| The Sanyo Xacti HD1010 is a sophisticated | | | | The LCD widescreen measures 2.7 inches, which |
| consumer camcorder that allows shooting | | | | is more than ample for proper viewing of your |
| high-quality video in high-definition. It is a portable | | | | shots. The fact that the screen flips out to rotate |
| vertical video camera designed to fit in one's | | | | more than 280 degrees on its pivot point adds to |
| pocket, as it only weighs approximately 10 | | | | the ease of use you can get with this video |
| ounces, with the included SD card and battery | | | | camera, making it easy to get good footage and |
| pack. Its pistol grip was developed for easy | | | | pictures from many difficult angles. The Sanyo |
| one-handed operation using the thumb, and | | | | Xacti HD1010's HDMI cable comes with the |
| permits the user to shoot video or still images for | | | | package, and permits users to view high-quality |
| extended periods. | | | | footage and stills on a HDTV. The camera can |
| The video camera's front end supports a large | | | | also be connected through a solitary HDMI cable |
| lens of superb quality. It is one of the more | | | | to the TV. The single cable needs insertion into |
| well-equipped cameras among similar products in | | | | the terminal at the base. |
| its price range, with great video resolution at 1920 | | | | One of its nearest rivals in terms of features is |
| X 1080, 3560k working pixel count, and a CMOS | | | | the Sony TG3E, also a portable handheld video |
| sensor unit. The price tag that the Sanyo Xacti | | | | camera that has a pistol grip. The Sony Xacti |
| HD1010 comes with is very reasonable, as you | | | | HD1010 and the Sony TG3E have very similar |
| can get great detail from the sharp videos and still | | | | features. It was possibly due to this that the |
| photos the video camera provides. Color quality is | | | | manufacturers of the HD1010 made some |
| also true to life and vibrant, losing very little detail. | | | | alterations to their camera, rendering the Xacti |
| However, the default settings on the presets for | | | | better than the TG3E in image processing quality. |
| white balance may require some tweaking to get | | | | The Xacti also permits continuous still image shots |
| superior results. | | | | at seven frames per second. |