HD video capture in your pocket (Sanyo Xacti VPC-HD700)

Member Name: beefsupreme

Product:	Sanyo Xacti VPC-HD700
Date:	27/10/09 (32 review reads)
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Advantages: small, high quality, cheap, great sound recording

Disadvantages: poor photo quality, no built in memory, anoying lens cap

I own this camera in red, its very sexy and I`m forever being stopped and asked what the camera is and where I got it.
The camera is very well built, feels nice to hold and its tough (I`ve dropped mine many times and its always been fine), although it mainly made of plastic. The controls are great and allows for very easy one handed use. The camera does not shoot in full broadcast quality 1080 HD but in 780 HD which for normal home movies is more than enough to give you amazing pictures. The film capture is superb and you will not be disappointed. The best thing about this camera is its small and light enough to keep in your pocket and pull out at short notice to capture the moment. The sound recording is super, I use mine to take to festivals and gigs and the sound is always very crisp even when I have used it in very very loud nightclubs.
The downside to this camera is that it does not work without a memory card, it would have been nice to have a small amount of built in memory for the odd occasion that I have forgotten the memory card. Also the picture quality of stills is truely terrible, very pixilated and often blurry, its tottaly useless in low light. One thing that could be improved on is that the camera does not continue recording when the screen is closed, if you could turn off the screen or record with the screen shut then battery life would be improved.
In conclusion, this camera should be purchased as a video camera only, by people who want to have their camera in their pocket to capture the moment at a seconds notice.

Summary: Super sharp HD video capture on a camera that fits in your pocket and won`t break the bank.

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