Best Purchase Now, some individuals will try to convince you the XL2 is a poor Prosumer camcorder and will give seemingly good arguments. Don't buy into it.
For instance, a reviewer lower down this page complains the camera arrived broken and thus reviews it as a horrible machine. Unfortunately, this said reviewer doesn't talk about the actual functionality of an actual undamaged product, rather his own broken camera. Needless to say, his opinion is vastly slanted.
Another compare...
[Canon XL2 3CCD MiniDV Camcorder w/20x Optical Zoom review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0  |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 02/03/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review |  |  |
100% (21 of 21) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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The real story from someone who uses the camera O.K. I have been taking a beating from camera rental houses this past year, so when I needed to finish a project that was dragging on and forcing me too shoot on many different days, I said "what the heck", and put down the money for the XL2. I was a reluctant buyer not excited at all about buying a DV camera. I was ready to be disappointed by another crappy and expensive DV camera.
Two months later, I'm glad I bought it, and I'd say that it is the best prosumer DV camera out ther...
[Canon XL2 3CCD MiniDV Camcorder w/20x Optical Zoom review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 8.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 03/07/2005 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
99% (222 of 223) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Top-shelf Camera, Top Scam Artist Target (mjbstucki) The XL2 is truly a beautiful and desirable piece of machinery. It won't turn any aspiring filmmaker into a new Scorsese, and some of its onboard editing features seem superfluous in the age of advanced desktop editing, but for any filmmaker with a fair budget this should be a target.
Unfortunately, as many other reviewers have pointed out, there are many scam artists and scoundrels populating the Marketplace section of Amazon.com. Some match the exact profile mentioned by honest...
[Canon XL2 3CCD MiniDV Camcorder w/20x Optical Zoom review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 02/08/2005 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
96% (31 of 32) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Excellent, If you can afford it... Let me just say straight up that this would be a five star camera if the price was $1,000 less.
I do not claim to be an expert on high quality digital camcorders. I've just dome some reasearch and thought some whould be interested in my opinion.
This is the best picture quality semi-pro (between $6000 and $1500) camcorder availiable. Many think that this also will be the last of the semi-pro cameras to come out before the whole format switches to High Definition. The r...
[Canon XL2 3CCD MiniDV Camcorder w/20x Optical Zoom review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 8.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 09/05/2004 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
92% (177 of 192) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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beware of amazon sellers This is an excellent camera definately worth the $5000. However, if you see a seller selling it brand new for less than $3000 beware. Watch out for anyone asking to be emailed before hand or anyone wanting western union or any kind of Escrow service. Be absoultely positive before sending any payment.
[Canon XL2 3CCD MiniDV Camcorder w/20x Optical Zoom review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 11/06/2004 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
91% (113 of 123) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Please Read This: Please Please Please read this: Don't believe the lowest Price on Amazon.com. And never/ever doesn't send money directly to the seller or doesn't contact seller directly for any kind of correspondence because: (This is biggest SCAM going in & around Amazon.com) and Amazon.com may known that particular seller doesn't have anything to sell that price.
(For Example:
Sony HDRFX1 HDV High Definition Camcorder w/12x Optical Zoom - List Price: $3,999.99 - 12 used & new from $999.00.
[Canon XL2 3CCD MiniDV Camcorder w/20x Optical Zoom review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 03/02/2005 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
89% (26 of 29) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Good thing I read the reviews. Had I not read all your reviews, I would have been the unhappy victim of fraud. Everything was going great until I was asked to Western Union the $700 to Rome, Italy. Even though the product supposedly ships from New York. Thanks to all of you who posted your warnings. Another type of scam I encountered was the guy who listed a used one for $200. Then when I because interested, the price was $2,000 because he "listed it wrong." Watch out!
[Canon XL2 3CCD MiniDV Camcorder w/20x Optical Zoom review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 03/16/2005 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
79% (23 of 29) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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beware of frauds Canon XL2 is a great miniDV camera I have ever used.
But, when you see that some people are selling new Canon XL2 under $2000, please send them email first. In response, if they are located in Eastern Europe and they explain how Canon XL2 is cheap, make sure that they are real sellers or not. They usually ask you to trasfer money through Western Union. My friend trusted them and sent money to a person who had email address 'masck112@yahoo.com'. After he checked money transfer at Western U...
[Canon XL2 3CCD MiniDV Camcorder w/20x Optical Zoom review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 02/02/2005 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
79% (23 of 29) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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It's about time! Tech Level:
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This user purchased this item from Newegg
Comments: Try ordering a pro-sumer camcorder from the internet and all you mostly see is everyone from Brooklyn New York selling all theirs at half the price only to find out when you give them your credit card they call back and push accessories at 500% above retail. Once you agree and pay, your cost is twice as much as the advertised price for a camcorder. If you decline these accessorie...
[Canon XL2 3CCD MiniDV Camcorder w/20x Optical Zoom review by N/A can be read at Newegg.com] | | Newegg.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | N/A | | Review Date: | 11/02/2005 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review |  | | |
78% (33 of 42) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Heavy and image quality not as good as i thought I looked at this and the DVX100. I plumped for this because it had better low light support and interchangeable lens.
PLUS: Its beautifully and solidly made and the delivered lens is amazing
For frames without moving components the image is immaculate.
The sound is great.
It looks cool.
MINUS:
Its heavy and big . Needs a strong tripod and a big dry cabinet.
The remote zoom only has one speed and you cant change...
[Canon XL2 3CCD MiniDV Camcorder w/20x Optical Zoom review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 4.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 04/07/2005 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
71% (40 of 56) Users Found This Review Helpful |