CG10 Sanyo's Dual Camera Xacti
From a Customer -The CG10 Camcorder - What a convenient way to capture lifes little moments. This little guy fits right into my purse pocket or my pants pocket, which allows me to open and shoot within seconds. I cannot tell you how many videos I would have missed had my husband bought me a big and bulky camera. For style points, I love the color pink for the camera, and have the envey of my friends.
The new Sanyo Dual Camera Xacti CG10 records High Definition video (720p, 30fps), and up to 10-megapixel digital photos with 5x optical zoom. All of these features are contained in a very stylish, sleek, upright design. Videos, still photos and the various settings / menus can be easily accessed with the user’s thumb. The CG10 easily fits in your coat pocket and makes sharing videos and photos via social networking web sites, portable video devices like iPods, TVs and computers, very, very easy.
Sanyo Xacti CG10 Highlights
Style Design Made Simple The Dual Camera Xacti CG10 packs cutting edge technology into a small, stylish, easy to use camera. Designed to fit perfectly in the palm of your hand, the Dual Camera CG10 features an easy to navigate menu which make it a great choice for the beginner and the more advanced user. It is the perfect blend of style, performance, and ease of use.
Large, 3-inch Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)
The display flips out from the camera and rotates up to 285 degrees on an axis that allows you to take great video or still images from otherwise-difficult-to-view positions, proving to be especially useful when shooting in confined spaces.
10-megapixel Still Image Quality In addition to HD Video (720p 30 fps) the CG10 takes amazing 10 megapixel still photos. With a 10-megapixel (effective) CMOS image sensor the still images can be interpolated to reach 12-megapixel still image quality.
5x optical zoom The CG10 lens provides a zooming range of F=38-190mm (35mm equivalent). Combined with the 12x digital zoom, the CG10 offers a total zooming range of 60x.
12 Subject Face Chaser Technology Recognizes up to 12 faces for videos and still pictures and optimizes focus and aperture settings to ensure all subjects are in focus.
Sophisticated image stabilizer the Product description has a proprietary Sanyo algorithm, the CG10 automatically compensates for distracting up-and-down or side-to-side camera movement, keeping your subject steady and easy to follow. It accurately distinguishes between unintentional camera shake and deliberate camera movement. This handy feature operates in both wide-angle and telephoto modes.
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Sort: Oldest first | Newest first Showing 1-8 of 8 posts in this discussion Initial post: 7:21 AM PDT tborr123 says: Thanks for the reviews and tips. Someone who reviewed this on youtube recommended using manual settings in low light situations to minimize noise in the video. Is this what you did by setting the ISO to 1600 and sensitivity to High? Did you try other ways to shoot in low light? Thanks.
@7:37 AM PDT
Rolla Gravett says:
Hi. Yes, I manually set the ISO to 1600 and set the sensitivity to HIGH to get the maximum sensitivity on the camera in low light. Does the camera do the same thing by leaving the ISO in AUTO? Probably. The AUTO setting works pretty good most of the time. I read in the manual that setting the camera in the max ISO setting and on HIGH SENSITIVITY the camera is shooting in the 4 lux light range. Without these settings the lux range was around 16. It is in the manual under the specifications (Page 184 near the bottom). Setting the camera in ISO 1600 isn't going to minimize the noise. That is the ISO that has the most noise. However setting it in anything less than 1600 in low light conditions will make the video too dark to watch. It's too bad there isn't software that makes a video lighter after the fact. You can take a picture and brighten it up with software. I don't know of any video software that will do that. There are really a lot of product features with this camera@8:35 AM PDT
David says:
Wow, best review ever, I just had to log in and say thanks for this awesome review, I have been thinking of buying this camera or the Sanyo E2 for its waterproof properties, (so that I can use it even in snow or rain) but I never seen a review so complete, specially like the accessories tips, thank again for such complete comments. I still haven't decided between this one or the E2, but yours is the best review of all, thanks. by the way how would you rate the still pictures specially in indoors/low light? How do you think it would match up with the macinfo ?Not to be confused with the following. Model Reviewed: Cleveland
CG10
WedgesSummary:
These CCM material wedgesare the finest and best performing I have ever played. The feel is unmatched. The feel is unmatched. Cleveland should have kept them as a standard like the 588 line. I have esperienced no problem with wear at all.
Customer Service:
Never had a need.
Similar Products Used:
Cleveland 588s, Titleist/Titleist Vokey, Sanke Eyes (original)
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Review Date
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Reviewed by: maginick24 , Shoots in the 70s
Model Reviewed: Cleveland CG10
Summary:
im a big believer in the 4 wedge system taught by dave pelz and these wedges are the best ive ever used. got the 50* standard bounce, 54* standard bounce, and 58* low bounce. I play these from anywhere under 130 yds. get yourself some CG4 irons and compliment them w/ these!
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titleist vokey, taylormade rac, cobra oversize, nike sv tour
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Review Date August 19, 2009
Overall Rating 4 of 5
Value Rating 5 of 5
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Reviewed by: gardenforms02@yahoo.com , Shoots in the 100s
Model Reviewed: Clevland
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, 56 degree Summary: TheCG10
Wedge has been a good investment, although for being a beginner, I have had my good and bad shots with the CG10, 56 degree. Not saying that there is something wrong with the club per se', but 1/2 of the time, I have trouble controlling the distance if the ball is in the rough (it does well in sandtraps). Sometimes, I hit the ball too high and the ball flys 90 yards and sometimes (the other 1/2 of the time), I get under the ball and BAM!, I get a great shot.Once I was in trouble (facing downward) into a sandtrap (about 40' from the hole), I had hit with about 30%-power and WHAM!, the ball landed 2' from the hole. Despite getting a bogie on the hole, this was one of my most memorable sandtrap shots and it was with the CG10.
In the rough, that's another story.
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Review Date June 18, 2009
Overall Rating 5 of 5
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Reviewed by: jake braybrook , Shoots in the 80s
Model Reviewed: 54 cleveland
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Summary: this is the only club i cannot play without. i lost it once on until i got it back, my short game just wasn't the same.to replace it, i bought a 56 degree titleist vokey, and the feel just isn't the same. the feel from a wedge which isn't forged, the touch and feel is amazing. it doesn't spin as much as alot of other wedges but the distance controls is fantasic.
Similar Products Used: titleist vokey 56, ping tour w, ben ross innovator
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CG 10
54 degree Summary: This club is a true scoring club. I put it in my bag about a month ago, in place of some Nike SV wedges, and the feel is much more pure. The carbon steel alloy is very soft to the shot, and provides great feedback. You can be really accurate with a good wedge, and more importantly, a good shot. I am not one to spin the ball back a few yards, but this club allows me to stop a ball upon landing, so I know excatly where to place it every time. They are great chipping clubs as well, very consistent ball flight and roll. Wedges are Cleveland's bread and butter, and they are worth testing out in the very least. I got this brand new for half of the market value.Customer Service: The service at Golfers Warehouse is excellent. I used Cleveland service before when I played their irons, and it was great back then.
Similar Products Used: Nike SV Tour Black, Cleveland 588, Wilson Fat Shaft, Titleist Vokeys
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Short version of the cg10
: An excellent casual HD camcorder with superior image quality to pocket cams and a flexible focus system, making it useful for bloggers like me as well. At under $200 this thing is absolutely a steal.Full review
A while back I was at AMD’s overclocking challenge, and for shooting video I had a Kodak Zx1 and a Casio Exilim FC-100 for slow motion. Both are great cameras, but 720p on either one is a bit indistinct, and the Zx1 has a fixed focus lens, which makes up-close shots difficult. Vince from SlashGear had a pistol-grip Sanyo, which I had dismissed before as gimmicky, but having gotten a chance to handle it, I decided I liked it and would pick up the next generation when they came out. Well, they came out a while back and I’ve been using it since. And now I’m reviewing it.
There are a few cameras like this one, so let’s be clear: I’m talking about the CG10, which is sort of the lowest-end Sanyo you can get. 720p is its maximum resolution, which is more than enough for any home video or web media. They make a big deal about how “It’s a Dual Camera! Photos & Videos” but really now, camcorders have been taking pictures for years and years, and I don’t advise doing it if you don’t have to.
Build and layout
The CG10
differs from many other cheap camcorders and pocketcams in that it actually has a real lens. It’s far from a real real lens, but it’s not the fixed-focus pinhole crap you see on Flips, Kodaks, and Nanos. This means it has a 5x optical zoom and better light sensitivity than those other options, at the cost of a slightly larger size.The CG10
is about the size of a large mouse, just to give you a general idea. It feels pleasantly weighty and is well-balanced. Remember, this isn’t a pocket camcorder, it’s merely compact; it’s certainly small enough to bring everywhere, but unlike a Flip (or an iPod Nano, I suppose) it’s not a front-pocket kind of thing. Though it does sit comfortably in your back pocket if your pants aren’t too tight. Just don’t sit down on it.As you can see in the pictures, the cg10's got a nice little 3? flip-out LCD, which is bright and reasonably sharp. Controls are all situated for your thumb to operate; your other fingers have nothing to do but grip. This works pretty well once you get the layout down. The menu layout is the normal sort of thing, though I have to say I searched for ages for a way to delete things on camera before I realized that the “menu” button was taking me to the wrong place. The usual options are there, with several choices for exposure control, stabilization, and face tracking.
Quality and features
One feature I found extremely handy on the CG10 was the manual focus mode. For keeping a device in focus while I or my hand move in and out of the shot, it’s invaluable. I used it (to great effect) in my Zune HD and Sleek SA-6 reviews. Its macro mode focuses down to 1cm, which is fantastic for getting close-ups of components, plus it gives a great depth of field effect. I found the autofocus to be a bit slow in general (though accurate), so I use manual whenever I can.
For a less then $200 camera, I found the cg10 color and sharpness to be good, though the small sensor and major compression mean motion will always be kind of smeary. Of course if you whip it back and forth you’ll get that wobbly skew action, but that’s something you can avoid. Exposure was pretty decent, and you can select center-weighted or spot, but not manual. Low light performance is nothing to write home about, but again we’re talking about a $200 camera here. Make sure you have your lights on or you’ll be seeing noise.
Sound is pretty basic, and the microphones are located on the back of the LCD, which is good if you’re filming the thing creating the sound. Bad if you’re filming yourself and you have reversed the LCD so you can make sure you’re in frame. I didn’t have any issue with the sound other than the fact that it was about as medium-quality as you can expect from a budget device.
cg10 battery life
Battery life seemed normal for a small camcorder with no moving parts. The battery is removable and comes with a charger, as you might expect. No surprises here.File sizes are manageable. I set it immediately to the highest quality and a 22-second video took up 25MB, for reference. 640×480 should be about half that, though it will also shoot 640×480 at 60FPS, which obviously will take up more space. It uses H.264 and the files are MP4. It has a tiny amount of internal space (40MB) so you’ll be shooting to SD. One annoying thing I found was that the SD slot can’t be accessed without flipping the LCD up and consequently turning on the camera. Not a big deal but vexing nonetheless.
Bottom line
The Sanyo Xacti VPC-CG10
can be found for far less than $200, and I think at $200 it was already a good deal. It’s not pocketable, but in every other respect it bests the pocket-cam army. If you’re looking for a basic around-the-house camcorder, I highly recommend the CG10.From the Manufacturer Conveniently capture life’s important moments. The new Sanyo Dual Camera Xacti CG10 records High Definition video (720p, 30fps), and up to 10-megapixel digital photos with 5x optical zoom. All of these features are contained in a very stylish, sleek, upright design. Videos, still photos and the various settings / menus can be easily accessed with the user’s thumb. The CG10 easily fits in your coat pocket and makes sharing videos and photos via social networking web sites, portable video devices like iPods, TVs and computers, easy.
Sanyo Xacti CG10 Highlights
Style Design Made Simple The Dual Camera Xacti CG10 packs cutting edge technology into a small, stylish, easy to use camera. Designed to fit perfectly in the palm of your hand, the Dual Camera CG10 features an easy to navigate menu which make it a great choice for the beginner and the more advanced user. It is the perfect blend of style, performance, and ease of use.Large, 3-inch Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) The display flips out from the camera and rotates up to 285 degrees on an axis that allows you to take great video or still images from otherwise-difficult-to-view positions, proving to be especially useful when shooting in confined spaces.
10-megapixel Still Image Quality In addition to HD Video (720p 30 fps) the CG10 takes amazing 10 megapixel still photos. With a 10-megapixel (effective) CMOS image sensor the still images can be interpolated to reach 12-megapixel still image quality.
5x optical zoom The CG10 lens provides a zooming range of F=38-190mm (35mm equivalent). Combined with the 12x digital zoom, the CG10 offers a total zooming range of 60x.
12 Subject Face Chaser Technology Recognizes up to 12 faces for videos and still pictures and optimizes focus and aperture settings to ensure all subjects are in focus.
Sophisticated image stabilizer Using a proprietary Sanyo algorithm, the CG10 automatically compensates for distracting up-and-down or side-to-side camera movement, keeping your subject steady and easy to follow. It accurately distinguishes between unintentional camera shake and deliberate camera movement. This handy feature operates in both wide-angle and telephoto modes.
Sequential photo mode shoots up to 7 frames per second Take pictures like the pros with sequential shooting up to 7 fps, or a total of 14 photos (2MP). The perfect solution for action photography.
Highly-advanced MPEG4 AVC/H.264 video compression This feature optimizes the file size and makes sharing movies on social networking sites, or e-mailing them to friends and family, even easier. In fact, the file size can be up to 25 percent smaller than that of typical MPEG-4 cameras.
Easily transfer video and still images to your video capable iPod Import video and still image files directly into iTunes software and then port them to your video-capable iPod. Share your latest masterpiece with friends and family.
Record over 5 hours of full motion video Using a 16 GB SDHC memory card users can capture over 5 hours and 43 minutes worth of video in standard definition or approximately 3 hours and 51 minutes in HD video mode.
Capture still images while you’re shooting video The CG10 enables simultaneous shooting of video clips and still images with a simple press of the shutter button during the shooting of a movie clip. You will never need to miss another precious photo opportunity. (Depending on the mode used to take still images, simultaneous video clip shooting may be interrupted. While shooting video clips, using the digital image stabilizer may change the angle of view for still images.)
Super-fast start-up Reduce your chance of missing the perfect shot. The Dual Camera Xacti CG10 is designed for super fast start-up and shooting. With its tapeless design, the CG10 eliminates the need to queue up a video tape, allowing it to begin shooting in as little as 1.7 seconds! When the CG10 is powered on, closing the LCD display puts it in standby mode. Simply open the display and the CG10 automatically powers up and can begin immediately recording in as little as 1.7 seconds.
Includes a high-capacity Sanyo brand lithium-ion battery The DB-L80 is a high capacity battery designed to work with the Sanyo Xacti CG10 camera and delivers approximately 70 minutes of video record time. High-energy density design minimizes the battery size and weight, making it perfect for use in the Sanyo Dual Camera Xacti CG10. The DB-L80 is designed to resist memory accumulation so it provides a full charge every time.
Easy playback of recorded video directly on a TV Connect the CG10 to a DVD / VCR Recorder, or to a computer, to back-up copies of recorded content. Still images and video clips are played back continuously and in chronological order. When connected to a PC, simple drag-and-drop operation makes it easy to save recorded video clips and still images onto a computer's hard disk for emailing, editing or archiving.
Product Description Conveniently capture life's important moments. The new Sanyo Dual Camera Xacti CG10 records High Definition video (720p, 30fps), and up to 10 megapixel digital photos with 5X optical zoom. All of these features are contained in a very stylish, sleek, upright design. Videos, still photos and the various settings / menus can be easily accessed with the user's thumb. The CG10 easily fits in your coat pocket and makes sharing videos and photos via social networking web sites, portable video devices like iPods, TVs and computers, easy.
The VPC-CG10 employs advanced MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 compression technology to produce video files that are easy to handle on the web or on your PC. Despite being compact enough to carry about anywhere, anytime, the CG10 is capable of shooting high-definition 720p video. The camera’s wide, 3.0-inch, 230,000-pixel LCD monitor can be positioned at your preferred angle so that your subject stays clearly in view—whether you’re shooting high or low, or aiming at yourself.
The handy and compact VPC-CG10 captures 10-megapixel photos just like those taken with a dedicated digital camera. It can even record higher-resolution images at up to 12 megapixels, using real-time interpolation*1. Meanwhile, the upgraded Face Chaser function*2 can keep track of up to 12 faces, and can even follow faces that are side-on to the camera.
Thanks to the ISO-standard MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 format, video files are as easy to handle as photo images shot with a regular digital camera. It’s quick and easy to save files on a PC and upload them onto a web page to share with friends and family.
For more Information For more Information For more Information • For SANYO Xacti Dual Cameras, “HD” is defined as data recorded at 1280 (horizontal) x 720 (vertical) pixels. *1 A pixel-interpolation filter converts 10-megapixel images from the image sensor into the recorded equivalent of 12 megapixels. *2 Depending on the subject and shooting conditions, the Face Chaser function may not operate as expected.