SANYO XACTI VPC E2 8MP DIGITAL CAMCORDER BLUE
 US $305.00
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Customer Reviews |
 waterproofing |
| Review Date: June 29, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Flex Pee, |
| i had this camera for almost 2 yrs now without a problem. takes decent pictures and videos, i like the built in video editing software. very handy and fits with 1 hand use. Just 2 days ago, we were in orlado water parks, i used it again - the same way used it before. i was only able to take 6 pictures and 2 minutes of video and it stop working. when i check it, the screen is filled with water. i removed the battery and sd card and have it dried, after 2 days of trying the dry the camera, the water is still in the screen, i dont have any idea how caome it wont drain out. i love this camera but i'm now doubting the waterproofing of this camera in the long run... |
Love it
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| Review Date: June 9, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Carolyn, Connecticut |
| I really love this camera, it is so small that you end up taking it everywhere if you have a medium size bag, and quickly turns on and gets to business. There isn't a whole lot of playing with settings, of course you're not going to get a PREFECT movie, but what you do get is good quality. I originally bought this for about 170 bucks a couple of years ago, and still use it. I quickly pull the video files off with my macbook, which is the original reason I bought it. |
Fun while it lasted
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| Review Date: May 26, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Justin Rackliffe, Douglas, MA 01516 |
So we have had our E2 for 2 weeks over a year and it has been to a couple foreign locales and worked w/o issues. Picture quality is fine outside and overall the camera works well. The shape I find to be pretty comfortable and easy to use. We have taken into the water a couple times and always it has worked after taking it out cleaning it up.
Last weekend, after using it for some photos earlier in the day, we took it out to take some more. Hit the power button and you get a loud buzz and clicking until you pull the battery. Seems like the focus system failed and the camera is basically dead. Trying to figure out if we can do a software reflash or something that might resurrect it, but I am very skeptical. Plugging it into the computer everything seems solid, but as soon as you go to camera mode it's crash time.
We pretty much baby this thing... it has its own padded case and other than using it a couple times a year it stays there. I would love to give the camera two thumbs up, but seeing it bite the dust so shortly after the warranty expired is too tough to swallow. I could understand if it spent too long in the pool or otherwise was kicked around, but it seems like it just gave up or didn't shut down safely.
Not much better picture quality than some of the cheap flip camcorders out there so I would say stick with the bog boys like Canon and Panasonic for a camcorder and grab one of the lower cost Flips for fun.
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It will break and warranty is just 6 months!!!
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| Review Date: April 16, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Ana, HI, USA |
I got this camera in my bday last year, and, since I am outdoors a lot, I LOVED it at first sight. I could take it to snorkeling trips, and take pics even if it was raining outside. The pic quality is great, the videos have awesome quality, sound and pic. The perfect deal yeah? NOOOO
The flip visor is a loss in this camera. It is poorly designed and it WILL break. Just google and read reviews of people that own it for more than 6 months. My camera broke after 6 months, and worse, at sunset time at the top of Mauna Kea in Hawaii, so I lost both my camera and pics/videos of this unique moment.
The warranty was for one year, so I thought, I am fine, they will fix it. BE AWARE: parts are covered for one year, but labor is covered for 6 months... labor to fix the camera costs a new camera. I am not the kind of person that likes to buy disposable things, so I dont think it is worth to spend $200 in sth that will last 6 months, better invest your money in a olympus water proof cam that has an awesome image/video/warranty/costumer service.
Costumer service at Sanyo is another drama, it sucks! Big! Terrible experience, and never buying Sanyo again. |
This camera is NOT waterproof
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| Review Date: April 7, 2010 |
| Reviewer: S. P. Jones, Michigan |
If you're thinking about buying a camera/camcorder - DON"T waste your money on Sanyo's Xacti VPC-E2. It will fail and will cost more to get it fixed then what you paid for it. Our camera was ordered on 12/2/09 and was given as a Christmas gift. It was used for 10 minutes while floating in the water on vacation in St Thomas. Then -the camera DIED!!!!
I had owned the camera for about 100 days. I used it twice. I contacted Sanyo for service. They have a 90 warranty on parts and labor. After that your only choice is to send it to one of 2 repair companies in the US. Parts are covered for one year from date of purchase - BUT!!!!!!!! your labor will end up costing you MORE then what you paid for the camera. It's a joke! It will cost me less if I throw the camera in the trash.
And DON'T waste your time contacting Sanyo either - they will not budge. Apparently this has been a common problem. Sanyo's poor customer service has backed their customers into a corner. Don't fall into their trap!! I wish I had read the POOR reviews more carefully.
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