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| Review Date: June 8, 2009 |
| Reviewer: C. Hobbs, The Grand Strand |
"Every critisism of this camera you must follow up with the statement "but it goes underwater and shoots HD" For this amount of money your not going to do any better. Most any camcorder your going to need a tripod, and this one is no exception. The features including the talking menu and easy to navigate menus are great. The picture is good.. not great, but then again.. IT GOES UNDERWATER... The image can become shaky eventhough the zoom is quite smooth. The still pictures are worthless, but still IT GOES UNDERWATER... It is a nice color, (I got yellow) and using SD cards is the way of the future. HD 720 Video is awesome. You will need to weigh the pro of being able to shoot underwater with other factors, however, your not going to do any bettr in HD video even if it doesnt go underwater for this price. So you might as well get the one THAT you guessed it GOES UNDERWATER. If your considering any camcorder in this price range, I would recommend this, for having all the right features and underwater HD video is just unreal!! A Great deal, glad I bought it, Everyone loves it and everyone can use it. It has not only an easy mode but the settings most wanna be pro videographers want as well. I SAY put it on auto and go, however I have friends who just insist on using manual settings because it makes them feel more like a pro. Gettng the shot makes me feel like a pro and within a second of turning it on your ready to go. Did I mention the battery lasts an amazing three hours?? It is truly solid and the waterproof feature makes it a solidly built piece of equipment. I recommend this for anyone who wants something that is #1 going to last and #2 is very trendsetting nd unique. Not like the other Sanyo "gun" models, this one can sit on a table. It will also shoot pictures fast. I am glad I bought it and think it is worth beyond the price. Even if your not going underwater, shooting in the rain, water rafting or even snow, you should get this for piece of mind!
If your even considering an HD camera or a SD camera or an underwater camera or even just a yellow camera. THIS IS THE ONE TO BUY!" |
100% TOP QUALITY MULTI-USE CAMERA
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| Review Date: April 6, 2009 |
| Reviewer: D. Oxhorn, Thousand Oaks, CA |
First let me say I love toys, especially great ones.
As a previous owner of SANYO's underwater cameras I was very happy when my new WH1 arrived. The first thing I noticed when holding the WH1, is how well it fits in your hand. It's lightweight, and the simple controls are very well laid out. After skimming through manual, and charging the battery, I loaded it up with an SD card. I then went out to see what it can do. First off was taking still photos in various lighting conditions. Then I took several different videos in my pool. The WH1 is very simple to use, and I didn't need to refer back to the manual for anything during my first outing with the camera.
After playing with it for about an hour, I downloaded all the pictures to my computer. The still photos were very good. I was especially surprised how well the photos were underwater. The results were very close a top stand alone digital point and shoot might take, the pictures were perfectly fine for viewing on a screen or printing at 4x6 or 8x10. I shot the test videos at 640x480, 30fps, high bit rate, using all "Auto" settings. Again the results were very good. The videos were clear and the sound was good. The camera focused well under all conditions. All in all, Sanyo has a winner here. If you love the outdoors, water, snow or rain. This is the best camera on the market hands down!
I've been a loyal Amazon customer for many years. You can't beat the price, shipping and service you receive. Don't purchase from anyone else online, you never know who they actually are.
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Great value, Great HD quality, and it's waterproof!!! WOW!
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| Review Date: August 16, 2009 |
| Reviewer: hollie, United States |
My camera arrived two days ago. It was very easy to use and understand. The manual really goes indepth but most of the info is obvious when using the camera. I spent a whole day and a half being frustrated about the software. Nero is terrible and wouldn't even open my video, just played audio, and said i had to buy a blu-ray/hd plug-in but on their website it said no longer available. I felt so frustrated at not being able to view my videos in HD and make them onto a dvd. Sanyo's customer service suggested i use Quick Time, which played the video in very low quality and still i wasnt able to burn. I spent a long time researching many different software programs to buy, all of which had terrible reviews. I then noticed an icon for total media extreme, like it shows in the manual (it doesnt even mention Nero in the manual but that is what i got when i installed the software), on my desktop. Well, today i opened it up and it was the program mentioned in the manual and it made the dvd quick and simple!! I was thrilled! I dont know why when installing the software it comes up as Nero which is USELESS and doesnt even mention the correct software to use TME. I had to luckily notice the new icon on my desktop for the correct software. I'm so happy that nightmare is over! The correct software was easy to use and i just used a regular dvd-r from Fujifilm that i previously had, played it in my PS3 and the quality is in HD!!! There was a lot of editing options too, yet simple enough to make a dvd quickly. That was the main thing i wanted to do, burn my home movies to dvd and i finally got it. I also put the videos on youtube very easily and they come on their in HD, and the picture is soooo amazingly crisp and clear! The audio is so good too! I was upstairs in my bedroom watching my youtube video i just posted earlier and i heard the oven preheat sound, it's 3 beeps. Me and my husband both thought we heard the actual oven noise, but it was in the video!
I put other video footage on the same dvd with my new HD camera footage to compare it on my HDTV. I had the video from my regular waterproof camera and my older regular digital camera. WOW the quality is amazingly higher and i thought that the video on my waterproof camera was good!! IT was but this quality is amazing! I wish i had this camera sooner, i just went on vacation!
There are a lot of youtube videos like mine, that are taken with this camera, so you can search this camera and see people's actual footage.
Another tip is to get a class 6 memory card, speed is important!
The footage doesn't play in window's media player because it doesnt know MP4 format. But now that i can use the right software it's not a problem.
The camera is very light weight, easy to use, oh, you also need to buy the mini hdmi to hdmi cable because it is not included... that is if you want to hook up the camera directly to your HDTV.
I can't wait to take it on vacation!! -and underwater in the Bahamas! HD is so awesome!
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AWESOME CAMCORDER!
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| Review Date: April 13, 2009 |
| Reviewer: A. Shin, |
| This is my first waterproof camcorder that I ever had and it's totally off the hook! This camcorder has great features with HD quality video functions. I had a lot of fun using this camcorder when I went to Bahamas with my friends during spring break. It was totally awesome to able to film underwater. I highly recommend to use this camcorder when you're going on a trip or vacation. |
The Sanyo WH1 fits my needs perfectly
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| Review Date: June 26, 2009 |
| Reviewer: VintageSCUBA, Southeastern PA, USA |
I have used this camera in areas where I didn't want to risk a more expensive unit, and I have been blown away by the quality of the video. It's a great unit for around the pool or the boat, and I have used it underwater in the pool to a depth of eight feet with great success. The camera is easy to use and works as advertised.
Some may call it a toy, but I call it the right tool for the job. I just love it. |
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