Sanyo Xacti VPC-CG9 9MP Flash Memory Camcorder with 5x Optical Zoom (Black)

Extremely pleased with the picture and film high quality, using it largely for family and recreation. The battery final about an hour, depending on the use, which is not very sufficient for a complete day. I will have to get a car charger, an additional battery or each.
But I have some far more remarks about USB, batteries and recharging.
Searching at my RAZR cellphone, I have a common USB plug, the mobile phone recharges over this extremely same cable when linked to the laptop or computer whilst transferring some pictures and contacts and so forth., and car chargers with standard USB connecter are to be located in virtually each and every retailer which gives vehicle chargers, i.e. Walmart for . And to recharge, I don’t have to take out the battery from the mobile phone: just plug in. And the AC-charger is still in the box, never ever to be utilized, and not cluttering any power strip.
Not so the Xacti: it has a propriatary USB cable, which demands me to bring this cable with me if I want to connect this camera to some other computer, let’s say at close friends or relative’s home, or an internet cafe. In addition: it doesn’t recharge over the USB connection, which indicates if I return property with an empty battery I have to first take out the battery and recharge, then replace the battery, connect to the personal computer, and then I can watch my stuff. Also I have to get an extra car charger, of which I have currently really an assortment in my glove department.
So I’m going to get an extra battery (original Sanyo ), a vehicle charger, and an SDHC reader, which will hopefully ease some of the restrictions. But regrettably it will just add to all this electronic clutter, which I really try to get rid of.

I really like this camera, the value is fantastic for what you get and it’s the ideal camera to carry about for those spontaneous “Kodak moments” in life. The reviewer who compared this to an HD camera I feel was expecting a little too much bang for their buck. You get what you pay for. I also like this camera because at this value if something takes place to it I wouldn’t be too devastated which is just what I’m searching for in something that is in my purse on a day to day basis.

The size and form of this camera are very nice. I purchased a tiny padded camera situation and preserve it in my purse all the time. It also takes good nonetheless images so it’s the only camera I carry now.

Within efficiency is quite good. I had to adjust the ISO on a few occasions and at times the white balance, but the fact that these choices are even accessible on a camera at this price is adequate to advocate it. There are also pre-set modes for utilizing in florescent light, fireworks, and so forth. in case you are not comfy trying to adjust these oneself.

Outside performance is excellent. You can see a little pixelation on television playback if you appear for it, but practically nothing that’s distracting. Focus operates very properly using optical zoom, and as lengthy as you don’t zoom too far in you can even get a excellent enough image making use of the digital zoom (I have digital zoom turned off). Play back on the camera lcd and on my pc screen is excellent.

The camera also has wind roar reduction and image stabilization. I did notice some shaking in my videos even with image stabilization on, but nothing at all main. Wind roar reduction appears to perform extremely nicely. I shot some video close to the construction that is going on at my job on a mildly windy day and both the roar of the wind and the construction was cut considerably, yet I could nevertheless hear myself and my subject talking.

I am making use of my camera with an 8 gb sd card and set for the highest settings (9mp for stills, you can set it to fake a higher setting but why?). I can record about 2 1/2 hours of video on an 8 gb at the highest top quality setting and take about 2,000 stills. These numbers will both differ as you record video and take stills on the very same card. You can also take still even though you are filming but this will trigger a little lag in your filming according to the manual (I haven’t attempted this yet so I can’t say how bad it is). Concentrate often requires a second or two to catch up as you pan or zoom in and out but nothing at all too disappointing and to be expected with a cmos sensor.

At this value I would absolutely advise this camera. The price has really gone down by about given that I bought it (wonder if I can get a price adjustment *smile*). If you are searching for something to record the kids or to carry about on vacations, this is a wonderful small camera. I just wish it had come with a wrist strap and a carrying case. It would also have been good for them to consist of far more internal memory on a camera that has such high resolution for video and stills.

I was seeking for a camera to replace my Handycam DVD803 which didn’t perform with Vista or Mac leaving me with a 0 useless camera. I had numerous criteria for the new camera I wanted to get:

1) Longer recording time than 30mins (a single disc on a Handycam)
2) Battery life a lot more than 90mins
three) Can film in 60 fps
four) Can also shoot sequential stills
5) Be portable
6) Be underneath 0
7) Operate with Vista
Good sound recording

As I purchased the Sanyo, I really wondered how it would do contemplating the price tag. Right here is how it worked for each criteria:

1) With an further at the store I got a 3 year accidental warranty and a 4GB SDHC Card. In 30 fps finest high quality I can film for 2h 40mins. Currently a plus.

2)The battery life is about 110 mins but the battery is so tiny and cheap it is easy to get and carry a spare. Also a plus.

3)This camera can film in 60 fps. Yet another plus.

4)There are two modes for sequential shooting. 8MP but not so quickly and 2MP but you get ten images after two seconds.

5)This factor is tiny!

6)Value is way under 0

7)The camera acts as a card reader so even if you don’t have one on your Pc you can simply transfer files. WARNING: If you want to use Windows Film Maker as an editing software Don’t acquire this camera. Although I blame it on windows, the MPEG-4 format does not operate with Window Movie Maker on Vista so you’ll require to get yet another editer. That was just about my only disapointment so far.

eight) When in a very room, the sound is crystal clear.

Also, this camera has loads of functions from Macro to Timer to Voice recording. Don’t listen to folks who say it’s a begginer camcorder, you can do a lot with this factor.

Overall excellent camera for the price tag you are paying. The video quality is so great I wonder how wonderful the HD1000 need to be.

If this is your initial camera, go for it. I strongly recommend it.