Typical price: £500
What is it: Small, high-definition camcorder with 10x optical zoom
What we think: It fits hi-def video and 7-megapixel stills into a very small package, but its image quality disappoints
Sanyo Xacti VPC-HD2 Full Specification
General
| Recording media | MiniDV |
|---|---|
| Number of CCDs | 1 |
| Size (W x H x D) | 80x119x36 mm |
| Weight | 240 g |
| Battery type | Li-ion |
| Included cables | AV cable, USB cable, stacking adaptor |
| Included accessories | Lens cap, soft case, neck strap, docking station |
Main Features
| Sensor type | CCD |
|---|---|
| Effective sensor resolution | 7380000 pixels |
| Min shutter speed | 4 s |
| Max shutter speed | 1/2000 s |
| Shooting modes | Frame movie mode, Digital photo mode |
| Shooting programs | Lamp, Fireworks, Landscape, Night mode, Sports mode, Portrait mode |
| White balance | Custom, Presets, Automatic |
| White balance presets | Cloudy, Sunlight, Fluorescent, Incandescent |
| Exposure modes | Manual, Program, Automatic, Shutter-priority, Aperture-priority |
| Exposure metering | Spot, Multi-segment, Centre-weighted |
| Analogue video format | NTSC, PAL |
Lens System
| Focal length | 6.3-63mm |
|---|---|
| Equivalent 35mm focal length | 38-380mm |
| Aperture | F/3.5 |
| Focus | Manual, Automatic |
| Optical zoom | 10 x |
| Digital zoom | 100 x |
| Image stabiliser | Electronic |
Viewfinder / Display
| Display type | LCD passive matrix |
|---|---|
| Display form factor | Rotating |
| Display size | 58 mm |
| Display resolution | 210000 pixels |
Audio Input
| Audio input type | Microphone |
|---|---|
| Microphone type | Built-in |
| Microphone mode | Stereo |
Still Photography
| Sensor resolution | 7 megapixels |
|---|---|
| Recording media | SD Memory Card |
Connectivity
| Microphone | Yes |
|---|---|
| Composite video/audio | Yes |
| S-Video | Yes |
| USB | Yes |
| Other | Component video, HDMI |
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