I bought this camera some years ago at the local Fry's.
At the time it seemed a good idea.
Had I known then what I know now I'd have never bought this.
Main complaint is short battery life. 2nd main complaint is
FINDING A BATTERY that is OEM and not some fly by night battery.
Guess what? If you read the owners manual you see Sanyo recommends you do
NOT leave the battery in the unit. Fine. But if you follow that advice the
built in hour/date clock expires and you have to reset it EACH TIME YOU WANT
to use the camera and have that function useful.
If you do leave the battery in the unit whilst not using it, the battery will expire
in a few days or so despite being 'turned off'. I guess keeping the date clock running just
eats up a lot of power.
As of today I looked via Google and the only true OEM listing I could
find was here at Amazon. However it is out of stock.. of course.
Google till I'm blue in the face and all I can find is 'OEM compatible' batteries.
The menus system is clumsy and had I known how clumsy I'd have not bougght it.
The rocker button that is used for many menu functions is a real pain in the rear
for anyone with large hands. It is a major annoyance to be constantly accidentally rocking
the 4 way rocker the wrong direction. I'm sure it is fine for some woman with very slender
fingers but for a man with big hands it is a mess.
My advice to anyone researching digital cameras for is to buy one that does not
require the use of a proprietary battery type. Seek one that allows use of rechargable
generic AA or similar cells. You'll be far better off if your at the least concerned about
costs and availability of the batteries years later.
I'll never buy another camera from these guys again.
That aside, it does take decent photos as long as the light is BRIGHT. Dim to slightly dim conditions forget about it.
Sanyo Xacti HD1A 5.1MP MPEG4 High-Definition Camcorder with 10x Optical Zoom
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