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Sanyo Xacti VPC-HD1000 review

How can a camcorder that looks like a toy, and which saves video to SD cards, produce such stunningly good high-definition pictures?

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Last reviewed: February 5th 2008

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Sanyo Xacti VPC-HD1000 scored:
8.8 out of 10 100% real reviews

The 2 most helpful reviews based on 11 reviews:

25 Nov 2007 John, GLENROTHES

10

Good Points

Great image quality; good screen size; quick start up; easy to navigate through the menu; good range of settings, including various levels of high definition; good battery life; great macro mode.

Bad Points

I'm not sure I like the angle of the 'pistol grip' style - you often need both hands to keep it steady on zoomed shots. It's not the camera's fault, but at full HD resolution, you will need a really fast computer (and preferably 64 bit processing) to use editing software like Pinnacle Studio 11.

15 Dec 2007 Mark, Farnborough

10

Good Points

Unbelievable light. Fit into your hand perfectly - very comfortable grip. Amazing image quality. AVCHD on SD means easy transfer to PC (playable on a Blu-Ray player also). Plugs right into an HD TV via HDMI.

Bad Points

No function to fade in/out whilst recording. Still photo quality only reasonable (buy a sperate digital stills camera!).

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Product Summary

Key specs


Weight (g): 268 |
Optical Zoom: 10 |

Full spec

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Excellent picture quality

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Impressive handling

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Good connectivity

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Software update needed

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