Sony is taking high definition camcorders to new heights.. or rather.. to new (and smaller) sizes with the Sony High Definition Handycam Camcorder HDR-TG1. The HDR-TG1 comes in a ultra compact titanium-bodied chassis and is capable of recording in full HD (1920 x 1080). You can also capture 4 megapixel digital stills with all data stored on a Memory Stick PRO Duo card. The sheer small size of this camcorder means you’ll be able to take the HDR-TG1 to nearly any occasion.

Key features of the Sony HDR-TG1 include:

• Weight of 8 oz without the battery
• Chassis made out of pure titanium with premium hard coating applied on the surface (except for hinge and lens ring area)
• BIONZ image processing engine provides face detection technology. Recognizes up to 8 faces
• 2.3 megapixel (effective) ClearVid CMOS sensor
• 1920 x 1080 Full HD recording
• 4 megapixel stills
• 2.7 inch 16:9 Hybrid Touch Panel Clear Photo LCD Plus Display
• Super SteadyShot Image Stabilization System
• Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens
• 10x optical/20x digital zoom lens
• Built-in zoom microphone with 5.1 channel recording - features Dolby Digital 5.1 Creator
• Smooth Slow Recording
• x.v.Color technology
• Dual recording mode - capture video and capture still images
• Quick On feature
• HDMI output
• Face Index indexes video footage according to the faces detected
• Film Roll Index
• Supplied Handycam Station
• Built-in Intelligent Flash
• USB 2.0
• Manual Focus
• Fader and Picture Effects
• Scene Selection Modes
• Records in MPEG4 AVC/H.264 for HD and MPEG2 for SD

You can preorder the Sony HDR-TG1 on the SonyStyle website here for $899.99. The camcorder will be available around May 17th.

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