San Diego (CA) - Sony today announced the Cyber-shot DSC-W300, a new pocket-sized digital camera packing a 13.6 megapixel CCD sensor.

With a Carl Zauss Vario-Tessar 3x optical zoom, titanium coating, and a 2.7-inch LCD display, the W300 is one of Sony’s most technologically packed portable digital cameras.

Additional features of the device include Sony’s "Super Steady Shot" image stabilization, noise reduction, and smile recognition. It also has 12 scene selection modes including an "underwater" setting for white balancing.

It also has component video output to project pictures in high definition on an HDTV. The W300 will be available in May for a retail price of around $350.