- Launched: May 2010
- Type: Compact style hybrid
- Sensor size: APS-C 23.4 x 15.6mm
- Resolution: 14.2 megapixels
- Lenses: Sony e mount
- Key features: Articulating LCD, Sweep Panoramas, 7fps continuous shooting
- Links: Press release | Product page
Summary: The cheaper of Sony's two compact hybrid cameras. It has a plastic body and shoots standard HD movies not full HD, but otherwise it's much the same. Good for novices, though some could find the graphical interface slow and simplistic.