Comments on: Sanyo HD2 - My Thoughts http://www.cc-chapman.com/2007/05/20/sanyo-hd2-my-thoughts/ Ramblings of Boston Based Media Maven C.C. Chapman Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:36:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Christian Kent http://www.cc-chapman.com/2007/05/20/sanyo-hd2-my-thoughts/#comment-44328 Christian Kent Tue, 09 Oct 2007 17:55:16 +0000 http://www.cc-chapman.com/2007/05/20/sanyo-hd2-my-thoughts/#comment-44328 To edit the MP4 files, download QuickTime or iTunes. The QuickTime Player is just like Notepad for video ... cut, copy and paste is dead easy. You can then export to a sub-megabit movie for the web, or save the existing video with the original encoding. CK. To edit the MP4 files, download QuickTime or iTunes. The QuickTime Player is just like Notepad for video … cut, copy and paste is dead easy. You can then export to a sub-megabit movie for the web, or save the existing video with the original encoding.

CK.

]]> By: dmouse http://www.cc-chapman.com/2007/05/20/sanyo-hd2-my-thoughts/#comment-43484 dmouse Fri, 15 Jun 2007 10:34:49 +0000 http://www.cc-chapman.com/2007/05/20/sanyo-hd2-my-thoughts/#comment-43484 I'd like to see some clips, in SD and HD and also in low light and outside, also focusing in on something. Can you hook us up with something? :) I’d like to see some clips, in SD and HD and also in low light and outside, also focusing in on something. Can you hook us up with something? :)

]]> By: Thomas http://www.cc-chapman.com/2007/05/20/sanyo-hd2-my-thoughts/#comment-43339 Thomas Fri, 25 May 2007 15:37:34 +0000 http://www.cc-chapman.com/2007/05/20/sanyo-hd2-my-thoughts/#comment-43339 I bought this camera to video my daughter's wedding. As father of the bride, I needed something small to put in my trouser pocket, and I needed something that fired up quickly and with decent battery life. The HD2 is a blast. The footage is very good, the colours are rich and the definition is great. I used SDHC cards, and bought a SDHC card reader to download clips to my PC. I also bought Ulead's Videostudio 10+ to edit the clips and render to DVD ( converted to Pal 16.9 720x576 25fps) The result is excellent and compares very favourably with the pro video my daughter commissioned. For the money, the convenience, useful battery life, and excellent results, it has no rival. For the future I would like an HD3 with a Pal 16.9 25fps SD option, and it would be great also if an edited HD video could be put back onto an SDHC card for HD playback onto my HD TV. Thomas. I bought this camera to video my daughter’s wedding. As father of the bride, I needed something small to put in my trouser pocket, and I needed something that fired up quickly and with decent battery life. The HD2 is a blast. The footage is very good, the colours are rich and the definition is great. I used SDHC cards, and bought a SDHC card reader to download clips to my PC. I also bought Ulead’s Videostudio 10+ to edit the clips and render to DVD ( converted to Pal 16.9 720×576 25fps)
The result is excellent and compares very favourably with the pro video my daughter commissioned.
For the money, the convenience, useful battery life, and excellent results, it has no rival.
For the future I would like an HD3 with a Pal 16.9 25fps SD option, and it would be great also if an edited HD video could be put back onto an SDHC card for HD playback onto my HD TV.
Thomas.

]]> By: Britney Mason http://www.cc-chapman.com/2007/05/20/sanyo-hd2-my-thoughts/#comment-43290 Britney Mason Mon, 21 May 2007 00:30:39 +0000 http://www.cc-chapman.com/2007/05/20/sanyo-hd2-my-thoughts/#comment-43290 Well I went out and bought the same camera, but not in HD. So far I luv it! I use it on my pc instead of a mac. I agree the whole docking thing is just a waste. I just pop the card out in and put it into my computer, files pop right up!! I also love the fact that its mp4 file. I can use sony vegas to edit it and upload it. Fits right in my bag and Im ready to go. Now a negative some would say is since its MP4 I cant upload to youtube.com. I can use blip.tv which I just luv so much better the youtube cause it is a lot faster to upload. Brit Well I went out and bought the same camera, but not in HD. So far I luv it! I use it on my pc instead of a mac. I agree the whole docking thing is just a waste. I just pop the card out in and put it into my computer, files pop right up!! I also love the fact that its mp4 file. I can use sony vegas to edit it and upload it. Fits right in my bag and Im ready to go.

Now a negative some would say is since its MP4 I cant upload to youtube.com. I can use blip.tv which I just luv so much better the youtube cause it is a lot faster to upload.

Brit

]]> By: Franklin McMahon http://www.cc-chapman.com/2007/05/20/sanyo-hd2-my-thoughts/#comment-43289 Franklin McMahon Sun, 20 May 2007 23:20:27 +0000 http://www.cc-chapman.com/2007/05/20/sanyo-hd2-my-thoughts/#comment-43289 Awesome news about the external mic...I want one now! An external clip mic would be perfect. P-Dub or C.C...are there any examples of clips online? Straight from the camera (not compressed or converted)? Awesome news about the external mic…I want one now! An external clip mic would be perfect. P-Dub or C.C…are there any examples of clips online? Straight from the camera (not compressed or converted)?

]]> By: P-Dub http://www.cc-chapman.com/2007/05/20/sanyo-hd2-my-thoughts/#comment-43287 P-Dub Sun, 20 May 2007 22:53:40 +0000 http://www.cc-chapman.com/2007/05/20/sanyo-hd2-my-thoughts/#comment-43287 As you know... despite the list of negatives you supplied me with, I went and ordered one. All of my research said this was an incredible "buy". I got to see some High Def footage and was impressed. I had the same reservation as Franklin McMahon until I finally saw documentation of the external audio connection. I can't wait to get mine. I even have a mini "steadycam" setup to use it with... I'm stoked. As you know… despite the list of negatives you supplied me with, I went and ordered one. All of my research said this was an incredible “buy”. I got to see some High Def footage and was impressed. I had the same reservation as Franklin McMahon until I finally saw documentation of the external audio connection. I can’t wait to get mine. I even have a mini “steadycam” setup to use it with… I’m stoked.

]]> By: C.C. http://www.cc-chapman.com/2007/05/20/sanyo-hd2-my-thoughts/#comment-43286 C.C. Sun, 20 May 2007 20:42:31 +0000 http://www.cc-chapman.com/2007/05/20/sanyo-hd2-my-thoughts/#comment-43286 Yes, Frank this is in fact true. It makes you have to be extra creative when filming yourself. It does have an external microphone port though. I've been meaning to play with that to see how it works. Yes, Frank this is in fact true. It makes you have to be extra creative when filming yourself. It does have an external microphone port though. I’ve been meaning to play with that to see how it works.

]]> By: Franklin McMahon http://www.cc-chapman.com/2007/05/20/sanyo-hd2-my-thoughts/#comment-43284 Franklin McMahon Sun, 20 May 2007 19:52:35 +0000 http://www.cc-chapman.com/2007/05/20/sanyo-hd2-my-thoughts/#comment-43284 I looked at this unit initially several months back, but the deal breaker for me was it looked like the microphone was on the opposite side of the LCD..is this true? Which made it not practical for one-handed "filming myself" clips, since the mic would be pointing in the opposite direction. I looked at this unit initially several months back, but the deal breaker for me was it looked like the microphone was on the opposite side of the LCD..is this true? Which made it not practical for one-handed “filming myself” clips, since the mic would be pointing in the opposite direction.

]]> By: Jim http://www.cc-chapman.com/2007/05/20/sanyo-hd2-my-thoughts/#comment-43281 Jim Sun, 20 May 2007 17:44:30 +0000 http://www.cc-chapman.com/2007/05/20/sanyo-hd2-my-thoughts/#comment-43281 I have the same problem with my wacky guerilla video camera. Until the almighty Mac arrives you can use a free tool called Super to convert your mp4 to something that your editor works with better. You'll have to nagivate the absolute worst organized website in the world, but it's actually a really nice tool. http://www.erightsoft.com I have the same problem with my wacky guerilla video camera. Until the almighty Mac arrives you can use a free tool called Super to convert your mp4 to something that your editor works with better. You’ll have to nagivate the absolute worst organized website in the world, but it’s actually a really nice tool. http://www.erightsoft.com

]]> By: C.C. http://www.cc-chapman.com/2007/05/20/sanyo-hd2-my-thoughts/#comment-43279 C.C. Sun, 20 May 2007 17:08:56 +0000 http://www.cc-chapman.com/2007/05/20/sanyo-hd2-my-thoughts/#comment-43279 Well don't forget that in this size and price range none of them are going to be optimal in low light. It's a trade off for the price and size. It does pretty good at concerts which is what I'm guessing you are thinking of using it for. Well don’t forget that in this size and price range none of them are going to be optimal in low light. It’s a trade off for the price and size.

It does pretty good at concerts which is what I’m guessing you are thinking of using it for.

]]> By: Sooz http://www.cc-chapman.com/2007/05/20/sanyo-hd2-my-thoughts/#comment-43272 Sooz Sun, 20 May 2007 16:15:10 +0000 http://www.cc-chapman.com/2007/05/20/sanyo-hd2-my-thoughts/#comment-43272 Thanks for writing this up! I was going to ask you about your Sanyo and then noticed you blogged about it. LOL I still haven't bought a video camera yet. I really need something that works pretty good with low light so maybe your camera isn't for me. Hmm ... Thanks for writing this up! I was going to ask you about your Sanyo and then noticed you blogged about it. LOL

I still haven’t bought a video camera yet. I really need something that works pretty good with low light so maybe your camera isn’t for me. Hmm …

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