I purchased this camera to shoot video from my boat. I've been very satisfied with it's compact size, the video quality, and the audio quality. The camera is easy to use and has a wide variety of scene settings to handle most uses. I'm quite impressed at how the fireworks modes captures fireworks videos. Unfortunately after owning the camera for five weeks, well within the warranty period, the microphones stopped working correctly. After contacting Sanyo I found there are only two repair centers in the US that are qualified to repair Sanyo products. I shipped the camera to one of them for repair, but the part they need to repair the camera is on back-order leaving me without my new camera for an upcoming vacation and quite disappointed with Sanyo.
Update: I finally received my camera back as good as new, five weeks after sending it in. On the invoice it says, "It took 29 days for parts." The part they replaced was the joint where the screen attaches to the camera, which is the part that will receive the most wear and tear on this model. Based on my experience and some of the reviews I've read, this is one of those items you may want to consider purchasing an extended warranty as it probably won't last much past the manufacturer's warranty, that is if it makes it that far, and any repair not covered by warranty will cost more than the camera. Despite all the problems, I still think it's a fun camera at a great price with the unique ability to go underwater and I would still recommended it. At least until a more reputable manufacturer comes out with something comparable.Get more detail about Sanyo Xacti VPC-E2 Digital Camcorder and 8 MP Digital Camera (Blue).
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