Sanyo Xacti VPC-HD2000 reviews: Sanyo camcorder
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+ This camcorder scores high on battery life. - It has no outstanding negative points.
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Most helpful reviewsIan , Bangor Experienced amateur
- Good points:
- The camera is very easy to use, all the buttons are within easy reach with one hand use. Downloading to you PC or watching on a TV are very simple with the docking station provided. The camera turns on very quickly for those time when you need it quickly.
- Bad points:
- The camera stugles to take photos at a distance, this may be because I haven't played around with all the settings.
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Confirmed purchase: 22 Apr 2010
Reidar, Kungsbacka Sweden
- Good points:
- Small and god image quality
- Bad points:
- Sometime problems with autofocus
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Confirmed purchase: 16 Jul 2009
Tina , Stockport
- Good points:
- Small lightweight easy to use
- Bad points:
- Some difficulty working out how to download pictures - getting link up to computer - for non techy people anyway!
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Confirmed purchase: 16 Jul 2009
Geoffrey, Barnsley, South Yorkshire
- Good points:
- Incredibly compact, easy to use, beautifully made and takes fantastic pictures.
- Bad points:
- Nothing really - one always wants greater battery life, but it's not at all bad and I bought an extra 'spare' anyway.
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Confirmed purchase: 08 Jul 2009
Confirmed purchaser Professional videographer
- Good points:
- While this camera is not perfect, it is the best HD value for the money at the moment.
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The ergonomics are a mess. I've inadvertently turned the camera with my thumb while shooting. With its upright design, the record button should be in front where the index finger lies, not on the back! The zoom seems to be only one speed, not progressive the further you push the switch. It is so light that even with a wide angle lens attached, walking shots are quite shakey. I get around this by leaving the camera mounted on a lightweight tripod and lifting the whole. The weight of the tripod acts somewhat as an image stabilizer with my arm comfortably extended - a rudimentary steadicam. I leave the legs folded with one extended and use it as a monopod.
The microphone is not very good except for close quarter work. I use an external mic mounted on the shoe on top of the camera and plug it into the mic input with the supplied short adapter cable. I also use earpods plugged into the headphone jack. Unfortunately, the mic & phones jacks are right where your index finger falls, so be careful not to dislodge them.
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Confirmed purchase: 05 Jun 2010
Confirmed purchaser
- Good points:
- Picture quality
- Bad points:
- the anti-shaking system is not very effective
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Confirmed purchase: 01 Jul 2009
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Product Features
| Resolution quality | Full HD |
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| 3D | No |
| Optical zoom ratio | 10 |
| Media format | Memory card |
| Connections | USB |
| Type of memory card | SD |
| Type of memory card | SDHC |
| Shape of camcorder | Vertically held |
| Digital zoom ratio | 160 |
| Type of image stabiliser | Electronic |
| Widescreen recording | Yes |
| Resolution (Megapixels) | 5.31 |
| Shortest shutter speed (Fractions of a second) | 1/1000 |
| Weight (g) | 268 |
| Screen size (Inches) | 2.7 |
| Maximum aperture telephoto | 2.5 |
| Maximum aperture wide | 1.8 |
| Lowest focal length (Millimetres) | 44.4 |
| Highest focal length (Millimetres) | 710 |
| Type of chip | CMOS |
| Release date | 2009-03-18 |
Also known as: Sanyo VPC-HD2000, Sanyo VPC-HD2000EBK, Sanyo Xacti HD2000, Sanyo VPC-HD2000EXBK
Camcorders Buying GuideManufacturer's Description
The SANYO Xacti HD2000 is truly the benchmark in high definition, offering 1920 × 1080 pixels, and 60 fields per second to record crystal clear and smooth motion for videos. These highly advanced SANYO Xacti dual cameras not only offer the regular 1080i (interlaced) format, recording at 60 frames per second, but with the SANYO proprietary CMOS engine, recording is possible in 1080p (progressive) format—this means the worlds first dual camera recording at a full 60 frames per second. With this higher frame rate capturing ability, videos look more professional, and offer smoother, higher quality images. In addition the DH2000 captures still images at an impressive 8 megapixel.This dual camera functionality means that SANYO Xacti HD2000 is not just a camcorder its a DUAL CAMERA.
This fully equipped Full HD dual camera offer the latest in zooming technology, with a special 16x advanced zoom function. The new-style zoom gives a broader view as it zooms in, meaning more of the scene makes it into the frame than ever before.
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Score 10.0/10Confirmed purchase: 24 May 2010