Sanyo Xacti CA9 unboxing video
If you are a regular to tracyandmatt of have seen many of our unboxing video you’ll probably know that I am quite a fan of the Sanyo Xacti range of camcorders, I generally prefer to record my own video on the Xacti HD1010 but we’ve also used the HD2000 in the past too.
The Sanyo Xacti VPC-CA9
Over the last year or so we’ve had our hands on a number of camcorders from the very cheap, sub-£100 models to expensive models costing over £4000 but I have always gone back to my HD1010 as it seems to just get the job done. I’ve enjoyed playing with a variety of other Xacti models too, most recently the top of the range FH1 was reviewed too.
So what does the Xacti CA9 have to offer? Well the design is similar to the HD700/HD800 that we’ve played with in the past but this model has an upgraded 9 megapixel CMOS sonsor and a 5x optical zoom, but perhaps the biggest difference here is that the CA9 is waterproof.
Yes, waterproof, not water resistant. So you can actually take it in the swimming pool and record video under-water, excellent for holidays at a waterpark!
Take a look at the brief video below which will take you on a tour around the hardware and show you what you get with it. We’ll have the full review for you soon too!
Sanyo Xacti VPC-CA9 specification:
| Effective pixel count/Camera element | Photos: Approx. 9.0-Megapixels Videos: HD: Approx. 7.31-Megapixels SD: Approx. 8.84-Megapixels |
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| Camera element | 1/2.5 inch CMOS sensor, Approx. 9.02-Megapixels (total) | |
| Recording media | SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card (up to 32GB) Internal memory: Approx. 43 mb |
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| Recording file formats | Photos: JPEG (DCF*1, DPOF*2, Exif Ver2.2*3) Videos: ISO standard MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 (.MP4) Audio: 48kHZ sampling, 16bit, 2ch, AAC |
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| Resolution (pixels) | Photos*4 | 12M: 4000 x 3000*4, 9M-H: 3456 x 2592 (low compression) 9M-S: 3456 x 2592 (standard compression) 6.7M[16:9]: 3456 x 1944 2M: 1600 x 1200 0.9M[16:9]: 1280 x 720 0.3M: 640 x 480 |
| Continuous shots | 9M: 3456 x 2592, 1.6fps/Max 13photos 2M: 1600 x 1200 , 7fps/Max 15 photos |
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| Videos*5 | HD-SHQ: 1280 x 720 (30 fps/ 9Mbps) TV-HR: 640 x 480 (60 fps/6Mbps) TV-SHQ: 640 x 480 (30 fps/3Mbps) |
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| Lens | 5x optical zoom lens; Aperture: F=3.5(W)-4.7(T) Focus distance: f=6.3 to 31.7mm; Galvanometer method structure, Auto focus: 8 groups, 11 elements (3 aspheric elements, 5 aspheric surfaces), Built-in neutral density filter Photos: f=38-190mm(=35mm) Optical 5x zoom Videos: f=38-190mm(=35mm) Optical 5x zoom |
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| Photo range | Standard: 50cm to infinity (wide), 1.0m to infinity (tele) Super macro: 1cm – 80cm (wide) |
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| Digital zoom | Shooting: 12x max., Playback 62.5x max. (12M mode, depending on the resolution) | |
| Low light sensitivity (video) | Approx. 16 lux (Auto mode, 1/30 sec.) Approx. 4 lux (High-sensitivity/ Lamp mode, 1/15 sec.) |
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| Stills sensitivity | Auto (ISO 50 – 400), Manual (ISO 50/100/200/400/800/1600, Switching system) | |
| Digital Image Stabilizer | Photos: Digital Image Stabilizer (electronic), Videos: Digital Image Stabilizer (electronic) | |
| Audio | Microphone: Built-in stereo, Speaker: Built-in monaural (L+Rch mixed output) | |
| LCD monitor | 2.5 inch, Low-temperature polysilicon TFT color LCD display, Approx. 150,000 pixels (7-level brightness, 285 degrees rotation) |
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| Languages | English/ French/ German/ Spanish/ Italian/ Dutch/ Russian/ Portuguese/ Turkish/ Thai/ Korean/ Simplified Chinese/ Traditional Chinese | |
| Interface | AV output Video: Composite video, NTSC/PAL, USB 2.0 (high-speed mode compatible) |
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| Power source | Lithium-ion battery x 1 (DB-L20 included: 720mAh) | |
| Power consumption | When using battery: 3.1W (when filming videos) | |
| Approx. battery-use time*6 | Photos: Approx. 170 shots (CIPA standard), Continuous video filming: Approx. 70min. Continuous playback: Approx. 220 min. |
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| Dimensions/Volume | 70.4 (W) x 111.4 (H) x 40.5 (D)mm (maximum dimensions, excluding protruding parts) Volume: Approx. 192cc |
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| Weight | Approx. 230g (main unit only), Approx. 249g (including battery, Approx. 17 g, and SD card, Approx. 2 g) | |
| SD Memory Card Type | Video Recording Time (Total Time)*7 | |||
| HD-SHQ | TV-HR | TV-SHQ | Audio Memo | |
| 16 GB | 3 hr 51 min. | 5 hr 43 min. | 11 hr 06 min. | 261 hr. |
| SD Memory Card Type | Number of Photographs*7 | ||||||||
| 12M | 9M-H | 9M-S | 6.7M [16:9] | 2M | 0.9M [16:9] | 0.3M | 9M Cont | 2M Cont | |
| 16 GB | 3,370 | 3,080 | 4,260 | 5,360 | 11,600 | 15,100 | 19,200 | 4,260 | 11,600 |
Posted by: Matt
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