Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
July 17th, 2004, 12:19 PM
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Replies: 44
Views: 9,110
Dave.
So, you're suggesting, while keeping...
Dave.
So, you're suggesting, while keeping the same basic size and weight...that the camera should sit atop the shoulder balanced somewhere near the lense mount?, or would you just prefer a larger...
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Forum: Photon Management
July 17th, 2004, 10:41 AM
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Replies: 5
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
July 17th, 2004, 10:19 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 3,776
Ron,
Boyd's first post was correct. The DV...
Ron,
Boyd's first post was correct. The DV format only supports 720 x 480, so what happens is the data from the 960 pixels get squashed, squished or what ever you prefer to call it, down to 720,...
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
July 17th, 2004, 10:03 AM
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Replies: 44
Views: 9,110
David,
Your comment got me thinking. Is the...
David,
Your comment got me thinking. Is the canted body a purely aesthetic decision? Could the extremely well paid designers at canon (arguably some of the best in the world) have forgotton the...
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
July 17th, 2004, 09:08 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,065
Thanks chris...I think this is good news. I'm...
Thanks chris...I think this is good news. I'm surprised that it appears nowhere in the canon literature so far. If I'm correct the xl1s had eight speeds (found it somewhere here in the forum). I've...
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Forum: Photon Management
July 16th, 2004, 06:42 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,160
Michael,
I've worked with a home made...
Michael,
I've worked with a home made diffusion panel for years that utilizes a certain brand of shower curtain liner ( I think they sell it at Bed bath and Beyond) it's very translucent, heavy...
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
July 16th, 2004, 09:22 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,259
Dylan,
I can't believe you missed it...take...
Dylan,
I can't believe you missed it...take a look at the new "multifunction evf"....flip open that eyepiece, brother, and pour yourself a cold one. Looks like a cupholder to me! Who says canon...
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
July 15th, 2004, 05:10 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,065
Thanks chris...no rush on my part...I'm just...
Thanks chris...no rush on my part...I'm just curious, as the auto zoom on the xl1s is one of its rarely trumped successes, and if it's even gotten better then...well....whoopee! Thanks again for all...
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
July 15th, 2004, 04:48 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,065
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
July 15th, 2004, 01:33 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 7,352
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
July 15th, 2004, 08:55 AM
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Replies: 44
Views: 9,110
Jeff
Thanks for the link to the design...
Jeff
Thanks for the link to the design museum...nice site with some interesting info. I think it pretty much spells out the answers to david' question as well.
Barry
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
July 15th, 2004, 08:44 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,777
Jean-Phillippe
I always knew you could slide...
Jean-Phillippe
I always knew you could slide the viewfinder on the xl1, but the problem has always been the damn eyecup...I just went and fiddled with it for a while and I realized it comes off...
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
July 14th, 2004, 06:49 PM
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Replies: 80
Views: 26,690
Steve,
Another way of looking at this is...
Steve,
Another way of looking at this is that the sensor area of the 4:3 mask on the xl2 is identical in dimension to the gl2's effective pixel area. Due to its lower pixel density (345k vs 380k)...
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
July 14th, 2004, 10:22 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,065
Zoom Speeds
Chris, (or anyone who's played with the camera yet),
the watchdog mentioned 16 zoom speeds on the new lens...I just want to confirm that this is only the new lens...and that the zoom rates are...
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
July 13th, 2004, 08:58 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 9,285
Steve
I think there are several ways that...
Steve
I think there are several ways that the industry has tried to designate "magnification" in terms that people can understand. One has been to relate the relative zoom setting to the 35mm slr...
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
July 13th, 2004, 07:49 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 7,668
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
July 13th, 2004, 06:58 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 9,285
Steve,
The 20x and 16x designations on a...
Steve,
The 20x and 16x designations on a lens do not refer to the magnification, or length of the lens, only to the relationship between the widest setting and longest (or most telephoto)...
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
July 13th, 2004, 05:45 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 9,285
Steve
From the Canon website
Number of...
Steve
From the Canon website
Number of Recording Pixels
approx. 460,000 pixels (962 x 480) x3 CCD, 0.289" diagonal
approx. 350,000 pixels (720 x 480) x3 CCD, 0.236" diagonal
The new lens...
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
July 13th, 2004, 04:32 PM
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Replies: 186
Views: 46,202
Aaron
Well I have to admit that I'm...
Aaron
Well I have to admit that I'm disappointed by the most exciting, and surprising piece of info in the lead statement of canon's press release
---new 680,000 pixel progressive scan CCDs--
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
July 13th, 2004, 12:39 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 7,668
I checked into the lux ratings between the xl1s...
I checked into the lux ratings between the xl1s and xl2, and at least by my reading of it, the xl2 does appear to be an improvement in this area. The 5 lux rating refers to 1/60 sec at f1.6 on the...
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
July 13th, 2004, 09:00 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 5,591
Thanks, chris...I was just doing exactly...
Thanks, chris...I was just doing exactly that...realizing that I had just stuck my foot deeply in my mouth...But now I'm not sure I'm as happy as I was when I was ignorant of the facts!!
Barry
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Forum: Canon XL and GL Series DV Camcorders
July 13th, 2004, 08:48 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 5,591
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Forum: Still Crazy
July 12th, 2004, 02:53 PM
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Replies: 63
Views: 12,769
Mike
You know since photoshop cs came out,...
Mike
You know since photoshop cs came out, and I started using raw files off the 10D, I've become so much more confident about using it commercially. And it's really great having the higher iso's,...
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Forum: Still Crazy
July 12th, 2004, 12:05 PM
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Replies: 63
Views: 12,769
I have 3 digital cameras that I shoot with...
I have 3 digital cameras that I shoot with regularly
1) Canon s400- the perfect cam for sneaking into a Prince concert (although as my friend found out, they'll still take you in back and give you...
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Forum: Canon GL Series DV Camcorders
July 8th, 2004, 07:33 PM
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Replies: 531
Views: 162,478
I'm going to have to agree with mark on...
I'm going to have to agree with mark on this....the fact that the artifacts are aligned with the left edge is intriguing...I've not seen this before...and it would make some sense if we we're talking...
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