Canon GL1 Mini DV Camcorder

Pros: Great image quality, easily portable

Cons: Expensive

Review: After researching digital videocameras extensively, I am now the owner of a Canon GL-1. During my search of cameras, I had some specific criteria. I wanted to find a camera that was the mini-DV format, had analog in, was a horizontal design instead of...

Pros: Great Video Quality, Perfect Size (not too big or too small), Lots Built In

Cons: Price, Battery Life, Sound Limitations

The Bottom Line: GL-1 = Great Little One for budding (or budgeted) filmmakers and advanced home movie makers! Upgrade the sound and get extra batteries and your in business,

Review: 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: The lens the thing

Cons: Expensive, but 3CCD consumer digital video is still new.

Review: This camcorder has the best lens in this price range. The optical zoom, 20x, (extended to 100X digital) along with the solid optical image stabilization and aberration free L-Flourite technology make this lens, alone, worth the price of the camcorder....

Pros: Picture quality, weight, durability; manual controls

Cons: No convenient accommodation for capturing still pictures; no interchangeable lenses

Review: Canon GL-1. Just the thought of a tiny camera producing broadcast quality video is absurd but this one does it!

I purchased my GL-1 in July and have been totally amazed by the camera. Straight out of the box, I plugged up a battery and used...

Pros: Great picture, great value

Cons: price

Review: About a month and a half ago I got into a video editing class. At the start of the class we had a whole bunch of Cannon Eluras. They were really great camcorders and all, that is until the point where we got the GL1's in. About a week into the class we...

Pros: Canon optics, nice and small, lcd screen option. 3-CCD unobtrusive

Cons: no interchangable lenses, no on camera audio track options

The Bottom Line: Buy an extra battery to use the LCD screen without AC Get the wide angle lens for kick-butt 16:9 shots Get an XL1 if you absolutely need audio control

Review: 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: production quality video for under $2500

Cons: lacks manual audio gain control

Review: Camcorders have improved dramatically over the past few years and I found myself lusting after miniDV like the Sony VX-1000 and the Canon GL-1. Unfortunately both were a bit pricey for me and lower end miniDVs rarely the feature and picture quality I...

Pros: Equivalent to the XL-1 (its big brother), Incredible Optical Zoom, 3 CCD w/ PixelShift Technology

Cons: Non-Interchangeable Lens

The Bottom Line: Overall better features than its big-brother (the XL-1). Equivalent video quality with better zoom capabilities.

Review: 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: cheap price

Cons: horrible service, false advertising

Review: I am a filmmaker who produces short films for distribution over the Internet. I have been using a borrowed GL1 and just absolutely love it.

I must apologize in advance for diverging from the topic somewhat in this epinion. By that I mean...

Pros: Amazing! Great Quality!

Cons: Price, AGC

Review: I am a High-School Student. For some extra money, and to fund new video equipment for personal reasons, I video weddings, bar/bat mitzvahs etc.

I was using my old Hi8 camera for a while. Finally I got the cash for a new GL1. I LOVE IT!!! This...