Here's a little surprise, and we mean tiny. Rather than boosting the features of the previous generation Sony HDR-CX12 Memory Stick PRO Duo camcorder, Sony decided to slim its latest incarnation down to a mere candy bar-sized slab of colorful plastic.
The new High-Definition Sony HDR-CX100 is about the size of two king-sized Butterfinger bars stacked on top of each other. The Sony HDR-CX100 looks just as appetizing with its red, silver and black color schemes, and boasts full 1920 x 1080 High-Definition video recording.
As a sacrifice to the smallness gods, the Sony HDR-CX100 is saddled with a feeble serving of external controls. We'd imagine Manual Controls are just as scarce, given this pint-sized camcorder's intended audience, consisting of fashionable beginners and soccer moms.
Bonuses are a touch-screen LCD, 4-megapixel still capability, Smile Shutter, Face Detection and a 10x optical zoom. We still couldn't believe how miniscule these little Memory Stick cams were in our hands. It was like placing a jelly bean in Gulliver's hand. The Sony HDR-CX100 ships in March 2009 for about $600.
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