Sony Handycam TG7VE - A new look on Photography

Sony has added another handycam to their range, with the launch of the Sony Handycam TG7VE. This stylish product is claimed to be the world’s smallest HD camcorder. The Handycam TG7VE has a pure titanium body and has a durable premium hard coating.

The Sony Handycam TG7VE is capable of recording up to 6 hours of Full HD video on the built in 16GB, which can be increased with an optional memory stick. With this inserted into the Handycam TG7VE, it will have a total capacity of 12.5 hours recording time.

This Handycam offers automatic geotagging with GPS and a Map Index View, a stills mode for capturing 4-megapixel digital photos, Intelligent Face Detection and Sony’s Smile Shutter technology. Videos and photos are played back on a 2.7” touch-sensitive LCD. It also features a Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens, 10 x optical zoom and 120 x digital zoom.

Ultra-compact, light and beautifully styled, it’s always with you. Even smaller and slimmer than its predecessor, the new Handycam HDR-TG7VE from Sony is again the world’s smallest, lightest Full HD camcorder. The head-turning TG7VE redefines the concept of ‘HD to go’. With stylish looks, smart shooting features and brilliantly simple operation, it’s a perfect travel partner. Slip it into a pocket or bag for nights out, parties weekends away, business trips or longer trips abroad.

The Handycam's 2.7 inch LCD touchscreen has a new seamless design. This allows customers to view all their videos and pictures with crystal clarity. The camcorder switches on quickly when the LCD touchscreen is opened. The Handycam TG7VE camcorder is easy to use and has a simple menu system.

For video shooting, users simply need to press the Rec Start/Stop button while for still pictures they can use the adjacent Photo button. The pictures captured are 4 megapixel still photos. There are various other features enabled in the Handycam TG7VE camcorder like Smile Shutter and Intelligent Face Detection. The camcorder also saves battery as it has a standby power consumption of almost zero allowing users to resume shooting quickly.

The TG7VE is believed to go on sale in May, there is no word on pricing as yet.