Thusmany ofthesetinycommunicationdevicescould potentially be powered by justasmallAA-size battery, whiletraditionalavalanchephotodetectorsrequire20-30Vpowersupplies.
Just 12.2mm slim (measurement excludes lens cover), which is smaller than the thickness of a standard AA-size battery, the Cyber-shot TX55 is the world's thinnest camera in its class (among cameras with an optical anti-shake function).