Xacti CA65

Fri 2007/07/06 19:01 JST

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The latest Xacti video camera by Sanyo - the CA65.

I owned the first Xacti back in 2004 (my ancient review here) and then the Xacti C5 in 2005 (review here). After using the C5 for a while, I realized how crap it was. They made it smaller than the original C1 but the lens got smaller too meaning absolute crap quality in low light conditions. Even by day, the quality was grainy.

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I was fed up of the Xacti series and was going to go for the Panasonic SD3 at 104,980 yen but after looking at many video samples for this xacti CA65, I decided to go for it. Cost me about 41,000 yen on Rakuten.

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Xacti is about the only flash memory based video camera that saves in a format compatible with Macs (MPEG-4 AVC/H.264) The myth of "Macs being good at video editing" - dont know where that came from considering that you have to convert most movie formats before being able to edit on a Mac.

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The usual crap that comes in the box. A video cable that I will never use (never used it with the previous Xacti's) and a manual that I never read because it contains too much info (like a whole page with diagrams on how to insert a battery.)

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The speaker for listening to playback on.

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Konomi-chan is todays model.

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The CA65 is waterproof down to 1.5 meters - you can see it in action in this clip. I chose this model over the CG65 because I can take it to the beach (Okinawa to be precise ^^)and not worry about the sand or water damaging it.

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A bit bigger than I thought it would be but can live with that for the convenience of not having to convert it on the Mac.

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The strip of metal holds the stereo microphone.

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Comes with a 6Megapixel camera.

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The lens has gone back to being the same size-ish as the first 2004 model. The bigger the lens, the more light gets let in and the better quality the final clip will be.

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Power button. The Xacti will also sleep when the viewer is closed.

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No cover included with the CA65 this time which is fine as I never used the cover on the previous two models.

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The screen is gorgeous - bright and huge at 5cm x 4cm.
Konomi's bottom is also bright n huge ^^;
Records about 40mins of VGA quality video on a 1GB SD card.

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Viewer flips over 180.

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The big round rocker button with the smaller button in the center is a bit awkward to use. The button placements on the previous models were much easier to press.

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Uploaded a raw sample here - 3.36MB file at the highest quality the Xacti can handle. The sample was taken on the day of the Dance vader shooting.
Quality is not amazing but not bad given the convenience of the unit size and file format. I just wanted something which will let me get upload something to the web in the shortest possible time. The Dance Trooper clip was taken on the Xacti too but was terribly compressed by YouTube.

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Battery compartment is protected by a rubber sheet underneath the cover to prevent water getting in. The battery is the same since the C1 (thank you Sanyo) and the USB connection is located here too. I can mount the Xacti as an external drive on the Mac.

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The most uncoolest case I have seen.
The battery charger however is most cool.

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And this is the reason why the charger is cool - that bundle of shite on the left is the charger for the C1!
Folks outside Japan can look for this on Jlist (or ask them to get it for you)

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valho in Malaysia (Registered on 2007/05/04)
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that's one nice looking camera danny

Fri 2007/07/06 19:09:02 JST (ID #51124)

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valho in Malaysia (Registered on 2007/05/04)
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that's one nice looking camera danny

Fri 2007/07/06 19:09:02 JST (ID #93128)

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valho in Malaysia (Registered on 2007/05/04)
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that's one nice looking camera danny

Fri 2007/07/06 19:09:02 JST (ID #118824)

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valho in Malaysia (Registered on 2007/05/04)
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that's one nice looking camera danny

Fri 2007/07/06 19:09:02 JST (ID #144649)

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Sector6 in Singapore (Registered on 2007/05/14)
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woah, water proof for 1.5 meters- that sounds pretty neat!

Fri 2007/07/06 19:26:00 JST (ID #51126)

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Sector6 in Singapore (Registered on 2007/05/14)
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woah, water proof for 1.5 meters- that sounds pretty neat!

Fri 2007/07/06 19:26:00 JST (ID #93130)

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Sector6 in Singapore (Registered on 2007/05/14)
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woah, water proof for 1.5 meters- that sounds pretty neat!

Fri 2007/07/06 19:26:00 JST (ID #118826)

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Sector6 in Singapore (Registered on 2007/05/14)
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woah, water proof for 1.5 meters- that sounds pretty neat!

Fri 2007/07/06 19:26:00 JST (ID #144651)

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Tom in サウスフロリダ (Registered on 2006/12/25)
Professional Student

Danny, what program(s) are you using for video editing/creating?

Fri 2007/07/06 19:30:35 JST (ID #51127)

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Tom in サウスフロリダ (Registered on 2006/12/25)
Professional Student

Danny, what program(s) are you using for video editing/creating?

Fri 2007/07/06 19:30:35 JST (ID #93131)

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Tom in サウスフロリダ (Registered on 2006/12/25)
Professional Student

Danny, what program(s) are you using for video editing/creating?

Fri 2007/07/06 19:30:35 JST (ID #118827)

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Tom in サウスフロリダ (Registered on 2006/12/25)
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Danny, what program(s) are you using for video editing/creating?

Fri 2007/07/06 19:30:35 JST (ID #144652)

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CrazyAnimeTuga in Portugal (Registered on 2007/01/02)
Student
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Interesting gadget. Just wondering how much do you spend on electronic gadgets, figures and gundams and in other stuff, you must have one hell of an income to be able to acquire all those goodies. I keep playing on the € millions (european lottery) hoping to make the jackpot and get out of here and get all the goodies I want and live well till the rest of my life.

Fri 2007/07/06 19:34:29 JST (ID #51129)

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CrazyAnimeTuga in Portugal (Registered on 2007/01/02)
Student
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Interesting gadget. Just wondering how much do you spend on electronic gadgets, figures and gundams and in other stuff, you must have one hell of an income to be able to acquire all those goodies. I keep playing on the € millions (european lottery) hoping to make the jackpot and get out of here and get all the goodies I want and live well till the rest of my life.

Fri 2007/07/06 19:34:29 JST (ID #93133)

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CrazyAnimeTuga in Portugal (Registered on 2007/01/02)
Student
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Interesting gadget. Just wondering how much do you spend on electronic gadgets, figures and gundams and in other stuff, you must have one hell of an income to be able to acquire all those goodies. I keep playing on the € millions (european lottery) hoping to make the jackpot and get out of here and get all the goodies I want and live well till the rest of my life.

Fri 2007/07/06 19:34:29 JST (ID #118829)

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CrazyAnimeTuga in Portugal (Registered on 2007/01/02)
Student
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Interesting gadget. Just wondering how much do you spend on electronic gadgets, figures and gundams and in other stuff, you must have one hell of an income to be able to acquire all those goodies. I keep playing on the € millions (european lottery) hoping to make the jackpot and get out of here and get all the goodies I want and live well till the rest of my life.

Fri 2007/07/06 19:34:29 JST (ID #144654)

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syrix in U.S. (Registered on 2007/03/21)
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Water proof is definitely a great feature, looking forward to more vids from you.

Fri 2007/07/06 19:47:07 JST (ID #51130)

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syrix in U.S. (Registered on 2007/03/21)
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Water proof is definitely a great feature, looking forward to more vids from you.

Fri 2007/07/06 19:47:07 JST (ID #93134)

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syrix in U.S. (Registered on 2007/03/21)
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Water proof is definitely a great feature, looking forward to more vids from you.

Fri 2007/07/06 19:47:07 JST (ID #118830)

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syrix in U.S. (Registered on 2007/03/21)
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Water proof is definitely a great feature, looking forward to more vids from you.

Fri 2007/07/06 19:47:07 JST (ID #144655)

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J.L in カナダ (Registered on 2007/04/18)
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Konomi through the cam on the second picture looks so 3D - real person

that's a nice cam, you can make some dancing trooper on the beach !

Fri 2007/07/06 21:52:03 JST (ID #51133)

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J.L in カナダ (Registered on 2007/04/18)
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Konomi through the cam on the second picture looks so 3D - real person

that's a nice cam, you can make some dancing trooper on the beach !

Fri 2007/07/06 21:52:03 JST (ID #93137)

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J.L in カナダ (Registered on 2007/04/18)
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Konomi through the cam on the second picture looks so 3D - real person

that's a nice cam, you can make some dancing trooper on the beach !

Fri 2007/07/06 21:52:03 JST (ID #118833)

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J.L in カナダ (Registered on 2007/04/18)
大学生
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Konomi through the cam on the second picture looks so 3D - real person

that's a nice cam, you can make some dancing trooper on the beach !

Fri 2007/07/06 21:52:03 JST (ID #144658)

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Danny Choo in Tokyo (Registered on 2006/12/11)
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CrazyAnimeTuga,
I get taxed like crazy so need to spend money on something ^^;

Tom,
Just iMovie for now.

Fri 2007/07/06 22:16:41 JST (ID #51135)

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Danny Choo in Tokyo (Registered on 2006/12/11)
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CrazyAnimeTuga,
I get taxed like crazy so need to spend money on something ^^;

Tom,
Just iMovie for now.

Fri 2007/07/06 22:16:41 JST (ID #93139)

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Danny Choo in Tokyo (Registered on 2006/12/11)
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CrazyAnimeTuga,
I get taxed like crazy so need to spend money on something ^^;

Tom,
Just iMovie for now.

Fri 2007/07/06 22:16:41 JST (ID #118835)

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Danny Choo in Tokyo (Registered on 2006/12/11)
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CrazyAnimeTuga,
I get taxed like crazy so need to spend money on something ^^;

Tom,
Just iMovie for now.

Fri 2007/07/06 22:16:41 JST (ID #144660)

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Tom in サウスフロリダ (Registered on 2006/12/25)
Professional Student

I figured it was iMovie. You might want to look into Final Cut Pro or Adobe Premier. You shouldn't have any trouble with file with those programs. Double-check just to be sure, but I'm fairly positive they'd suit you more than iMovie if you decide to really get into movie editing. I never liked iMovie that much, personally. It's very limiting.

Fri 2007/07/06 22:22:49 JST (ID #51136)

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Tom in サウスフロリダ (Registered on 2006/12/25)
Professional Student

I figured it was iMovie. You might want to look into Final Cut Pro or Adobe Premier. You shouldn't have any trouble with file with those programs. Double-check just to be sure, but I'm fairly positive they'd suit you more than iMovie if you decide to really get into movie editing. I never liked iMovie that much, personally. It's very limiting.

Fri 2007/07/06 22:22:49 JST (ID #93140)

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Tom in サウスフロリダ (Registered on 2006/12/25)
Professional Student

I figured it was iMovie. You might want to look into Final Cut Pro or Adobe Premier. You shouldn't have any trouble with file with those programs. Double-check just to be sure, but I'm fairly positive they'd suit you more than iMovie if you decide to really get into movie editing. I never liked iMovie that much, personally. It's very limiting.

Fri 2007/07/06 22:22:49 JST (ID #118836)

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Tom in サウスフロリダ (Registered on 2006/12/25)
Professional Student

I figured it was iMovie. You might want to look into Final Cut Pro or Adobe Premier. You shouldn't have any trouble with file with those programs. Double-check just to be sure, but I'm fairly positive they'd suit you more than iMovie if you decide to really get into movie editing. I never liked iMovie that much, personally. It's very limiting.

Fri 2007/07/06 22:22:49 JST (ID #144661)

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windbell in Singapore/シンガポール, Tokyo/東京 (Registered on 2006/12/25)
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What I like about the Xacti CA65 is that it's designed like a gun's handle, making it easy to carry ^^;

I though the casing was rather cool ^^;

Fri 2007/07/06 23:06:47 JST (ID #51137)

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windbell in Singapore/シンガポール, Tokyo/東京 (Registered on 2006/12/25)
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What I like about the Xacti CA65 is that it's designed like a gun's handle, making it easy to carry ^^;

I though the casing was rather cool ^^;

Fri 2007/07/06 23:06:47 JST (ID #93141)

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windbell in Singapore/シンガポール, Tokyo/東京 (Registered on 2006/12/25)
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What I like about the Xacti CA65 is that it's designed like a gun's handle, making it easy to carry ^^;

I though the casing was rather cool ^^;

Fri 2007/07/06 23:06:47 JST (ID #118837)

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windbell in Singapore/シンガポール, Tokyo/東京 (Registered on 2006/12/25)
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What I like about the Xacti CA65 is that it's designed like a gun's handle, making it easy to carry ^^;

I though the casing was rather cool ^^;

Fri 2007/07/06 23:06:47 JST (ID #144662)

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Otaku Surf in Maryland (Registered on 2007/06/04)
Web Producer
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Nice camera! I've got so much to buy this year, maybe I'll ask the camera for Christmas. The video is really clear for something that size...nice teaser for the trooper and darth.

Fri 2007/07/06 23:33:03 JST (ID #51142)

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Otaku Surf in Maryland (Registered on 2007/06/04)
Web Producer
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Nice camera! I've got so much to buy this year, maybe I'll ask the camera for Christmas. The video is really clear for something that size...nice teaser for the trooper and darth.

Fri 2007/07/06 23:33:03 JST (ID #93146)

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Otaku Surf in Maryland (Registered on 2007/06/04)
Web Producer
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Nice camera! I've got so much to buy this year, maybe I'll ask the camera for Christmas. The video is really clear for something that size...nice teaser for the trooper and darth.

Fri 2007/07/06 23:33:03 JST (ID #118842)

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Otaku Surf in Maryland (Registered on 2007/06/04)
Web Producer
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Nice camera! I've got so much to buy this year, maybe I'll ask the camera for Christmas. The video is really clear for something that size...nice teaser for the trooper and darth.

Fri 2007/07/06 23:33:03 JST (ID #144667)

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Gorgo in Florence, Italy (Registered on 2007/04/16)
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Nice camera indeed.
Danny one question, got this camera english menu too? Or is only in japanese?

.:G:.

Sat 2007/07/07 00:50:50 JST (ID #51144)

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Gorgo in Florence, Italy (Registered on 2007/04/16)
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Nice camera indeed.
Danny one question, got this camera english menu too? Or is only in japanese?

.:G:.

Sat 2007/07/07 00:50:50 JST (ID #93148)

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Gorgo in Florence, Italy (Registered on 2007/04/16)
Games addicted
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Nice camera indeed.
Danny one question, got this camera english menu too? Or is only in japanese?

.:G:.

Sat 2007/07/07 00:50:50 JST (ID #118844)

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Gorgo in Florence, Italy (Registered on 2007/04/16)
Games addicted
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Nice camera indeed.
Danny one question, got this camera english menu too? Or is only in japanese?

.:G:.

Sat 2007/07/07 00:50:50 JST (ID #144669)

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Danny Choo in Tokyo (Registered on 2006/12/11)
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Tom,
Thanks. Will check out pro.

Gorgo,
Just checked - Japanese only even though it has some English instructions.

Sat 2007/07/07 01:07:41 JST (ID #51150)

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Danny Choo in Tokyo (Registered on 2006/12/11)
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Tom,
Thanks. Will check out pro.

Gorgo,
Just checked - Japanese only even though it has some English instructions.

Sat 2007/07/07 01:07:41 JST (ID #93154)

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Danny Choo in Tokyo (Registered on 2006/12/11)
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Tom,
Thanks. Will check out pro.

Gorgo,
Just checked - Japanese only even though it has some English instructions.

Sat 2007/07/07 01:07:41 JST (ID #118850)

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Danny Choo in Tokyo (Registered on 2006/12/11)
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Tom,
Thanks. Will check out pro.

Gorgo,
Just checked - Japanese only even though it has some English instructions.

Sat 2007/07/07 01:07:41 JST (ID #144675)

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david -M- in Strasbourg, France (Registered on 2007/02/10)
Webdesigner - Freelance
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I am very interested by this Xacti, but I have a question for you Danny !
The screen looks to be very good, but is it possible to play video that you put on the SD card ? I mean, like divx movie (deathnote episode !). I don't think so, but maybe... It would be cool.

Sat 2007/07/07 02:21:23 JST (ID #51151)

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david -M- in Strasbourg, France (Registered on 2007/02/10)
Webdesigner - Freelance
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I am very interested by this Xacti, but I have a question for you Danny !
The screen looks to be very good, but is it possible to play video that you put on the SD card ? I mean, like divx movie (deathnote episode !). I don't think so, but maybe... It would be cool.

Sat 2007/07/07 02:21:23 JST (ID #93155)

reply to david -M-'s comment
david -M- in Strasbourg, France (Registered on 2007/02/10)
Webdesigner - Freelance
http://blog.dmasson.com

I am very interested by this Xacti, but I have a question for you Danny !
The screen looks to be very good, but is it possible to play video that you put on the SD card ? I mean, like divx movie (deathnote episode !). I don't think so, but maybe... It would be cool.

Sat 2007/07/07 02:21:23 JST (ID #118851)

reply to david -M-'s comment
david -M- in Strasbourg, France (Registered on 2007/02/10)
Webdesigner - Freelance
http://blog.dmasson.com

I am very interested by this Xacti, but I have a question for you Danny !
The screen looks to be very good, but is it possible to play video that you put on the SD card ? I mean, like divx movie (deathnote episode !). I don't think so, but maybe... It would be cool.

Sat 2007/07/07 02:21:23 JST (ID #144676)

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marvin (Registered on 2006/12/24)
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waterproof up to 1.5 meters huh... cool! sounds like you can take some pretty interesting underwater shots Danny. ^^ although a swimming stormtrooper doesn't sound too armor friendly. ^^;

Sat 2007/07/07 02:38:53 JST (ID #51152)

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marvin (Registered on 2006/12/24)
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waterproof up to 1.5 meters huh... cool! sounds like you can take some pretty interesting underwater shots Danny. ^^ although a swimming stormtrooper doesn't sound too armor friendly. ^^;

Sat 2007/07/07 02:38:53 JST (ID #93156)

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marvin (Registered on 2006/12/24)
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waterproof up to 1.5 meters huh... cool! sounds like you can take some pretty interesting underwater shots Danny. ^^ although a swimming stormtrooper doesn't sound too armor friendly. ^^;

Sat 2007/07/07 02:38:53 JST (ID #118852)

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marvin (Registered on 2006/12/24)
http://www.marvinryan.com

waterproof up to 1.5 meters huh... cool! sounds like you can take some pretty interesting underwater shots Danny. ^^ although a swimming stormtrooper doesn't sound too armor friendly. ^^;

Sat 2007/07/07 02:38:53 JST (ID #144677)

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Danny Choo in Tokyo (Registered on 2006/12/11)
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david -M-,
I tried but it wouldn't play. Besides, there is no headphone socket.

Sat 2007/07/07 03:02:02 JST (ID #51153)

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Danny Choo in Tokyo (Registered on 2006/12/11)
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david -M-,
I tried but it wouldn't play. Besides, there is no headphone socket.

Sat 2007/07/07 03:02:02 JST (ID #93157)

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Danny Choo in Tokyo (Registered on 2006/12/11)
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david -M-,
I tried but it wouldn't play. Besides, there is no headphone socket.

Sat 2007/07/07 03:02:02 JST (ID #118853)

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Danny Choo in Tokyo (Registered on 2006/12/11)
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david -M-,
I tried but it wouldn't play. Besides, there is no headphone socket.

Sat 2007/07/07 03:02:02 JST (ID #144678)

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Gorgo in Florence, Italy (Registered on 2007/04/16)
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Thanks Danny.

Sat 2007/07/07 04:56:43 JST (ID #51157)

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Gorgo in Florence, Italy (Registered on 2007/04/16)
Games addicted
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Thanks Danny.

Sat 2007/07/07 04:56:43 JST (ID #93161)

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Gorgo in Florence, Italy (Registered on 2007/04/16)
Games addicted
http://addictedtoludus.com/

Thanks Danny.

Sat 2007/07/07 04:56:43 JST (ID #118857)

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Gorgo in Florence, Italy (Registered on 2007/04/16)
Games addicted
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Thanks Danny.

Sat 2007/07/07 04:56:43 JST (ID #144682)

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BeLe in Davao, Philippines (Registered on 2007/01/03)
.NET/Web Developer
http://scrumptious.animeblogger.net

Video cameras aren't really in my "To Buy list" this year. Maybe in 2008, still got three things to get before the end of the year. A D40, ps3 and an lcd monitor. ^^

I like that the Xacti is waterproof though, that would really make it useful. And that case looks like a gun holster or something. heheh! It could probably pass as a stormtrooper weapon. lolz.

Sat 2007/07/07 05:04:23 JST (ID #51159)

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BeLe in Davao, Philippines (Registered on 2007/01/03)
.NET/Web Developer
http://scrumptious.animeblogger.net

Video cameras aren't really in my "To Buy list" this year. Maybe in 2008, still got three things to get before the end of the year. A D40, ps3 and an lcd monitor. ^^

I like that the Xacti is waterproof though, that would really make it useful. And that case looks like a gun holster or something. heheh! It could probably pass as a stormtrooper weapon. lolz.

Sat 2007/07/07 05:04:23 JST (ID #93163)

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BeLe in Davao, Philippines (Registered on 2007/01/03)
.NET/Web Developer
http://scrumptious.animeblogger.net

Video cameras aren't really in my "To Buy list" this year. Maybe in 2008, still got three things to get before the end of the year. A D40, ps3 and an lcd monitor. ^^

I like that the Xacti is waterproof though, that would really make it useful. And that case looks like a gun holster or something. heheh! It could probably pass as a stormtrooper weapon. lolz.

Sat 2007/07/07 05:04:23 JST (ID #118859)

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BeLe in Davao, Philippines (Registered on 2007/01/03)
.NET/Web Developer
http://scrumptious.animeblogger.net

Video cameras aren't really in my "To Buy list" this year. Maybe in 2008, still got three things to get before the end of the year. A D40, ps3 and an lcd monitor. ^^

I like that the Xacti is waterproof though, that would really make it useful. And that case looks like a gun holster or something. heheh! It could probably pass as a stormtrooper weapon. lolz.

Sat 2007/07/07 05:04:23 JST (ID #144684)

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Vincent F in Funabashi, Japan (Registered on 2007/02/17)
CG artist
http://www.kapoueblog.com

if you used final cut pro you d'ont have to convert your mpeg 4 files. You can have realtime playback but if you put some transitions or effect you need to do some preview render. Real time editing with effect only work with DV DVC PRO HD and HDV codec with final cut pro 5.1

Sat 2007/07/07 05:52:53 JST (ID #51163)

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Vincent F in Funabashi, Japan (Registered on 2007/02/17)
CG artist
http://www.kapoueblog.com

if you used final cut pro you d'ont have to convert your mpeg 4 files. You can have realtime playback but if you put some transitions or effect you need to do some preview render. Real time editing with effect only work with DV DVC PRO HD and HDV codec with final cut pro 5.1

Sat 2007/07/07 05:52:53 JST (ID #93167)

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Vincent F in Funabashi, Japan (Registered on 2007/02/17)
CG artist
http://www.kapoueblog.com

if you used final cut pro you d'ont have to convert your mpeg 4 files. You can have realtime playback but if you put some transitions or effect you need to do some preview render. Real time editing with effect only work with DV DVC PRO HD and HDV codec with final cut pro 5.1

Sat 2007/07/07 05:52:53 JST (ID #118863)

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Vincent F in Funabashi, Japan (Registered on 2007/02/17)
CG artist
http://www.kapoueblog.com

if you used final cut pro you d'ont have to convert your mpeg 4 files. You can have realtime playback but if you put some transitions or effect you need to do some preview render. Real time editing with effect only work with DV DVC PRO HD and HDV codec with final cut pro 5.1

Sat 2007/07/07 05:52:53 JST (ID #144688)

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loplop in Somewhere near Seiroka (Registered on 2007/02/10)
H/R Type person
http://loplopseromilfblog.blogspot.com/

I like the size of that one. It would be nice for backpacking or biking trips. Just might have to see if it's available in the US . . . .

Sat 2007/07/07 06:14:35 JST (ID #51165)

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loplop in Somewhere near Seiroka (Registered on 2007/02/10)
H/R Type person
http://loplopseromilfblog.blogspot.com/

I like the size of that one. It would be nice for backpacking or biking trips. Just might have to see if it's available in the US . . . .

Sat 2007/07/07 06:14:35 JST (ID #93169)

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loplop in Somewhere near Seiroka (Registered on 2007/02/10)
H/R Type person
http://loplopseromilfblog.blogspot.com/

I like the size of that one. It would be nice for backpacking or biking trips. Just might have to see if it's available in the US . . . .

Sat 2007/07/07 06:14:35 JST (ID #118865)

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loplop in Somewhere near Seiroka (Registered on 2007/02/10)
H/R Type person
http://loplopseromilfblog.blogspot.com/

I like the size of that one. It would be nice for backpacking or biking trips. Just might have to see if it's available in the US . . . .

Sat 2007/07/07 06:14:35 JST (ID #144690)

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-XYZPDQ in Pennsylvania, United States (Registered on 2007/01/01)
Student Engineer
http://www.tgwnetohh.blogspot.com/

yes and no, my camera will take ok/above par video, but it was intended to be a picture camera. Ive recorded many school projects, events and now my vacations.

Sat 2007/07/07 10:15:22 JST (ID #51171)

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-XYZPDQ in Pennsylvania, United States (Registered on 2007/01/01)
Student Engineer
http://www.tgwnetohh.blogspot.com/

yes and no, my camera will take ok/above par video, but it was intended to be a picture camera. Ive recorded many school projects, events and now my vacations.

Sat 2007/07/07 10:15:22 JST (ID #93175)

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-XYZPDQ in Pennsylvania, United States (Registered on 2007/01/01)
Student Engineer
http://www.tgwnetohh.blogspot.com/

yes and no, my camera will take ok/above par video, but it was intended to be a picture camera. Ive recorded many school projects, events and now my vacations.

Sat 2007/07/07 10:15:22 JST (ID #118871)

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-XYZPDQ in Pennsylvania, United States (Registered on 2007/01/01)
Student Engineer
http://www.tgwnetohh.blogspot.com/

yes and no, my camera will take ok/above par video, but it was intended to be a picture camera. Ive recorded many school projects, events and now my vacations.

Sat 2007/07/07 10:15:22 JST (ID #144696)

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よしむ in 静岡 (Registered on 2007/01/09)
Illustrator
http://kent446.exblog.jp/

10月くらいまでに僕も買いたい。
CG65とスペックは一緒？

Sat 2007/07/07 10:38:51 JST (ID #51173)

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よしむ in 静岡 (Registered on 2007/01/09)
Illustrator
http://kent446.exblog.jp/

10月くらいまでに僕も買いたい。
CG65とスペックは一緒？

Sat 2007/07/07 10:38:51 JST (ID #93177)

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よしむ in 静岡 (Registered on 2007/01/09)
Illustrator
http://kent446.exblog.jp/

10月くらいまでに僕も買いたい。
CG65とスペックは一緒？

Sat 2007/07/07 10:38:51 JST (ID #118873)

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よしむ in 静岡 (Registered on 2007/01/09)
Illustrator
http://kent446.exblog.jp/

10月くらいまでに僕も買いたい。
CG65とスペックは一緒？

Sat 2007/07/07 10:38:51 JST (ID #144698)

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Tiny Red Man in Tiny Red Dot, Singapore. (Registered on 2007/04/11)
free lance otaku, full time Protector of Peace.

so...is it good?

Sat 2007/07/07 11:10:30 JST (ID #51174)

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Tiny Red Man in Tiny Red Dot, Singapore. (Registered on 2007/04/11)
free lance otaku, full time Protector of Peace.

so...is it good?

Sat 2007/07/07 11:10:30 JST (ID #93178)

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Tiny Red Man in Tiny Red Dot, Singapore. (Registered on 2007/04/11)
free lance otaku, full time Protector of Peace.

so...is it good?

Sat 2007/07/07 11:10:30 JST (ID #118874)

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Tiny Red Man in Tiny Red Dot, Singapore. (Registered on 2007/04/11)
free lance otaku, full time Protector of Peace.

so...is it good?

Sat 2007/07/07 11:10:30 JST (ID #144699)

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Hatix in Antwerp, Belgium (Registered on 2007/04/25)
IT, Programmer, Otaku, ...
http://blog.jpopdb.org/

Looks like a pretty good camera for quick shots. The holster bag looks cool indeed ;p
Hehe, people really don't look surprised when walking past a storm trooper and darth vader in harajuku ;p Seemed like one of the side streets, not very crowded as takeshita dori ;p.

I still have a DV camera from Panasonic (an NV-GS400), quite a big sucker, but great picture quality. Recording to pc is no problem, but conversion of DV video is a pain in the ass. many video editing tools like premiere & vegas, don't really work well with xvid or h264...
So you can be happy without all the conversion hassles :)

Sat 2007/07/07 15:38:10 JST (ID #51177)

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Hatix in Antwerp, Belgium (Registered on 2007/04/25)
IT, Programmer, Otaku, ...
http://blog.jpopdb.org/

Looks like a pretty good camera for quick shots. The holster bag looks cool indeed ;p
Hehe, people really don't look surprised when walking past a storm trooper and darth vader in harajuku ;p Seemed like one of the side streets, not very crowded as takeshita dori ;p.

I still have a DV camera from Panasonic (an NV-GS400), quite a big sucker, but great picture quality. Recording to pc is no problem, but conversion of DV video is a pain in the ass. many video editing tools like premiere & vegas, don't really work well with xvid or h264...
So you can be happy without all the conversion hassles :)

Sat 2007/07/07 15:38:10 JST (ID #93181)

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Hatix in Antwerp, Belgium (Registered on 2007/04/25)
IT, Programmer, Otaku, ...
http://blog.jpopdb.org/

Looks like a pretty good camera for quick shots. The holster bag looks cool indeed ;p
Hehe, people really don't look surprised when walking past a storm trooper and darth vader in harajuku ;p Seemed like one of the side streets, not very crowded as takeshita dori ;p.

I still have a DV camera from Panasonic (an NV-GS400), quite a big sucker, but great picture quality. Recording to pc is no problem, but conversion of DV video is a pain in the ass. many video editing tools like premiere & vegas, don't really work well with xvid or h264...
So you can be happy without all the conversion hassles :)

Sat 2007/07/07 15:38:10 JST (ID #118877)

reply to Hatix's comment
Hatix in Antwerp, Belgium (Registered on 2007/04/25)
IT, Programmer, Otaku, ...
http://blog.jpopdb.org/

Looks like a pretty good camera for quick shots. The holster bag looks cool indeed ;p
Hehe, people really don't look surprised when walking past a storm trooper and darth vader in harajuku ;p Seemed like one of the side streets, not very crowded as takeshita dori ;p.

I still have a DV camera from Panasonic (an NV-GS400), quite a big sucker, but great picture quality. Recording to pc is no problem, but conversion of DV video is a pain in the ass. many video editing tools like premiere & vegas, don't really work well with xvid or h264...
So you can be happy without all the conversion hassles :)

Sat 2007/07/07 15:38:10 JST (ID #144702)

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Danny Choo in Tokyo (Registered on 2006/12/11)
CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/

Tiny Red Man,
Tis good.

よしむさん、
一緒みたいですね。ただこっちが防水だけだ。新刊楽しみにしているよ^o^

Vincent F,
Will check it out.

Sat 2007/07/07 18:04:38 JST (ID #51180)

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Danny Choo in Tokyo (Registered on 2006/12/11)
CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/

Tiny Red Man,
Tis good.

よしむさん、
一緒みたいですね。ただこっちが防水だけだ。新刊楽しみにしているよ^o^

Vincent F,
Will check it out.

Sat 2007/07/07 18:04:38 JST (ID #93184)

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Danny Choo in Tokyo (Registered on 2006/12/11)
CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/

Tiny Red Man,
Tis good.

よしむさん、
一緒みたいですね。ただこっちが防水だけだ。新刊楽しみにしているよ^o^

Vincent F,
Will check it out.

Sat 2007/07/07 18:04:38 JST (ID #118880)

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Danny Choo in Tokyo (Registered on 2006/12/11)
CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/

Tiny Red Man,
Tis good.

よしむさん、
一緒みたいですね。ただこっちが防水だけだ。新刊楽しみにしているよ^o^

Vincent F,
Will check it out.

Sat 2007/07/07 18:04:38 JST (ID #144705)

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Sakimichi in Philippines (Registered on 2007/05/14)
Anime Blogger
http://notcliche.com/shinkai/

wow, i liked the waterproof feature..since i keep on circling around beaches..there was one time my camera fell down the water..ack...i was careless

Sun 2007/07/08 01:15:36 JST (ID #51208)

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Sakimichi in Philippines (Registered on 2007/05/14)
Anime Blogger
http://notcliche.com/shinkai/

wow, i liked the waterproof feature..since i keep on circling around beaches..there was one time my camera fell down the water..ack...i was careless

Sun 2007/07/08 01:15:36 JST (ID #93212)

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Sakimichi in Philippines (Registered on 2007/05/14)
Anime Blogger
http://notcliche.com/shinkai/

wow, i liked the waterproof feature..since i keep on circling around beaches..there was one time my camera fell down the water..ack...i was careless

Sun 2007/07/08 01:15:36 JST (ID #118908)

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Sakimichi in Philippines (Registered on 2007/05/14)
Anime Blogger
http://notcliche.com/shinkai/

wow, i liked the waterproof feature..since i keep on circling around beaches..there was one time my camera fell down the water..ack...i was careless

Sun 2007/07/08 01:15:36 JST (ID #144733)

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Zeroblade in Manila, Philippines (Registered on 2007/04/10)
Student
http://zeroblade.dasaku.net

I own a JVC GR-DX77u, which like, still records on analog stuff (Mini DV's). I've really wanted to get a new one, but I figure a really good computer comes first.

Mon 2007/07/09 00:15:39 JST (ID #51256)

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Zeroblade in Manila, Philippines (Registered on 2007/04/10)
Student
http://zeroblade.dasaku.net

I own a JVC GR-DX77u, which like, still records on analog stuff (Mini DV's). I've really wanted to get a new one, but I figure a really good computer comes first.

Mon 2007/07/09 00:15:39 JST (ID #93260)

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Zeroblade in Manila, Philippines (Registered on 2007/04/10)
Student
http://zeroblade.dasaku.net

I own a JVC GR-DX77u, which like, still records on analog stuff (Mini DV's). I've really wanted to get a new one, but I figure a really good computer comes first.

Mon 2007/07/09 00:15:39 JST (ID #118956)

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Zeroblade in Manila, Philippines (Registered on 2007/04/10)
Student
http://zeroblade.dasaku.net

I own a JVC GR-DX77u, which like, still records on analog stuff (Mini DV's). I've really wanted to get a new one, but I figure a really good computer comes first.

Mon 2007/07/09 00:15:39 JST (ID #144781)

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anjoyplanet in Switzerland (Registered on 2007/08/21)
multimedia & decoration
http://www.anjoyplanet.com/video/sample.html

I'm also a VERY HAPPY OWNER of the SANYO XACTI CA65 ;-)

I have made a SPECIAL PAGE for this fantastik model in my personal website !!!

...WITH A LOT OF VIDEO SAMPLE:
--> compressed with flash
--> compressed with WMM
--> and ORIGINAL MP4 codec H.264 ;-)

welcome at :
http://www.anjoyplanet.com/video/SANYO_XACTI_CA65.html

All questions welcome

Tue 2007/08/21 15:10:53 JST (ID #55028)

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anjoyplanet in Switzerland (Registered on 2007/08/21)
multimedia & decoration
http://www.anjoyplanet.com/video/sample.html

I'm also a VERY HAPPY OWNER of the SANYO XACTI CA65 ;-)

I have made a SPECIAL PAGE for this fantastik model in my personal website !!!

...WITH A LOT OF VIDEO SAMPLE:
--> compressed with flash
--> compressed with WMM
--> and ORIGINAL MP4 codec H.264 ;-)

welcome at :
http://www.anjoyplanet.com/video/SANYO_XACTI_CA65.html

All questions welcome

Tue 2007/08/21 15:10:53 JST (ID #97032)

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anjoyplanet in Switzerland (Registered on 2007/08/21)
multimedia & decoration
http://www.anjoyplanet.com/video/sample.html

I'm also a VERY HAPPY OWNER of the SANYO XACTI CA65 ;-)

I have made a SPECIAL PAGE for this fantastik model in my personal website !!!

...WITH A LOT OF VIDEO SAMPLE:
--> compressed with flash
--> compressed with WMM
--> and ORIGINAL MP4 codec H.264 ;-)

welcome at :
http://www.anjoyplanet.com/video/SANYO_XACTI_CA65.html

All questions welcome

Tue 2007/08/21 15:10:53 JST (ID #122728)

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anjoyplanet in Switzerland (Registered on 2007/08/21)
multimedia & decoration
http://www.anjoyplanet.com/video/sample.html

I'm also a VERY HAPPY OWNER of the SANYO XACTI CA65 ;-)

I have made a SPECIAL PAGE for this fantastik model in my personal website !!!

...WITH A LOT OF VIDEO SAMPLE:
--> compressed with flash
--> compressed with WMM
--> and ORIGINAL MP4 codec H.264 ;-)

welcome at :
http://www.anjoyplanet.com/video/SANYO_XACTI_CA65.html

All questions welcome

Tue 2007/08/21 15:10:53 JST (ID #148553)

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anjoyplanet in Switzerland (Registered on 2007/08/21)
multimedia & decoration
http://www.anjoyplanet.com/video/sample.html

After 13 months being an happy owner of this Xacti CA65, I can tell you it's a fantastic Camcorder ;-)))

I have update my SPECIAL PAGE for this specific model in my website
...WITH A LOT OF VIDEO SAMPLE:
--> compressed with flash
--> compressed with WMM
--> and ORIGINAL MP4 codec H.264 ;-)

welcome at :
http://www.anjoyplanet.com/video/SANYO_XACTI_CA65.html

Fri 2008/06/13 06:29:37 JST (ID #212022)

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Leo~Chan in montreal,quebec,born in hk (Registered on 2008/03/26)
study

kool

Mon 2008/07/07 06:24:44 JST (ID #232006)

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Erin in NJ (Registered on 2008/04/21)
UI

i wanna own one waterproof video cam...but one thing stuck me to buy is question about " is it only usable when going to beach"...> <...

Mon 2008/07/07 06:33:39 JST (ID #232011)

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- lostandfound in Singapore (Registered on 2007/10/21)
  Hikikomori in the making
  http://supermariabros.deviantart.com/
  
  I don't think it is only limited to beaches or any place with water... I might be wrong...
  
  Mon 2008/07/07 08:47:16 JST (ID #232094)
  
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sulk in Toronto, Canada (Registered on 2007/04/02)
Director/Technical Director, Cameraman
http://www.sulkorp.net

Yea, the xacti line always seems nice, because you can just throw it in a bag, and have a video camera.
Though are they HD in the new generations? The screens aspect ratio looks a bit wonky, though it could just be the picture. But having a waterproof camera would be really cool, especially last time I went scuba diving, I couldn't take any pictures :<
(and the link to the video is 404ing for me, dunno if you took it down cause of bandwidth)

Mon 2008/07/07 10:31:34 JST (ID #232146)

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myu in Finland (Registered on 2007/07/03)
Student
http://myucon.wordpress.com/

Looks handy.

Mon 2008/07/07 20:23:02 JST (ID #232555)

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amasero in USA, Maryland (Registered on 2008/05/13)
anime junky :3
http://www.youtube.com/ThisGuyJohn

oooo my friend had like one of those older models from 3 years ago.. i want one!!

Tue 2008/07/08 00:28:20 JST (ID #232664)

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naughty-neko in there O_O (Registered on 2008/09/24)
illustrator/web designer in training
http://naughtyneko.wordpress.com

I actually kinda like the case ^_^; Reminds me of a gun holster.

Wed 2008/09/24 21:50:50 JST (ID #312533)

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jimmyt in NorthEast, UK (Registered on 2008/06/04)
a 'creative' type

this looks good, a small and neat package, decent quality and more importantly waterproof/sand proof. Amused by the video format + Macs comment. ^_^

Sun 2009/02/22 21:34:01 JST (ID #498884)

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lemon tea in cup (Registered on 2009/04/03)
mouse clicker

vanish proof? LOL

Fri 2009/05/01 19:06:01 JST (ID #587187)

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