Shoot amazingly crisp HD footage with an unbelievably small camcorder that lives up to the Sony name. The HDR-TG1 Handycam camcorder records Full HD 1920 x 1080 resolution video from a lightweight, slim body crafted from pure titanium. It's tough enough for everyday HD video shooting and perfect for travel with its compact size that won't take up much room in your bag. The stylish design incorporates a Premium Hard Coating for superior resistance to even the smallest scratches. It records to convenient Memory Stick PRO Duo media, and Sony's ClearVid CMOS Sensor (with Exmor derived technology) and BIONZ image processor provide spectacular video and stunning 4.0 megapixel still images. Face Detection technology is also included, which automatically finds and enhances faces for beautiful results.

Features:

1920x1080 Recording

Record stunning, incredibly detailed video footage in the clarity of 1920 x 1080 Full HD resolution.

Lightweight, Pure Titanium Body

Slim and lightweight -- only 8oz without the battery -- the HDR-TG1s body is constructed of high-quality pure titanium. Additionally, a Premium Hard Coating is applied on the body surface (except for hinge and lens ring area), providing superior resistance to scratches and fingerprints.

Face Detection for Video Footage and Digital Still Photos

Made possible by the BIONZ image processing engine, Face Detection technology recognizes up to 8 faces anywhere in the frame and automatically controls focus, exposure, and color to help capture smiling faces brightly and clearly. Face Detection technology also helps make skin tones look natural without affecting other colors in the image.

2.3 Megapixel ClearVid CMOS sensor (with Exmor derived technology) and BIONZ image processor

Sony's newly designed CMOS image sensor delivers bright, vivid, and spectacularly detailed 2.3 megapixel (effective) video footage, as well as 4.0 megapixel still images -- all with prolonged battery life. Exmor technology captures images with high resolution and high sensitivity. In addition, the advanced Sony BIONZ image processor improves camera response time and screens out noise so the signal from each pixel is as pure as possible.

Supremely Mobile Design

Sony has created a camcorder with the ability to fit in a shirt pocket, yet still capture stunning Full HD resolution video and 4.0 megapixel still images. Whether for personal or business use, around town or on vacation, the HDR-TG1 is the ideal travel companion for capturing those special memories.

2.7" Wide (16:9) Hybrid Touch Panel Clear Photo LCD Plus Display (211K Pixels)

The 2.7" Wide (16:9) LCD screen provides exceptional viewing clarity with improved resolution (211K pixels). The display rotates up to 270 degrees for multiple viewing angles, as well as provides sharp, detailed images for monitoring or playback. The widescreen format makes shooting in 16:9 mode and composing shots even easier.

Super SteadyShot Image Stabilization System

An advanced version of Super Steadyshot Picture Stabilization from Sony controls an even higher range of shake and vibration frequencies, to achieve an even higher level of smoothness without degradation of video like some other image stabilization systems.

Professional Quality Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar Lens

Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lenses use highly advanced optics to deliver vivid image brilliance, true-to-life color saturation, and perfect renditions of subtle tones.

10x Optical/20x Digital Zoom

The optical zoom helps to bring the action close up from far away. In addition, Digital Zoom Interpolation means that extreme digital zooming is clearer, with less distortion than previous types of digital zoom.

Built-in zoom microphone with 5.1ch recording

Featuring Dolby Digital 5.1 Creator, the built-in zoom microphone focuses audio recording on your subjects in sync with the cameras zoom lens, helping memories ring true with clear dialogue and crisp, discrete sounds.

Picture Motion Browser Software

Supplied software makes it easier to upload, organize, search, and edit video and still images on your PC. With the included Handycam Station, Picture Motion Browser software also provides one-touch operation to create a disc of your video or digital photos.

Dynamic Range Optimizer

Powered by Sonys exclusive BIONZ high-speed processing engine, D-Range Optimization preserves image data in bright highlights, such as suppressing “whiteout” in skies. When shooting in backlit settings, D-Range Optimization reveals more detail in shadows, preventing “blackout.” As a result, the captured image appears as natural as the original scene.

Dolby Digital 5.1ch Recording

Record in Dolby Digital 5.1ch surround sound with the camcorders built-in microphone. Recording in 5.1 channel surround sound allows you to experience your home movies with active sounds coming from all directions, so you can enjoy your personal home movies the way you experienced them while recording.

Smooth Slow Recording

By increasing the record rate from 60 fields per second (fps) to 240 fps for 3 seconds allowing you to capture 3 seconds of fast motion and play the video back in 12 seconds. This is great for analyzing a golf swing or a viewing a bird in flight. In addition, record an audio track to narrate what is being seen during the video.

x.v. Color Technology

x.v.Color technology can capture or display nearly twice as many (1.8x) viewable colors than the standard RGB color range. This provides a more accurate and vivid color range, for a more natural, lifelike overall experience.

Dual Record

While recording video in High Definition you have the ability to capture still images directly to Memory Stick Duo media (4GB Memory Stick PRO Duo media included).

Quick On

Missing an important scene can be frustrating, especially if the reason is because your camcorder is turned off. With the Quick On feature, the touch of a single button places that camcorder in Sleep mode. Another push instantly wakes the camcorder, so you'll always be ready to capture special moments.

PhotoTV HD Viewing with HDMI Output

With direct HDMI output to your BRAVIA HDTV and other compatible HDTV screens, so you can view and share photos in breathtaking clarity and detail. You can choose between standard 4:3 and widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio -- and with select BRAVIA HDTV models, your photos are automatically optimized in sharpness, gradation, and color reproduction.

Face Index

Face Index makes it easier than ever to find and play back the right video scene. Using Face Detection technology, Face Index indexes your video footage according to the faces detected in each scene. When it's time to play back video, simply search for what you want by selecting from among the detected faces displayed in the index.

Other Features:

• Film Roll Index
• Handycam Station
• One Touch Disc Burn
• InfoLITHIUM Battery with AccuPower Meter System
• Stamina Battery Power Management System
• Battery Information
• HDMI Connection with BRAVIA Sync (CEC) Technology
• Built-in Intelligent Flash
• BIONZ Image Processor
• Exmor Imaging Sensor
• Tele Macro Function
• Date Index Function
• Switchable HD/SD Format Recording
• USB 2.0 Interface
• Manual Focus
• Memory Stick PRO Duo Media Slot
• Fader Effects
• Picture Effects
• Scene Selection Modes
• Multi-Language Menu