Sony breaks serious new ground with the
NEX-VG900—the
world’s first camcorder with a Full Frame image sensor. Utilizing an
E-mount interchangeable lens system, and shipping with a free A-mount
lens adapter, the VG900 is the new flagship camcorder in Sony’s line of
interchangeable lens Handycams. The fact that the camcorder fails to
deliver 4K video recording, and questions surrounding the actual benefit
of using a 24-megapixel Full Frame sensor to record a 1920 × 1080 video
image are likely to create doubts about the VG900, but Sony’s ability
to incorporate a Full Frame sensor on a $3299 camcorder is still a
noteworthy achievement.
The
NEX-VG900 will be available in November 2012 with an
MSRP
of $3299 (body only). The camcorder comes with a free A-mount lens
adapter (LA-EA3) and was announced in conjunction with Sony’s new
18-200mm power zoom lens and the
NEX-VG30 interchangeable lens camcorder.
