If you're looking for a capable Handycam and don't want to spring for full-frame, this is your match.

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Meet the Sony NEX-VG900 Handycam -- the company's first 35mm HD video camera.

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In contrast, Sony could have opted for a 1.5GB 3-inch mini-DVD like those used in the GameCube and its own Handycam camcorders.

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Sony's Mini DV Digital Handycam, for instance, is small enough to fit in the pocket of the average bomber jacket, and can be hooked right to a computer as soon as the movie is over.

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The camera-focused (no pun inteded) Cyber-shot series will be enjoying a bumper crop itself: a successor to the K800 is allegedly already in the works, "Sofia, " packing a 5 megapixel shooter, UMTS, and QVGA recording, while a possible Handycam-branded M600 variant would obviously reign supreme for its video capabilities.

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