The PMW-100 is Sony's first handheld camcorder that supports the 50 Mbps MPEG HD422 codec and has a 1/3" Exmor CMOS sensor. It can record for up to 4 hours and 50 minutes using two 64GB memory cards. The camcorder has a 10x zoom lens, records high quality audio, and has HD/SD-SDI output. It is positioned as a companion to Sony's PMW-500 shoulder mount camera and provides similar high resolution image quality in a smaller form factor.