By K. Lin “yesuaini99″ (Walnut, CA, USA)

i bought this (red) on Amazon on Black Friday, for$399.
It is an excellent deal considering the price you pay.
I was a little worried with the reviews posted (some good, some bad), but after receiving the gadget and used it myself, I am convinced it is the best value I have spent $400 on.
My friend camped over 48 hour outside BestBuy to get some nice deals, but I didn’t have to suffer the cold nights with someone smoking dope or cigarettes a few chairs down; I still got a great deal online on Amazon.

The picture quality is excellent in mid to well lit conditions.
I shot some footage today while playing weekly badminton in a gym, The result was amazing. It was clear, crisp, and all of the details captured.
The 7.1MP picture quality is not bad either. I have a Sony F828 with 8.1MP quality. I have to say this one, even though lacking much of the functions, the picture quality is not bad.
It’s compact size means my 9 year old daughter can play and experiment shooting some videos. I got a 8GB SDHC card and it works wonders. Even though my old SD reader, (7 in 1), couldn’t read the new SDHC, by using the cradle, I still can transfer all of the videos and pictures onto my Macbook Pro very easily and fast. Of course the iPhoto and iMovie imported them and offers unprecedented ease of editing.
Some minor improvements or suggestion for Sanyo:
1. the wide angle is not wide enough when you don’t use the zoom feature. You need to stand at least 15 feet away to shoot the wide (HD) format.
2. The zoom engages too fast; it doesn’t have the pause then fast zoom (accelerate) on the control, so when you push the zoom, it immediately zooms too much. Needs to be more smooth.
3. The picture quality in a darker room, is, I have to admit, not good; very rough.
4. Battery gets hot (not really hot, but begins to bother you a bit), after shooting for 5 min.
5. Wish the playback volume was louder (speaker volume tooooo little).Don’t let the above 5 minor issues bother you. It is overall a very good package for under $500.
Most people, even if they bought the 1080HD camcorder, don’t necessary need it or use anything for that quality level. And unless you have a very steady hand or use tripod on everything, your 1080 will show shaking videos very clearly and give you a HD headache.
I am extremely happy with this purchase and highly recommend to anyone.
This one is sure to capture a lot of nice memories for years to come.

By Jeffery Patch “backofthesportspage.com” (Huntington Beach, Surf City USA)

I don’t get all the bad reviews on this product. I almost didn’t buy it because of the harsh reviews on here but I did some more research and found great sample footage and positive reviews on a major camera forum which is what sold me.It is a great little camera. I’ve only used it indoors with mediocre lighting so far and have been pleasantly surprised. Outdoors is supposed to be even better.

720p video looks great on my Macbook and my HDTV. Streams perfectly through my Xbox 360 as well.

It’s small and easy to use. I am a former film student who has worked with high quality 3ccd cameras but was never happy with the quality of SD DV. This little sucker beats them by far and is a fraction of the cost.

It doesn’t have an input for a microphone and the manual features are basic, so it may not be what you want to shoot a movie with. But for family videos or even fun little short videos for the internet, this is a good buy.

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