In this Sept. 10, 2009 photo, a shopper examines a Sanyo's video camera at a discount store in Tokyo, Japan, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009. Panasonic Corp. said Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, it has begun a tender offer to take over smaller rival Sanyo Electric Co. for an estimated 402 billion yen ($4.4 billion), moving closer to create one of the world's biggest electronics makers. Panasonic, the world's biggest plasma TV maker, is expected to purchase more than 50 percent of Sanyo shares, hoping to take advantage of the smaller rival's green businesses in solar panels and rechargeable batteries. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)