I have had this camera about 3 weeks. I bought it for watersports, kayaking, rowing, sailing. Main interest was in stills, being water resistant and small, easy to handle.
On land I am very happy, I've played with the video, still learning the editing software, you can see my first youtube posting here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FXs6AA6h1E
i've dropped the camera twice and it still works just fine. I've not had much problem figuring out the menu, I've taken some after dark photos and am quite pleased.
We've been on the water once, kayak on SF Bay. I secured the camera to myself with a longer lanyard and left it on the sprayskirt for easy access. It was rough enough that day that I took several small waves over the spary skirt, thoroughly drenching the camera.
I had paddling gloves on, thin, but full finger with a gripping material on the palm/fingers. I had no problem in 45°f chill picking up the camera, opening it and working the buttons. I could use the smaller menu button to change setting, and the ring that controlled zoom was likewise easy to use with the gloves on.
The stills I am getting are great.
My only irritation is with the sun behind me, I can't really see the video viewer, I have to make an educated guess of where I am aiming, but the camera still works fine.
I bought an additional battery and a 2gig card.Get more detail about Sanyo Xacti VPC-E2 Digital Camcorder and 8 MP Digital Camera (Blue).
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