The Sanyo VPC-WH1 is an excellent dual camera that incorporates the best features of a digital still camera and a camcorder.
This dual camera features a 30x optical zoom (42 – 1290 mm in 35 mm equivalent), HD digital video (720p, 30fps), and 2-megapixel sequential shooting (13fps). It has a built-in flash for use when taking still photos. These allow you to capture close-ups of distant subjects, as well as clear and distinct photos and videos, not only above the ground, but underwater as well. You can spend a full hour beneath the waves taking stills and videos of marine life and not worry about your camera.
A 2.5-inch LCD display with a 7-level brightness flips out from the left side of the camera. This can be rotated up to 285° allowing you to take videos or photos even from awkward angles, as when taking a worm’s eye view kind of picture.
The Sanyo VPC-WH1 is equipped with a 12 Subject Face Chaser Technology that automatically adjusts focus and exposure settings of up to 12 faces in the picture. This is operable both in video and stills.
A Digital Image Stabilizer that uses a proprietary Sanyo algorithm helps prevent blurred images by compensating for unintentional camera shake. This can function both for telephoto or wide-angle modes.
A high capacity lithium-ion battery, the DB-L50, manufactured by Sanyo itself supplies power to the camera. In continuous video recording, the battery can last three hours and twenty minutes. In terms of still pictures, it can take approximately 450 shots. When using it for playback, it should last an amazing 9½ hours.
The camera is available in yellow, white, and blue.