Gadget Envy - Sanyo Xacti HD1a
Last week at the Podcast Expo, I was greeted with a common problem, gadget envy. I try to keep myself on the other end of this issue, but in this case I was toast. My friends John Furrier and Leo Laporte each whipped out Sanyo Xacti HD1a’s, a hand held camcorder. Not the greatest video camera on the planet when it comes to quality, but it has a particular feature that puts it over the top and was the reason I bought: It fits in your pocket. This thing is tiny, does SD and HD and easily fits in your front pocket. For me - that sells. If it requires a bag I’ll never use it, when I can slip it in my pocket, it becomes attractive. Look for video coming to the site soon. I’ve spent the last few days familiarizing myself with the controls. Fun little device.
I was wondering how good it was, and would it import to iMovie?
Another thing is the quality better then DVs?
I am a Podcaster and I need something that works like that, but since you own one, then I guess you would know.
Main question, Should I buy it, as a podcaster?
Mazen, it records in MP4 format, natively supported by iMovie.
I have been able to get it to import into Final Cut Pro by first converting it. I don’t have the specs in front of me - it took some experimentation - but I did eventually get it to work without having to render it in FCP.