Sanyo has launched its new Video/Still Camera for the US market. The SANYO Xacti CG6 digital video/still camera weighs less than six ounces with battery and has a piston grip.

The SANYO Xacti CG6 has been equipped with a 6.0 megapixel CCD and a 5X optical zoom lens and for enhanced imagery also includes "blur correction with gyro sensor" system. This as you may have guessed helps in combating image blur which arises due to camera shakes. Low-light performance is down to 2 lux and there is a separate digital image stabilizer for video recording.

The SANYO CG6 is SDHC-compatible and hence record up to 4 hours of high-quality video on a 4 GB SDHC memory card, up to 2 hours on a standard 2GB SD card, and up to 1 hour on a standard 1 GB SD card. The camera has a large 2.5-inch LCD panel which can rotate up to 290 degrees and one also comes across an AV terminal/headphone jack on the camera body front. The SANYO Xacti CG6 will be available in the U.S. at the end of March at an MSRP of $329.99(*2). The stylish blue Xacti CG6 will be available at Wal-Mart Stores nationwide.

"The Xacti CG6 is the perfect choice for capturing video and stills on the go," said John Lamb, Senior Marketing Manager for SANYO Fisher Company's Audio Video Division. "This easy-to-use camera incorporates advanced technologies that produce beautiful results virtually every time. It's fun to use and people will love how easy it is to transfer files to their portable video players or to their computer for uploading to a photo or video-sharing Website."

Other SANYO Xacti CG6 Features include:

- USB battery charging(*4) by simply connecting the unit to your
computer's USB port
- 6.0-megapixel high-resolution photos can be captured during movie
recording(*5)
- 3.8-megapixel (2592x1944) widescreen 16:9 photo mode available
- BGM slideshow for sequentially showing photos with background music
- Easy in-camera movie editing(*6)
- Real-Time Interpolation for 10-megapixel (3680x2760) high-resolution
recording
- Audio Guide announces camera modes and alerts by voice
- Portrait mode for taking vertical photos without rotating the camera
body
- Digital red-eye correction
Repair the "red eye" effect that sometimes occurs when using a flash
at night. With this feature, the camera automatically detects and
digitally corrects red eyes in the photo.
- 9-point range finder AF for highly focused precision shooting
- Up to 1 cm close-up photos with the Super Macro Focus (wide setting)
- Scene Select feature and digital filters for shooting under various
conditions
- Wind Noise Reduction to reduce wind noise sensed by the microphone
- Quick Standby to start recording/playback as soon as the LCD monitor is
opened
- Voice recorder for up to 13 hours of continuous audio recording
- Supports USB 2.0 for high-speed data transfer
- Compatible with Exif Print(*7) and PRINT Image Matching III(*8) for
displaying image data in the printer output
- Supports PictBridge for direct photo printing without a computer
- Comes with a computer kit with abundant movie application software
- Ulead DVD Movie Factory 5.0SE for creating original DVDs with MPEG-4
movies and photos
- Ulead Photo Explorer 8.5 SE Basic to easily manage photos and MPEG-4
movies
- Motion Director SE 1.1 for correcting camera shake and combining images
to create panorama sho