Sanyo Launch Xacti DMX-CG9 Digital Movie Camera for Beginners

The DMX-CG9, new camera offers simple operation and comfortable use for beginners, 9.1-Megapixel digital still images, high-resolution movie shooting and Compatible with PictBridge. The Xacti DMX-CG9 will be on sale in Japan from April 28, 2008…

SANYO Introduces 9.1-Megapixel Xacti Digital Movie Camera - the DMX-CG9

The Xacti for beginners - photos & digital movies with one single camera!

SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. (SANYO) introduces the latest Xacti digital movie camera - the DMX-CG9. This new camera offers simple operation and comfortable use for beginners, 9.1-Megapixel digital still images, high resolution photos, and longer recording time. The Xacti DMX-CG9 will be on sale in Japan from April 28, 2008.
On the launch of the new camera, Hideki Toyoda, General Manager of the SANYO’s DI Company Products Planning Department, said, “SANYO is pleased to introduce the DMX-CG9, a digital movie camera offering beautiful still images and movies compatible with computers and the Internet, easy enough for anyone to start using, and a fashionable item all for a reasonable price.”

Main Features

1. Simple operation and comfortable use even for beginners
   - ‘New Ergonomic Design’ allows level filming when used with a tripod
   - Rounded design fits more comfortably in the hand
   - Buttons for operation have been enlarged
   - Large 2.5-inch LCD monitor for simple, easy menu image viewing
2. Digital movie camera, beautiful 9.1-Megapixel pictures possible
   - Newly developed high power 5X optical lens
   - CMOS sensor allows high resolution 9.1-Megapixel still images, and faster frame rates for movies
   - Pixel-interpolation filter allows images up to 12-Megapixels*1
   - Sequential photo setting takes up to 10*2 photos with a shutter speed of 5 frames per second (fps)
   - Super Macro mode allows clear photos of small items only 1 cm away
3. High-resolution movie shooting possible for beautiful and smooth images
   - MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 format
   - CMOS sensor allows movies to be recorded and played back at a smooth rate of 60 fps*3
   - Still images can be taken simultaneously as movie recording, without stopping or pausing the movie*4
   - Smaller frame sizing is available for easy upload to a computer or internet site
4. Other Features
   - ‘Digital Image Stabilizer’*5 senses camera revolution and photographic subject movement
   - ‘Face Chaser Function’ recognizes up to 12 faces for still images
   - ‘Talking Navigation’ function informs of camera status and warning (for low battery, etc.)
   - ‘Wind Noise Reduction’ function reduces unwanted wind noise when recording movies
   - Compatible with PictBridge, allowing pictures to be printed without a computer

   *1 Convert about 9.1-megapixel data captured by the image sensor to the recorded equivalent of 12-megapixel
   *2 In the 2M sequential shooting mode
   *3 When TH-VR mode is used
   *4 2 mega-pixel images are recorded
   *5 Images may not be adjusted in the case of slow shutter speed or high level of image blurring.

Supplemental Background and Specification Information

Outline and Background

The ‘Xacti’ series is based on creating an ergonomic solution allowing a comfortable, natural filming style for photography and movie enthusiasts. Xacti series cameras have received high acclaim from the market for its capability to easily take both movies and photos in a compact body that can be slipped into a pocket, and for adopting a movie format that is highly compatible with the Internet environment.
Since the introduction of SANYO’s digital cameras which adopted movie-recording capabilities in 1998, SANYO has focused on creating hybrid cameras that can both record movies and photos in one simple unit, freeing camera users from having to carry two separate units and allowing photos and/or movies to be recorded anytime and anywhere.
In addition to the convenience of taking both movies and photos in one unit, SANYO proposes the ‘DMX-CG9’as a tool to offer many people an even more and exciting movie camera lifestyle.

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