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The Waterproof Sanyo Xacti E1 Camcorder

by Tim Stevens on May 22, 2007 at 08:34 AM

When you're shopping for camcorders, you may not consider water resistance among the top features you want. Nevertheless, Sanyo is hoping its newly announced $499 Xacti E1, a fully-waterproof camera (submergeable up to five feet for an hour), offers enough of a draw to woo you away from landlubbing models with higher video specs and similar prices.

The Xacti is an incredibly compact camera capable of taking six-megapixel still pictures and also capturing up to 10 hours of standard definition video on an 8-gigabyte high-capacity SD memory card (unfortunately not included in the price). It weighs just 8.3 oz and will easily fit in a pocket, yet sports a 2.5'' color LCD display and 5x optical zoom. It also comes in three colors: turquoise, silver, and yellow.

At just five feet underwater, you probably won't be filming your next great deep sea diving expedition with this camera, but it should be perfect for boating, pool parties, snorkeling and perhaps the occasional candid camera action.

Look for the Xacti E1 to hit shelves in mid-June.

Sanyo Xacti E1



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