Sanyo VPC-SH1

73 reviews

May, 2013

Positive
Portability (25)
Zoom (18)
Image quality (11)
Build quality (4)
Memory (3)

Negative
Features (8)
Value for money (1)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 73 reviews from magazines and websites. People are impressed by the memory and build quality. The image quality and zoom also get good opinions, whereas the value for money and features get critical opinions.

portability, zoom, image quality, build quality, memory

features, value for money

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Camcorders the Sanyo VPC-SH1 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 86/100 = Very good quality.

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Expert review by: Jim Feeley (pcworld.com)

Sanyo VPC-SH1

Jan, 2011

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Expert review by: Jim Feeley (macworld.com)

Review: Sanyo Xacti VPC-SH1

The Sanyo VPC-SH1 is not a great camcorder, but its blend of respectable video and still image quality, compact size, functional features, and reasonable price make it a sensible purchase.

The VPC-SH1 uses a single 1/3.6-inch CMOS sensor to capture imagery that gets compressed to MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 video and JPEG stills. Video resolutions and frame rates range from 1920-by-1080-pixel HD at 60 interlaced frames per second (fps) or 30...

Jan, 2011

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Consumer review by: takentomato (cnet.com)

bad in low light... really good wide view lenze

wide view camcorder, good hd, long battery, good zoom

bad quality in low light, you can't see the video on old computers becouse the quality is to good

Oct, 2010

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Consumer review by: d_adams (cnet.com)

Nice camera for the money

First off, I'd like to say this is my first HD camera. I've owned a Sony handycam and an ancient JVC that I bought ten years ago. So, HD video is kind of new to me. The movies I take with this camera are spectacular. I have set it to 720p@60FPS mode,...

Excellent video ; Very good pictures ; Good low light video ; Great zoom-23x ; Easy to use, yet still plenty of manual controls ; Cool extras ; Apple integration ; Perfect size for my hands ; Amazingly cheap

Skips a little on full HD mode @60 fields/sec. Not sure if this is the camera or my SDHC card (class 10). A Sandisk extreme card would probably fix it, but I won't shell out the cash for one

Jul, 2010

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Amazon review summary for the Sanyo VPC-SH1

alaTest has collected and analyzed 9 user reviews of the Sanyo VPC-SH1 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other products on Amazon.com.

usability, zoom, portability, design, resolution

features, value for money

67% of reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

May, 2013

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Consumer review by: spongebob (amazon.com)

sanyo xacti vpc-sh1

it is a great camera. the only negative is that there is no thread to put on a fisheye or telecoverter or anything.

Aug, 2010

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Consumer review by: W. Tseng (amazon.com)

Great Low Light Performance and High Resolution Pictures

I was looking for a compact HD digital camcorder that also takes good pictures on SD cards so I don't have to carry a camera with me out on trips. After extensive research, I found this Sanyo Xacti VPC-SH1 is the only one in the ~$300.00 price range...

Aug, 2010

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Consumer review by: lovemygadgets (overstock.com)

Great camcorder!

Feature-packed; very fast on/off. I bought this with 16 GB sd card and have plenty of space to record!!It is also not as small as had assumed having seen all the pictures online. It fits perfectly into a guy's hand and is actually a lot more durable...

Aug, 2010

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Consumer review by: CARL A. SCHULTZ (amazon.com)

disappointing quality video and sound

This camera was disappointing. The picture quality was poor, it skipped and sound did not match up with the video at times. I returned it after taping my daughters graduation, the results were unacceptable.

Jul, 2010

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Consumer review by: D. Liu (amazon.com)

good dual camera to buy

I bought this because of the dual function that can serve digital camera and camcorder functions. This is convenient. Pic quality together with video is great. This camcorder claims to be capable of taking pic during video recording, it's true but...

Jun, 2010

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