Sanyo Xacti VPC-HD2000 Camcorder Review

by Kaitlyn Chantry and Jeremy Stamas
Published on Mar 17, 2009 3:15 AM

 
Intro Product Tour
Color & Noise Performance Motion & Resolution Performance
Low Light Performance Compression & Media
Manual Controls Still Features
Handling & Use Playback & Connectivity
Audio & Other Features Canon HF20 Comparison
Panasonic HDC-SD20 Comparison Canon HF S100 Comparison
Conclusion Photo Gallery
Specs and Ratings


Core Specs
Year 2009
Format Memory Card
Class Consumer
HD
Lens
Filter Diameter (mm) 40.50
Focal Distance Minimum (mm) 6.60
Focal Distance Maximum (mm) 63.00
35mm Focal Distance Minimum (mm) 0.00
35mm Focal Distance Maximum (mm) 710.00
F-stop Minimum 1.80
F-stop Maximum 2.50
Wide Angle (degrees) 46
Image Stabilization Digital
Imager and Processing
Sensor Type CMOS
Sensor Count 1
Sensor Size (inches) 1/2.5
Video Pixel Count (gross) 8100000
Video Pixel Count (effective) 5310000
Still Pixel Count (gross) 8100000
Still Pixel Count (effective) 800000
Compression and Media
HD Video Format MPEG-4 AVC/H.264
SD Video Format MPEG-4 AVC/H.264
Frame Rate(s) 60p, 60i, 30p
Primary Audio Format AAC (Stereo)
Primary Media Memory Card
Memory Card Type SD/SDHC
Maximum Recording Time (highest quality in minutes) 0
Manual Controls
Zoom Control Type(s) Slider
Optical Zoom 10
Advanced Zoom 16
Digital Zoom 100
Manual Focus
Manual Focus Control Type(s) Laser Touch
Focus Assist / Peaking
Manual Exposure
Manual Exposure Steps 13
Manual Aperture
Manual Aperture Steps 10
Minimum Aperture (f/) 1.80
Maximum Aperture (f/) 8.00
Manual Shutter Speed
Manual Shutter Speed Steps 5
Minimum Shutter Speed 1/30
Maximum Shutter Speed 1/250
Manual White Balance
White Balance Presets Auto, Sunny, Cloudy, Fluorescent, Incandescent, Manual
Manual Gain
Manual Gain Steps -1
Manual Noise Reduction
Audio Dubbing
Auto / Easy Mode
Face Detection
Color / Image Control(s) Image Settings (Normal, Vivid, Soft, Soft & Vivid)
Low Light Mode(s) High-Sensitivity/ Lamp mode
Scene Mode(s) Sports, Portrait, Landscape, Night Portrait, Snow & Beach, Fireworks, Lamp
Other Manual Control(s) Noise Reduction, Super Macro
Still Features
Still Image Resolution(s) 4:3 - 4000 x 3000, 3264 x 2448; 16:9 - 3264 x 1840, 1920 x 1080, 1600 x 1200, 1280 x 720, 640 x 480
Still Image Quality Option(s) Low Compression and Standard Compression (available for 3264 x 2448 only)
Flash
Simultaneous Video / Still Recording
Self Timer
Manual ISO
Manual ISO Steps 7
ISO Minimum 50
ISO Maximum 32000
Continuous Shot
Bracketing
Still Media SD/SDHC Card
Still Media Included None
Body
Body Type Upright
Weight (g) 311.00
Width (mm) 90.00
Height (mm) 112.60
Length (mm) 54.50
Body Color(s) Black, Gold
LCD Size (inches) 2.70
LCD Resolution (pixels) 230000
Touch Screen
Viewfinder
Viewfinder Resolution -1
Viewfinder Diopter Adjuster
Video Light
Connectivity
Composite (RCA) output
Composite (RCA) input
FireWire
Audio-only AV input
S-Video
USB
Component output
Component input
HDMI
Headphone output
Mini Microphone input
LANC / Control L
Accessory Shoe
Accessory Shoe (Hot)
Included Wireless Remote
WiFi
GPS
Other
Replaces VPC-HD1010
Included Battery DB-L50
Battery Life (minutes) 112
Ratings Weight
Color 10.06 2
Noise 9.53 1
Motion 10.90 1
Video Sharpness 10.59 4
Wide Angle 9.20 0.8
Low Light Color 9.79 1.25
Low Light Sensitivity 7.70 1.5
Low Light Noise 9.83 1.25
Audio Features 4.25 1
Compression 7.00 1
Media 5.00 1.5
Editing 7.00 0.75
Auto Mode 8.02 0.5
Zoom 5.00 0.75
Zoom Ratio 3.77 0.5
Focus 4.25 0.7
Exposure 7.30 0.65
Aperture 8.50 0.65
Shutter Speed 8.00 0.6
White Balance 8.00 0.55
Gain 5.00 0.5
Color & Image Controls 4.50 0.5
Other Manual Controls 2.00 0.5
Still Features 11.71 0.8
Still Color 8.45 0.6
Still Noise 5.42 0.6
Still Sharpness 11.05 1
Ease of Use 5.50 1.25
Handling 5.25 1.25
Stabilization 0.26 1
Portability 8.07 0.8
Battery Life 5.60 1
LCD & Viewfinder 7.99 0.6
Menus 3.75 1
Playback 4.00 0.3
Connectivity 4.55 0.8
Other Features 2.50 0.5
Total257.3125 
 



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