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Sanyo VPC-PD2 pocket camcorder shoots up to 20 hours of video; $169.99

By | October 4, 2010, 9:17am PDT

Summary: Sanyo’s second entry of the day is on the lower-end of the spectrum, but at least the VPC-PD2 HD mini-camcorder has a budget-friendly price to match.

Sanyo’s second entry of the day is on the lower-end of the spectrum, but at least the VPC-PD2 HD mini-camcorder has a budget-friendly price to match.

The VPC-PD2 does what a pocket-sized camcorder should do. It shoots full HD 1080p video at 30fps and 10-megapixel stills.

The zoom range is a bit on the low end with 3x optical zoom, and a wide-angle lens range of 36mm–108mm in video mode and 37mm–111mm for photos.

It also sports a 2-inch TFT LCD on the back side, along with a mini-HDMI port, a built-in stereo microphone and speaker, and SD/SDHC/SDXC card slot, and digital image stabilization. The mini-HDMI cable is sold separately, but there is a built-in USB connector and a USB extension cable in the box.

Compatible with both PC and Mac computers, videographers can edit their work on either iMovie or Windows Live Movie Maker.

The Sanyo VPC-PD2 pocket camcorder is set to sell for $169.99.

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Rachel started playing with her mother's old Brownie camera when she was just a toddler, working her way up from a Hello Kitty point-and-shoot to training on both film and digital SLRs.

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