Lawrence Mayka
June 11th, 2006, 01:46 PM
Does an FVD-C1 cable adapter fit the VPC-HD1? The cable adapter is, of course, the small piece that lets you power and charge one of these Sanyo camcorders without a dock. If I can get assurance that the FVD-C1 cable adapter fits the VPC-HD1, then I have good reason to believe that my FVD-C1 adapter/charger will power and charge the VPC-HD1.
If not, I will have to buy a VAR-G9 adapter (expensive) or a VAR-L40 charger (awkward because it requires removal of the battery from the camcorder).
Bo Lorentzen
June 12th, 2006, 08:30 AM
The HD1 charger outputs 5v DC 2.0A tip is positive.
What happend to your charger.. (ya know the one which came in the box)..?
Bo
www.bophoto.com/HDV
Lawrence Mayka
June 12th, 2006, 08:45 AM
I won this auction:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7627995450
As you can see, this item doesn't come with accessories. :(
Bo Lorentzen
June 12th, 2006, 09:00 AM
Good for you.!
Its a very generic cable plug... but there is a catch, you need a little rectangular adaptor to connect to the bottom of the camera. without that there is no way of plugging the power straight into the camera.
Short of that piece I would say get the external charger which you can pop the battery into. Or maybe even easier.. call Sanyo and tell them you lost your charging adaptor, I would guess its a $20 piece. I was almost going to say you could purchase my deskstand but then realized it might be nice to have when I sell the camera sometimes in the future. ha ha.
Bo
www.bophoto.com/HDV
Lawrence Mayka
June 12th, 2006, 10:37 AM
Its a very generic cable plug... but there is a catch, you need a little rectangular adaptor to connect to the bottom of the camera. without that there is no way of plugging the power straight into the camera.
Will the rectangular adaptor from the FVD-C1 fit into the VPC-HD1?
Bo Lorentzen
June 12th, 2006, 11:41 AM
Lawrence,
He He. THAT is the big question... I can send you a picture of mine tonight and maybe that will answer your questions. But I can not say for sure.. maybe somebody else can. Don't forget Sanyo, their tech-support knows for sure.!
Bo
www.bophoto.com/HDV
Lawrence Mayka
June 12th, 2006, 12:31 PM
Well, indications at the moment are good.
1) The DB-L40 battery has already arrived. Although it's longer than the DB-L20 that the FVD-C1 uses, it is able to charge in the FVD-C1's charger as long as a rubber band holds it in. So the battery is charging as we speak!
2) I borrowed a VPC-C6, and it does fit the FVD-C1's rectangular adaptor. That's a good sign that perhaps the VPC-HD1 will also fit that same adaptor.