Sanyo Xacti HD700 7MP MPEG-4 High Definition 720p Camcorder with 5x Optical Zoom (Brown)
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Price: $499.99
Details
- 5x HD zoom lens; 2.7-inch widescreen LCD
- In-camera editing; in agreement with iMovie '08
- Records high-definition digital video and 7 MP digital still images
Description
CAMERA, VPCHD700BR, 7MP, 5X OPT,Customer Reviews
Artwork's r great 720 video not so hot !!!Genial Small easy to use ...
Picture's are great but the 720p HD
video is not so hot !!!
Surprisingly pathetic video, very narrow field of vision
I just wanted to get a camera that I could use for YouTube videos and to take accommodating pictures. I'm not asking for much, and I'm not a videophile. But this camera failed to meet even my low expectations. The photos look sun-bleached and grainy, even in bright light, and have that odd digital look. The video, too, is grainy and lightened.
And perhaps most frustrating is the very narrow field of vision. Even standing on my porch looking down I had the time capturing people in the front yard. This may not sound like much, but trust me, it's incredibly frustrating. You comprehend when you start to take a portrait of something and realize you're not zoomed out all the way? Imagine that the lens is contravened and can't zoom out, so instead you have step back several paces. This gets very old after a short at all times.
There's significant shutter lag, also, and the zoom is very slow.
This camera could be so cool if only the video and pictures were sport, and the lens were improved with a much wider field of vision. The flaws on this camera are few, but disastrous. I can only give it one star.
Most desirable for the price
I have this camera from july 15th and only could say that it was the with greatest satisfaction buy in a lot of time. I'm not proffesional, only need a camera for good quality pictures and video, only for home base use, and the results are more than I've expected. Easy to carry, easy to use, just a few buttoms, and of execution I've bought an extra battery so during my last trip I had much more time for videos and pictures.
Nothing to say, it was the outdo buy for the best price.
A wonderful little camcorder
I have occupied this camera for 9 months now and I like it more and more. I get excellent movies. I have made 8 2 hour pictures from around the world. My friends and I enjoy watching them on our 50 inch directly screen TV. The result is amazing from such a tiny camera. Indoor pictures as well as outside pictures have the quality of professional films on the TV. My Hawaii movies showed superb quality of the Hula dancing even taken in very poor light. It is very uncomplicated to handle. The only negative I found so far is if I zoom fast it seems to lose focus for partly a second or so. This camera has so many features that it takes a while to grow into.
This camera is a intimate
Yes, iso 400 and above looks like mud, lens is not as much as possible enough, image stabilization is bad and blur's your video, yes you can hear zoom in/out blasting, camera zoom is not sensitive, menus sucks, lens cap is a shabby desing.
But this camera is small, you can hide this camera in your hands and take attractive movies with it and no one will notice that you are actually shooting. That way you can catch people as a matter of course,
if people see you that you are shooting a video, they act differently and I it's not really capturing the half a second.
I think this is the best camera for that and I all ways carrying with me because you never know when you are affluent to catch the best moment. Put it in your pocket and you all set.
There is no other camera is that small, even nice HD small canons require a camera bag.
Video quality is edible, HD movies are like real HD 720p with on iso 50 and 100. if you well set it you can take amazing videos. You need nice light sources. Your lens is harmonious small that's why it can get more lights in to the sensor, you know you can't get both.
at least not right now, maybe in later.
Make sure set your shortcuts and use them, autofocus lock and iso are the best shortcuts.
I didn't recommended this camera to my fellow-creature because he don't like adjusting his camera based on the light or the environment, he likes sedan mode, if you like using the auto mode and forget about anything else, don't buy this camera.
but if you be acquainted with photographing and how to adjust iso, aperture, shooter speed, buy it now. You will love it.
I paid 160 and get the old one, it has scratches but works great and I love it.
