This Sony HDR-CX240 HDRCX240/B camcorder's Exmor R CMOS sensor allows you to capture 1920 x 1080 videos and 9.2MP still images. SteadyShot image stabilization with Active Mode helps minimize the effects of camera shake and vibration for sharp footage.
In the Sony advertising, it's capabilities were overstated. It doesn't do what Sony says it will do, but the price is cheap, now. See review presentations on Youtube. I can't download the movies to my PC with a cable, but I can take the memory card out and read it that way. And that is OK with me. I am disappointed with the loss of video quality in low light conditions. But the price was right. I would have felt cheated it I had bought it before they lowered the price to $130. Because it is not worth $170.