Review ‘It’s a Dual Camera,’ says the little sticker on the side of the vaguely retro, pistol grip, Sanyo Xacti VPC-HD2000 camcorder. Sure it can function as a 12Mp still Camera too, but when it comes to video, Sanyo claims the Xacti is the first consumer camcorder to shoot 60 frames per second in 1080p full HD. To achieve this, and easier editing, Sanyo utilises “True Progressive” scanning technology which, during playback, allows freeze framing on full, rather than interlaced images.
Sanyo’s Xacti VPC-HD2000: a sharp shooter with pistol grip to match
Being a 1080p Camera, the HD2000 produces a higher calibre of video signal than 1080i shooters can, resulting in a more solid looking image. Interlaced scans can suffer when the subject or the Camera moves quickly. Read the rest of this entry »
TOKYO (AFP) — Goldman Sachs and other major shareholders in Sanyo Electric Co. have agreed to sell all their holdings in the electronics company to Panasonic Corp., a report said Thursday.
Panasonic President Fumio Ohtsubo and senior officials from Goldman Sachs Group Inc. met in Tokyo on Wednesday, with the US firm agreeing to sell its Sanyo shares, the Japanese business daily Nikkei reported.
The two other major Sanyo shareholders — Daiwa Securities SMBC Co. and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. — had already agreed to Panasonic’s offer, it said, without citing sources. Read the rest of this entry »
