AS DIGITAL cameras go, Sony's latest shooter is as skinny as Kate Moss.

Tilting the scales at just 300g, the HDR-TG1E will barely add to the weight of your handbag. Yet, it squeezes out full high-definition (HD) videos and captures still images of up to 4-megapixel resolution.

This rugged ranger is also made for real-world abuse: The pure titanium body promises to survive hard knocks and owners with butter fingers unscathed.

Also, its face detection technology ensures that faces in the shot are sharply in focus.