> But here’s where I’m favoring the sanyo: That zoom is nice! 5x optical plus 12x digital. 6mp on the
> Sanyo helps in the cropping world—but not by much with the 5mp on the A-HD.

Yeah a better zoom would be nice. I think in the future we will see cameras that are capable of 20x optical zoom with a very small lens.

> On the camera, you can erase red eye on the spot (well- going through some menus ). That feature is
> built in. Also, say you have 6 movie clips you want to merge into one. That can be done in the
> camera. Of course that can be done on a computer. But it was nice so that files could be merged into
> one and that resulted in not having to scroll through so many files to get to the one you want to
> review.

That is a neat feature. I always edit my videos off of the camera so I have never had need for such a feature <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

> Also, the built in gyro keeps hand shakes at bay.

That is a REALLY nice feature the A-HD does not have this, and it shows. The stability can be helped by using a tripod or just propping the camera on a trekking pole.

> I like the record button being by the thumb. On the A-HD it’s on the front and I keep having to look
> where it’s at. I kept covering the flash instead!

I kept doing the same thing <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

> The sanyo is also neat in that while you’re taking a movie, you can press the camera button and
> BANG, you also have a nice camera shot.

That is a nice feature too. Does it use the full mega pixel camera or is it just a low res frame capture?

> The movie quality of both units reminds me of my VHS camcorder.

Yes it kind of grainy. When I finish taking video on the A-HD I have to convert the video files (Quicktime) to something that I can edit (raw digital video). Since I shoot in HD, when I do this conversion I shrink the video to normal NTSC and this makes the video look tons better. I loose the whole point in HD, but that is not what I am after in the fist place.

They are both seem to be really good hiking camcorders. I am going to research the Sanyo now since my A-HD is in a hundred pieces after its accidental bath <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />