Posted by Frank on 07/27/06 19:39

For those who may care, Canon officially announced two new 1080i HDV
camcorders yesterday: the XH G1 (U.S. $6999) and the XH A1 (U.S.
$3999). A press release can be found at the following URL.

Canon XH G1 and XH A1 (press release)
http://www.usa.canon.com/templatedata/pressrelease/20060726_xha1_xhg1.html

Product information can be accessed via the following two links.

Canon XH G1 (product information)
http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelDetailAct&fcategoryid=175&modelid=14057

Canon XH A1 (product information)
http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelDetailAct&fcategoryid=175&modelid=14061

Both of these new products have traditionally-styled bodies - no more
chain saw. Both have non-removable 20x zoom lenses, balanced XLR audio
and aside from the lens, use the same imaging system as the earlier XL
H1 (U.S. $8999).

The XH G1 has HD-SDI out with embedded audio and embedded time code,
genlock input, and time code input/output. The XH A1 lacks these three
features.

The XH A1 is designed to appeal to GL2 owners wanting to go HD.

--
Frank, Independent Consultant, New York, NY
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