Typical price: £300
What is it: Hybrid photo/video camera that records to an SD memory card
What we think: A decent ultracompact photo/video hybrid camera
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 23 June 2005
Tags: Sanyo, Sanyo VPC-C4, optical zoom, metal, power button
We like:
Small size; 5.8x optical zoom; rotating LCD screen; digital image stabiliser; zoom that's fully functional during video recording
We don't like:
No red-eye reduction; prefocus shifts screen view; poor low-light autofocus; few manual settings
You might also need:
An SD/MMC card with a capacity of at least 256MB
CNET UK judgement:
While it has real limitations, this pocket-size hybrid camera can produce excellent photos and video under the right circumstances
Full review:
What's the ideal digital camera? For many, it would be a pocket-size model that captures high-quality photos and video. No one expects a tiny camera to outperform a large semi-pro SLR, but you also don't want to be embarrassed by its output. Continue Reading...
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