Canon DM-XL1S

Canon XL1 S

of editing and playback systems. The successor to the Canon XL1 is a brilliant camera, although in my opinion not worth the extra cost above the XL1 price. As far as functionality goes I have struggled to find a great deal of difference between the two models. One problem that did occur with an XL1S that I have used was the motor on the lens malfunctioning meaning zoom and focus operations failed. This caused a major problem and on further investigation I was informed that this wasn t the first case of this being reported. For low-budget filmmakers you can t go far wrong with a camera of this standard. As far as mini dv cameras go, I wouldn t use anything ...

Canon XL1

We have been using the Canon XL-1 for around two years and the unit has certainly exceeded all expectations. Anyone looking for a flexible DV camera should certainly take a good look at the XL-1 as it is the most capable Digital Video camera that I have used so far. I have used the XL-1 for a variety of tasks including equipment testing, macro video, media coverage (speeches etc.), leisure footage and action events. As you can configure almost every setting on the unit, the one system provides for excellent results in each area: Equipment Testing: Allowing for full manual focus is key when shooting vibration and environmental testing of electrical equipment Macro ...