I've used a couple cameras like this now. They were pretty cheap and lightweight to a fault. The weight of the Sanyo makes it feel like it's worth more at least, and by far, the best smaller digital video camera I've tried.
Positives
-It can record at various quality levels. I was surprised to see 60 frames per second record rate; 30 is the usual for video.
-It can record under water.
-It's fairly small and pretty durable
-Good for videos you might want to display on the internet
-The menus are simple to use
-The charger is small
-It comes with a case
Negatives
-Picture and video quality is okay, but not great. I have an old digital video tape camera, and the detail is much sharper and clear with my old camera. The video with the Sanyo was a little blocky.
-The handle seems like it should be more rounded. It's got a harsh edge if you're holding it for a long time.
-Interesting that it had voice prompts. Not sure that it was positive or not, but I don't want to be filming something in a crowded location and have my camera make lots of noise.
-I use Windows Movie Maker (Vista) for editing. I could drag a movie file copied from the Sanyo into Movie maker, but the file would apear in the Audio section only. I couldn't get the video to load or else I would have uploaded a comparison of my Digital Tape Sony camera versus this one. I also couldn't get a video to upload here to show the quality. The video is recorded in mpg4 format which on my computer is playable by iTunes.Get more detail about Sanyo Xacti VPC-E2 Digital Camcorder and 8 MP Digital Camera (Blue).
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