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Sanyo Xacti HD1A
Sanyo Xacti HD1A
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HQ Grade: F
A is outstanding and exceptional, rated in the top 10% of camcorders.
B means they are good, with some standout features.
C means they are mediocre, and probably more trouble than they are worth.
D & F mean they are absolutely awful or old. Avoid at all costs.
  • 4 out of 5
"Nice Sharpness"
  • 4 out of 5
"HD1a, Great Value"
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Erin Cullen (erintilly) 1 pts
December 17, 2006 3:58 PM
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Editing?

How easy is it to edit footage from this camera in Adobe Premeire Pro (PC) and Final Cut Pro (mac)?
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by James DeRuvo (byjamesderuvo) 58448 pts
December 19, 2006 2:22 PM
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According to the specs, Sanyo's dock uses USB to interface with a PC. It does say it's MAC compatible, but I don't see any way you can capture via FIREWIRE, which is typically the manner by which Mac uses for video capture.

PC, however, shouldn't be a problem. Downside though, is that the HD1A does record in MPEG4, which though a great format, does compress your footage as it goes. So, when editing, you end up compressing footage that is already compressed. Not the best to go about things.
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hummertest (ITan) 30 pts
December 25, 2006 10:25 AM
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by James DeRuvo (byjamesderuvo) 58448 pts
January 3, 2007 9:03 PM
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Hi, I noticed that you haven't marked any replies as the "best answer." Are you still looking for an answer? If so, I recommend you re-submit it on http://www.digitalcamera-hq.com so it will have a better chance of being noticed. These days it looks like most questions are being answered within a few days. Good luck!
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blockfish 0 pts
February 5, 2007 3:49 AM
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Except for the speed of my poor old iMac, I didnt have any problems using iMovie or FinalCut to edit my footage. But I still am trying to get Premiere to read a MPEG4 file. For the PC you need to convert the MPEG4 to something readable which I havent found a good method, yet.
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8DFM.com 0 pts
March 10, 2007 10:31 PM
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I'm trying to edit this in Sony Vegas 6d and am having trouble... I can convert to .wmv but it still has trouble in a HDV 720 timeline
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puper78 0 pts
April 11, 2007 10:25 AM
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You have to repack the mp4 to an avi container (without recompression) using the tool mp4cam2avi. Fast and simple.
Afterwards you can "easily" edit the videos in Ulead Video Studio 10 Plus, Sony Vegas, MS Movie Maker, ....
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by James DeRuvo (byjamesderuvo) 58448 pts
April 11, 2007 12:33 PM
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Good idea, puper. But the issue still is that with MPEG4, the video footage is still drastically compressed and will be compressed further once the editing if finished. I'd rather start with uncompressed footage and go from there.
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