Here’s comparative review  Sony Handycam HDR-TG1 and Sanyo Xacti HD1000.

neither is really better than another, each with its own advantages and weaknesses. But in general, prefer the professionals Sanyo Xacti HD1000 thanks to the optical options, the possibility of an external microphone and the multitude of other options, which suits customers needs. Sony, with its Handycam HDR-TG1, aims to clear the general public who want HD in his / her bag, without any extras loses in the field of ergonomics and the menus, if you are apt to change theHDR-TG1 institutions.

For now, the current market price for the HD1000 is half as large as the HDR-TG1 (probably just because of the way on the new market of the TG1 and its brand name), so as Sanyo seems to be more video modes, longer battery life, uses SD memory cards that are incredibly cheap, and many other options that are simply not available on the Sony, this should give them a very good advantage. We believe that there will be another Full HD Xacti announced shortly (the HD1000 is on the market for 1 year now) and we hope that they will receive an update correcting the weaknesses we found during our investigation.

Sony is still new to the  ergonomic or vertical style, and will certainly improve the TG1 in the course of time. Just because they’re a bit late in the game for this kind of cameras doesn’ t mean that they won’ t come with an incredible product to knock our socks off in the future, but for now, are actually a simple matter of taste what you prefer in relation to the cameras.

short, if each camera has its pros and cons and certainly both are well designed, everyone needs the device that meets their own needs, as both the owner must be happy as long as they are bought with the prior knowledge of the weaknesses / strengths of their camera.