Think of it this way: if we took one-thousandth of a second of footage from the femto camera video output and slowed it down to the speed of 30 seconds per frame -- the approximate speed of a standard TV broadcast -- it would take us a lifetime to watch.

CNN: A camera that can see around corners

Sony demonstrated the system using feeds from an F65 4K camera earlier this year at NAB, but was only able to present a simulation at that point, with pre-recorded output cropped from larger-format footage.

ENGADGET: Sony Stitch merges footage from two 4K F65 cameras to create zoomable panoramic with HD output (video)

In the past, we may have considered a projector-equipped camcorder if the price was right, but with dim output (typically less than 20 lumens) and content options limited to footage you've shot, the available functionality often didn't justify a premium of several hundred dollars.

ENGADGET: Sony Handycam PJ790V and PJ650V get brighter projectors with HDMI input, we go hands-on