We've waited a long time to see a high-definition pocket friendly camcorder having an optical zoom lens, but now the wait is over and finally Sanyo has delivered what we’ve been asking for a long period of time. The Sanyo Xacti VPC-PD2 is the latest high-def pocket camcorder from Sanyo and the camcorder comes with an optical zoom. The pocket-friendly VPC-PD2 comes with an optical zoom lens of 3X, which ranges from a 38mm wide angle to a 114mm telephoto, in addition to this the camcorder also has stereo microphone on the edges of the camera. It’s worth noticing that the Sanyo VPC-PD2 is the first pocket camcorder from Sanyo, although they have been manufacturing ultracompact high-definition camcorder for quite a long period of time now. Specification and Features The Sanyo Xacti VPC-PD2 is capable of recording 1080p MPEG-4 video in high-definition at the rate of 30 frames/second at its top-resolution setting (the camcorder also has the capability of capturing 720p video  [...]

Sanyo has dubbed its latest Xacti VPC-CG10 as dual camera to equally adopt good quality still captures and shooting videos. It costs $199.99 and offers 10-megapixel sensor, large battery life, good quality 720p HD video, good feature set, and 5x optical zoom. However, the auto-focus works slowly in still camera and photo quality is relatively poor. Also, the component cable does not come inside the box. If you need a combo device that works as both as good digital camera and better camcorder, then you can go for new – Sanyo Xacti VPC-CG10. Sanyo Xacti VPC-CG10 has large rotating display that can be used to shoot the videos above and below the eye level. You can easily handle the display with one hand. The stereo microphone sits on the back of LCD. It worked perfectly in our tests but did not handle wind noise efficiently. The compartment for SDHC expansion slot and power button is located on the LCD cavity. AV/USB jack and tripod mount is located  [...]