Sanyo Xacti VPC-HD2 Review

When you select PLAY mode the last picture taken is displayed. You can move backward or forward through the images using the LEFT and RIGHT buttons, press up to delete an image. The overlay information is displayed briefly when a new image is selected.

Press the MENU button for 2 seconds to display the extended exposure information.

You can quickly search through stored images using the Index playback function which is actuated by pressing the WIDE zoom control. Nine thumbnail size images will be displayed and you can select one using the 4-way controller's buttons and then pressing the SET button or the Telephoto zoom control. Press the WIDE zoom control again and it will display up to 20 different size frames in random order.

The image can be magnified up to 4800% in many steps by pressing the telephoto zoom control. Once the image is enlarged you can move around (Pan) inside of it. You can also save a magnified/cropped image as a lower resolution image by pressing the shutter release. To quickly return to viewing the image at the normal aspect (100%) press the set button.

Playback MENU options:

PLAYBACK MODE - Play ALL (slideshow) or 1 clip
SLIDESHOT - Start an auto playback of stored images
MULTI - Display 9 thumbnails per page
VOLUME - Adjust speaker volume
PROTECT - Protect image or movie against deletion
ERASE - Single frame or All frames
ROTATE - Rotate portrait mode images 90° CW or CCW
RESIZE - Resize large images down to 2M or 0.3M
EXTRACT STILL - Extract a still frame from a video clip
EDIT VIDEO - Edit length, join 2 or more clips, extract still frame
DPOF - Print order information
SMOOTH PLAYBACK - Make your movie Smoother for playback on a TV set (does not work with HD format files)

Resize large images down to smaller images for email, web use or just to save space on your SD card.

Playback of your audio-only recordings.

Press the MENU button for 2 seconds to display the information.

Movie clips can be played in the camera or viewed on a TV using the A-V or S-Video cable and if you have a HDTV with Component video you can playback your HD movies in fullscreen 16:9 resolution using the Component video AV cable !

Press the MENU button for 2 seconds to display the information.

You can edit movies by joining two or more clips into a single movie, you can delete portions of movies or you can extract a single frame and save it as a still image. You can also enable the Smooth Playback option to improve the output to the TV screen.

Set-Up Menu:

CLOCK SET - Setting of date and time
INFO DISPLAY - Date & Time, Counter, Show All, Off
START DISPLAY - Date & Time, Off OPERATION BEEP - Camera beeps, Shutter sound, Audio Guide
POST VIEW - Display after capture: Off, 1 or 2 seconds
WIND NOISE REDUC. - Reduce ambient sound in audio recording
NOISE REDUCTION - Minimize noise in still images
IMAGE SETTINGS - Normal, Vivid, Soft, Soft Vivid
FLICKER REDUCT - Reduce fluorescent light flicker during video recording
DIGITAL ZOOM - Digital zoom on or off
MONITOR BRIGHTNESS - Adjust the LCD backlight intensity
EXT MIC VOLUME - Adjust input level on external mic input
LANGUAGE - English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (traditional or simplified)
TV OUTPUT SETTINGS - NTSC, PAL or S-Video and set for 4:3 or 16:9 aspect ratio
POWER SAVE - Standby time for battery and external power
FILE NO. RESET - Continuous or reset (file numbering)
FORMAT - Format the SD Card
RESET - Resets all camera settings to default