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ed33 · Jun 21, 2004, 8:23 AM

Is there anywhere a good revieuw about the Sanyo Fisher FVDC1

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...ce&s=photo

Will there be a revieuw about the pentax optio mx on this site?

When about will it be?

Thank you for the fantastic site!

Ed

sparrow · Jul 14, 2004, 11:09 AM

I'd love to see that too!!

BTW, Kudos on a well thought out site. This has been a great resource for me as I researched a new purchase.

I actually just bought the Fisher FVDC1 at Sears on clearance for $319. My impressions are below

Pros:

Image quality seems to be pretty good. Once I figured out how the AF worked (you can hold it down 1/2 way, and it will show a little bounding box around what it is focusing on, if that is not what you wish to focus on, just retry.) I am by no means a photographer, and there seems to be tons of options buried in the menus.

Having a camcorder and a camera in one is what I wanted, and this seems to be a reasonable compromise.

It is pretty idiot proof, and easy to control with one hand.

Cons:

Video quality is only OK. Its not that bad really, but I have been doing NLE with several Digital 8 cameras and its not as good as that.

When recording videos, you can hear the AF and zoom motors. It gets annoying.

PRICE! I would never have paid $800 for this thing. For $319 it seems pretty reasonable.

Conclusion, I am waiting to hear about the Optio MX. If it sounds even slightly better than this, I am selling this on ebay (or returning it to sears) and getting the Optio MX....

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Jun 21, 2004, 8:23 AM	#1
ed33 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 141	Is there anywhere a good revieuw about the Sanyo Fisher FVDC1 http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...ce&s=photo Will there be a revieuw about the pentax optio mx on this site? When about will it be? Thank you for the fantastic site! Ed

Jul 14, 2004, 11:09 AM	#2
sparrow Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 3	I'd love to see that too!! BTW, Kudos on a well thought out site. This has been a great resource for me as I researched a new purchase. I actually just bought the Fisher FVDC1 at Sears on clearance for $319. My impressions are below Pros: Image quality seems to be pretty good. Once I figured out how the AF worked (you can hold it down 1/2 way, and it will show a little bounding box around what it is focusing on, if that is not what you wish to focus on, just retry.) I am by no means a photographer, and there seems to be tons of options buried in the menus. Having a camcorder and a camera in one is what I wanted, and this seems to be a reasonable compromise. It is pretty idiot proof, and easy to control with one hand. Cons: Video quality is only OK. Its not that bad really, but I have been doing NLE with several Digital 8 cameras and its not as good as that. When recording videos, you can hear the AF and zoom motors. It gets annoying. PRICE! I would never have paid $800 for this thing. For $319 it seems pretty reasonable. Conclusion, I am waiting to hear about the Optio MX. If it sounds even slightly better than this, I am selling this on ebay (or returning it to sears) and getting the Optio MX....