Sony HDR-CX12 Camcorder

Sony’s new camcorder, the HDR-CX12 will hit Japanese retail stores this July 20th, featuring the following :-

• Exmor CMOS sensor
• 8GB memory stick
• Full HD recording at 1,920 x 1,080i resolution in AVCHD (MPEG4 AVC/H.264, 16Mbps) format
• HDV support (1,440 x 1,080i) in 5/7/9Mbps
• HDMI output
• Smile shutter feature
• Face detection

There is no information on pricing, but you can cram in nearly two hours’ worth of HD recording onto a 16GB memory card.