The Sanyo HD1000 offers a refreshing change from a world obsessed with increasing resolution at the expense of image quality. Based around a four megapixel CCD image sensor and a Xacti HD-branded 10x optical zoom lens with an impressively bright maximum aperture of f/1.8 to f/2.5 across the zoom range, the HD1000 has an equivalent focal range of 38 to 380mm - a moderate wide angle to a very useful telephoto. Still images are recorded to a maximum of 2288 x 1712 pixels with a burst rate of up to seven frames per second at full resolution, while video ranges up to a maximum of 60 fields-per-second 1080i (1920 x 1080 pixels) using MPEG-4 AVC / H.264 compression.
HD1000 images are stored on SD/MMC cards, including the newer SDHC types, while a 2.7" LCD display with 230,000 pixels serves as the sole method of framing or reviewing images. The Sanyo HD1000 also includes both high definition HDMI / and standard definition NTSC / PAL video output, USB 2.0 high-speed computer connectivity, and a built-in flash strobe. Seven scene modes help get the picture you want, with shutter speeds ranging from 4 - 1/1000 second, and ISO sensitivity from 50 to 3200.
The Sanyo Xacti HD1000, announced overseas a few months ago, is available immediately in the USA priced at about $800.
| Basic Specifications Sanyo Xacti VPC-HD1000 | |
|---|---|
| Resolution: | 4.00 Megapixels |
| Lens: | 10.00x zoom (38-380mm eq.) |
| Viewfinder: | LCD |
| LCD Size: | 2.7 inch |
| ISO: | 50-3200 |
| Shutter: | 4-1/1000 |
| Max Aperture: | 1.8 |
| Mem Type: | SD / SDHC |
| Battery: | Custom LiIon |
| Dimensions: | 3.5 x 4.4 x 2.1 in. (89 x 112 x 53 mm) |
| Weight: | 11.0 oz (312 g) includes batteries |
| MSRP: | $800 |
| Availability: | 01/2008 |
