Review: Sanyo Xacti HD2000
Sanyo has decided that if you are going to inflict videos of children’s last birthday or your trip to Spain in his dinner guests, it should at least be in high definition.
The company has been upgrading its line of Xacti camcorders handheld for several years, and the top of its range, the HD2000 can record video in full HD 1080p resolution at 60 frames per second (fps). In addition, although previous Xacti cameras have been able to take pictures, the Sanyo HD2000 is launching a “dual mode” with an 8 megapixel camera that feels much more integrated with only a moment.
Like its predecessor, the HD2000 does not have internal storage and their own records directly to sustainable development. Sanyo has not included a map that, given the high price and not a device, it seems a little mean, but they are very cheap these days. The HD2000 can support up to 32GB of SDHC cards and is recommended at least four, preferably of 8 GB or 16 GB, which can collect around £ 20.
You can opt for an ultra-expensive 2GB card, but it gives you about 11 minutes of full HD recording, or nearly half an hour at 1280×720 at 30fps. A 16 GB card will give you about half an hour of recording time at its maximum resolution.
To put the Xacti HD2000 test that we took this year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, so all the pictures of the event was killed on the device, but only on an SD 640 x 480 resolution keep file sizes down.
The Sanyo HD2000 design keeps the handle, making it very portable and easy to access when shooting video, but we can not say when taking pictures. Most cameras have a rectangular design for a reason, because it is the easiest way to stabilize at the same time achieve a good level of respect. As expected, the base has a tripod adapted to help them overcome this and there is also an anti-choice that can be activated to minimize the effect of an unsteady hand.
The setting screen folds with the rest of the unit at the exit of use. Fold the screen immediately put back into standby, but the camera is up and running within two or three seconds, an asset for all time a perfect suddenly arises. Sanyo has done an excellent job for sleep does not kill the battery, and a single charge gives you about two hours of recording time and several days of standby time.
The device is a little cumbersome to hold comfortably in all but a big pocket, but certainly not weigh a small daypack.
The HD2000 comes with a wide range of accessories including a docking station, charger, soft case, strap and lens cover, and an S-Video cable, USB cable and a cable to connect the camera to a PC, TV or printer. Although the dock has an HDMI port, HDMI cable not included. There is also a remote that can be used for recording and playback. Functionality when you use the remote to your file is that when the monitor is completely focused on the front, the screen turns to appear in the correct position.
Sanyo has also included in Nero 8 Essentials for basic editing and playback of recorded video on a DVD.
