Anyone own the Canon XL2?

[Russ Krook III]

Does anyone own the Canon XL2 camera?

Does it have firewire connectors on it?

If you record in 16:9 format does it letterbox mask it for a 4:3 tv, or does it "squish"
when displayed on a 4:3? My sony does the "squish."

Also, does anyone know of a pro-sumer camera that has
the 3x3 shot quadrant overlay in the viewfinder?

Thanks,

Russ

[MikkoWilson]

Yes XL2 has a firewire port.

It records proper 16:9 DV - this means "squished" when viewed on a 4:3 monitor.

I do not know if you can ask the camera to letterbox, but I'd never see any reason to do that during shooting.

- Mikko

[Russ Krook III]

I do not know if you can ask the camera to letterbox, but I'd never see any reason to do that during shooting.

I ask because the fewer things I have to do in post, the better I like it.

They make a LB filter/lens for this and the XL1 don't they?

Does the XL1 have firewire?

Thanks,

Russ

[MikkoWilson]

What do you output your final prodcut on?
If it's VHS, just use 4:3 and if it's DVD use the "squeeze" mode and esport a native 16:9 DVd and let the player deal with the letter boxing.

Yes the XL1 also has Firewire.

- Mikko

[Wade Francom]

The one thing that Canon doesn't have quite yet, is truly progressive acquisition. Read some comparisons between the XL-2 and the JVC Gy100....