Sanyo VPC-FH1 test footage

December, 2009:

I bought a Sanyo VPC-FHI video camera capable of shooting HD onto SD cards.  

Here are the HD video formats it can record. 



At first I tried shooting in the highest-end mode of 1080 60p, but soon found that my PC could not play the files back cleanly.  There was a lot of stuttering, stopping and starting, especially on shots that pan.  My main PC is a Dell e1705 with an nvidia 256mb video card, 2GB ram, plenty of HD space.  Go figure.  So then there's not much use in writing me to ask me my opinions on specifics about codecs, software, etc.  I am baffled by it all myself.  Having said that, if these files don't play well or at all, I can suggest trying installing the K-lite codec pack, which includes "Media Player Classic Home Cinema" video player.   This is the player that gives me the best results - as good as the player that came bundled with the camera.  When I installed the codec pack, I chose the "lots of stuff" profile.   INSTALL THESE AT YOUR OWN RISK.  If you find things become worse after you install this, uninstall it!  If your machine melts down into a puddle or otherwise becomes inert/dead/broken/unresponsive, DON'T BLAME ME! 

2012 update:

I now have a laptop with a 1GB video card.  All these videos run just great on it.  I still recommend the player mentioned above, however.

Below are links to test shots. 
Don't just click on them!
Download the files by right-clicking on the links

(control-click for Macs) and choose "SAVE TARGET AS".

THE FOLLOWING IS A SLOW PAN OF A STATIC SCENE
THE FOLLOWING ARE STATIC SHOTS ON A TRIPOD, WITH OBJECTS MOVING THROUGH THEM

THE FOLLOWING ARE HAND-HELD PANNING SHOTS, FOLLOWING AN OBJECT
Dec 21, 2009:  Update: My ability to play 60p videos has improved.   They now barely stutter, but the audio ends before the video!