Sanyo Xacti VPC-WH1 reviews: Sanyo camcorder

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Score 8.3/10 Read 46
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+ This camcorder scores very high on battery life. - It scores poorly on image quality.

£429 – £481 at 1 retailer out of 400 retailers checked

Sanyo Xacti VPC-WH1: Sanyo camcorder See full product description

Ease of use	8.7
Image quality	7.5
Battery life	8.9
Weight	8.7
Value for money	8.5
Overall rating	8.3

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Sam, Bourne Just point and shoot

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: its easy to use, compact and WATERPROOF
Bad points:: Reviewer left no comment

Ease of use	10.0
Image quality	9.0
Battery life	9.0
Weight	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 27 Jul 2009

Darkstar, uk Just point and shoot

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: The underwater feature of the camcorder makes it great value for money
quite easy to use
looks great
Bad points:: filming in low light is bad quality

Ease of use	8.0
Image quality	7.0
Battery life	7.0
Weight	9.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 22 Nov 2009

Manel, Cascais/Portugal Just point and shoot

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: Waterproof
30x optical zoom
Easy to use
Battery Life (more than 3hrs)
Weight(less)
Bad points:: 1. The zoom motor working stays in the footage
2. The footage is acceptable (e.g., it's better then MiniDV) , but it's not HD
3. It's almost impossible to see what you're filming underwater due to the glare in the LCD screen.

Ease of use	10.0
Image quality	6.0
Battery life	10.0
Weight	10.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	8.0

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Confirmed purchase: 22 Jun 2010

peter, cornwall Just point and shoot

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: waterproof, cheap
Bad points:: only 2 megs gives poor single shot quality

Ease of use	9.0
Image quality	6.0
Battery life	9.0
Weight	9.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 14 Jul 2010

Confirmed purchaser

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: Good zoom and quality feel.
Bad points:: Image quality of stills. Proprietary sockets for mini usb and hdmi.Audio quality is a little muffled.

Ease of use	8.0
Image quality	5.0
Battery life	9.0
Weight	9.0
Value for money	7.0
Overall rating	8.0

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Confirmed purchase: 12 Aug 2009

Confirmed purchaser Experienced amateur

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: The Sanyo VPC-WH1 is very light and easy to use i like the battery life ,the image quality is very good when used during the day time ,also the zoom is good and the sound quality is good..
Bad points:: The bad points are that its not good for the night the still picture quality is not that good.

Ease of use	10.0
Image quality	7.0
Battery life	9.0
Weight	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 05 Jun 2010

j m, solihull Just point and shoot

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: v easy to use
Bad points:: viewfinder hard to see in sunlight or underwater

Ease of use	9.0
Image quality	7.0
Battery life	9.0
Weight	7.0
Value for money	7.0
Overall rating	8.0

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Confirmed purchase: 03 Dec 2009

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Product Features

Resolution quality	HD
Resolution quality can be standard definition (SD), High Defintion (HD) or Full High Definition (HD). SD camcorders will have 480 horizontal lines of resolution whereas HD camcorders can have up to 1080. The more lines of resolution you have, the sharper your video will look. Full HD refers to camcorders that record in 1920 × 1080 resolution.
3D	No

Optical zoom ratio	30
The amount by which the camera optics (lens) can bring the subject closer.
Media format	Memory card
This is the type of storage that your digital camera or camcorder uses to save images to. The main types of card media format: Compact Flash Micro SD MMC (Multi Media Card) SD Card (Secure Digital) SDHC (Secure Disk High Capacity)
Connections	USB

Type of memory card	SD

Type of memory card	SDHC

Shape of camcorder	Horizontally held

Digital zoom ratio	50
Not to be confused with optical zoom, digital zoom enlarges a portion of the image thus simulating optical zoom. In doing so, some image quality is lost.
Type of image stabiliser	Electronic
If a photo is taken at a slow shutter speed, or at a long focal length, the effects of ‘hand shake’ will be amplified. Some cameras come with built-in image stabilisation which is designed to act against this to produce sharper images. It’s great for low light shots without a tripod, like at a gig.
Widescreen recording	Yes
Resolution (Megapixels)	1

Shortest shutter speed (Fractions of a second)	1/10000
This is the fastest speed at which the camera can take a photo. Faster shutter speeds really freeze the action and are great for sports photography.
Weight (g)	311
The weight of the product in grams.
Screen size (Inches)	2.5
Screen size is measured diagonally from corner to corner.
Maximum aperture telephoto	4.3
Maximum aperture wide	1.8

Lowest focal length (Millimetres)	43

Highest focal length (Millimetres)	1290

Type of chip	CMOS

Release date	2009-04-09
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.

Also known as: Sanyo VPC-WH1, Sanyo VPC-WH1EXBL

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Manufacturer's Description

With SANYO’s advanced waterproofing technology, the SANYO Xacti WH1 can be used without thinking twice in the rain; for water sports such as surfing or snorkeling, or for winter sports such as skiing or snowboarding. This Xacti camera keeps up with active lifestyles,

The SANYO Xacti VPC-WH1 has earned the highest possible IEC 60529 waterproof rating – IPX8 – allowing high definition 1280 × 720, 30 fps footage to be captured without worrying about the effects of water or snow.

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