Sanyo Xacti VPC-HD2000 Expert Reviews

alaTest has collected and analyzed 93 reviews from magazines and websites. Reviewers really like the color. The zoom also impresses, but many are less positive about the image.

Color, Zoom

Image, Memory

Experts rate this product 74/100 and users 78/100. We analyzed these ratings, the product age and more factors. Compared to other Camcorders, the Sanyo Xacti VPC-HD2000 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 95/100 = Excellent quality.

If you don't know much about Sanyo's Xacti series of camcorders, blame the manufacturer's lack of popularity in the United States or perhaps the nontraditional upright body design. Their latest high definition model, the VPC-HD2000, is as worthy as ...

Sanyo has provided a number of features that will interest experienced videographers. There's no viewfinder, but you have a microphone input, headphone output, and accessory shoe. The manual controls are surprisingly robust, including an ISO/gain ...

Having witnessed much fanfare and enthusiasm (from Sanyo admittedly) at its recent UK press launch, naturally we're interested to see whether it performs better than its merely average predecessors. Of course, performance has to be weighed against ...

Having said all of the above, the Sanyo Xacti HD2000 is easy to use and, despite our reservations, what appears a rather simple gadget on the face of it becomes progressively more complex and appealing as you peel away the layers. For the moment it's ...

Will this help you crack Hollywood?

Simple, easy to use, Full HD looks crisp and impressive

Basic in its feature set, you'll need a powerful computer to edit the footage, you'll need a big SD card

If the price was slightly lower, which it no doubt will be online, this is one still worth a closer look

A little pricey with sluggish autofocus in low light and can't save user settings, but technically mostly hits the spot.

Yes, this is a clever piece of kit, although its cute size and shape may not suit those with larger hands. The controls are very simple to understand and the ease with which one can switch from record to play mode is commendable. And although the 2 ...

Test review of the Sanyo Xacti HD2000 digital camera

Funky looks, HD video, dock, articulating screen

Stills camera handling, performance and image quality

As a video camera the story is more positive, but for stills there are better cameras for £100, let alone the £550 that this costs.

The Sanyo Xacti VPC-HD2000 is a hybrid video and still camera.

We€™re not sure whether we€™d pay £500 for a combined camera and video camera given the low cost of flash-based camcorders, but if you€™ve the budget for an HD model, the Sanyo Xacti HD2000 won€™t disappoint. If the high megapixel count is less ...

High-definition and high-quality photos all in one camera

Small and light ; easy to operate ; shoots on cheap memory cards ; good microphone

Non-HD quality not great

Quality at non-HD settings lets the HD2000 down a little

With the Xacti brand, Sanyo created a new market segment based on the concept of being able to take both high quality videos and photos with one simple, compact camera. The new Xacti range builds on this with the addition of three cameras available in ...

The camcorder has no built-in memory, so you'll need to invest in an SD/SDHC memory card (currently available up to 32GB) before you can capture any videos or photos. Once you start snapping, photos are saved as JPEGs (DCF, DPOF, Exif Ver2.2), videos ...

High-definition and high-quality photos all in one camera

Quality at non-HD settings lets the HD2000 down a little