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If the waterproofing and full HD video capture of Kodak's Playsport interests you, but you can't live without an optical zoom, check out Sanyo's newest Dual Camera Xacti, the VPC-CA102YL. (Oh Sanyo, you come up with such clever, memorable names.) Waterproof to depths of 10 feet, its pistol-grip design accommodates a 5x zoom lens that the candy-bar-style minicamcorders simply can't.

Sanyo says it records at "full HD," but depending on your definition of the term, that may not be true. It does capture video at a resolution of 1,920x1,080 pixels, but it'… Read more

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Sanyo Xacti HD1000 4MP MPEG4 High Definition 1080i Camcorder with 10x Optical Zoom http://www.amazon.com/Sanyo-HD1000-Definition-Camcorder-Optical/dp/B000V79G0M/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1212700827&sr=8-1 … Read more

Sanyo has seen the future, and it's apparently underwater.

The company must be finding some kind of demand for submerged videography, because it continues to come out with waterproof camcorders. The latest version, coming to the Japanese market next monthy, is a new model in its Xacti line that can record for an hour in up to 5 feet of water. That's actually the same endurance as Sanyo's previous E1 version, but the new DMX-CA8 has an 8-megapixel sensor instead of its predecessor's 6-megapixel resolution, according to Akihabara News. It also has a 5x optical zoom (… Read more

Sanyo kicks up the number of pixels with the Xacti VPC-CG9. This new pocket camera/camcorder features a 9-megapixel sensor, offering a 150 percent higher pixel count than last year's CG65's 6-megapixel sensor. According to Sanyo, the CG9 can use interpolation to produce 12MP still pictures, much like the CG65 could produce 10MP pictures with its 6MP sensor. This technique can potentially produce larger pictures than the sensor alone would allow, but it can often lead to image artifacts--pixelated blemishes caused by overprocessing. In general, users should stick with the sensor's native resolution, which still presents a … Read more

Sanyo just announced its latest pocketcam, the Xacti HD700. Like the Xacti VPC-HD2 we looked at last spring, the HD700 can record 720p video and 7-megapixel still images to SD and SDHC cards, and features the same signature pistol-grip design of the rest of Sanyo's Xacti line.

Despite its many similarities, the HD700 differs greatly from the HD2. The new camera can record AVC/H.264 MPEG-4 video, a format Sanyo claims greatly reduces file size while retaining quality, and will let you fit more video on a card. It also uses Sanyo's new "Face Chaser" … Read more

Summer's coming, and that means you're going to see plenty of opportunities to get wet. Whether you're swimming in a pool or surfing at a beach, you're probably going to get soaked in the next few months. Unfortunately, most camcorders simply can't take the moisture. The Olympus Stylus 770SW and the Pentax Optio W30 are two of the few digital cameras you can take swimming with you, but even they're not the best choice for shooting video.

Sanyo just announced the Xacti E1, a waterproof pocket camcorder. This new gadget can handle getting dunked … Read more