page_title: Handycam
section_title: Models
hierarchical_section_title: Handycam / Models
caption_attribution_description: English: Sony Handycam HDR-CX220E
context_page_description: Handycam is a Sony brand used to market its camcorder range. It was launched in 1985 as the name of the first Video8 camcorder, replacing Sony's previous line of Betamax-based models, and the name was intended to emphasize the "handy" palm size nature of the camera, made possible by the new miniaturized tape format. This was in marked contrast to the larger, shoulder mounted cameras available before the creation of Video8, and competing smaller formats such as VHS-C.
context_section_description: Video8 Handycam (1985-1989)( These continued for sale into the 90s)
  Hi8 Handycam (1989-2007)
  Digital8 Handycam (1999-2007)
  DV Handycam (1995-)
  HDV Handycam
  DVD-Handycam
  HDD Handycam
  Memory Stick Handycam (using Memory Stick Pro Duo. Up to 16GB)
  SD Card Handycam (with or without internal flash memory)
  4K Handycam
caption: Sony Handycam HDR-CX220E
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