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Sanyo Xacti CG10 Dual Camera HD Flash Memory Camcorder with 5x Optical Zoom (Black)

Conveniently capture life's important moments. The new Sanyo Dual Camera Xacti CG10 records High Definition video (720p, 30fps), and up to 10 megapixel digital photos with 5X optical zoom. All of these features are contained in a very stylish, sleek, upright design. Videos, still photos and the various settings / menus can be easily accessed with the user's thumb. The CG10 easily fits in your coat pocket and makes sharing videos and photos via social networking web sites, portable video devices like iPods, TVs and computers, easy.

Amazon Sales Rank: #2915 in Camera & Photo Color: Black Brand: Sanyo Model: VPC-CG10BK Dimensions: 5.00" h x 5.25" w x 7.00" l, .38 pounds Display size: 3 Capture HD digital video (720p, 30fps) and up to 10-megapixel still photos 5x optical zoom; 3-inch widescreen LCD Face Chaser technology (can detect up to 12 faces for photos and videos) Built-in still photo flash; High-Speed Sequential Shooting (7fps) Capture video and stills to SD/SDHC memory cards (not included)

Conveniently capture life’s important moments. The new Sanyo Dual Camera Xacti CG10 records High Definition video (720p, 30fps), and up to 10-megapixel digital photos with 5x optical zoom. All of these features are contained in a very stylish, sleek, upright design. Videos, still photos and the various settings / menus can be easily accessed with the user’s thumb. The CG10 easily fits in your coat pocket and makes sharing videos and photos via social networking web sites, portable video devices like iPods, TVs and computers, easy. Sanyo Xacti CG10 Highlights Style Design Made Simple The Dual Camera Xacti CG10 packs cutting edge technology into a small, stylish, easy to use camera. Designed to fit perfectly in the palm of your hand, the Dual Camera CG10 features an easy to navigate menu which make it a great choice for the beginner and the more advanced user. It is the perfect blend of style, performance, and ease of use. Large, 3-inch Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) The display flips out from the camera and rotates up to 285 degrees on an axis that allows you to take great video or still images from otherwise-difficult-to-view positions, proving to be especially useful when shooting in confined spaces. 10-megapixel Still Image Quality In addition to HD Video (720p 30 fps) the CG10 takes amazing 10 megapixel still photos. With a 10-megapixel (effective) CMOS image sensor the still images can be interpolated to reach 12-megapixel still image quality. 5x optical zoom The CG10 lens provides a zooming range of F=38-190mm (35mm equivalent). Combined with the 12x digital zoom, the CG10 offers a total zooming range of 60x. 12 Subject Face Chaser Technology Recognizes up to 12 faces for videos and still pictures and optimizes focus and aperture settings to ensure all subjects are in focus. Sophisticated image stabilizer Using a proprietary Sanyo algorithm, the CG10 automatically compensates for distracting up-and-down or side-to-side camera movement, keeping your subject steady and easy to follow. It accurately distinguishes between unintentional camera shake and deliberate camera movement. This handy feature operates in both wide-angle and telephoto modes. Sequential photo mode shoots up to 7 frames per second Take pictures like the pros with sequential shooting up to 7 fps, or a total of 14 photos (2MP). The perfect solution for action photography. Highly-advanced MPEG4 AVC/H.264 video compression This feature optimizes the file size and makes sharing movies on social networking sites, or e-mailing them to friends and family, even easier. In fact, the file size can be up to 25 percent smaller than that of typical MPEG-4 cameras. Easily transfer video and still images to your video capable iPod Import video and still image files directly into iTunes software and then port them to your video-capable iPod. Share your latest masterpiece with friends and family. Record over 5 hours of full motion video Using a 16 GB SDHC memory card users can capture over 5 hours and 43 minutes worth of video in standard definition or approximately 3 hours and 51 minutes in HD video mode. Capture still images while you’re shooting video The CG10 enables simultaneous shooting of video clips and still images with a simple press of the shutter button during the shooting of a movie clip. You will never need to miss another precious photo opportunity. (Depending on the mode used to take still images, simultaneous video clip shooting may be interrupted. While shooting video clips, using the digital image stabilizer may change the angle of view for still images.) Super-fast start-up Reduce your chance of missing the perfect shot. The Dual Camera Xacti CG10 is designed for super fast start-up and shooting. With its tapeless design, the CG10 eliminates the need to queue up a video tape, allowing it to begin shooting in as little as 1.7 seconds! When the CG10 is powered on, closing the LCD display puts it in standby mode. Simply open the display and the CG10 automatically powers up and can begin immediately recording in as little as 1.7 seconds. Includes a high-capacity Sanyo brand lithium-ion battery The DB-L80 is a high capacity battery designed to work with the Sanyo Xacti CG10 camera and delivers approximately 70 minutes of video record time. High-energy density design minimizes the battery size and weight, making it perfect for use in the Sanyo Dual Camera Xacti CG10. The DB-L80 is designed to resist memory accumulation so it provides a full charge every time. Easy playback of recorded video directly on a TV Connect the CG10 to a DVD / VCR Recorder, or to a computer, to back-up copies of recorded content. Still images and video clips are played back continuously and in chronological order. When connected to a PC, simple drag-and-drop operation makes it easy to save recorded video clips and still images onto a computer's hard disk for emailing, editing or archiving.

Most helpful customer reviews 248 of 253 people found the following review helpful. Rich in features, Poor in picture quality but Best Bang for the Buck By A. Y. Wang I picked up one of these locally, intending to replace my MinoHD with it. This camera ended up being a disappointment to me. I really want to like it, but the reality is that the picture quality disappoints compared to the MinoHD. PROs: LOTS of really nice features - Compact pistol-grip design that's comfortable to hold - Large, easy to view 3" LCD screen with rigid plastic screen to protect it - Uses SD/SDHC memory cards up to 32GB - Stereo audio - Standard h.264/AAC codecs compatible with Apple's iMovie '09 - 5X optical zoom, able to change zoom range while recording - Focus auto-adjusts while recording (not all cameras do this) - Ability to take decent 10MP still shots without having to switch modes - Has a flash for still pictures - Easy to navigate menu system with customizable shortcuts accessed by the joystick - Easy to operate joystick with positive click feedback that doesn't intrude while recording - Manual adjustments (full manual, shutter priority, aperture priority, noise reduction, auto-focus mode, exposure measure mode, etc.) - Comes with a lens cap to protect the lens - Tally light is on the top of the camera to the rear where the person holding the camera can see it and not where it's distracting to the person being recorded (VERY important when recording small children) - Easily accessible battery compartment / Battery cover is tethered by a plastic tab so it can't be easily lost - Standard tripod mount on the bottom CONs: Picture quality requires a lot of tweaking in the manual settings to make it decent. - Low light performance is poor even for this class of camcorder - Electronic stabilization tends to soften the picture, sometimes to the point of making it appear to be out of focus - Color saturation results in a visual pleasing picture but inaccurate color reproduction - Focus and Exposure reaction seems to be fairly slow as well - Proprietary USB/AV port (I hate it when manufacturers eschew standard ports in favor or proprietary solutions. I'd rather have the camera be a little bigger to accommodate a mini-USB port as well as a mini-HDMI) - Proprietary HD Component cable NOT included - SD slot cover seems a bit flimsy - Camera cannot be used as a live camera with Macs, only with Windows PCs - Camera draws power from battery when used in card reader mode instead of drawing power from USB Before I bought this camera, I did a lot of research on it, including viewing uploaded footage from this camera on Vimeo.com. Even though I've only had the camera two days, I've done a lot of testing with it. [...] Keep in mind that I'm not saying the MinoHD is the best camera out there, but it is certainly better in my experience overall. I simply compared the CG10 to the MinoHD, because the MinoHD is the incumbent. I gave the CG10 3 stars because I love all the features that Sanyo put into it, but the picture quality is such a disappointment. One of the major features is the electronic stabilization, and I found it to reduce the picture quality more than it improved it. I think that a camera's auto/program settings should produce a good basic picture that serves as the camera's baseline, and then any manual controls should serve to tailor that picture to your artistic needs or to make a good picture great. The Sanyo's auto/program settings produce a sub-standard picture that's soft to the extent that it looks out of focus, it suffers from serious motion blur, and in the end simply looks like widescreen standard definition. The manual settings only serve to make a bad picture look good if you can find the right settings for the shooting conditions. Having said that, I don't find this camera to be good for capturing those precious surprise moments that young children present us because you can't expect a good picture by simply pulling it out, turning it

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