Sanyo Xacti VPC-HD1000

Great image quality; good screen size; quick start up; easy to navigate through the menu; good range of settings, including various levels of high definition; good battery life; great macro mode.

I'm not sure I like the angle of the 'pistol grip' style - you often need both hands to keep it steady on zoomed shots. It's not the camera's fault, but at full HD resolution, you will need a really fast computer (and preferably 64 bit processing) to use...

Well I was looking for a digital video camera and a digital camera as we were going on holiday but when I saw this I was hooked not only does it look one of the best things you can buy you can keep it in your pocket so easy to use as there are only a few...

Not too many bad points but I would of liked it to have some kind of pause button when your recording as you have to stop it every time and you end up with loads of little clips on your memory card, but saying that you can clip them altogether, also acces...

picture quality is excellent, battery great, but worth carrying a spare, just in case! recommend a 16GB (4hrs recording time) or more memory card, this will ensure no issues, although if you have a portable hard disk, you can transfer the files easily to...

compatibility with Apple mac caused some issues, however easily resolvable with some additional software downloads.