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