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Bruce Pelley · February 25th, 2010, 02:41 PM

I was wondering how the shooting quality compares in SD mode between the 2 models?

Are there any areas the HV-40 outshines the GL-2 specifically in the area of SD?

Can one get a similiar degree of "warmth" color and vibrancywise out of the HV-40 that pretty much comes automatically/standard out of the GL-2?

Optically how do the lens compare?

Thanks for participating in thos query.

Bruce Pelley · February 25th, 2010, 02:43 PM

I meant to put in GL-2 instead......... not Canon GL-1 !!!!!

Sorry

Steve Rotter · March 23rd, 2010, 11:33 AM

I owned both the GL1 and GL2 and loved them. The quality is outstaning on them both, a little more with the GL2. I am now running HD cams...XH A1 and HV30. The HV30 / 40 is HD as you know, so that's better right there. I don't use my HV30 in SD. I never shoot in SD anymore. HV series is smaller, palm of your hand small. I like that. HD suffers more in low light, as HD relies on light to function. I have shot some footage in lower light in the house at night and it looks bad via HD...like bad VHS copy bad. SD cams don't rely on light "as much" as HD does.

Craig Peer · April 2nd, 2010, 09:16 AM

Same here - I owned the GL1 and GL2, and I agree - I only video tape things in HDV now - looks amazing ( I own HV10's and HV30's ). The quality is so much better than SD, so I can't really anwser. But I'm guessing that based on previous Canon models I've mixed footage with that you could get close enough depending on what you are videotaping.

Bruce Pelley · April 2nd, 2010, 09:28 AM

Steve,

Did you ever have the opportunity or need to color match a GL-2 and the XH-A1?

I need to do so because I'm using both of them Saturday in a shoot.

The A1 color looks flat compared to the GL-2 as the GL has a warm magenta pull which I like!

February 25th, 2010, 02:41 PM	#1
Bruce Pelley Major Player Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 339	Any of you own (or have owed) a Canon GL-1? I was wondering how the shooting quality compares in SD mode between the 2 models? Are there any areas the HV-40 outshines the GL-2 specifically in the area of SD? Can one get a similiar degree of "warmth" color and vibrancywise out of the HV-40 that pretty much comes automatically/standard out of the GL-2? Optically how do the lens compare? Thanks for participating in thos query.

February 25th, 2010, 02:43 PM	#2
Bruce Pelley Major Player Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 339	My "bad" in the header! I meant to put in GL-2 instead......... not Canon GL-1 !!!!! Sorry

March 23rd, 2010, 11:33 AM	#3
Steve Rotter Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Chicago Posts: 94	I owned both the GL1 and GL2 and loved them. The quality is outstaning on them both, a little more with the GL2. I am now running HD cams...XH A1 and HV30. The HV30 / 40 is HD as you know, so that's better right there. I don't use my HV30 in SD. I never shoot in SD anymore. HV series is smaller, palm of your hand small. I like that. HD suffers more in low light, as HD relies on light to function. I have shot some footage in lower light in the house at night and it looks bad via HD...like bad VHS copy bad. SD cams don't rely on light "as much" as HD does. __________________ www.rotterstudios.com photo-video-pro tools audio

April 2nd, 2010, 09:16 AM	#4
Craig Peer Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 72	Same here - I owned the GL1 and GL2, and I agree - I only video tape things in HDV now - looks amazing ( I own HV10's and HV30's ). The quality is so much better than SD, so I can't really anwser. But I'm guessing that based on previous Canon models I've mixed footage with that you could get close enough depending on what you are videotaping.

April 2nd, 2010, 09:28 AM	#5
Bruce Pelley Major Player Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 339	Steve, Did you ever have the opportunity or need to color match a GL-2 and the XH-A1? I need to do so because I'm using both of them Saturday in a shoot. The A1 color looks flat compared to the GL-2 as the GL has a warm magenta pull which I like!