Sony TX1 boasts better low-light shots

CrunchGear's Devin Coldeway explains why Sony's expensive new TX1 point-and-shoot might be better than the rest: new low-light technology.

sensors aren't just magic planes of photosensitive material. They've got circuits on all sides, wires and transistors all over the place, and incredibly, some of it is between the lens and the sensor. ... What Sony's done, apparently, is cleared out the junk between the lens and the sensor. ... Sony says the low-light performance is better, and they've actually done something to make it so, so I'll give them the benefit of the doubt until we get some real testing done.

Enough to make you pay double? This baby is nearly $400.