Correct. Today's Consumer Level Camcorders are not the big film cameras movie studio use.
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It depends on your requirements - but generally speaking, consumer-grade camcorders are not used for "real" film-making". Occasionally they can be used for indie short subjects.
The next time you go to the theater to watch a movie or watch one at home... wait for the credits. The last set of credits usually have a note like "Cameras and Lenses by Panavision". These are film cameras, they do not capture audio (that is a different system) and they start at about $100,000 (lenses cost extra). Silicon Imaging and Red make high-end digital systems. Then there are the high end camcorders from Sony (XDCAM, HDCAM and HVR series), Canon (EXF series) and Panasonic (AG-HVX series)... then the drop to consumer-grade.
"HandyCam" is son't generic brand name for all their consumer and some prosumer camcorders - from the (small) HDR-CX150 up to the (big) HDR-FX1000.
The next time you go to the theater to watch a movie or watch one at home... wait for the credits. The last set of credits usually have a note like "Cameras and Lenses by Panavision". These are film cameras, they do not capture audio (that is a different system) and they start at about $100,000 (lenses cost extra). Silicon Imaging and Red make high-end digital systems. Then there are the high end camcorders from Sony (XDCAM, HDCAM and HVR series), Canon (EXF series) and Panasonic (AG-HVX series)... then the drop to consumer-grade.
"HandyCam" is son't generic brand name for all their consumer and some prosumer camcorders - from the (small) HDR-CX150 up to the (big) HDR-FX1000.