Sanyo GH3 digital camcorder - thoughts and quick run through

[KimHoaiNam]

I did a review of this on my channel :)

[OmgNinjaInMyBed]

does it have threads?

[NorbitonHill]

What player are you using to watch clips on your PC ? Are you recording at the highest quality ? I've tried it in another laptop of mine and also on a desktop but still no good ..

[NorbitonHill]

I've literally tried it on every player that I have on my laptop ( VLC, Windows Media Player, Media player classic, QuickTime, Realplayer) and have the same problem regardless .. I know it's not a problem with the camera because it plays perfectly through the camera and also on the TV ( through the camera) . If I put it on the third highest video quality it plays OK but the problem gets worse if I increase the quality .. I'm stumped !!!

[poppypicanto]

not sure why your having the probs. The only probs I sometimes get after transferring high def vid across is that it was be slower play back at first untill the video has loaded fully; then will seem to be ok.

What you running it on?

[NorbitonHill]

Hi, I bought this camera recently and am very surprised with the quality for the small price. The playback is perfect through the camera and if connected to the TV but am having trouble playing it on my computer after transferring the clips from the card. . It freezes and becomes pixelated even when played with the most up to date codec’s... any help with this would be greatly appreciated .. the problem seems to get worse the higher the quality of the recording ..

[poppypicanto]

yeah, you would get an hour on a 16gb card. I've got a 16gb and got more than an hour on it. it also comes with a decent 'slide show' option - so you can set the camera to play out the entire contents of the card on the Tv.

[bushmanuk100]

how long can you record for if i got a 16gb memory card would i b able to take an hour long video without beaking it up coz iv heard u have to break them up on some cameras

[poppypicanto]

yeah you can mount on tripod. Connection on bottom. -

small 'joby groillopod' ideal as light and can be twist to different angles.

[bushmanuk100]

can you mount this camera on a tripod

[branwal100]

@bushmanuk100 Yes it has a tripod attachment bit! :)

[poppypicanto]

ps: i'd love to say porn but I don't think i'd be so lucky :-)

[poppypicanto]

battery that it comes with is only 700mah....so 1300mah from ebay more suitable. a couple of spares is fine.

720p 60fps yes or 30fps also.

[SE09uk]

whats the mah of the batt that comes with the cam?



[SE09uk]

thannks for the review

will this film 720p 60fps?

also you walk about with a packet of tissues and a camera, what do u film lol :)

[poppypicanto]

Had the camera now for a few weeks and I really like it. DON'T be put off by the battery life as it's really NOT that bad. I bought another 3 spares and an extra charger only not to really need them !!!!......for some reason even though the camera says "battery low", it will keep going for a good few uses after. It just seems to show an icon of a low battery when recording, but as soon as you go to view mode the battery life suddenly shows a full (strange !!). Anyway, point being ; its okay...

[poppypicanto]

glad you liked the review and thought it was helpul. Enjoy the camera when you get it. I've just found a few more sellers on ebay selling the '1300 mah' higher capacity batteries for only £2.45 and they seem to get decent reviews (from people who have previously bought them). I've ordered another 3 batteries and a second charger unit also..(charger was only £3 on ebay including delivery charge).....I really like this camera but shame the battery life -hence a few spares :-)

[thehypebmx]

Thanks for this review it was very helpfull i am geting this camera tomorrow and i am ordering a fisheye lens for it tonight thanks again and check out my videos:)

(Sev)