When I previously read and posted about the release of the Sanyo Xacti HD1 camcorder, the specs sounded pretty good. Small form factor, 720p High Definition (HD) video, memory card recording, etc. Nothing but good news... until you start shooting videos.
According to another report I read,
...the video quality is an absolute disaster, and nothing like HD video. The same goes for the image stabilizer that is totally inefficient.Sanyo has re-released the product as the HD1a with one minor addition of a 320x240 MPEG-4 recording mode and a reduction in price to $699, but there is no improvement in the HD resolution. So for now, I would stay away from the Sanyo offerings.
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Thank god I read your blog today! I was seriously about to buy one of these bad boys as a gift for myself. I think I will hold out on the thought of HD for myself right now. I am very impressed with the Canon S2 & S3 mega zoom digicams.
I do hope to learn a bit from you about Movie Maker. I finally gave up on AfterEffects, very complex stuff and just too long for what I want.
Before the days of HD even local broadcast companies had better looking video quality in their local commercials than I have ever seen on a nice camcorder, even the DVD camcorders I have do not compare. Is that what the CCD chip is all about? If so would that not be more important in bringing to the mass consumer market than HD?
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