Sanyo Xacti VPC-CG9

Large, 2.5-inch Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) The display flips out from the camera and rotates up to 285 degrees on an axis that allows you to take great video or still images from otherwise-difficult-to-view positions.

CMOS sensor
Amazing 9 Megapixel Still Image Quality A powerful 9.12 -megapixel (total) CMOS image sensor is the heart of the still image capabilities. The large sensor allows the CG9 to capture high-resolution, 9 megapixel still images in addition to recording high-quality digital videos with full-range stereo sound.

5x optical zoom with a bright maximum aperture of f/3.5 Consisting of nine groups and twelve total lenses, the CG9's lens provides a fantastic field-of-view with a 38-190 mm range (35mm equivalent). Combined with the 12x digital zoom, the CG9 delivers up to 60x zooming capability.

Sophisticated image stabilizer Using a proprietary Sanyo algorithm, the CG9 automatically compensates for distracting up-and-down or side-to-side camera movement, keeping your subject steady and easy to follow. It accurately distinguishes between unintentional camera shake and deliberate camera movement. This handy feature operates in both wide-angle and telephoto modes.

12 Subject Face Chaser Technology Recognizes up to 12 faces for still pictures and optimizes focus and aperture settings to ensure all subjects are in focus.

Highly advanced MPEG4 AVC/H.264 video compression This optimizes the file size and makes sharing movies on social networking sites or e-mailing them to friends and family even easier. In fact, the file size can be up to 25 percent smaller than that of typical MPEG-4 cameras.

To accomplish the complexity of encoding AVC/H.264 in real-time on the CG9, a dedicated Qpixel-brand H.264 video compression IC was incorporated into the camera that was designed specifically for portable consumer devices to achieve high video quality while simultaneously reducing the system power consumption. The result is high-quality video recording up to 8 hours of full-motion video with an 8 GB SDHC memory card (in TV-HQ mode). The Xacti CG9 can also record up to a total of 4 hours of video with a 4 GB SDHC memory card, up to 2 hours with a standard 2GB SD card, and up one hour with a standard SD card or SDHC flash memory card (sold separately).

Easily transfer video and still images to your video capable iPod Import video and still image files directly into iTunes software and then port them to your video-capable iPod. Share you latest masterpiece with friends and family.

Sequential photo shoots up to 5 frames per second Take pictures like the pros with up to ten photos with a shutter speed of 5 frames per second. The perfect solution for action photography.

Record over 8 hours of full motion video Or capture over 2700, 9-megapixel still images on an 8GB SDHC memory card, over 4 hours of video with a 4GB SDHC memory card, over 2 hours with a 2GB standard SD card, or over one hour with a 1GB standard SD card.

Capture still images while you're shooting video The CG9 enables simultaneous shooting of video clips and still images with a simple press of the shutter button during the shooting of a movie clip. You will never need to miss another precious photo opportunity. (Depending on the mode used to take still images, simultaneous video clip shooting may be interrupted. While shooting video clips, using the digital image stabilizer may change the angle of view for still images.)
Easy-to-grip style

Super-fast start-up Reduce the chances of missing the perfect shot. The Xacti CG9 media camera is designed for super fast start-up and shooting. With its tapeless design, the CG9 eliminates the need to queue up a video tape, allowing it to begin shooting in as little as 1.7 seconds. When the CG9 is powered on, closing the LCD display puts the CG9 in standby mode. Simply open the display and the CG9 automatically powers up and can begin immediately recording in as little as 1.7 seconds.

Includes a high-capacity Sanyo brand lithium-ion battery The DBL-L20U is a high-voltage, 3.7-volt battery designed to work with the Sanyo Xacti CG9 camera. High-energy density design minimizes the battery size and weight, making it perfect for use in small, portable cameras. The DBL-L20 is designed to resist memory accumulation so it provides a full charge every time.

Easy playback of recorded video directly on a TV Connect the CG9 to a DVD / VCR Recorder or to a computer to back-up copies of recorded content. Still images and video clips are played back continuously and in chronological order. When connected to a PC, simple drag-and-drop operation makes it easy to save recorded video clips and still images onto a computer's hard disk for emailing, editing or archiving.

Nice little camera by Brian Cielinski

"Bought this camera for general family activities, school shows, etc. about 3 months ago and it works great. Its a nice little camera to stow away in your pocket and pull out when needed. Video quality is okay for indoors in a well lit room, however it is somewhat grainy in a less than adequately lit space. Video quality is excellent for outdoors. The image quality of pictures is not that great, however, this is a video camera so that is to be expected, even at 9 MP. This camera is very comfortable and easy to use. I would recommend this camera to any user that has a need for casual use of a video camera."

Nice little cam by Pavel Antokolsky (Israel)

"The camera is exactly what I was expecting for - beautiful, little camcorder, small enough to carry around most of the time (which was the reason I bought it) with video quality ok for most of the situations. This camera is indeed does not have the greatest IQ around, but wait, we don't expect the image quality of semi-pro 3CCD camera from a toy that fits in you pocket. As I said, I needed a camera that I could carry around with me all the time with satisfactionary IQ, and Xati was the right choice. In sunlight the colors are good and video is sharp and smooth (unless you start to peek at the pixel level), indoors it obviously much less impressive, with a lot of noise and noise reduction smearing artifacts, but watchable anyway.

The build quality if fine, the camera design is great and device indeed look sexy. And it is much more convenient to hold in your hands, than phone-style Flip camera, for example.

What I did like less, is annoying lens cap, which (if used) is somewhat awkward to remove and if strapped with included loop - tends to get in front of the lens when your are shooting, unless you hold it. I don't have a problem with non-standard usb, like several people here mentioned - because I simply don't use it at all - I just pop out the memory card and insert into card reader built-in in most laptops, or use external cardreader for desktop computer, which is way more convenient than camera lying around PC connected with cables. The battery is indeed small, and it is pity it lacks the ability to charge battery in-camera, but the charger is very compact itself, and it battery charges very fast."

Great Camera - Great Camcorder by Yousef A. A. Alansari

"Very happy with the picture and movie quality, using it mostly for family.
The size and shape of this camera are very nice. I bought a small padded camera case and keep it in my purse all the time. It also takes nice still pictures so it's the only camera I carry now.

At this price I would definitely recommend this camera. "