Sanyo Xacti DSC-J1: Digital Photography Review

From:
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0302/03021201sanyodscj1.asp

Sanyo Xacti DSC-J1

Sanyo Japan has today announced their new Xacti DSC-J1. This 3.2 megapixel camera has a 37 - 104 mm zoom lens and is available in silver or misty pink. The DSC-J1 is the first non-Minolta camera to use the prism / internal lens design. Because of this the camera has a very fast startup time of just 1.2 seconds. The DSC-J1 can also take full sized 640 x 480 videos at 30 fps using the improved PhotoJPEG codec.

It has a fast startup time of appromiately 1.2 seconds and can output interpolated 6 megapixel images (2880x2160).

Specifications

CCD	1/2.7", 3.34 megapixel
Effective pixels	3.2 million (JCIA standard)
Recording medium	SD / MMC (8 MB supplied)
File Format	• Still picture: JPEG form (DCF, DPOF and Exif Ver2.2 compliant) • Movie: QuickTime Movie (Photo-JPEG) • Sound: WAVE (mono recording)
Still image sizes	• 2880 x 2160 (interpolated) • 2048 x 1536 • 1600 x 1200
Movie image sizes	• 640 x 480 • 320 x 240 • 160 x 120
Lens	• 3x optical zoom • 37 - 104 mm equiv. • F2.8 - F3.9
Focus range	• Normal: 20 / 30 cm - Infinity • Macro: 2 / 30 cm - 50 cm
Digital zoom	Yes, up to 4x
Shutter speed	• Still image: 1 - 1/2000 sec • Movie: 1/30 - 1/10000 sec
Exposure compen.	+/- 1.8 EV in 0.3 EV steps
Sensitivity	• Auto (ISO 50 - 200) • ISO 50 • ISO 100 • ISO 200 • ISO 400 (Up to ISO 1600 when shooting movies)
White balance	• Auto • Five presets
Flash	• Auto • Forced on • Forced off • Red-Eye Reduction • Slow-Sync flash in night mode
LCD	• 1.6" TFT LCD • 80,000 pixels
Viewfinder	Optical
Connectivity	• AV output • USB 1.1
Power	Supplied Lithium-Ion battery
Size/weight	98 x 57 x 31 mm (3.9 x 2.2 x 1.2 in)
Weight (with batt)	185 g (6.5 oz)
Accessories	8MB SD memory card, AV cable, an USB cable, Sanyo Software Pack 6.4 CD-ROM, a lithium ion battery, a battery charger & power cord and hand strap

Click here for the Sanyo press release (Japanese)