Sanyo Xacti VPC-E7 Digital Camera
After the S7, it’s the turn of the Sanyo Xacti VPC-E7 to make its presence felt in the digital world. The E7 is a tad cheaper than the S7 which in the digital world means fewer features. However in all fairness the Sanyo E7 is quite a trooper with its 7 megapixel resolution, 3x optical zoom and its 2.5 inch LCD. This new digicam also sports the innovative touch sensor which makes shooting more fun.
When it comes to design there is something very chic and cool about the E7. This ultra slim camera has dimensions of 91 x 55 x 21 mm and is just 21mm thin. The Sanyo Xacti VPC-E7 maybe small, but Sanyo assures us that users won’t be fumbling with the buttons and everything is well laid out. Though it’s compact that doesn’t mean that the folks at Sanyo have compromised on the LCD. The E7 sports a decent 2.5 inch LCD and the onboard touch sensor is able to activate auto focus and also provides a shutter lag of only 0.05 sec's and the camera is able to capture sequence shots at 2.3 fps.
The Sanyo E7 has been equipped with a number of Scene and Effect Modes which will give your photography an edge. While Filter options include Standard, Black and White, Sepia, Contrast, Saturation, Scene Modes include Automatic, Sport, Portrait, Landscape, Night, Firework, Dark. The onboard Portrait Mode deserves a mention as the camera automatically focuses on the faces without making the skin tones unnatural and making sure that there is no red-eye. For the adventurous, the Autofocus mode will come in handy as its let you capture action oriented shots without any sweat.
The Sanyo Xacti VPC-E7 also has a decent movie mode where footage can be recorded at 30fps in the VGA mode or 15fps in the WEB mode. ISO settings range from 50 to 400 in the auto mode and the manual mode they range from 50 to 800.Onbaord memory is about 23 which can be expanded via SD memory card, Multimedia card and a 4 GB SDHC memory card. The digicam is powered by a Lithium Ion battery provides approximately 260 images on a single charge. The E7 will be available by September this year for about €279. For more info visit: Sanyo Xacti E7
Sanyo VPC-E7 Specs:
Effective Pixel Count Approx. 7.1 megapixels
CCD 1/2.5-inch, 7.41-megapixel CCD (total)
Recording Media SD memory card, Multimedia card, 4 GB SDHC memory card compatible
Recording File Format Stills: JPEG (DCF, Exif Ver. 2.2, DPOF standard)
Video: QuickTime Movie (MOV, Photo-JPEG compression)
Audio: WAV (mono/8-bit, 8 k sampling)
Resolution (Pixels) Stills:
[10M] 3680 x 2760
[7M] 3072 x 2304
[4M] 2288 x 1712
[2M] 1600 x 1200
[0.3M] 640 x 480
Sequential:
[7M] 3072 x 2304
[4M] 2288 x 1712
[2M] 1600 x 1200
[0.3M] 640 x 480
Video:
[TV] 640 x 480 (30 fps)
[WEB] 320 x 240 (15 fps) with audio
[Voice recording mode]
Compression Ratio FINE: 1/6, NORMAL: 1/9 compression
Lens f = 6.3 – 18.9 mm (equivalent to 38 – 114 mm on a 35 mm camera)
F: 3.1 (wide) – 5.9 (tele), 3.0x optical zoom lens
Auto focus: 6 elements in 5 groups
Photo Range Standard: 10 cm (wide)/60 cm (tele) to infinity
Macro: 5 cm (wide)/60 cm (tele) to 80 cm
Shutter Speed Still/Sequential: 1/2 sec. – 1/2000 sec. (Flash: 1/30 – 1/2000 sec., Landscape/Night View/Fireworks/Lamp mode: max. 2 sec.)
Video: 1/30 sec. – 1/10000 sec.
Digital Zoom Shooting: Max. 4x (except when shooting stills in [10M] mode)
Playback: Max. 57.5x (in [10M] mode, depending on the resolution)
Focus Auto (Still: 9-point AF/Spot AF/AF Seeker, Video: 9-point AF/Spot AF/AF Seeker), Manual (14 steps) with Touch Sensor
Scene Select Auto/Sports/Portrait/Landscape/Night View/Fireworks/Lamp/
Best Shot/Photo with Audio/Face Chaser/Shake-Reduction
Filter Function Standard/Monochrome/Sepia/Contrast/Color Saturation
Shooting Modes One image/Sequential/Video recording
Photometry Multi-section measuring/Center-weighted measuring/Spot measuring
Exposure Correction Program AE, ±1.8 EV (in 0.3 EV steps)
Sensitivity Still/Sequential: Auto (ISO 50– 400), Manual (ISO 50/100/200/400/800)
Video: Auto (ISO 200– 800), Manual (ISO 200/400/800/1600/3200)
Self-Timer 2 sec. or 10 sec.
White Balance Auto: fully automatic TTL
Manual: Sunny/Cloudy/Fluorescent/Incandescent/Sampling
Flash Auto/Forced/Off/Red-Eye Reduction (Slow Synchro mode possible in Night View mode)
Flash Range GN = 5.8, 40 cm – 2.6 m (wide)/60 cm – 1.4 m (tele)
LCD Monitor 2.5-inch A-si TFT LCD monitor
115,000 pixels (100% coverage, 6-level brightness control, including auto-adjust function)
Internal Memory Approx. 23 MB (23.4 MB)
Interface A/V output (NTSC/PAL, Audio: mono)
USB 2.0 high-speed (Storage Class + Still Image Class + Video Class)
Multi-Language Display 13 Languages: Japanese, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Russian, Korean, Traditional or Simplified Chinese, Portuguese, Turkish
Power Source Lithium-ion battery (DB-L20A, included), Battery charger (included)
Approx. Battery Life Still: CIPA standard 320 images
Playback: 510 min.
Dimensions (W x H x D) 91.1 x 55.5 x 21.6 mm
Weight Approx. 116 g (main unit only), Approx. 132 g (including battery and SD card)
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