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If you have enough money to buy the camera, invest in a good photo camera like the Nikon D100 (average price) as well. You will never get the same quality pics/screen caps as you will with a good Digital still camera (pro quality) and flash. Your pics will be crisper and better lit than with the CCD's used on most (ok, ALL) digital video cameras today. The HDR-FX1 is a great camera, but will not drastically improve your screen cap quality, even with progressive scan. Most video cameras still only have 1-3 Megapixel capability when compared to digital still cams, the CCD's are much smaller than in a pro digital still camera.
Trust me on this, if you want to have good pics to go with your video, use a real digital still camera, with a solid flash. You can always take pics during your shoot and edit out the flashes (not the best way, too much editing), or after your done the video, recreate the shoot specifically for pics. It requires more planning, but all good productions need planning and organization. It cuts down on your editing too!
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