|  | Posted by Frank on 02/16/07 01:13 
On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 16:07:11 -0800, in 'rec.video.desktop',in article <Re: MPEG4 Camcorders - any good?>,
 Gene E. Bloch <spamfree@nobody.invalid> wrote:
 
 >To Smarty - the older product is not HD, nor is it advertised as such.
 >
 >To Frank - I think it (my oder non HD model) is better than you say[1].
 >It's suitable for someone who wants to have a video camera with them at
 >all times. It takes useful pictures, but no, it isn't gong to compete
 >with even the cheapest run of miniDV equipment.
 >
 >My own take is that it's really a still camera with video capabilities,
 >not bad, but not really great in either mode. And as I stated before,
 >its form factor and menus made it not work very well for me.
 >
 >BTW, I bought it at a very steep discount,which made it more palatable
 >to me than it might have been.
 
 LOL. Yes, I understand.
 
 
 >[1] Maybe that just reflects our differing tastes or requirements :-)
 
 HDCAM SR all the way, that's what I say! (Just kidding.)
 
 >
 >On 2/14/2007, Frank posted this:
 >> Since we're top posting...
 >>
 >> Just wanted to say that the original Sanyo looked to me be an okay
 >> product for teenagers doing Web video of the YouTube variety, but that
 >> beyond that, it wasn't a serious product and shouldn't be taken
 >> seriously.
 >>
 >>
 >> On Wed, 14 Feb 2007 18:40:31 -0500, in 'rec.video.desktop',
 >> in article <Re: MPEG4 Camcorders - any good?>,
 >> "Smarty" <nobody@nobody.com> wrote:
 >>
 >>> In the past, I have been able to find samples of the Sanyo "HD" video on the
 >>> web, and have downloaded quite a few of them. I presume the newer, improved
 >>> model will (and may already) have samples demonstrating its' performance.
 >
 ><SNIP>
 
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