Good HD camera for home users and hobbyists. Professionals will want more control.

Looks great; Multiple outputs provide flexibility; Truly ergonomic

Awkward manual focus / exposure controls; Noisy image in low light; Onboard mic slightly tinny; Video out only on docking station

Every new Xacti camera from Sanyo shows significant improvements over the last, and the HD1000 follow suit. The HD1000, which records exclusively to SDHC cards, is hands-down the best device in the line.

The Sanyo Xacti flash memory HD camcorder is a real hand-gripper. It is the most comfortable camcorder on the market. The Xacti is perfect for a long days shoot. The one-thumb interface makes video puts the fun in and takes the hassle away. The images are capable of full 1920 x 1080 resolution.

This a great portable hd camera. Easy to use, good functionality. I can run videos easy and take pictures on the fly. Great product, easy transition of downloading your data to pc or connect thru HDMI & stream your videos & pics on an HD TV. Great for capturing the moments in life.

Easy to use and handle. My family used this one for making family HD-Movie and they are reliable, except that we need another pack of battery. Taking pictures are also in good quality, easy to switch between picture and video. A good value for money.

A while ago, on this site, I reviewed the newer Sanyo Xacti HD2000. As the two models cost about the same (a couple hundred dollar difference), so I decided that it was a good idea to review the HD1000 as well to give you a better idea of what to expect.

Not only does Sanyo's new HD1000 record true 1920 x 1080i HD video to high capacity SD cards but it offers a host of features that other manufacturers seem intent on dropping. Even Panasonic's SD5 AVCHD camera has ditched features such as a microphone input and headphone output that made the...

This one-handed wonder is perfect for catching the exploits of adrenaline junkies, but is the Sanyo Xacti VPC-HD1000 camcorder

Fitting snugly into one hand, the HD1000 can record either 4-megapixel still photos or HD (1080) video onto the same SDHC memory card; Shutter buttons, zoom and menu controls fall neatly under one thumb, and the light (270g) chassis nonetheless manages to accommodate a 10x lens and (rather murky)...

Colours are muted, details are weak and the focus occasionally misses its mark, resulting in footage that doesn't stand up well on a big TV; In order to use the HDMI connection, you have to carry around the Sanyo's docking cradle, and the electronic image stabilisation is basically useless

As the relatively new saying goes, ‘cameras don't do video as well as camcorders, and vice versa'. There have been numerous attempts to meld the two together since SD became a viable format for decent quality video, but most have fallen into one or the other camp, neglecting the ot

Never have we willed a camcorder to succeed quite like Sanyo's HD1000. From the all-black finish to the outsized metal lens barrel, it packs more features into its tiny pistol-grip body than camcorders twice the size.