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battery life (4)

• ...my take is this. Great features, so-so low light performance, good battery life and good picture overall. The only thing you should be aware of is that...[0.9]
• ...post, or something so I can get a steady shot at full zoom. Battery life is good , and a inexpensive 16 GB memory card will provide lots of HD...[0.9]
• ...been travelling with it and it is so convinient to use this. Battery life is also very good in the camera. ...[0.8]
• ...Awesome quality, portability, better than expected stills, battery life is good but think in buy the extra baterry and also the travel charger....[0.45]

design (2)

• ...the camera. Here are pros and cons: What I like about it: 1) I love the form factor ... the pistol grip is comfortable and makes it easy to manipulate...[0.8]
• ... Excellent form factor , very handy to us, very good video quality, shoots well in low...[0.8]

editing (4)

• ...down to what's more important to you.Finally, the free Nero editing/DVD/Blu-Ray authoring is very good for editing even 1080p HD footage. It could be more intuitive...[0.8]
• ...Finally, the free Nero editing/DVD/Blu-Ray authoring is very good for editing even 1080p HD footage. It could be more intuitive in its functions...[0.8]
• ...of my kids and share with my family. Its small, its HD, its easy to edit on my Mac, its got a few `pro' features and its reasonably priced...[0.8]
• ...stabilizer in my previous Sony Mini-DV camera was far better. 2. Problems with editing HD video footage: this is NOT an issue with the camera itself...[-0.8]

feature set (4)

• ...pretty much said everything there is to say, my take is this. Great features , so-so low light performance, good battery life and good picture...[0.8]
• ...I really hate to say this but even after all of the amazing features this camcorder has, the image stabalization makes it totally...[0.8]
• ...except the stability system everything else works very well. The best feature of this camera is its output format. God bless Sanyo for not...[0.8]
• ...HD camcorder can take still pictures while making a movie ( I love this feature !!!) the WOW factor, because every-time I pull it out to use...[0.8]

focus (3)

• ...moving subjects, even the fan in my living room. everything focused perfectly . The camera takes great pictures also. They turned out better...[1.0]
• ...t matter what settings I have. The subject will start off in perfect focus and the camera will always dart quickly out of and back into...[0.8]
• ...lights went back on, everything shifted back to normal. * I had no problem with focus hunting. There was very little of it and it was not noticeable...[0.8]

footage (4)

• ...photographer for several years. I have a Sony HDR-FX1 for when i want really good footage . This camera is for convenience & Travel. I 'm going on a big...[1.0]
• ...vacations. A little practice in hand held stabilization and the footage is fine . For sample footage try the Vimeo website and search for Sanyo...[0.9]
• ...footage, a faster card would make a difference. * Low light footage is FINE . People have complained about the grain in the low light footage...[0.9]
• ...just don't want to come home and not be a fan of watching all the beautiful footage i expect to get. I find myself really wanting to love this...[0.8]

general (15)

• ...always in my bag when I travel for business. Buy it, you will not regret it . You just need a good computer to edit MP4 native although many...[1.0]
• ...die hard) I have to say the Sanyo HD1010 is by far the most absolutely amazing camera I have used to date....[1.0]
• ...The camera works very well. When plugged into my HD TV the quality of the video is awesome . However, some of that color gets lost for me in my mac, and...[1.0]
• ...the best that I have ever experienced -and on and on, this camera is the best I have owned with no compromise on video over stills or vice...[1.0]

picture quality (15)

• ...Definition 1080i/1080p Camcorder with 10x Optical Zoom PROS The picture is extremely sharp ! No question about it. Unlike the older version (the HD1000...[1.0]
• ...your palm like a gun grip. Wasted my day at work doing tests. The picture is wonderful ! Sharp, clear, and the color seems spot on. One weird thing...[1.0]
• ...my car (don't ask) and chasing the dog around the house. The images look great on my 52" Samsung TV and no one gets dizzy or sick. The HD playback...[0.9]
• ...his is an excellent consumer or even prosumer grade camcorder. Image quality is great and indoor light image quality is much improved over the first...[0.9]

playback quality (3)

• ...dual core), but I can still burn it un-edited to a DVD which plays beautifully . I don't have time anyway to edit videos on a PC. What I CAN...[0.9]
• ...the docking station and play it on my HDTV all the settings play fine except the audio falls out of sync on 1080p (my tv's highest...[0.8]
• ...software has a new release; could not locate new version. 2. Very painful to play HD files if you don't use the accompanying software. Took me...[-1.0]

price (8)

• ...less than VGA res makes this camera a mainstream memory maker at a great price . If you're willing to accept the shortcomings, for the price...[1.0]
• ...bought this for $350 on Amazon. For a real HD camera, that is a good deal . Big optics provides great photos, with zoom from wide to x10...[1.0]
• ...get a steady shot at full zoom. Battery life is good, and a inexpensive 16 GB memory card will provide lots of HD video. Sure, you...[1.0]
• ...camera, but if it will suit your needs the Xacti HD1010 is a great deal . ...[1.0]

reliability (12)

• ...very nice, it works great rite out of the box. Amazon is a amazingly fast w/ the shipment...[1.0]
• ...cover, battery compartment, and SD card compartment it should be durable enough. Of course, I wouldn't recommend dropping it! 6) I LOVE...[1.0]
• ...are some updates on how I got round the problems: 1. I don' t have any problems if I shoot videos in Blog or TV mode. I have problems only when...[1.0]
• ...448x336 /300 <-- yeah thats right 300 FPS!, and 320 x 240 /30 work perfectly on the mac, in quicktime and imovie. One caveat to iMovie imports...[1.0]

results (3)

• ...channel. I personally shoot everything 1280x720/60 and I am very happy with the resulting quality. go to vimeo.com and search for HD1010 tagged movies...[1.0]
• ...Overall this is a good camcorder. I've been happy with the results , the big lens is somewhat faster then most in this size range...[0.9]
• ...xacti specifically for my 2 week vacation in japan... i'm very satisfied with the results ...the video and pics are superb... i took 2 batteries...but...[0.8]

size (4)

• ...cameras and the stabilizer isn't as good as sony or canon, but the size has been perfect and I usually carry a small monopod anyways. I like the "hotshoe...[1.0]
• ...Excellent Camera and Video recording capabilities. Size is just perfect and with a larger memory it is easy to record more with out...[0.9]
• ...is comfortable and makes it easy to manipulate the buttons. I love the size of the thing. They put this quite large lens in a very small...[0.8]
• ...Great video and at a very convenient size . I love the fact it records to SDHC making this very easy to...[0.8]

usability (3)

• ...apple computers needed support? the camera itself is great, easy to use and understand. i'm reticent to take it out in certain situations...[1.0]
• ...hours but so far it has been incredible. the interface is very intuitive , the movie quality is, as far as I have seen, unsurpassed in...[1.0]
• ...very good for editing even 1080p HD footage. It could be more intuitive in its functions, but once you learn it, it's easy....[0.5]

video quality (15)

• ...Excellent form factor, very handy to us, very good video quality , shoots well in low-light conditions. Getting to play HD files...[1.0]
• ...youtube etc. To me simplicity is worth its weight in gold. #2. Very good video , I am loving the video off this camera, as with any small digicamcorder...[1.0]
• ...cameras including a professional Canon HDV. This camera has a video quality that is just incredible . It is the closest thing to my Canon and I often mix and match...[0.9]
• ...a problem thus far. 3) The image quality of both stills and video are excellent (nice that it takes good stills... and 4mp is sufficient for...[0.9]