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| Sanyo Xacti VPC-HD2 7.1MP MPEG4 High Definition Camcorder with 10x Optical Zoom | 
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| Brand: Sanyo
Category: Photography
List Price: $731.26
Buy New: $589.99
You Save: $141.27 (19%)
New (3) from $589.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  46 reviews
Sales Rank: 2100
Media: Electronics
Optical Zoom: 10
Display Size: 2.2
Maximum Focal Length: 63
Minimum Focal Length: 6.3
Has Red Eye Reduction: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.4
Dimensions (in): 8 x 7.1 x 4.8
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: VPC-HD2
Model: VPC-HD2
UPC: 086483066498
EAN: 0086483066788
ASIN: B000M51NOU
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Digital media camera combines the functionality of a digital camera with a digital camcorder | | • | Simultaneously records high-definition digital video and 7-megapixel digital still images | | • | Clear, 2.2-inch LCD monitor | | • | Highly-efficient 10x optical zoom lens and 10x digital zoom | | • | Built-in image stabilization; high-quality digital stereo recording |
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Product Description
At about 3.1 x 4.7 x 1.4 inches and about 8 ounces, this tiny camcorder is a perfect size and weight for the active tourist. The Sanyo Xacti VPC-HD2 has a very significant edge over the others. It records video at 1280x720 resolution, perfect for 720p presentation on HDTV displays.It is also a digital-camera with 7 megapixel still image resolution. All images are stored on a SD or a SDHC Memory Card that helps account for the camera's compact size and minimal weight.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 41 more reviews...
 Sold It April 8, 2008
After owning the HD2 for 6 months I sold it on eBay.
This is a tweener device - trying to be both a video camera and a digital still camera. I thought I was getting the best of both, but really the HD2 isn't great at either. Video and photo quality was fair - despite the 7.1 MP resolution, the picture quality wasn't as good as I had been getting from the 2MP Canon SD200 that it replaced. Sure I had more pixels, but subjectively (mostly - "these don't look as good as your old camera..." from the family) the colors didn't look as good and there was reasonably high noise. Also the "image stabilizer" used cropping so you lose field of view on the wide end (making the 39mm equiv. more like a 50mm), making this hard to use indoors.
But what ultimately got me to put it up for sale was the drop in the number of pictures I was taking. I just didn't like using it as much so I didn't carry it as often and when I did didn't take as many pictures. Part of that was the quality, but more the pistol grip style camera just didn't work for me - I much prefer the standard box shape.
It wasn't all bad, it has a long 10x optical zoom in a small body and pretty high compression (with good quality) on the videos.
After selling it I went back to a standard digital camera, I bought a Canon PowerShot SD870IS 8MP Digital Camera. I'm much happier with this, it is a great digital camera that happens to take good SD videos, my picture (and video) count has gone back up.
 Low Battery Time March 27, 2008
A good camcorder for outdoor use.
However, a full charged battery lasts only about 22 minutes for a continuous recording. You'd better get at least two backup batteries.
 Bad compromise December 12, 2007
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I expected the video to be so-so and the pictures to be excellent. Both were miserable.
Horrid! Don't waste your money, just get an HD1000! December 10, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
To preface this lambasting, in all fairness, this camera -IS- quite adept at SD (Standard Definition). But the HD settings look like SD resized to 1440 pixels across. That's not HD in MY book, nor should it be advertised as such.
And it's for that reason that this camera has to rank as one of the worst electronics purchases I've ever made. The HD image quality is atrociously bad: anything in slight shadow or darker becomes deep DEEP black, highlights or anything close to a highlight becomes pure white, not to mention the super-pixelating compression. Completely worthless indoors, at night, or in anything approaching a low light situation. In bright daylight, I was able to manage a super-compressed blobish complexion on my subjects, with a framerate resembling about 15fps. A $600 FisherPrice camera. I was angry to say the least.
Frankly, I am a little surprised that this camera has received the glowing reviews it has on Amazon. It is for this reason that I kept the camera a little longer, fiddling with the settings, reading the manual all the way through, seeing if there was anything I was missing to boost the quality. In the end, it was all for naught. Perhaps I took receipt of a defective model, but all I know is that I returned the HD2, and I am now more than pleased with my HD1000. It's WELL worth the extra $40 if you want solid 720p image quality.
So so... I wish the external microphone was decent November 28, 2007
Pros:
-Very easy to work with, editable and small mpeg4 files. Great for posting stuff on the internet. Avid or FCP users don't need to capture footage from dv tapes; they just need to import the quicktime files, which is faster.
-Good daytime quality with HD mode
-Small Size
-A few external (but expensive) lenses available
-Decent (though somewhat grainy) pics
-records onto sd cards, which can be 8gb
Cons:
-grainy, significantly worse quality in low light
-As has been noted by many other hd2 users, there is an inherent problem with this camcorder's external audio. External mics, including expensive ones, produce an ugly electrical noise, which seems to be a magnification of the slight electrical noise that one hears in the normal recordings of the internal mic.
- tripod socket made out of plastic instead of metal
- difficulties zooming in and out slowly, though this may vary depending on your luck. My first Hd2 (which I returned due to another problem) was indeed able to zoom in and out relatively slowly. The new one I got can't do the same.The hd2's relatively cheap construction means that the viability of some functions is fortuitous. If you know how to work with avid or FCP you'll be able to add an effect to slow down the zoom, but most people wouldn't want to go through the trouble.
-slow to focus. Even my cheaper and smaller sd-card mini camcorder, the samsung sc-mm10 (which has a 10x zoom) is faster to focus. On the bright side, the Hd2's fixed auto focus does help maintain the focus.
-may look like a gun, especially with an external lens. If you like to record the police, this little camera may give you problems.
Overall, I'd say that the most important change this camera needs is decent external audio. Audio is 50% of your production. If this thing had good external audio I would have given it 5 stars, because it would be a good bargain for the price. I'd like to know what the engineers think is causing the problem. I do know that small gadgets can record good external audio. For example, when I use an external mic with my tiny WS-100 Olympus digital voice recorder I get excellent sound.
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