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i had many skepticism's about buying this, however it has performed exceptionally well. It's doesn't product the highest quality the many others do but i have found that is has not let me down in any way at all, I first noticed the weigh of it which really stated that they hadn't cut corners to produce it, I highly recommend the product completely.
Recently I took a bunch of still photos with it, transferred it to my PC and suddenly realized why the videos looked bad. Even my old 1 megapixel phone takes better vids & photos. I only used it a few times over the next few months and the videos looked bad. The price was low and it had good features.
Oh, the Support at Sanyo was rude, and unhelpful as well. Their reply was, "sorry, that's the colors it comes in." They were talking about the outside of the camcorder itself. Should I tell you more.I got this Sanyo Xacti camcorder in January 2009. Looking at the still photos it was obvious. The service warranty is only 90 days, so I'm stuck with a very pretty looking camcorder that is worthless.
Avoid this camcorder at all costs. I thought it was my poor lighting, or technique, or something. THEY ARE ALL BLUE.That's right. Typical, but why bother to respond at all.
There is something TERRIBLY wrong with this camcorder. I would never pay $10.00 for this. Just a friendly warning. I sent a request for technical support, with details about the photos and videos being all blue and white. Ugly, carbon copy ink blue.I tried to color correct the photos in Windows on my PC, and some of them look ok (Others were beyond redemption - the trees are green but so is the sky, or the sky is purple & trees blue) , but this is not good. It took me a week to find out that it would cost me probably as much as the purchase price to fix it, and why would I want to do that. However.
I've never seen this thing take good videos or photos. Every photo & video shot with this comes out BLUE. My little cell phone takes WAY BETTER looking photos and videos. O-o They didn't even bother to read the details of my support request, they only looked at the title line "videos are blue & white". I'm just avoiding Sanyo products as a rule from now on.
Navigating the menu's is relatively easy once you get the hang of it. I don't use it a whole lot but when I do I find that it is easy to use and captures pretty good video. I bought the Sanyo Xacti because it was fairly compact, has decent specs, is water proof and had several good reviews from other users. It would be nice if Sanyo supplied a carry case that attached to your belt. The drawback I've found is when you playback the video through the camcorder itself , the audio is not real good. Fortuneately it is good when you play it back through a tv or a pc. The waterproof feature is a plus. I don't plan to film under water.but if you happen to get caught in a torrential downpour you'll have peace of mind that it will weather the storm.
You even get muffled stereo sound underwater, the kids can't stop laughing at themselves. Too good to be true I thought. Pocket sized waterproof camcorder/camera with shock proof sd memory and nearly instant on. Picture stablizer works well on moving boat to smooth things out. Try to take it away from me. We do alot of boating and beach weekends, underwater shooting is lots of fun. Adobe Premier editing software is realy nice and not a starter version. Stills are as good as my 10mp Sony camera, low light shots suffer a little, as do most afordable digital cameras.
This is a very nice all around camera/digital recorder. The only complaint I have is that it is a bit slow for the camera to take pictures. Water proof is a plus. Very clear photos. But then again, this is not meant for professional use. All in all, I love it.
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