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Sanyo VPC-FH1A Full HD Video and 8 MP Digital Photos (Black) | 
| Brand: Sanyo
Category: Photography
List Price: $499.99
Buy New: $316.00
as of 8/1/2010 03:23 PDT details
You Save: $183.99 (37%)
New (11) Used (7) Refurbished (1) from $202.99
Seller: Amazon.com
Rating:  53 reviews
Sales Rank: 71
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Optical Zoom: 10
Display Size: 3
Maximum Focal Length: 59.5
Minimum Focal Length: 5.95
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 2.1 x 2.3 x 4.1
MPN: VPC-FH1aBK
Model: VPC-FH1aBK
UPC: 086483075049
EAN: 0086483075049
ASIN: B002Q4VC9G
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| Features:
| • | Capture Full 1080p HD video (60fps) and up to 8-megapixel still photos | | • | 16x advanced zoom for video; 10x optical zoom for photos | | • | Face Chaser technology (can detect up to 12 faces for photos and videos) | | • | Built-in still photo flash; High-Speed Sequential Shooting (12fps) | | • | Compatible with iFrame video format |
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Product Description
The Sanyo Xacti FH1 is truly the benchmark in high definition, offering 1920 x 1080 pixels, and 60 fields per second to record crystal clear and smooth motion for videos. This highly advanced dual camera not only offers the regular 1080i format, recording at 60 frames per second, but with the Sanyo proprietary CMOS engine, recording is possible in 1080p format - this means recording at a full 60 frames per second. With this higher frame rate capturing ability, videos look more professional, and offer smoother, higher quality images.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 53
 Cheap, But Overheats July 29, 2010
M. Younger (Santa Barbara, CA)
In theory this camcorder seems like a dream come true. Unfortunately in practice, it has one major fatal flaw - it overheats often and automatically shuts off. If you're intending to use this camcorder to record your child's hour-long recital or some other lengthy and continuous event, chances are it won't work. I tried running it continuously for an hour-long event and every ten to fifteen minutes it would overheat and shut off, then reboot and start recording again, totally ruining the footage I shot. It may be fine for shooting short clips in high definition, but I would not recommend this camcorder and actually regret the purchase.
 Excellent camcorder July 28, 2010
Jeffrey Corcoran
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have used this camcorder for several weeks and it has performed very well.
I am very satisfied with it. The only negative thing is the image stabilization
is not very good when zooming in very close to something that is far away. But that
is easy to fix, just don't zoom in so much.
Great value for true HD July 25, 2010
Alastair Dallas (Los Gatos, CA USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
My experience with this camera is in sync with Mr. Courtney's--"tends to have a lot of focus problems" is true, but so is "All things considered, this is a fine product." I have no problem with the zoom, and I love the 1080p 60fps. You can spend 3x on a camera with that resolution and perhaps the auto-focus will work better, but I'm not certain. I'll add that the USB interface is smooth and simple on Windows Vista, and I can highly recommend Sony Vegas Movie Studio HD Platinum 10 Suite.
The camera is tiny and light. People have criticized the lack of an integral lens cap, but they give you a cap and a string to tie it to the camera. I love that the screen is not touch-sensitive (I hate that in a camcorder). The controls are very intuitive. From simple buttons on the back, you can RECORD video, take a PICTURE, PLAY back your clips, or see the MENU. The SET button is a joystick for navigating the menus and you push it to select--it works like the little red button mouse on IBM laptops.
One thing to mention, in case it isn't clear: It offers a manual focus option, but you need to set it, using the menu tree, before filming. You can't be filming, notice that the auto-focus isn't keeping up, and switch to manual focus and dial in the focus you want. I wish it had a mic in or at least a headphones out, too, but not at this price, I guess. I'm a big fan of this camera for the price, but it needs a few features to earn a 5-star rating.
 This Camcorder Rocks July 17, 2010
Jeff Zusman (ORANGE, CA, US)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
WE purchased the Sanyo VPC-FH1A. We originally purchased it so we could connect the camera to our Apple computers at home. We had already purchased a more expensive JVC from our local Fry's retail store. However after getting it home we found out it would not work with the Mac.
Since we were leaving in a couple of days for a trip to Yosemite we needed something quick. The price was low and it seemed to have a long list of features. I can tell you that after using it for 2 weeks in all sorts of conditions including very low light, the camera is outstanding. The image quality is simply incredible and so is the ease of use. Just set it for auto everything and hit record.
I can not say enough good things about this product or the Amazon service. The camera arrived as promised and in perfect condition!
Great camera/videocam July 15, 2010
Joe Hardin (Bartlett, Illinois)
So far we have loved this video camera. My son is very into making videos and broke the sony minidv camera we had. This one is a great replacement and really speeds up the video import process. We are a Mac family and the native import feature to iMovie is great.
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