Press Release:
Sanyo has announced a new digital camera in their Xacti series, the Sanyo Xacti VPC A5. The new camera comes with a 5 megapixel CCD, an internal 2.8x optical zoom lens and a two inch LCD monitor. Some of you might think that they have seen this camera before and indeed, a closer inspection of the camera and its specification reveal a striking resemblance to the Konica Minolta DiMAGE X50...

SPECIFICATIONS
 - 5 megapixels
 - LCD screen resolution: 115.000
 - Flash range:
    0.2 to 3.2 m (Wide)
    0,1 to 1.8 m (Tele)
 - Flash functions:
    automatic
    allways on
    switched off
    Red Eye reduction
 - Self timer delay: 10s
 - Time/date recording
 - Graphic data format:
    JPEG (DCF/DPOF compatibly)
    Motion JPEG (Mov) Wave
 - Storage medium: SD map
 - Image sensor: 1/2.5' ' CCD, 5.400.000 pixels
 - Picture resolution:
    2,048 x of 1536 pixels
    2,560 x of 1,920 pixels
    1600 x of 1,200 pixels
    1280 x of 960 pixels
    640 x of 480 pixels
    320 x of 240 pixels
 - Video clips:
    30 pictures per second
    15 pictures per second
 - White balance:
    AUTO TTL
    manual attitude possible (4 modes)
 - Lens system:
    optical zoom shot 2,8x
    internal optical zoom
    shot 2.8 subject
    f = 6,1 - 17,1mm (37-105 mm with a 35mm camera)
    8 groups, 11 elements
    F=2,8 (far) to 5.0 (Tele)
 - Exposure control: 2 EV in 1/3 stages
 - Range: 10 cm to infinite - 6 cm macro
 - Digital zoom: 4x
 - Exposure: 4 to 1/1000s
 - ISO 50/100/200/400
 - LCD screen:
    5.2 cm (2.0 ") digital interface
    FT monitor with anti-reflection surface
 - Batteries: lithium ion Accu
 - Interfaces: USB, AV (PAL/NTSC)
 - Standard accessories:
    SANYO utility software
    USB and AV cable
    Bag and stretcher cord
    Lithium-ion Accupack with battery charger
    16MB SD card
 - Overall dimensions (B x H x T) 83,5 x 62 x 23,5 mm
 - Weight 125 g