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Affordable, compact 720p camcorder. Is the Sanyo HD2 good/the best?Hi all!
I've been checking out Compact, affordable 720p camcorders a bit, and I'm getting the impression that the Sanyo VPC-HD2 ( http://sanyodigital.com/product.aspx?v=2 ) is a good buy. Am I correct? I'm looking for a camcorder that can do 720p and preferably uses a memory card of some kind for storage. Can anyone confirm the HD2 is the way to go, or recommend an even better one? Regards, Evert I'm not sure why you want 720p, nor am I sure why you'd want solid state
storage. The best consumer high-def camcorder around right now is the Canon HV20, which does 1080i and uses miniDV tapes. Show quote "Evert" <emeu***@gmail.com> wrote in message news:ecc16797-1713-485a-844b-28aa5ca4781d@e1g2000hsh.googlegroups.com... > Hi all! > > I've been checking out Compact, affordable 720p camcorders a bit, and > I'm getting the impression that the Sanyo VPC-HD2 ( > http://sanyodigital.com/product.aspx?v=2 ) is a good buy. Am I > correct? > > I'm looking for a camcorder that can do 720p and preferably uses a > memory card of some kind for storage. > > > Can anyone confirm the HD2 is the way to go, or recommend an even > better one? > > > Regards, > Evert On Nov 21, 2:53 am, "PTravel" <ptra***@travelersvideo.com> wrote: Because 720p is better than 480 ;-)> I'm not sure why you want 720p, nor am I sure why you'd want solid state > storage. Solid state storage means less moving parts, a smaller size and weight. > The best consumer high-def camcorder around right now is the Canon HV20, ....and which costs almost 2x as much over here... A bit outside my> which does 1080i and uses miniDV tapes. budget... Are there any camcorders comparable to the HD2, both in features & price which I should include in my evaluation, or is the HD2 lonely on the top? ;-) Regards, Evert Show quote > > "Evert" <emeu***@gmail.com> wrote in message > > news:ecc16797-1713-485a-844b-28aa5ca4781d@e1g2000hsh.googlegroups.com... > > > Hi all! > > > I've been checking out Compact, affordable 720p camcorders a bit, and > > I'm getting the impression that the Sanyo VPC-HD2 ( > >http://sanyodigital.com/product.aspx?v=2) is a good buy. Am I > > correct? > > > I'm looking for a camcorder that can do 720p and preferably uses a > > memory card of some kind for storage. > > > Can anyone confirm the HD2 is the way to go, or recommend an even > > better one? > > > Regards, > > Evert "Evert" <emeu***@gmail.com> wrote in message And 1080i is better (or, at least, captures more detail) than 720pnews:0c897c09-33dc-45cb-a5cb-eb6b8fb57f73@v4g2000hsf.googlegroups.com... > On Nov 21, 2:53 am, "PTravel" <ptra***@travelersvideo.com> wrote: >> I'm not sure why you want 720p, nor am I sure why you'd want solid state >> storage. > > Because 720p is better than 480 ;-) > Solid state storage means less moving parts, a smaller size and Solid state means higher compression rates, lower bandwidth, no ability to > weight. easily archive and high media cost. > Where is "over here"? In the U.S., there are sales all over the place for > >> The best consumer high-def camcorder around right now is the Canon HV20, >> which does 1080i and uses miniDV tapes. > > ...and which costs almost 2x as much over here... A bit outside my > budget... as little as $720 or so. > I can't help you with the HD2, sorry. The HV20 is of interest (at least to > > Are there any camcorders comparable to the HD2, both in features & > price which I should include in my evaluation, or is the HD2 lonely on > the top? ;-) me) because it's the first (and only) consumer camcorder offering prosumer performance in high definition. I know of pros who are using it for B-roll and second unit. It has pretty good low-light performance (particularly compared to every other consumer camcorder), good glass, a surprising amount of manual control (though its auto modes are excellent) and can shoot 24p (with a qualifier -- it's pulled up to 1080i/60, so there are some steps you need to go through to pull it down again) for a film look. Good luck! Show quote > > Regards, > Evert > > >> >> "Evert" <emeu***@gmail.com> wrote in message >> >> news:ecc16797-1713-485a-844b-28aa5ca4781d@e1g2000hsh.googlegroups.com... >> >> > Hi all! >> >> > I've been checking out Compact, affordable 720p camcorders a bit, and >> > I'm getting the impression that the Sanyo VPC-HD2 ( >> >http://sanyodigital.com/product.aspx?v=2) is a good buy. Am I >> > correct? >> >> > I'm looking for a camcorder that can do 720p and preferably uses a >> > memory card of some kind for storage. >> >> > Can anyone confirm the HD2 is the way to go, or recommend an even >> > better one? >> >> > Regards, >> > Evert > On Nov 21, 3:09 pm, "PTravel" <ptra***@travelersvideo.com> wrote: And both my TV's can only handle 720p, so 1080 is overkill for me.> "Evert" <emeu***@gmail.com> wrote in message > > news:0c897c09-33dc-45cb-a5cb-eb6b8fb57f73@v4g2000hsf.googlegroups.com... > > > On Nov 21, 2:53 am, "PTravel" <ptra***@travelersvideo.com> wrote: > >> I'm not sure why you want 720p, nor am I sure why you'd want solid state > >> storage. > > > Because 720p is better than 480 ;-) > > And 1080i is better (or, at least, captures more detail) than 720p > > Solid state storage means less moving parts, a smaller size and Why not easy archive? It's a breeze to copy the data to a hard drive.> > weight. > > Solid state means higher compression rates, lower bandwidth, no ability to > easily archive and high media cost. > >> The best consumer high-def camcorder around right now is the Canon HV20, Not relevant. Fact is that the HV20 costs 2x as much as the HD2 here,> >> which does 1080i and uses miniDV tapes. > > > ...and which costs almost 2x as much over here... A bit outside my > > budget... > > Where is "over here"? In the U.S., there are sales all over the place for > as little as $720 or so. and that's not worth it to me... > > Are there any camcorders comparable to the HD2, both in features & Well, I hope there are any HD2 owners who read this and who can tell> > price which I should include in my evaluation, or is the HD2 lonely on > > the top? ;-) > > I can't help you with the HD2, sorry. The HV20 is of interest (at least to > me) because it's the first (and only) consumer camcorder offering prosumer > performance in high definition. I know of pros who are using it for B-roll > and second unit. It has pretty good low-light performance (particularly > compared to every other consumer camcorder), good glass, a surprising amount > of manual control (though its auto modes are excellent) and can shoot 24p > (with a qualifier -- it's pulled up to 1080i/60, so there are some steps you > need to go through to pull it down again) for a film look. me whether they're happy with their unit. :-) Thank you for your comments though. Regards, Evert Show quote
"Evert" <emeu***@gmail.com> wrote in message Ah, but think of the future. ;)news:54920d3b-c2c9-466f-b95c-f2f01ca56273@b36g2000hsa.googlegroups.com... > On Nov 21, 3:09 pm, "PTravel" <ptra***@travelersvideo.com> wrote: >> "Evert" <emeu***@gmail.com> wrote in message >> >> news:0c897c09-33dc-45cb-a5cb-eb6b8fb57f73@v4g2000hsf.googlegroups.com... >> >> > On Nov 21, 2:53 am, "PTravel" <ptra***@travelersvideo.com> wrote: >> >> I'm not sure why you want 720p, nor am I sure why you'd want solid >> >> state >> >> storage. >> >> > Because 720p is better than 480 ;-) >> >> And 1080i is better (or, at least, captures more detail) than 720p > > And both my TV's can only handle 720p, so 1080 is overkill for me. > Hard drives are mechanical and can be prone to failure. Tape is the most > >> > Solid state storage means less moving parts, a smaller size and >> > weight. >> >> Solid state means higher compression rates, lower bandwidth, no ability >> to >> easily archive and high media cost. > > Why not easy archive? It's a breeze to copy the data to a hard drive. robust (and inexpensive) archive medium around. I have analog video tapes close to 30 years old that still play just fine. I haven't seen many 30 year-old hard drives that still work. Show quote > Okay.> >> >> The best consumer high-def camcorder around right now is the Canon >> >> HV20, >> >> which does 1080i and uses miniDV tapes. >> >> > ...and which costs almost 2x as much over here... A bit outside my >> > budget... >> >> Where is "over here"? In the U.S., there are sales all over the place >> for >> as little as $720 or so. > > Not relevant. Fact is that the HV20 costs 2x as much as the HD2 here, > and that's not worth it to me... Show quote > > >> > Are there any camcorders comparable to the HD2, both in features & >> > price which I should include in my evaluation, or is the HD2 lonely on >> > the top? ;-) >> >> I can't help you with the HD2, sorry. The HV20 is of interest (at least >> to >> me) because it's the first (and only) consumer camcorder offering >> prosumer >> performance in high definition. I know of pros who are using it for >> B-roll >> and second unit. It has pretty good low-light performance (particularly >> compared to every other consumer camcorder), good glass, a surprising >> amount >> of manual control (though its auto modes are excellent) and can shoot 24p >> (with a qualifier -- it's pulled up to 1080i/60, so there are some steps >> you >> need to go through to pull it down again) for a film look. > > Well, I hope there are any HD2 owners who read this and who can tell > me whether they're happy with their unit. :-) > > Thank you for your comments though. > > Regards, > Evert  |
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