Sanyo Xacti VPC-HD2000 HD 1080p Camcorder / Digital Camera (Black)

Manufacturer: Sanyo

3.50 out of 5(2 customer reviews) | Write a review

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The Full HD Xacti VPC-HD2000 Dual Camera is truly a benchmark in high definition, offering 1920 (horizontal) x 1080 (vertical) pixels at 60 frames per second to record crystal clear and smooth motion for videos. This highly advanced camera offers more than just the regular 1080i (interlaced) format, recorded at 60 fields per second.

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Thanks to Sanyo's proprietary CMOS engine, it also records in the 1080p (progressive) format-i.e. it records at 60 full frames per second. With this ability to capture higher frame rates, videos look more professional, and offer smoother, more beautiful images.

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Also, these fully equipped Full HD models offer the latest in zooming technology, with a special 16x advanced zoom function. The new-style zoom gives a broader view as it zooms in, meaning more of the scene makes it into the zoom than ever before.
  • Product Content

  • Main Features
  • 16x Advanced zoom (more area included than standard zooming, 160x digital zoom) for video
  • 10x Optical zoom for photo
  • HDMI output via docking station
  • Large 2.7" LCD monitor
  • Face Chaser technology can detect up to 12 faces for photos and videos
  • 3D DNR noise-reducing function for clearer, more professional-looking videos
  • Compatible with Xacti Library, for easy saving and access to photos and videos with just about any external hard drive (HDD)
  • 12-Megapixel photo output (real-time interpolation)
  • External Microphone Jack
  • Effective pixel count/Camera element: Stills: Approx. 8.0-Megapixels / Videos: Approx. 5.31-Megapixels (in Full HD/HD mode), Approx. 2.00-Megapixels (in SD mode)
  • Camera element: 1/2.5 inch CMOS sensor, Approx. 8.1-Megapixels (total)
  • Recording media: SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card (up to 32GB)
  • Recording file formats: Photos: JPEG (DCF*1, DPOF*2, Exif Ver2.2*3) / Videos: ISO standard MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 (.MP4) / Audio: 48kHZ sampling, 16bit, 2ch, AAC
  • Lens
  • 10x Optical zoom lens
  • Aperture: F=1.8(W) - 2.5(T)
  • Focus distance: f=6.3 to 63mm
  • Galvanometer method structure, Auto focus: 8 groups, 11 elements (3 aspheric elements, 5 aspheric surfaces), Built-in neutral density filter
  • Photos: f=38-380mm(=35mm) Optical 10x zoom
  • Videos: f=44.4-710mm(=35mm) 16x Adv. zoom
  • Specifications
  • Photo range: Standard: 50cm to infinity (wide), 1.0m to infinity (tele) / Super macro: 1cm - 1m (wide)
  • Digital zoom: Shooting: 10x max., Playback 62.5x max. (12M mode, depending on the resolution)
  • Low light sensitivity (video): Approx. 6 lux (Auto mode, 1/30 sec.) / Approx. 2 lux (High-sensitivity/ Lamp mode, 1/15 sec.)
  • Stills sensitivity: Auto (ISO 50 - 200), Manual (ISO 50/100/200/400/800/1600/3200, Switching system)
  • Digital Image Stabilizer: Photos: Digital Image Stabilizer (Multi-Calculation method),Videos: Digital Image Stabilizer (electronic)
  • Audio: Microphone: Built-in stereo, Speaker: Built-in monaural (L+Rch mixed output)
  • LCD monitor: 2.7 inch, Low-temperature polysilicon TFT color widescreen LCD display, Approx. 230,000 pixels (7-level brightness, 285 degrees rotation)
  • Languages: English/ Japanese/ French/ German/ Spanish/ Italian/ Dutch/ Russian/ Portuguese/ Turkish/ Japanese/ Thai/ Korean/ Simplified Chinese/ Traditional Chinese
  • Interface: AV output* (Video: HDMI/D/ S-Video/ Composite video (NTSC/PAL) Audio: Stereo sound) / Microphone input (plug-in power type: 2.5mm, 3.5mm adaptor bundled) / Headphone output (3.5mm stereo mini-plug, 16-32) / USB 2.0 (high-speed mode compatible) *When used with Docking Station
  • Power source: Lithium-ion battery x 1 (DB-L50 included: 1900mAh) AC-adaptor

customer Reviews

 Average rating (2 reviews)

 Nice Looking Camera, Rubbish Footage!

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Purchased this camera from an independent camera shop and used it straight away for two days. Actually using the camera was pretty easy, all the controls are laid out well and are intuitive. Unfortunately the footage this camera takes is rubbish, its almost impossible to get a reasonably steady footage with stabilisation turned on, unless you want to carry a tripod around which kind of defeats the point of it being handy to use. Anyway got a refund after manager of shop tested it for himself and agreed. Don't spend your pounds on this one.

 Good camera/ camcorder

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Got this few months ago, have had no problems with it.

Excellent battery lasting around 2 hours. Quality of video is amazing especially at fullHD 60fps but even at lower settings video Quality is always good and there is a good variety of rec quality options. Sound pic up is standard same as many other camcorders I have used, but good thing is you can plug in a external mic (got excellent results with perfect audio and you can also monitor sound levels with headphones as you are recording).

Photos are really clear and detailed with different options including standard or wide-screen mode. Printed photos at a large size and results are excellent.

It wont take long to get use to the shape and the way you hold the camera, and its really each one hand operation with all the controls you need easy to access with one finger.
The screen is really big and clear and makes using the device very easy and the lens is a good size allowing lots of light in to give recordings a clear and sharp image.

On a 16GB card i can get around 4000photos or 1:45min video at full quality settings.
You can fit it in your pocket and dont have to carry around a still and video camera, now I have both in one device that gives excellent quality photos and video and its tiny!

If you dont have a steady hand your video can get very shaky at first! after a few days playing with it you should be fine, i dont have a very steady hand but you learn how to use it best and get the hang of how to use it with out shaking so much! It has options in the menu for digital stabilisation for video and photos. I now use it with Video stabiliser off and photo stabiliser on. I find that works best with me. You have to decide really what important for you, I use loads of camcorders both professional and home ones like this and the main factor is the size, the smaller the camera the more it will shake.

Only other bad point is you can notice in the videos that recordings are not that great in poor lighting conditions. This is due to the fact it uses a CMOS sensor and not CCD. This issue is a general one with all camcorders that use CMOS as in low light conditions CCD camcorders will always be much better but the good thing i can say here about this camcorder is all the extra controls it has hidden away if you want to use them it has manual overrides so you can get decent results with this camcorder in low light conditions if you turn it off auto and use the great manual controls it gives you in the menu.

Most definitely a great piece of kit - I had used loads of other brand camcorders before like Sony Panasonic JVC etc and was not sure about Sanyo but now i can say that this Sanyo HD2000 is as good as and probably the best available in this price range (around£500) as the competitors cant match the quality output in photos/ video at this price.

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