Sanyo CG65 VideoCam

Sanyo announced that their SANYO Xacti CG65 Digital Video Camera will appear the U.S. in April. This is Sanyo's first camera that uses Advanced Video Codec H.264 (MPEG-4 AVC/H.264) video compression technology which reduces MPEG-4 file size by 25% w/o affecting video quality. CG65 features an integrated Gyro Sensor shake-resistant system and 9 Mpix mixture technology for high-speed video-processing.

You can even capture 6 Mpix still photos while recording a movie. Video files can be handled just like photo files. Saving videos and photos on a computer is as easy as copying a file.

Camera specs:

• USB Battery charger,
• 6-10 Mpix video recording,
• digital red-eye correction,
• up to 12 hours of voice recording,
• easy in-camera video editing.
  

Other SANYO CG65 features:

• USB battery charging(*6) by simply connecting the unit to your computer's USB port
• "Screen capture function" to record the screen image from your computer monitor
• 6.0-megapixel high-resolution photos can be captured during movierecording
• Easy movie/photography operations using just your thumb
• BGM slideshow for sequentially showing photos with background music
• Easy in-camera movie editing(*8)
• Real-Time Interpolation for 10-megapixel (3680x2760) high-resolution recording
• Audio Guide announces camera modes and alerts by voice
• Programmable "operation shortcuts" to quickly access the most-used functions (collective settings possible)
• Portrait mode for taking vertical photos without rotating the camera body
• Digital red-eye correction.  Repair the "red eye" effect that sometimes occurs when using a flash at night. With the digital red-eye correction feature, the camera automatically detects and digitally corrects red eyes in the photo.
• 9-point range finder AF for highly focused precision photography
• Up to 1 cm close-up photos with the Super Macro Focus (wide setting)
• Scene Select feature and digital filters for shooting under various conditions
• Wind Noise Reduction to reduce wind noise sensed by the microphone
• Quick Standby to start recording/playback as soon as the LCD monitor is opened
• Voice recorder for up to 12 hours of continuous audio recording
• Supports High-Speed USB (USB 2.0) for quick data transfer
• Compatible with Exif Print(*9) and PRINT Image Matching III(*10) for displaying image data in the printer output
• Supports PictBridge for direct photo printing without a computer
• Comes with a computer kit with abundant movie application software
• Ulead DVD MovieWriter 4.0SE for creating original DVDs with MPEG-4movies and photos
• Ulead Photo Explorer 8.5 SE Basic to easily manage photos and MPEG-4movies
• Motion Director SE 1.1 for correcting camera shake and combining images to create panorama shots
• Windows Vista compatible