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The Sanyo Xacti VPC-CG10 Camcorder Manual Controls Summary
The availability of manual controls is one of the main advantages in choosing the CG10 over some of the other camcorders under $200. The Flip and others like
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have no manual controls whatsoever. However, many consumers like to have their cake and eat it too: they want the option of manual controls, but with a reliable and effective auto mode.
That means that any camcorder in this price range needs to shoot good video when shooting in auto-pilot. The CG10 fares quite well in all of its automatic adjustments. Focus works quickly and smoothly: if you want the effect of a sudden focal change, you’ll need to use manual focus. Exposure is similarly smooth, but perhaps too slow when shifting between two extreme lighting conditions.
The Sanyo VPC-CG10 also has excellent automatic white balance, which is a real treat for these ultra compact camcorders. The Sony Webby HD MHS-PM1 has strong auto white balance, but many of the others have terrible automatic white balance. What’s worse, most camcorders in this price range lack a manual white balance, so you’re stuck with whatever poor color balance the camcorder has selected for you. With the CG10
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, you have excellent auto white balance, several white balance presets, and a manual white balance option. The Sanyo VPC-CG10 has a sliding zoom toggle that rests in the center of the rear controls. Technically, the slider could respond to variable finger pressure, but we could only really accomplish one very quick zoom speed—or a series of brief stutters. The slider doesn’t even engage the zoom until the switch has been pushed halfway up or down. The HD2000, by comparison, had a similar slider switch, but we could definitely get a couple speeds out of it. While zooming, a small scale appears to show you your relative position in the zoom range. There are no numerical values displayed to show a precise zoom ratio.
The Sanyo VPC-CG10 has a 5x optical zoom, which is more than most camcorders in this price range. The pistol-grip design allows for a longer lens barrel than you’ll see on the flat, iPod-like ultra compacts. That means there’s enough room for the lens elements necessary for an optical zoom. There is an additional 12x digital zoom, but we recommend that you leave that turned off, especially if you always want the highest quality video.
On the CG10
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, the four white balance presets are usually enough to cover the basics. What will come in handier is the simple, one-push manual white balance. The results of this manual white balance are accurate—more so that the automatic white balance or the presets. So, we recommend using it whenever possible.
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