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Sanyo Xacti VPC-GH2
$230.00
Released February, 2010
The Pros:Indoor still photos produce good lighting, quality is comparable to entry-level point and shoot cameras. Functionally good features (notably HD and zoom) for this price. Small form factor combined with better features make this a good choice over a "flip" style camcorder.
The Cons:Battery life is fine for still shooting, but drains quickly in HD and using the zoom function. Photo-taking buttons have cheap plastic build quality, are occasionally unresponsive. Feels lightweight, cheap, plastic-y.
The Xacti VPC-GH2 is a mid-range camcorder from Sanyo. It shoots video in resolutions up to 1080i with a 12x dual-range zoom, and 14-megapixel photos with 5x optical zoom. The camcorder contains new image stabilization technology which aims to enable low-noise, low-blur photos and steady video capture.
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Other features include face detection and a high-speed sequential photo mode. A mini-HDMI output allows images and video to be easily played back on an HDTV.
Features
- Video
- 1080i resolution
- 12x dual-range zoom
- Object Chaser technology
- MPEG4 AVC/H.264 compression
- Photos
- 14 megapixels
- 5x optical zoom
- High-speed sequential photo mode
- Capture photos while shooting video
- 2.7" LCD
- Image stabilization
- Face detection
- Mini-HDMI output
- Eye-Fi-compatible
- Supports SDXC memory
- 70min video battery life
- Start-up in 1.7s (from standby)
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Pros & Cons
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Indoor still photos produce good lighting, quality is comparable to entry-level point and shoot cameras
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Functionally good features (notably HD and zoom) for this price
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Small form factor combined with better features make this a good choice over a "flip" style camcorder
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Range of "manual" settings (such as focus modes, light adjustments, contrast) improve versatility
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"High Gain" mode makes night or dark image recording a lot brighter/clearer
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Battery life is fine for still shooting, but drains quickly in HD and using the zoom function
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Photo-taking buttons have cheap plastic build quality, are occasionally unresponsive
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Feels lightweight, cheap, plastic-y
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