The Water Resistant Camcorder
As if not to be outdone by Panasonic’s product line boasts a water resistant camcorder, Sanyo offers too, the same features on the Sanyo Xacti VPC-WH1 this. Not only that, Sanyo was even able to beat the record depth of Panasonic as well as offers the ability to record in high definition quality in one package.
Sanyo Xacti VPC-WH1 is capable of working at depths of up to three meters of surface water and to achieve that quality, Sanyo covers all the ports and the open section with a rubber coating strong enough. Sanyo unfortunately not yet able to provide alias Rugged features hardiness in this camcorder, so to call it a camcorder for the travelers still can not seem to.
In fact, apart from water-resistant features, the Sanyo Xacti VPC-WH1 is not much different from most camcorders currently available. Using a CMOS sensor measuring only 1 / 6 inch to 1.1-megapixel capability alone. Fortunately optical zoom feature was quite a relief. At least with a 30x optical zoom, you can not be too close to the object to be able to record the details.
Sanyo Xacti VPC-WH1 is able to record video in a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels, so it is not full high definition quality. By setting this maximum capacity of 8GB SDHC card will be able to accommodate the video with duration of about two hours. This is also supported by the battery endurance is able to work for three hours with one charging process. So, you do not have to always be near a source of electrical power, as long as you do not intend to record more than three hours of course.
Because not intended for professional users, so most settings can only be accessed via the main menu only. Also shoes and accessory audio jack did not exist, or is intended to reduce the risk of leaking when camcorder is operated in the water. But if a face Chaser features that can detect up to 12 faces, setting the white balance or exposure alone, it still provides a camcorder.
About performance, in optimal light conditions, Sanyo Xacti VPC-WH1 still reliable. Fairly accurate colors while details are still clearly visible. And as usual, the quality will also decrease the intensity decreases as the light around him. Color is still quite accurate, but the problem is the noise began to rise in this condition.
