Posted by nappy on 06/25/07 15:55

"red2000" <dmorrah@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>I would like to get a camcorder after I finish film school.
>
> The HVX-200 is too expensive, so I am thinking of the XH-A1 instead.
>
> While this is an HDV camera which only uses 4:2:0 colour, the XH-A1
> has 800 lines of resolution.
>
> Has anyone here had any good (or bad) experiences using this camera?
>

I loved my Canon XL1 cameras. They had the same formfactor as the XH. But
they were imbalanced and focus was a true nightmare. That said I muight give
the canon another look. However, the 200 cretainly is a better camera. And
with the variable frame rate .. very cool . Gonna buy one!

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