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Best Tapeless Camcorder?

How does an HD Camcorder compare to an SD Prosumer camera?

  • I have an Canon XL2 and GL2 which are both in standard def. I'm looking into getting an affordable HD Camcorder in the $2000 range. I was interested in the Canon XA10, Sony NEX-VG10, or Panasonic HMC-40. How would these small HD tapeless camcorders match up to the XL2? Would any HD camcorder, even a high-end consumer grade, be inherently better than the SD Prosumer cams? Or is it all about the optics? My main goal is shooting something in sometimes low light conditions that will look well when burned to DVD and watched on a hi-def TV. Blu-Rays may be in the future too.

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    right now the XL and GL cameras with their 3 CCD imagers are the superior source for DVD. Bluray is not really ready for prime time yet, perhaps never will be, hold off a while until the market makes a definite HD media choice.

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If your target media is DVD I would have thought that your XL2 would do you well. If you intend your target media to be blueray then you can go down the road of high def. Until then aim your thoughts at what you will need in your editing suite to process you files to Blueray.

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