With the mother of all electronics show, the CES 2007 in full swing, one has seen some great gadgets over the past few days. However this is just beginning baby and the latest cool product doing the rounds at the CES is the SANYO Xacti HD2. So whats so great about it ? Well for starters it now has the coveted title of "world’s smallest and lightest high-definition digital video camera" and is also a follow up to the HD1 and HD1a series.

The SANYO HD2 is both a 720p high-definition digital camcorder and a 7.1 megapixel digital still camera which is surprising considering its small dimensions, The HD2 measures just around 3.1"W x 4.7"H x 1.4″D and weighs only 8.3 ounces. Sanyo has also integrated a new HDMI digital interface into the HD2’s multifunction docking station for digital output to HDTVs and high-definition video recorders. It can also record up to 21 minutes of high-definition video (or up to one hour of standard-definition video) per gigabyte of available memory on any standard SD or high-capacity SDHC card (memory cards sold separately). Users can also record nearly three hours of high-definition video, up to eight hours of standard-definition video or thousands of 7.1-megapixel digital still images on a single 8-gigabyte SDHC card.

The Sanyo Xacti line of hybrid camcorders has got a new member, the Sanyo Xacti DMX-CG6, which replaces its predecessor the C1. It has some decent specs under its hood including a 6 Megapixel resolution, an enhanced photo/video sensor that even works in low light conditions and 1600 ISO. The new camcorder/camera also supports SDHC and takes up to 4GB cards. Other features include; a 2.5 inch LCD, Audio output and the ability to transfer video directly to an iPod. No word on pricing or availability.

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Pros:Cool design, compact, great for the average user once he gets the hang of it, decent image quality.

Cons:Underperformance in low light conditions, visible image noise at times and cumbersome menu.

The Sanyo Xacti VPC-HD1 Digital Camcorder is hard to ignore. With the coveted tag of 'World's Smallest HD Camera' and a capacity of recording 720p High Definition video and taking 5.1 mega pixels still shots this baby means business. It can also be called a hybrid camera and features a 1/2.5 inch CCD, with approximately 5.36 gross mega pixels and records HD with 1280 x 720 pixels, at a frame rate of 30 frames per second (fps) at a maximum data rate of 9 Megabits per second (Mbps). The HD Video camera is also capable of recording n 640 x 480 standard definitions (SD) at 60 fps interlaced, with a maximum data rate of 6Mbps.

The Xacti VPC-C40 has a 1/2.7" 4.0 megapixel camera, enabling you to capture either VGA-size video clips or hi-res 4.0 megapixel digital photos. Video can be recorded at 30 fps in MPEG-4 format, which can then be played back even on a large-screen TV without the loss of clarity. The package comes with a 1GB SD card, sufficient for just about an hour's worth of video in TV-HQ mode.

Another neat feature of the Xacti VPC-C40 is the 5.8x optical zoom (F5.3) lens, apart from 10x digital zoom. It's also equipped with a small 1.8" TFT LCD display for previewing images/video. It also supports USB PictBridge for PC-independent printing of images.

More info about the Sanyo VPC-C40 is available from Sanyo's website.

The Xacti C6 can take 6 megapixel digital stills and record video into MPEG4 format. If you had a 2GB SD card, you could record VGA resolution video at 30fps for up to 2hours. It has 5x optical zoom and 12x digital zoom for up to 60x maximum zoom. The C6 can easily be operated using your thumb.

Features of the Xacti C6 include: