Pros: Vivid color and sturdy housing. Cons: Not as sharp as VX2000 or Canon GL2
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Pros: Image quality and color, flip out LCD screen, solid build, Canon reputation. Cons: Audio not optimized for voices, less than precise battery life indicator.
I spent several months looking for the perfect camera in the "prosumer" market. I found the GL1, even after several years on the market, is still the best value for your money. With a $250 rebate from Canon right now, it is well worth the extra money...
Pros: Clean sharp digital images that make quality movies. Cons: Tape eating problem (read review)
I have been using the GL1 for nearly 1 year now. I take it out on shoots for a website I work on... sometimes I create QuickTime Movies; sometimes I take stills from footage and convert the stills to .JPG files.
Pros: Compact camera with good lens and well-designed controls. Cons: Small and low-rez LCD screen
The GL1 feels good in the hand, especially for such a small unit. Although it's a bit heavier than some of the other camcorders we've reviewed recently (see April '99 issue of DV), the Canon GL1's size and weight fall within standard palmcorder...
Pros: Excellent image & zoom; manual overrides well placed, no need for interchangeable lenses. Cons: Autofocusing like a first generation Canon EOS, bulky, & low res. stills.
Although the GL-1 has been round a few years it still sets the standard for quality, value and versatility in a single digital package. My primary interest in video is natural history, particularly birds and butterflies. The key requirements I wanted in...
Pros: Equivalent to the XL-1 (its big brother), Incredible Optical Zoom, 3 CCD w/ PixelShift Technology Cons: Non-Interchangeable Lens
I'm a huge fan of mini-dv camcorders - not the "consumer" ones - I'm a professional who needs great equiptment at phenomenal prices. I was considering purchase of the Canon XL-1, the world's priciest minidv camcorder. After all, it's loaded with the...
Pros: Great Picture, nice features, and solid feel. Cons: Audio, Weight, and low-light performance
Canon has combined the professional look and features of their high-end XL1, with the ease of use and price point of the average prosumer camera in a camera that is anything but “average”.
Pros: Great Video Quality, Perfect Size (not too big or too small), Lots Built In Cons: Price, Battery Life, Sound Limitations
I have had my Canon GL-1 for about a month and have been testing it out and I find that it records excellent digital video. It offers a ton of features in a tight little package. As I gain more experience with the little gem, I will update this opinion....
Pros: Excellent picture...if you're not stuck with a lemon Cons: Lots of problems, poor warranty, Canon does not stand behind its products
I bought my first GL1 from an Internet retailer. When I received it, I filmed about 10 hours and was absolutely thrilled with the picture quality. After that, I noticed that pixels were starting to burn out, resulting in white glowing dots in several...
Pros: Canon optics, nice and small, lcd screen option. 3-CCD unobtrusive Cons: no interchangable lenses, no on camera audio track options
OK. I shot a feature using the XL-1 last year and am working on another. I have a GL1 at work and use it for everything from focus groups to miscellaneous narratives.
It is much better than your standard miniDV but I'll assume most people...
Pros: Looks Good, 3-CCD's, Heavy Enough to be Stable Cons: No Manual Audio Recording Level Controls
While the Sony TRV900 DV camcorder is like a professional camcorder hidden in the body of a consumer, home-video cam, the Canon GL-1 is like a consumer-level camcorder hidden in a professional body. Actually, the two camcorders are quite similar, and...
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