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(More customer reviews)I wanna keep this review short and simple but I hope it helps. This camcorder can be described in 1 word, FANTASTIC!!!. First off, I wanna say that I was shocked when I opened the box and found a carrying case, a mini HDMI cable, a spare battery, and a 1 GB SD card that came with the camcorder and just receiving the extra battery alone was worth it. The reason I bought this camcorder was because I needed an HD camcorder to shoot videos to YouTube. This camera shoots in 1280x720 HD at 30 FPS and looks very crisp when playing back on your HDTV with the included Mini HDMI cable. This camcorder also shoots good still images at 2 megapixels but I would recommend only using this for videos as it was not meant to be used as a camera to take pictures.
One major plus about this camcorder is its autofocus capabilities. I have been able to get something up to 1 centimeter away from the lens and it will still focus This camcorder has very good autofocus for being at this low price. The camcorder adjusts very quickly and is overall up to par with some higher-end HD camcorders.
One downside I have is with the software that is included. It is not the best software but you really don't need to use the software included with the camcorder to pull any videos from the camcorder or to edit any of the video. the only plus about the software is that it has export to Youtube which is okay if you just send the video without any form of editing.Another downside I have is with the image stabilization at long range. The camcorder tends to look like it is shaking when you're zoomed in all the way.
Overall, this camcorder is worth the money you will spend on it but it doesn't have all the bells and whistles of the higher-end HD camcorders from Sony and Canon. I see it as a plus that Sanyo actually includes the extra carrying case, mini HDMI cable, spare battery, and 1 GB SD card. Hopefully this review will help anyone in their decision towards buying this camera.
UPDATE 1: I recently looked into the menu options and found that this camera has manual controls to change the quality of the picture or video you take. You can manually adjust the focus, aperture, and shutter controls. I wouldn't recommend adjusting these controls unless you know what changing them will do. Another thing that is amazing about this camera is the battery life. I was able to get a little over 3 hours of battery life out of 1 battery. Charging these batteries takes about 2-3 hours.
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