Sanyo’s Latest Mini-High-Def Camcorder: Xacti HD2 February 08, 2007

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Last year, Sanyo released the innovative, Xacti HD1, a pocket-sized high def camcorder. Just over a year on and we have some news on the HD2.

It still records in 1280 x 720 resolution, but the still camera has been bumped from 5.1 megapixels (MP) to 7.1MP. It records video at 30fps to SD Cards and supports the new 8GB SDHC cards. The last one could store 21 minutes of HD video on a 1GB card so, in theory, you’re looking at 2hrs 48mins with an 8GB card.

It comes with a cool new docking station that boasts a HDMI slot for directly transferring content to a HDTV, while also charging the battery, which is good for an hour. That doesn’t seem that long to me – is that average?

Start-up time is a quick 1.7ms and there’s a 10x optical zoom. It measures 80(W)×119(H)×36(D)mm and weighs in at around 235g with battery. No details on shipping dates or price yet.-Martin Lynch

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