Sony has released their answer to the swift development of demand for High Definition (HD) production and post production material with the compact HVR-A1E.The unique body of the HVR-A1E is truly efficient and offers a range of different functions to give free reign to your creativity.The HVR-A1E is fitted with a 2 Megapixel CMOS sensor in 4:3 format that will provide HDV content on 1,080 lines. You can choose the recording format (HDV, DVCAM and DV) to suit your production needs for easy transfer between SD and HD.You can also take still pictures with your HVR-A1E with a maximum size of 2.8 Mb (1920 x 1440 pixels).The HVR-A1E also offers advanced audio recording functions with a built-in stereo microphone and 2 XLR inputs for external microphones.An external microphone is included to increase the felxibility of the package.Increase your options in a confined area with the Sony HVR-A1E HDV camcorder.