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SANYO Electric Co. Ltd. is a leading company for energy and environment, providing solutions for energy, environment and lifestyle applications. SANYO's businesses are divided into three business domains: Energy, Ecology and Electronics. These three areas cover a broad range of products and services such as rechargeable batteries, photovoltaic systems, HVAC/R equipment, digital imaging devices, personal navigation systems, home appliances, electronic components and others. For further information, please visit SANYO's web site at http://sanyo.com/.

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Camilla Brown
Manifest London
t. +44 (0)207 8120 592
e. sanyo@manifestlondon.co.uk

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SANYO releases Facebook Game to celebrate shipping of new Dual Cameras

London – March 31, 2009 – SANYO Europe Ltd. (SANYO), today announces that shipping has started for the new, 2009 Dual Camera Xacti lineup announced in January this year. The first cameras to be available are the VPC-HD2000, VPC-FH1, VPC-WH1, VPC-TH1, and VPC-CG10 at select online and high street retailers across the UK.

The 2009 Lineup includes Full 1080p, standard, and waterproof HD models

To celebrate shipping of the new lineup, SANYO will release a Xacti Game on the popular social networking site, Facebook. The Game is situated around a Xacti poolside party and the clever interaction with Facebook means that users can upload and interact with images of friends in their Network, using the simple Xacti dual camera photos and videos buttons.

“The number of people that regularly contribute personalized video and photo content to the Internet is climbing exponentially”, said Dominic Jones, UK Marketing Strategy Manager at SANYO Europe Ltd. “This game is deliberately targeted at these users, to whom we intend to demonstrate the ease of sharing content online with the Xacti Dual Cameras.”

The all-HD Dual Camera lineup for 2009 offers a variety of unique features including 1080p, 60frames per second High Definition Video with 8 megapixel photos (VPC-FH1), High Definition Video, up to 2 megapixel photos and 30x optical zoom (VPC-TH1) on land, or even underwater – up to 10 feet for an hour (VPC-WH1), and High Definition Video and 10 megapixel photos (VPC-CG10).

To access the Facebook game, please visit:

http://www.facebook.com and enter ‘Xacti Splash Attack’ in the search box

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The 2009 Lineup includes Full 1080p, standard, and waterproof HD models

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SANYO launches its most powerful underwater Dual Camera ever

SANYO has today launched its highest specification waterproof Dual Camera in the UK – the Xacti VPC-CA100. Waterproof up to 3m (10 feet) the Xacti CA100 is perfect for a wide range of activities, from snorkelling to snowboarding. The camera is the highest specification waterproof pocket camcorder:   Shoots  full 1080i HD footage and 14 [...]

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‘Xactivate Your Passion’ competition gives you the chance to win $10,000

In association with the Metro newspaper, SANYO has launched an online video competition that gives voters the chance to win $10,000 or a Xacti VPC-CS1. The competition can be viewed here – where you can enter the competition by voting for your favourite video.

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Coming soon to a pocket near you – the Xacti SH1

The SANYO SH1 is available to buy in the UK this week – bringing the power of 30x Advanced Zoom, full 1080i HD video capture and 10 mega-pixel still images to your pocket.

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