Digital Camera Camcorder Combo

Sanyo Xacti VPC-E1

Shoot underwater confidently with the Sanyo Xacti VPC-E1

If you like to shoot while you swim think about getting the Sanyo Xacti VPC-E1. It will please you by capturing high-quality still photos underwater. This camera cum camcorder can shoot 640×480, 30fps movies as well as 6-megapixel still photos. And it incorporates a 5x zoom lens and can stand immersion in up to 5 feet of depth for an hour according to its JIS Class 8 qualification.

Sometimes you can run into some unexpected traffic when you’re underwater. This could mean you loose your camera as you swerve to avoid a shark or dip to get out of the way of a boat rudder, but the Sanyo Xacti VPC-E1’s vertical design makes for a solid single-handed grip. So while your right hand wraps around the body your index finger is perched above the lens. And the shutter and record are extremely sensitive and soft so one click and your device is capturing the scene. Other functions on the camera include a zoom switch and user-programmable left and right arrow switches.

If you like your features and functions simple, the Sanyo Xacti VPC-E1 is great. The menus are easy to read and logically arranged so you can start using the device very quickly. The Sanyo Xacti VPC-E1 also features a 3.5-to-4.7, 38mm-to-190mm-equivalent lens with a built-in neutral-density filter and a 2.5-inch LCD so you can view what you’re shooting or have shot already. While shooting you can select from spot-, center- and pattern metering; sensitivity settings from ISO 50 to ISO 1,600 (as high as 7,200 in the Lamp low-light scene mode); auto, manual and four preset white-balance settings; spot or nine-point autofocus; and exposure compensation. If you want good quality, don’t go below recording 409K per second or 24MB per minute of video. The Sanyo Xacti VPC-E1 records videos in MPEG-4 format.