Sanyo Xacti VPC-E1 6MP Waterproof MPEG4 Camcorder with 5x Optical Zoom (Blue)
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Sanyo Xacti VPC-E1 6MP Waterproof MPEG4 Camcorder with 5x Optical Zoom (Blue)
Customer Review: Great little performer
Summary: 4 Stars
I have now taken several hundred photos and a couple dozen videos with this little camera. It has functioned very well with no problems. I have been impressed with battery life and the quality of the images is realy quite good. Sound could be better but is fine and this should not be bought for purposes requiring great quality sound. I have used it in the rain and while kayaking and though I have not submerged it entirely, it has perfromed without a single issue. I used another's smaller version of the Xacti (not H2o proof version) and though they commented on the size diferrence I thought it was hardly noticeable. It fits easily in a shirt or pant pocket and spent much of its time recently in my zippered eyeglass pocket in a light raincoat (ie it is that small). I can highly recommend this camera for travel and all around use.Customer Review: Great video quality, extremely versatile camera
Summary: 5 Stars
Just got back from a trip to Antarctica, and this video camera was fantastic. When we were cruising around in the small Zodiac boats, everyone else had to put their cameras away because of the water spray, but this camera was always out, taking both very good quality videos and reasonable still photos. Lots of examples at http://leler.com/antarctica08/
The only improvement I could think of would be a water repellant coating for the lens, so that water drops don't form on it. Oh, and it does have a rather small battery, but I bought a 3-pack of spare batteries and just pop in a new one when it needs it. I also wish it had a slightly wider angle lens, but these are minor quibbles for a camera this small and versatile.
Customer Review: Sanyo Xacti Junk
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought a Sanyo Xacti. This ended up being the the worst camera purchase. The screen that folds out is a faulty design. It will fail, just depends on when. Our Xacti happened to fail the second day into our trip to Europe. For the $350 dollars we spent on this camera you would expect a better product, we bought it because it was the "Editors Pick" in Wired. It wasn't even a week old, and then to repair it was gonna cost $200 dollars, to which i have found other forums saying it would still fail again, sometimes within the first week of getting it back. The customer service is horrible, everything about Sanyo is a waste of money. Look at a Canon or Panasonic camera cause you will only be disappointed with this junk.Customer Review: Nice idea, poor ergonomics, and stopped working in four months
Summary: 2 Stars
Nice, compact to carry around but really poor ergonomics. It is tough to hold it in a "pistol" grip and use the thumb to press the various buttons. My index finger almost always ends up over the lens.
Kept it because I liked filming my kids under water occasionally. Should have sent it back as it stopped working after four months of limited use. I find out that they only have a 90 day labor warranty on this unit and I have to ship it from California to some "TV Repair" store in Illinois to get it fixed. It is now lying around in my junk bin. No thanks, I am not throwing good money after bad money.
Unless you really need to shoot under water, stay away!
Customer Review: Save your money
Summary: 1 Stars
Bought this less than a year ago. after only a handful of uses (all on land not underwater) I realized it was hard to use ability to hit buttons for still pictures while keeping hand still wasn't easy - resulted in blurry pics. Worse part is after about 5 times using it it stopped working wouldn't power up. thought it was a battery issue. Bought new battery same problem. It gets worse. Attempted to call support center 3 different times - each time after being placed on automatic hold for over 1.3hrs!!! The phone line automatically hung up. Never got through to Service! The thing has become a $250 paper weight on my desk.
Ticked off consumer!