Reviews: the new Sanyo C6

For my birthday (march 14), I recieved the new Sanyo C6, only released on Febuary 7, 2006. It shoots MPEG-4, which was once a problem for macs, but now it is compatible with the new iMovie HD. Sanyo has created the C6 in a way so that you control the camera's buttons with your thumb in an ergonomic design, with out too many bells and whistles. A feature sanyo built in was the ability to shoot still images while recording a movie. It turns out that is makes a break in the movie.

The 6 megapixel, 60x digital zoom cameracorder made contolling it a whole lot easier, when sanyo jammed only six buttons on the back, the still image, movie, zoom, set/move, record/play switch, and the menu button. The hand also fits nicely right under the lens and flash. One of the coolest features is that it records straight to a memory card (I reccomend a 2GB). Say goodbye to tapes! You can also play straight to your TV. In playback mode, there is audio, something I have never had.

The only problem I expierienced was that if you had auto-focus on, and you were taping something moving, you could hear the cameracorder trying to focus unsuccesfully. Luckly, you can turn off auto-focus.

In the box includes:

the Sanyo Software Pack (Windows/Mac)
USB cable
S-AV cable
Docking station (for recharging and uploading to the computer)
Lens cap
Cable adaptor
Remote Contol
Li-ion battery pack
AC adaptor
neck strap
Case that it suprisingly nice

Note that it includes no memory card, so you will have to buy your own. I use the 2GB.

You can probably get it for about $500.


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Photos

Photos using Macro shooting, down to a distance of 1 centimeter

Movies

Pretty cool.


Item Rating (by the reviewer)

8.0 out of 10 (Excellent)