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Sanyo has announced its latest Xacti camcorder, the 8-megapixel touting DMX-HD800 which is sort of an upgrade from the previously released Xacti HD700. Aside from its 8-megapixel high-speed CMOS sensor with 5x optical zoom, the HD800 features video recording with a maximum of 720p (1280 x 720) high-definition resolution and a 2.7-inch TFT display.

We are also looking at an Xacti model with face detection and an anti-shake feature, it has support SDHC cards up to 32GB in capacity, high ISO with up to 1800 sensitivity, comes bundled with Adobe Premiere Elements 4.0 and an optional AV kit that lets you connect the HD800 onto your TV sets via HDMI. Additionally, this camcorder comes with a lithium-ion battery that would let you take 250 photos and up to 90 minutes of video in MPEG-4 format per charge.

The Xacti DMX-HD800 will be available in Japan on August 22, in Gold, Pink or Black colors. Unfortunately no official word yet as to whether this camcorder will be released internationally.

Via [I4U]

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If Samsung’s INNOV8 i8510 8-megapixel camera is not enough to convince you to buy this new phone once it’s released, its video playback capability might make you do so. The i8510 has been certified by DivX, Inc., making it only the fifth DivX certified mobile handset made by Samsung.

Being DivX certified means the i8510 will make it easy for users to transfer video content from their PCs to the mobile phones through the phone’s TV-out feature allowing users to view PC-like high-quality images and DivX video when and wherever they want. The i8510 runs on Symbian 60 OS and as such, it can also boast of being the first Symbian-powered mobile phone that has been DivX-certified.

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Samsung has officially unveiled their latest handset, the INNOV8 i8510 which is a slider-style model that packs an 8-megapixel camera. The camera, in addition to its high megapixel count also offers a xenon flash and can record video at up to 120 frames per second.

Aside from the camera, the phone itself has a decent set of specs which include a 2.8-inch 16 million color LCD, Wi-Fi, GPS, USB 2.0, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP support, FM Radio with RDS and an accelerometer.

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In a world still without the iPhone, two years ago, Samsung had announced a cell phone with a gargantuan 8 megapixel camera, and just a few months ago, the thinnest 8 megapixel cellphone module.  Today, it looks like Samsung is finally ready to make 8 megapixel cameras the standard in their mobile phones, with their new device, the i8510.

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A set of three live images that were recently posted have come courtesy of an Arabic SE fan site, SE4M.com and they are showing some nice details of the soon-to-be released Sony Ericsson C905.

As we have already learned the C905 is going to have a nice overall feature set, which includes an 8-megapixel camera, and judging from these images the phone will have some nicely placed camera controls as well.

The phone is a little on the thick side, coming in at about 0.79-inches, which still small is a little thicker than you would expect for a little slider style phone, of course with an 8-megapixel camera the extra thickness could be made up for with the lack of having to carry around another point and shoot.

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Eight is the new five. In terms of megapixels, that is. As you are well aware, Samsung holds the record for the world’s thinnest cellphones, be it in the clamshell, slider, or candy bar form factor category. How do they do it? Why, by packing the world’s thinnest cellphone parts in their phones, of course. The latest announcement from Samsung brings yet another record-breaking (or is it record setting?) item, an 8.5mm CMOS digital camera module that they will use for their next-generation mobile phones. This will upgrade their current generation 5-megapixel phones to 8-megapixel ones, and as if that wasn’t enough, the camera module also features anti-shake, 1-cm macro mode, face-tracking technology and a smile shutter feature. Expect cellphones to be released with this camera module during the second half of 2008.

Read [Samsung Korea] Via [Engadget]

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