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I bought the Sanyo Xacti C40digital camcorder for my trip to Nigeria because I needed a small digital camcorder that was inconspicuous, had good image quality, easy to use and very portable.

At first I was considering the Nokia N93 mobile phone instead of the Sanyo Xacti C40, as it was having rave reviews for the included camera, but I could not justify the price (almost £500), and was not prepared to enter into an expensive year long contract to get it for free. The Nokia N93 would have been idea for the purpose I needed the camcorder for, with the added bonus of a mobile phone which would certainly mean that I would take it everywhere and thus have a fair quality camcorder with me always, however having had the Sony Ericsson K750i for over a year, I knew the novelty would wear off after a while, so I was not going to waste my money just for the sake of having the latest gadget when there was a cheaper product to fulfil my needs.

Having found out about the Sanyo Xacti C40, I knew this was the product for me. The specs meant it was superior in quality to the camera in the Nokia N93, was cheaper and fitted my needs perfectly. Having had this camcorder for over 3 months, I can report that it was the right choice for me, and the quality of videos produced by the camera is very good indeed. As a filmmaker, I was never expecting this camera to beat or rival my Sony DCR-TRV-355E digital camcorder, but for its weight and size, it is a very good compromise.

The Sanyo Xacti C40 served me well during my trip to Nigeria, and has been very useful since I returned to the UK as well, and the other 2 good things about the camera is that it produces excellent photos, and uses secure data cards, so I don't need to carry tapes about, as well as there is no long capture process when transferring from camera to computer for editing, as all clips are recorded in high quality MP4 format.

Find below a selection of video clips and a photo taken by my faithful Sanyo Xacti C40 digital camcorder.

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