Sanyo has announced two Xacti branded Dual Cameras, the DMX-CG100 and DMX-GH1, both of which capture full HD video and 14-megapixel stills. The two cameras differ primarily in their form factor and colour scheme. Otherwise they are very similarly specified. Both have 5x zoom lenses with a 35mm equivalnet focal range of 38-190mm, built-in stereao microphones, 2.7” LCD screens and a sensitivity range of ISO 50 to ISO 1600. Both can capture 1920x1080-pixel Full HD video at 60fps with double-range zoom, and 4352x3264-pixel stills at up to 1fps. The video format is “MPEG-4 AVC / H.264”. The Sanyo Xacti DMX-GH1 features Sanyo’s unique “Double Sub Rec Button” for easier shooting. The price of the new models has not yet been disclosed.

Sanyo Press Release

SANYO Launches New Full HD*1 Video Cameras that also take 14 Mega-pixel Photos

Offering a Choice of Two Slim Style Dual Camera Xacti

Tokyo, April 8, 2010 - SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. is pleased to announce the launch of two new Dual Camera Xacti, the DMX-CG100 and DMX-GH1 on April 16, 2010. With slim and compact designs, the new models capture Full HD video and high-resolution photos, based on the Dual Camera concept of taking both videos and photos with one camera.

Instead of coming out with devices that are only used to record important events, the Xacti series aims to provide customers with more enjoyable video experiences, by offering cameras that users can conveniently carry everywhere to easily capture both photos and videos in daily life. By utilizing a convenient video format that can be easily handled on PC and Internet environments, as well as on home TVs, Xacti cameras are more than just hardware for capturing, viewing, and saving images. They are convenient products for sharing videos online, and on multi-media sites, thereby providing new ways to enjoy captured images. As a result, Xacti cameras have been very well received by the market.

With slim designs for easy portability, the new Xacti models can capture both Full HD video and 14 mega-pixel photos. This makes them handy video cameras for use in a wide variety of daily situations or special events.

 

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