The lightweight Sony DCR-SR52E digital Handycam camcorder has a built-in 30GB hard-drive that is capable of recording up to 21 hours of video. Youll enjoy your home movies in excellent quality thanks to the 1 megapixel Advanced HAD CCD. It works by placing a microscopic lens on top of each pixel so that as much light as possible can be focused onto it. This means that colour noise is reduced and overall image quality is improved. There's a large, widescreen 2.7 inch touch panel LCD screen for easy scene selection and Super SteadyShot optical image stabilization to ensure clean, sharp results when youre shooting handheld. Theres also a Hard Disc Drive crash protection system with 3G sensor and buffer memory. The compact SR52E features a professional quality Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T lens with 25x optical and up to 2000x digital-zoom, and includes a Handycam docking station for easy charging. The SR52E also provides true 16:9 widescreen recording, resulting in a wider angle of view - ideal for playback on widescreen TVs and on the camera itself via the LCD screen. Without a tape or disc in sight, recording video to a hard drive offers you random access to quickly locate desired material, the ability to effortlessly delete unwanted material and easily rearrange the playback sequence. What's more, there's no danger of mistakenly recording over something that's to be saved.