Sanyo Xacti E1, First Waterproof Camcorder

Till now i have been hearing of water resistant camera’s, or “splash resistant” , but i think first time a electronic company has come up with a waterproof digital camcorder. That too upto 5 Feet and for 1 hour .

Again I would like to say .. Seeing is believing .. Check out the waterproof video here …

taken by Sanyo camera….Amazing isnt it ???

Its available in eye catching colours … beautifully designed , I think its gonna be a best buy for quite some time !!!!

Sanyo Xacti E1 – Key features
• Waterproof: submersible to a depth of five feet for 60 minutes
• No separate, bulky underwater housing required
• High-quality video (advanced MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 at 640×480 pixels/30fps)
• Takes 6-megapixel stills (JPEG format)
• Records onto an SD memory card or high-capacity SDHC card (not included)
• Bright, 2.5-inch LCD color display flips out and rotates for easy viewing
• 5x optical zoom for great close-ups
• Anti-shake digital image stabilizer
• Easy, one-handed operation
• While recording video, 6-megapixel still images may also be taken simultaneously
• Utilizing the 16:9 widescreen (4.4M: 2816 x 1584 pixel) photo setting.
• Set focal distance to one of 16 steps with “Manual Focus”
• Super-macro function able to zoom in up to 1cm (when using wide-angle)
• “Digital Red-eye reduction” function automatically reduces red-eye from images
• Easily upload video and images to a PC or Mac for playback or share
• Smooth playback on television with 60 frames per second
• “Quick stand-by” makes it possible to start recording or playback immediately
• Dimensions: 2.8 x 4.4 x 1.6 (W x H x D, in inches)
• Weight: 8.3 oz. with battery and SD or SDHC memory card
• Comes in a choice of Blue, Yellow or White

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