They are almost here! Getting mine Thursday!
 

Well I have good news! I just got the call from my dealer and they have the Fedex tracking number and they will be in the retail store tomorrow (Wednesday Nov. 1). I will get it in my grubby little hands on Thursday!

Yeah! Not too long of a wait..........

And.....for those of you who are still looking to buy one....I was told by Christine at ZGC (where I am buying and they are a DVinfo sponsor) that they will have 5 extra that are available for sale (not preordered). That was as of 10:15 this morning so that can change quick.

Buckle up guys.....it's almost showtime!

Crap, man! I've been calling the store where I buy all my stuff everyday and they still don't have the A1. :-(

Well technically they don't have it yet.....they will tomorrow and then I'll have it Thursday.

So I am sure more and more dealers will be getting the word soon.

Thursday is an awesome deal. I wish they would be in Barcelona by then too...but these things usually take a little longer to get here.

One more here...makes that 4 extra available for sale.
Christine is super, gives her kudos to you Marty.

Without my help we all know they'd never sell any of these!

:)

Awriight--I wanna see some footage. Even stills showing the difference between 60i and 24F would be cool (I've never been able to view the footage that's been posted...try to download the viewer I need for Mac and there's always a problem with the site, so I gave up).

Did you try VLC?

Yeah, I tried several times to download it and there was always some problem. Never did get it.

Thanks so much for posting this Marty. Just cancelled B & H and ordered mine from Christine and it will be here tomorrow!!!!

I just chatted with her via email and they are physically "in the building" now. Just sending her the payment now with shipping and I am good to go also!

Glad I could help out.

I got this email from B&H yesterday at 9:30a ny time:

The Canon XHA1 Camcorder you have on backorder, is
still backordered by the manufacturer with no definite
available date. As soon as we receive it from the
manufacturer, we will promptly ship out this order. We
apologize for this delay and for any inconvenience.

I guess B&H may be the biggest but not always the first. ZGC is the dealer you're using? I guess I've overlooked them. "In stock" is better than "we'll send it eventually."

Travis from ZGC has my new A1 going in the mail today and will be delivered Friday!!!!

I have a shoot Friday morning so I had to have it sent Next Day.....a few more bucks but I needed the extra time to get acclimated to the camera.

A whole 24 hours...........

Peace!

Now that's gutsy--getting a brand new camera in the day before a shoot. Not that I haven't done the same thing...years ago Sony overnighted my a BVW300. I got it one morning, unpacked it, put the lens on, charged the batteries, turned the camera on, it worked, put everything in a case and made an evening flight to Seattle; read the manual on the plane. That's cutting it a little close.

Have you received your tracking number?

This is a nit I have with B&H but when I purchased my Z1 from them last year, it was in stock, I paid for next day air delivery, but they still didn't get it sent for 2 days.

I sent a note to customer service saying I was disappointed because I'd heard other, smaller, dealers were already shipping. Then I asked for free expedited shipping... yeah I know- like they could care less...

(I've never been able to view the footage that's been posted...try to download the viewer I need for Mac and there's always a problem with the site, so I gave up).[/QUOTE]

This is what you need to do to view the video files on a Mac.
First you must download a copy of VLC. Here is a link. http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-macosx.html

You must hold down the option key on your keyboard as you click on the file you want to download. This will download the file to your desktop by default. Next you must change the file extension from ".txt" to .Mov A screen will come up saying are you sure you want to change the extension from .txt to .mov click the use .Mpg button. You will notice that the icon of the file has now changed to a Quicktime logo. Unfortunately Quicktime will not play these files so double clicking the file will only bring up a error message. You must drag the file over the VLC icon to open it.

Hope this helps.

unhappy with ZOTZ
 

I contacted ZOTZ Digital back in July and was put on their list. They told me I would be on the first shippment, but I was just informed that I'll have to wait until they get a second shippment - at least another weeks wait!

If you are asking me.....then no. I haven't received a tracking number yet.

I have heard good things from Zotz so I wouldn't dismiss them so easily. I have purchased 3 large cameras from Christine at ZGC and have never been unhappy with the wait. 2 of these were brand new cameras and I got one out of the first batch both times. So far they deliver on what they say is going to happen.

Well if I bought a Sony, or a Panasonic or a JVC I would be worried. The A1 is very similar to the H1 I just sold 5 days ago. So while I need to get familiar with a few changes, I feel I already know most of what the camera can do.

I hope.

True, if you've already had an H1, then you're 95 percent there, I think.

just a quick question...is there any chance the price will come down just a little in the near future?

That's a good question....there is always a chance. But the price is already so low for the feature set it has. I'd think it would be tought to get it any lower. We can hope.

The H1 stayed at it's price for a long long time. If the demand is high enough I don't foresee it dropping anytime soon.

Peace!

Marty,
Congrats.Keep me posted on the A1.
We love the H1 you sold us, and I get to use it a wedding on Sat. The only thing is that I may have to shoot in Sd 4:3.Kind of like taking a Ferrari to a donkey race.
Thanks again for the great deal.
Bruce S. yarock
www.yarock.com

We just picked ours up today!!!!!

Bruce, I have a wedding to shoot on Saturday also...so we will both be using our new cameras probably at the same time. I am glad you are happy with it. I was. But I had to make the sacrifice. I am really hoping the A1 is just as good as the H1, just missing a few features that I can live without.

Thanks!

Just Got The Xh A1
 

I picked it up here in utah about 2 hours ago...and all I can say is wow!!! the things that are standing out most to me right now is that the field of view is incredibly wider that the XL H1's stock lens...also the iris ring is very slick and will be very handy.

It looks & feels like a mix between the hvx, sony hd, and gl2...I guess canon just decided to mix the best of everything!


I'm gonna keep testing and comparing this thing! it's amazing!

Then the contest is over. Cancel my order, now waiting for the Sony, lol...

No fair! I started this thread! I was supposed to get it first!

Seriously though, it pays to have a regional dealer so you can pick it up in person the day it arrives!

Congrats! Maybe now they can post the manual so I can start reading it tonight!

Edit: Darnit! The Canon site still says coming soon.....don't they know that it came already!

:)

The web site still wasn't updated this morning. Seems to me that at big companies the web guys are the last to know about any new thing.

Yeah but they have an advantage, the seaport of Utah! Location, location, location!

But seriously, the talk of delays was wrong. For arrival today, Canon met their end of October shipping promise.

I would have thought the hold up if there was going to be one was to allow the regional distribution centers to insert a leaflet warning of explosive battery hazards and what not.

Anyway, thanks Marty. Time is of the essence, just got off the phone with Christine, they are now sold out of the first allotment. Got my tracking number, fingers crossed.

She and ZGC were great, very responsive and friendly.

lowell,

Could you please check on the manual for us??

1) Can the image be flipped on the LCD?

2) Can the it be "time code running free" in 24f ?

congratulation !! we are all jealous

1. I haven't seen anything that says it does..but I'll keep looking

2. The manual says "When recording in a mode other than SD at a frame rate of 24F , you can select the running mode of the camcorder's time code. You can enter the initial value for the [FREE-RUN] and the [REC RUN PS.] settings"

There is also an option to select the 24F pulldown mode..did anybody else know about this? it's got both 2:3 and 2:3:3:2

And there is a histogram option when in playback....are these all new things?

And the camera came with a CANON HDV tape..I didn't know canon made tapes like that?

THERE ARE TOO MANY NEW THINGS!! ANYONE WANT TO BUY A XL H1? I want a couple more of these!

Back in the running
 

I heard from Zotz this afternoon & they are going to ship my A1 out today... this is so cool, I've wanted a new Canon for years - and now it's on it's way.
Thanks Brian.

This just in: B&H says they've heard from Canon and their shipment [to B&H] is en route. There are enough cameras in this shipment to fill all current orders. He went on to say that the cameras should be shipped out at the end of the week or beginning of next week.
Greg