Derreck Howell

Sony’s new Cyber-shot DSC-TX55 is an impressive point and shoot that manages to pack a 5X optical zoom inside a very svelte half-an-inch metal body. Inside the camera features a 16.2 back-illuminated sensor that produces hi-res photos and HD video.

A cool trick with the HD video mode is that you can shoot 12 megapixel photos during video capture without interrupting recording. Another cool feature is the Sweep Panorama mode that can create a 43 megapixel image.