Sanyo Xacti HD1010 4MP MPEG4 High Definition 1080i/1080p Camcorder with 10x Optical Zoom

Sanyo Xacti HD1010 4MP MPEG4 High Definition 1080i/1080p Camcorder with 10x Optical Zoom
This compact Xacti HD1010 is easy to carry anywhere. Now you can take stunning full-HD videos any time you like. The HD1010 sports a well balanced, vertically oriented design that fits comfortably in one hand, so you can enjoy long shooting sessions without tiring your wrist.The Xacti HD1010 adopts the MPEG-4 AVC/H264 format for high-compression recording. The resulting files are small in size, yet offer picture quality as good as, or better than, DVD (MPEG-2). A high-speed shooting mode enables smooth and detailed slow-motion playback. And to help keep your images steady, the HD1010 uses a digital image stabilizer to eliminate the effects of unwanted shaking.More than just a movie-shooter, the dual-function Xacti HD1010 also captures still images with ease. An original algorithm employs a pixel-interpolation filter to convert the 4-megapixel captured by the CMOS to the recorded equivalent of 8-megapixel. Another proprietary Sanyo technology creates a wide dynamic range for stills, so that both dark and light areas can be captured at optimal exposure levels.
Customer Review: Great HDTV camera
Some of the controls are not that easy to operate from the hand held position. The remote control is nice. The camera takes beautiful images, still and HDTV, but it takes a while to master all of the controls and video technique in general. Simple mode works well, but you will not see the real potential of the camera until you get into the many manual settings.
Customer Review: God Bless Sanyo for not using AVCHD
A very nice camera indeed, except the stability system everything else works very well. The best feature of this camera is its output format. God bless Sanyo for not using AVCHD -- a format requires not only software but also hardware upgrade if you want to watch your video on your PC. It's a shame Sanyo doesn't have a Optical stability system, the EIS just doesn't work well, otherwise this would be a perfect camcorder.