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Sanyo Xacti DMX-CA8 takes a dive

Wed, 2008-04-23 10:57 — tekro
Sanyo Xacti DMX-CA8

Name: Sanyo Xacti DMX-CA8
Category: digital still and video camera
Price: Open price (about JPY50,000)
Release date in Japan: Late May, 2008

Upon releasing its Xacti DMX-CG9 video camera (Gadget Watch 293) on April 18, Sanyo announced the next iteration to arrive in late May: the DMX-CA8. Like the DMX-CA65 that debuted in mid 2007, the new CA8's claim to fame is water resistance for shooting in rain, snow, or even underwater (up to 1m - fine for splashing or shallow snorkeling, not deep dives). A porous film covering the microphone and speakers allows air but not water to pass through, while digital sound processing reduces watery noises under the waves. (Even if you don't plan to shoot in surf, water resistance is great for any gear by allowing serious cleaning when things get grimy.)

Movies are saved in MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 format, at up to 60 frames per second in VGA (640x480) mode. Still photo size is as high as 3456x2592, or a digitally-processed 4000x3000. Still photos shot during movie recording max out at 1600x1200.

Other specs are in the ballpark of previous Xacti models: ergonomic 'pistol-grip' body with 2.5-inch LCD screen, 44MB of internal memory plus SD/SDHC memory card slot, 5x optical zoom (with another 12x digital zoom), flash, shake reduction, face recognition (up to 12 faces during still shooting, 6 during video), 1-cm close-up shooting, and USB 2.0 connection. Operation menus are Japanese only. Weight is 258g; colors are white, blue, or black.

Additional info remains sparse on the product site. Unlike the product text introducing the DMX-CG9, so far there's no marketing claim of "Easy even for women", but give Sanyo time.

More info: http://www.sanyo-dsc.com/products/lineup/dmx_ca8/index.html (Japanese)

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