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| Sanyo Xacti HD700 7MP MPEG-4 High Definition 720p Camcorder with 5x Optical Zoom (Silver) | 
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| Brand: Sanyo
Category: Photography
List Price: $749.96
Buy New: $327.00
You Save: $422.96 (56%)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (67 reviews)
Sales Rank: 2515
Color: Silver
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Optical Zoom: 5
Display Size: 2.7
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 6.9 x 4.9
MPN: VPCHD700
Model: VPC-HD700
UPC: 086483069161
EAN: 0086483069161
ASIN: B000W9YXFM
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Nice size but video quality is less than expected. September 7, 2008
I got a great deal on this camcorder from Amazon. Looked to be a winner. I am not completely dissatisfied with it but I would advise others to look for alternatives. Like others have said the field of view while filming is very narrow. If I shoot in 4x3 vs 16x9 it does help to broaden the field of view. It is like you are always zoomed in. Video still does like a little grainy. I was hoping for better video quality but it looks about the same as my 5 year old sharp dvi camera. Also when you zoom in and out while recording you record audio from the zooming mechanism. In other words while filming and zooming you get some feedback from the device making noise while zooming in. Great size and feel. Just wish the video quality was better.
 What we need August 28, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this camera after reading through most of the reviews here, so was aware of the limited field of view. Even then, it is still an annoyannce. I still find myself having to step back to use the camcorder - still overestimating the field of view after 5 months of use.
In spite of this, this camera is what we need. We now have many more HD videos than we would otherwise - very convenient to travel with just a single camera for both stills and video. The price is also hard to beat.
Feels great in hand but does not perform August 28, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Well I purchased this hoping that it would perform like it is advertised. Well that was hoping for too much I guess. I received my first one and I must say that the build quality and feel in your hands is great.
I then shoot video outdoors and pictures. played them back and were as good as my Aiptek A-HD but no better. As matter of fact the pictures were better with the Aiptek. I did notice that there video was not in focus at a distance and could not focus at a distance even when done manually.
I then tried to take pictures and video indoors under well light area with 7 60watt bulbs. The video was pretty good but any pictures taken with use of the flash were very grainy and not useable. I tried all manual settings and the only way to get a clear picture was to turn flash off, set ISO at 200, set apperature at 3.5, set shutter speed at 1/15second and pictures were without grain but you must use a tripod at this slow shutter speed or it will blur badly and it did. So no good on indoor pictures at all.
Amazon sent me another as a replacement, great return policy! Well this one performed the same but had no focus problems. But it had a new one that I did not check on the old one. It has severe barrel distortion. Which is if you take a picture of lets say a straight line it will look very bent in the pics. So as a result I returned the second one as well and will not try another one. I spent 129.00 for my Aiptek A-HD and it outperforms this camera but the Aiptek only has a 2 time digital zoom and really is not good since the picture does not maintain good quality when zoomed. But if you don't zoom alot then it does not matter.
Ok now for the good. I just spent alittle bit more money and just received the Sanyo HD1000! Wow this is the bomb what a difference. I love the HD1000 so far. So my recomendation would be to spend alittle more if Quality pictures and video are important to you. Just my opinion!
UPDATE: I have recently purchased a Kodak V1253 camera and it has outperformed all my cameras for picture quality. It is even easier to carry around. The video is almost as good as my Sanyo hd1000. The low light performance is better than all including the Sanyo hd100.
 Don't waste your money. August 8, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Bought this product from a friend who got it on amazon. It stopped working after 3 months. I probably had a total of 12 hrs of use. I brought it to the Customer Care Clinic (Sanyo's Repair Center) and they've had it for the last 3 months. They told me they are still waiting for a part from Sanyo. Sanyo Customer service NEVER returned any of my calls as they promised. =( Don't waste your money.
Gain great portability at the expense of some quality. May 27, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I recently purchased this camera to use for recording all those family moments. I was previously using a Panasonic PV-GS250, a hand-held 3CCD Mini-DV camcorder. I was drawn to this model for several reasons: True 720p video quality, pocketable portability, digital media (no more "real-time" importing and no more buying tapes).
The camcorder does a pretty good job at delivering decent quality video, however, out of the box I didn't find the Full Auto settings really that appealing, especially in lower light (indoor) conditions. I spent several hours manually going through the settings and replaying them on my television in order to find a better solution. I was able to find the settings that looked good to me. Outdoor shots in lots of light look great at 720p resolution. The colors I've recorded look vibrant in these settings.
In low light, the quality doesn't match my Panasonic camcorder (which is a 3CCD camera, and should be better in low light), but the Sanyo does a decent job at my manual settings. Out of the box, I took the camera to my son's birthday party at a roller skating rink, where the lighting was somewhat dim. With Full Auto settings, the results were disappointing. With my manual settings, the results were improved and acceptable to me.
The image stabilization feature of the camera leaves a lot to be desired when compared to my Panasonic camera. The electronic image stabilization on the Sanyo still results in very jerky playback. In fact, while there was a noticable difference between image stabilization on and off, it still looked too jerky with the feature on. One side effect of turning on image stabilization on this camera is that the picture "zooms in". When the feature is turned off, it zooms back out. This has lead to a number of complaints by owners of this camera-- it's hard to get everything in frame in a room because of the zoom in. Unfortunately, this is how the feature works-- it must have a "buffer" around the frame in order for the digitial image stabilization to work and this is why it zooms in. TIP: *** If you need to get more people in frame and you have no room to back up, then turn off image stabilization.***
Overall, I am happy with this purchase. It doesn't output the best video in all conditions, especially compared to my other camera. However, it can put out some great video given the time to get the settings tweaked to your liking. I would suggest using a tripod whenever possible for the best results. If you are like me, and enjoy true portability then hauling around a tripod is not always an option. In that case, make sure to stabilize yourself again something to keep the shaking to a minimum.
For me, it was a trade off between convenience and quality. I am willing to give up some video quality in order to gain:
- more portability (can throw it in my pocket)
- digital media (no more buying mini-dv tapes)
- faster import into computer (copy movie files over instead of importing in real-time)
- convenient backup (the dock can have a usb hard drive connected to it, and you can easily back up to the drive)
- 720p output
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