitor that’s 2.2-inches and rated a so-so 210K pixels. On the top is a manually operated pop-up flash. There’s no AF Assist lamp, unfortunately. Below it is an infrared sensor for the supplied remote and a nice silver accent. Looking at the front, the camcorder is dominated by a 10x optical zoom (100x digital). Still it’s not as thick as the Canon HV10 and easier to grip. In reality, the Sanyo is shaped more like Panasonic’s $999 SDR-S150 SD-based camcorder except S150 is standard definition quality, not HD.įeaturing a dark gun-metal gray body, the Xacti has an upright form factor I’m not too fond of. Compact indeed, measuring just 1.4 x 4.7 x 3.1 (WHD, in inches). Those camcorders weigh close to a pound while the HD2 is 8.3-ounces including battery and card. It’s very small thanks to the fact it uses flash memory cards as recording media like the Panasonic HDC-SD1 and the soon-to-be-released Sony HDR-CX7. The Sanyo Xacti VPC-HD2 doesn’t look anything like a traditional camcorder-no matter if they’re SD or high-def–a pocket flashlight is more like it. Now it’s time to put the theory to the test… In theory, the Xacti should be the ultimate two-in-one device at a great price. Not only does it record high-def video it takes 7.1-megapixel stills, the best of any camcorder on the market. Still it is officially high-def and uses MPEG-4 compression.
SANYO XACT 720P
This Secure Digital card based camcorder records 720p video versus 1080i for all the other HD competitors. Enter the Sanyo VPC-HD2 Xacti HD camcorder for $699 USD list (around $600 USD in stores).
Still, standard definition camcorders are much, much cheaper. Fortunately, the introduction of new models is pushing overall prices down a bit.
About the most affordable one is the Canon HV10 for around $800 USD. What’s not funny is the fact HD camcorders are expensive compared to their SD brethren. Video quality is so much better than standard-def, it’s a joke. Fitbit Versa 3Īs DT readers know, I’m a huge fan of high-def camcorders.
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