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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 IPod’s, TV’s and computers, easy.

Product Features

• HD Digital Video (720p, 30fps)
• 10-Megapixel photos
• 5x optical zoom
• 3-inch Widescreen LCD
• Digital Image Stabilizer (video and stills)
• Face Chaser technology (can detect up to 12 faces for photos and videos)
• Built-in still photo flash
• High-Speed Sequential Shooting (7fps)
• MPEG-4, H.264 Video
• SD/SDHC memory compatible
  

Product Specs

Sanyo Xacti VPC-CG10’s Review

pcadvisor.co.uk

04/24/09

Although the Sanyo Xacti VPC-CG10 digital camera and camcorder hybrid range has long dared to be different with its pistol grip styling and upright shooting, in present company it’s almost conventional.

The creamy white and black incarnation of the latest high definition Sanyo Xacti VPC-CG10 model remains desirably attractive and portable too at a weight of 188g with rechargeable lithium-ion battery and card inserted.

The Sanyo Xacti VPC-CG10 also boasts a wide-angle LCD screen. It’s a full 3in and has a resolution of 230k dots. This lives with its screen folded inwards flush with the handgrip when not in use.

The Sanyo Xacti VPC-CG10’s other headline features are an HD movie resolution of 1,280x720 in Mpeg4 AVC/H.264 format plus 10Mp Jpeg photos with an option to interpolate them up to 12Mp. The CG10 also has a 5x optical zoom (60x digital) and comes with a 40GB internal memory, so you don’t need to worry too much about having an SD or SDHC to hand.

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Sanyo kits out the Sanyo Xacti VPC-CG10 with a Face Chaser to ensure footage of people is optimized. You also get sequential shooting of up to 7fps for action sequences. A noise-reduction filter claims to deliver smoother, cleaner images, while nestling beneath the lens at the front is a flashgun for illuminating your subjects.

The Sanyo Xacti VPC-CG10 is aimed at newcomers to digital video recording however as nearly every operation is sound-tracked by an irritating transatlantic female voice warning, for example, that footage will be saved to the internal memory if you haven’t inserted a card.

Once you’ve activated the model by pressing the on/off button mystifyingly hidden away beneath its LCD screen, simply simply flipping the screen up and opening it out so it’s at an angle of 90-degrees to the body can hereafter activate the Sanyo Xacti VPC-CG10.

Operation takes place via a control pad at the top of the rear of the handgrip, falling under the thumb. This features a shutter release button for shooting stills to the left, and familiar video record button to the right, with a thin slider switch for operating the zoom - the action of which is thankfully quiet and smooth - nestling in between.

With a press of the menu button beneath, options are navigated and implemented by a four-way joystick. It’s fairly intuitive to use from the off and fun too, but if you’re looking for a Full HD Sanyo model, you’ll be better served by the HD2000.

Verdict

The attractively styled Sanyo Xacti VPC-CG10 with its uniquely comfortable gun grip is both fun and simple to use. It produced decent stills and offers a good video resolution, though not at full HD. The generous onboard memory makes it good value, but the overall impression is marred by the plastic controls at the rear.