Canon enters the HD arena!!!
Probably the best description I've heard of Canon's adoption practice of new tech:
They are always the last to arrive at the dance, but notably well dressed.
That's one of the reasons I like them. Canon will keep busy grinding glass and making cameras while all the other companies fall over each other trying to make the next big thing. Once the dust has settled, Canon will pick from what standards survived, what features sold well, then make the move.
The relaxed yet surefooted approach occasionally puts them behind the times (notably with the XL2 and not having any 720p/1080i product for the last >year.) But in an industry where every product has a "with the times" status for mere months, and the fact that I'm a luddite at heart, this is permissable by me :}
With no further adooooo, the Canon XLH1.
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http://consumer.usa.canon.com/ir/controller?act=ModelDetailAct&fcategoryid=165&modelid=12152
And don't let that "HDV" logo on the EVF scare you; the onboard deck is HDV yes, but the camera outputs the full boar ~1.3Gbps of HD-SDI. Your XL lenses probably won't fit (not enough lines anyway) but your battery pack, radio mic, tripod mount and etc will, as long at it adheres with the old XL form factor. They've added even more pro functions to it over the XL series, and, it's black! :}
All yours for around a guestimated $10,000
They are always the last to arrive at the dance, but notably well dressed.
That's one of the reasons I like them. Canon will keep busy grinding glass and making cameras while all the other companies fall over each other trying to make the next big thing. Once the dust has settled, Canon will pick from what standards survived, what features sold well, then make the move.
The relaxed yet surefooted approach occasionally puts them behind the times (notably with the XL2 and not having any 720p/1080i product for the last >year.) But in an industry where every product has a "with the times" status for mere months, and the fact that I'm a luddite at heart, this is permissable by me :}
With no further adooooo, the Canon XLH1.
[Content edit]
http://consumer.usa.canon.com/ir/controller?act=ModelDetailAct&fcategoryid=165&modelid=12152
And don't let that "HDV" logo on the EVF scare you; the onboard deck is HDV yes, but the camera outputs the full boar ~1.3Gbps of HD-SDI. Your XL lenses probably won't fit (not enough lines anyway) but your battery pack, radio mic, tripod mount and etc will, as long at it adheres with the old XL form factor. They've added even more pro functions to it over the XL series, and, it's black! :}
All yours for around a guestimated $10,000