| Comments | Fear not, this Sanyo hybrid camcorder won't get damaged by water when you use it in the rain or other wet environments! In fact, the Xacti CA9 is waterproof to 1.5m, so you can take it on all your holidays with you and use it all year round.
The Xacti VPC-CA9 records video footage in MPEG-4 format with 1280 x 720-pixel resolution onto any SD or SDHC memory card. It comes complete with a 40 MB internal memory and loads of other fantastic features, including a 9-megapixel CMOS sensor for capturing bright and dark colours, as well as all those fine details. Sanyo has also fitted the Xacti VPC-CA9 with face recognition, a digital image stabiliser and a burst mode, allowing you to shoot non-stop.
If you want a camcorder that you can use without thinking twice in the rain, then the Sanyo Xacti CA9 is made for you! |
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| Sensor (in pixels) | 1/2.5" CMOS sensor
Total megapixels: 9.02
Effective megapixels: 9
MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 and native 16:9 recording
1280 x 720 pixels |
| Media | SD and SDHC cards (max. 32 GB)
40 MB internal memory |
| Viewfinder | No |
| LCD Screen | 2.5" swivel LCD screen |
| Sensitivity (lux) | Auto (ISO 50-400)
Manual (ISO 50/100/200/400/800/1600) |
| Optical Zoom | 5x |
| Digital Zoom | 12x |
| Image Stabiliser | Video and photo electronic image stabiliser |
| Focus | Super macro:
1cm (wide angle)
From 1m to infinity (telephoto) |
| Photo Mode | Photo shooting: JPEG, DCF, DPOF, EXIF Vers. 2.2 |
| Maximum resolution on memory card (in pixels) | 1600 x 1200 |
| Memory Card | SD/SDHC |
| Supplied Media | no |
| Sound | AAC stereo sound recording
Built-in stereo microphone |
| Webcam Function/ mini films | No |
| Audio Output | No |
| Audio Input | No |
| Video Output | Composite video output |
| Video Input | No |
| DV in (IEEE1394, FireWire) | No |
| DV out ( IEEE1394, FireWire) | No |
| Computer Interface | USB 2.0 |
| Compatible Platforms | PC and Mac |
| Supplied Software | Dedicated software |
| Possible power supply | Lithium battery |
| Accessories included | USB cable, AV cable, strap, case, lithium-ion battery, CD |
| Weight (in grams) | 230 g |
| Dimensions | 70.4 x 111.4 x 40.5 mm |
| Other Functions | Waterproof to 1.5 m
Lens construction: 11 lenses/8 groups
Focal range: 6.3 - 31.7 mm
35mm equivalent: 38 - 190 mm
Aperture: 3.5 - 4.7
Burst mode for photos
Photo shutter: 1/2 - 1/1,500 sec
Video shutter: 1/30 - 1/10,000 sec
Light metering: multi-zone, centre-weighted, spot
White balance: auto TTL, manual adjustment to one of five modes
Video editing directly on camcorder
Face recognition with video and photo modes |
| Manual | Information available soon |
