[. . . ] Shoot clearly and shake free with Optical SteadyShot™ image stabilization and even view low-angle shots while standing up with a 2. 7” tilting touchscreen— perfect for crawling babies and family pets. High Definition Camcorder Key Features 1920x1080 Full HD 24p/60p w/8. 9MP Exmor R® CMOS Sensor Create cinematic video in high definition 1920 x 1080 24p/60p and high quality 8. 9MP still images. [. . . ] Designed for compact cameras and camcorders, the Exmor® R CMOS sensor relocates the photo diodes above the support circuitry, maximizing the light gathering area per pixel so you can shoot with better results in lower lighting conditions. Up to 3hr 10min recording with 8GB1 embedded Flash Memory The built-in 8GB1 embedded Flash memory can record and store up to 3 hours 10 minutes of high definition video footage (HD LP mode). 50x Extended Zoom to get even closer to the action Extended Zoom works in conjunction with 27x optical zoom to get even closer to the action while maintaining HD image quality. Optical SteadyShot™ image stabilization w/ Active Mode Optical SteadyShot™ image stabilization with Active Mode compensates for greater degrees of camera shake to deliver stunningly smooth video from wide angle to full telephoto shooting. In addition, innovative 3-Way Shake-Canceling adds electronic roll stability for even smoother video capture. 2. 7” wide Clear Photo™ LCD (230k) The 2. 7” (16:9) Clear Photo™ LCD (230K) displays sharp, bright, vivid images, letting you compose a shot more easily -- even outdoors, while enabling you to change settings to best represent the scene. 29. 8mm Carl Zeiss® Vario-Tessar® lens The professional-quality 29. 8mm Carl Zeiss® Vario-Tessar® lens is designed specifically for compact camcorders. Precision ground optics help maintain the sharpness and contrast of larger lenses, and SteadyShot® image stabilization helps reduce blur caused by camera shake. Shoot high quality AVCHD or web optimized MP4 video Select between HD video in the AVCHD or MP4 format for highest quality or easy transfer and sharing. AVCHD provides premium video that can be enjoyed on large screen HDTVs, and is ideal for capturing precious memories at special occasions, family vacations and other moments you want to treasure for a lifetime. MP4 is great for those moments that you want to quickly share on your social networks or store on the cloud. Highlight Playback creates movies with transitions for you Why spend hours editing your movies when you can let your camcorder do it for you?1GB equals 1 billion bytes, a portion of which is used for data management functions. For PC: Requires Microsoft® Windows® XP SP3/ Windows Vista® SP2/Windows 7. Requires via VMC-UAM1 cable (sold separately), AC power for camcorder, and hard drive formatted in FAT-32. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited. [. . . ] Sony, Optical Steady Shot, S-Master, and Xtra Fine LCD are trademarks of Sony. [. . . ]