The photo quality of the Sony Cybershot DSC-R1 are certainly good and again an increase on my old Sony F828, but the absence of the movie function is common, because that is precisely one of the advantages compared to the SLR, even if the SLR now follow suit with "Live View". Maybe Sony makes sales of VideoCam product line to provide, so we should not be on only one product line for customers. Similarly, even with Canon if they again thinner than video with the G9 produced with the G10, but still VGA.
