Review of the Sanyo Xacti HD1010 Camcorder

The Sanyo Xacti HD1010 is a sophisticatedThe LCD widescreen measures 2.7 inches, which
consumer camcorder that allows shootingis more than ample for proper viewing of your
high-quality video in high-definition. It is a portableshots. The fact that the screen flips out to rotate
vertical video camera designed to fit in one'smore than 280 degrees on its pivot point adds to
pocket, as it only weighs approximately 10the ease of use you can get with this video
ounces, with the included SD card and batterycamera, making it easy to get good footage and
pack. Its pistol grip was developed for easypictures from many difficult angles. The Sanyo
one-handed operation using the thumb, andXacti HD1010's HDMI cable comes with the
permits the user to shoot video or still images forpackage, 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 largealso be connected through a solitary HDMI cable
lens of superb quality. It is one of the moreto the TV. The single cable needs insertion into
well-equipped cameras among similar products inthe terminal at the base.
its price range, with great video resolution at 1920One of its nearest rivals in terms of features is
X 1080, 3560k working pixel count, and a CMOSthe Sony TG3E, also a portable handheld video
sensor unit. The price tag that the Sanyo Xacticamera that has a pistol grip. The Sony Xacti
HD1010 comes with is very reasonable, as youHD1010 and the Sony TG3E have very similar
can get great detail from the sharp videos and stillfeatures. It was possibly due to this that the
photos the video camera provides. Color quality ismanufacturers 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 forbetter than the TG3E in image processing quality.
white balance may require some tweaking to getThe Xacti also permits continuous still image shots
superior results.at seven frames per second.