Customer Reviews:
  Great little HD camera September 6, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I received this as a gift after researching several different options and after using it for a week or so I have to report that I love it. It's just the right size for my ham sized mitts, but small enough for my pocket. It's movie quality is great for what it is. I have always taken a lot of .AVI movies with my Canon p&s cameras so portability was a must. The HD has me sold and singing the Xacti's praises. The stills are great outside, slightly better than OK inside, but again for the price and size, this is a great little camera. Takes almost an hour of HD video on a 4 gig SDHC card which you can get right here on amazon for $35. (it doesn't come with one-c'mon Sanyo) It DOES come with a great hard case and all the AV-computer cables you need, plus a great remote control that controls all aspects of the camera, not just the playback. Again, if you want an inexpensive HD that fits in your pocket this is your baby.
 Good All Purpose Camcorder August 25, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought the HD1A because I wanted to shoot High Def video. The video this camera shoots is definitely better than SD video, but it doesn't look like broadcast HDTV either. Without being able to show you the difference the best way to describe it is that the HD1A produces small amounts of video "noise" and the less ambient light there is, the worse this problem gets. The problem, however isn't severe enough to make this a three star camera. I am very pleased with the performance of the HD1A and I'm sure you will be too. If you want to reproduce the crystal clear, sharp images you are used to on HBO HD, you will need to spend at least $3000.00 on a pro-sumer level camcorder. This camcorder for the size and price does an amazing job!
Awesome for its size. But not HD video killer. August 22, 2007
The quality of video is good in HQ standard modes. HD video is ok in outdoor lighting. Very pixelated indoors low light. This is common for most camcorders. The big benefit is the quality you get for the size. The stills are great. If you need a camera for on-the-go outside activities this is a great deal. If you want low-light functionality look at the $2000 Sony. Then again you can't put the sony HD in your pocket. I bought a 4gig SD mem card and it gives me over 50 minutes of video. The battery life is great. All the cables are included and the connection base is really conveinent to just drop on and charge without having to find to correct cable and plug end.
Well Pleased July 10, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I ordered this camera on Monday and received it on Wed of the same week. I bought it from Ritz Camera for $399.00 and although it wasn't mentioned in the add I also got a free tripod, carrying case and cleaning kit.
The camera is fantastic. I have a Sony DV camcorder and the Sanyo is a huge improvement in video quality. I bought it because of the size thinking this would be a good little camera for trips but I would use my sony around the house. After seeing the Video and still picture quality, the Sony is being retired.
I don't understand the reviewer who said he had trouble downloading the images from the camera. I drop it into the docking station and open the videos in Windows Media viewer and enjoy the show.
I have burned several DVD's using the included software with no problems. I do prefer Nero, but that is because I have used it more.
Close enough June 26, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I was hoping to get a camcorder that looked cool, im not a fan of the rounded ones, but also took good indoor, lowlight footage. I almost got it here. It does a great job of picutes in almost complete darkness fairly close up, but the indoor footage left a lot to be wanted. Being able to take pics while filming is a good feature and the quality of the pics are great for 5MP. I bought a 4GB SD card and it holds about an hour and some and the battery holds a pretty good charge (45min-1hour30min), depending on how long you have it on of course. It is so easy to use, the buttons are easy to understand without even reading the manual.
Indoors the recording becomes grainy. Its not bad if you dont mind marginal footage indoors, the outdoor footage was far better, in the light and dark. Overall, im happy, the price, ease of use and picture quality out weights the rest.
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