Hi Marlene
I'm going to "borrow" one of Martin's posts he had quite a while
back in the
archives,...
We bought one of these video camera's based on his recommendation
and it's
fantastic! Great quality and works very well,...
I think the one we got from memory was the HD2000.
Hope that helps.
Kind Regards
Daniel
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Hi Tony,
As I've posted in the past to the WAMUG list, we have been buying
stacks of Sanyo VPC HD1010 FullHD video cameras here at Curtin after
previously buying and using 3CCD JVC Everio GZ-MG505 and Sony
DCRSR100 HDD cameras. Unlike the JVC and Sony cameras which record
onto built-in hard disk drives which need to be connected to a
computer and emptied before being able to record more footage, the
Sanyo records onto removable SD cards. The camera itself is very
compact yet very capable. The latest Sony and JVC cameras record in
AVCHD format which can be imported into iMovie, a process that takes
ages. In contrast, the Sanyo saves in .mp4 Quicktime-compatible H.
264
AVC MPEG-4 format which can play straight off the SD card in
Quicktime
Player. Much more Mac friendly.
You can also shoot 4 megapixel still images while you're in the
middle
of recording video.
Here is a previous mini-review I wrote for some of our University
users:
We have been buying quite a few of these Sanyo cameras for a bit
under
the $1000 mark. I’ve seen them online as cheap as around $7-800
including a 4GB SD card which can store up to about 8hrs of video.
(or
add a couple of hundred dollars for a 16GB flash card which stores up
to 35hrs of footage). The camera saves video in MPEG-4 H.264 AVC
format so can be copied straight onto a Mac and played back in
Quicktime or imported straight into iMovie.
Sanyo Xacti VPC-HD1010 (below are the specs of the HD1000, but the
HD1010 only adds a few extra features like extreme slow motion)
Very in-depth review of the camera here:
http://www.steves-digicams.com/2008_reviews/sanyo_hd1000.html
• Records at up to Full HD resolution (1920x1080) and right
down to
320x240 which we use for most talking head recordings:
• Resolution and recording times on an 16GB SDHC card:
• Full-HD 1920 x 1080 (60 fields/s 12Mbps) 2hrs
50 mins
• HD-HR 1280 x 720 (60fps, 12Mbps)
2hrs 50
mins
• HD-SHQ 1280 x 720 (30fps, 9Mbps)
3hrs 46
mins
• TV-HR 640 x 480 (60fps,
6Mbps ) 5hrs 32
mins
• TV-SHQ 640 x 480 (30fps, 3Mbps)
10hrs 28
mins
• Web-SHQ 320 x 240 (30fps)
34hrs 42 mins
• Audio-
Only
260 hrs
• The medium High-def 1280 x 720 resolution is great for capturing
detailed powerpoint slides or whiteboard writing for processing into
the iLecture “Screen Recording” format
• External mic input with hot-shoe mount on top (hidden behind
pop-up
flash) for attaching a Rode Video Mic or a lapel mic for high quality
audio (also has built-in stereo mic and speaker)
• headphone jack
• Records on SDHC flash cards with up to 16GB capacity so with
extra
flash cards, you can just pop a fresh empty card into the camera for
rapid turn-around.
• Records in MPEG-4 AVC format (Quicktime) so the files could be
immediately played on the desktop of a Mac or PC and imported into
iMovie HD.
• No joining of files needed for single recordings as the
individual
file size limit is 4GB which means a single recording at 320x240
could
go for over 8hrs or a 640x480 could go for over 2.5hrs before hitting
the file-size limit.
• Very good low-light performance thanks to a large 4 megapixel
CMOS
sensor and large high quality optics. ISO - Auto, 50, 100, 200,
400,
800, 1600, 3200
• Simple remote control for easy control of camera by lecturers or
students (includes power on, zoom and record)
•
• Battery lasts for 2hrs and charges whenever the camera sits
in the
Dock. The dock has AV, USB and HDMI outputs
• The USB port not only allows the camera to act as a flash card
reader when plugged into a computer, but it can function as a webcam
when plugged into a computer but we haven’t used this function
• 10x optical zoom + 10 times digital zoom when combined with the
full HD sensor would actually mean the digital zoom is high quality
when recording at 640x480 or 320x240 and would give some amazing
levels of zoom to allow placement of the camera at the back of large
lecture venues if needed.
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On 28/10/10 6:11 PM, "Marlene Oostryck" <oostr...@optusnet.com.au>
wrote:
Hi All
I am considering purchasing a video/camcorder for travels in the New
Year.
Any tips/suggestions of brands/models that work well with iMovie and
iDVD would be appreciated.
I have read of suggestions in books and Google searches but would
appreciate first hand knowledge and experience from WAMUG members.
Many thanks in anticipation.
Marlene Oostryck
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