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Sanyo PD2BK
Is it a still camera or a video camera? That’s a question we can ask of many cameras now on the market. If it looks like a still camera, then we know it’s a still camera with video capability. But what if it looks like a video camera? And what if it’s another in the line of “Dual Cameras” from Sanyo? Then things get a little less straightforward.
The new Pocket Movie Dual Camera, model VPC-PD2BK, with embedded software for easy use and sharing on social networks, shoots both stills and video: HD video (1920 x 1080 at 30p), 10-megapixel photos, built-in flash, 3x optical zoom.
The PD2BK has a High Speed Sequential Shooting Mode usually found on more expensive or larger cameras.
Files can be saved to SD, SDHC or SDXC memory cards.
The camera weighs 105 g and measures 63 x 22.1 x 110.7 mm.
Sanyo cameras
Sanyo says its new Dual Cameras are slim. That is an understatement. The vertical format VPC-CS1 is just 27 mm wide. It offers full 1080 / 60i HD video, and 8-megapixel stills (hence the “dual” in its name). It has a 10X zoom lens, a 2.7-inch LCD screen and iFrame compatibility.
Its horizontally formatted sister, the VPC-SH1, also supports full HD video, 10-megapixel stills, 30X zoom, 2.7-inch LCD, iFrame, and a thinness of 43 mm. Both cameras also feature a new “Sound Zoom” function, allowing several modes to help focus the sound recording on a specific subject being zoomed on, or clear channel separation to record the ambient environment being filmed in.
The VPC-CG102 offers full HD video, 14-megapixel stills, 5X optical zoom with a 12X digital zoom, 2.7-inch LCD, HDMI mini terminal and is compatible with Eye-Fi wireless SD memory cards. Its horizontally formatted sibling is the VPC-GH2, which offers the same features.
The VPC-CG20, in vertical format, offers full HD video, 10-megapixel stills, 5X optical zoom, 2.7-inch LCD, HDMI mini terminal and Eye-Fi compatibility.
All of the new models output seamlessly to Windows 7, which recognizes MPEG4s without the need for conversion. All models store the video and images onto SD flash memory cards.
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