I've been shooting with a Canon GL2 (3-chip) camera for several years now. But I'm wondering if consumer HD cameras now offer the same or even better quality than the GL2? Or is HD on consumer cameras overrated? Should be trying to sell my GL2 or should I hang onto it?
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Jay brought up a fantastic point that I forgot to address. With the HV20 and HF10 we would use a Beachtek DXA-6 adapter which provided 2 XLR inputs with phantom power when needed. The DXA-2A is a bit cheaper and does the same thing, with a MUCH smaller form factor but no phantom power. |
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Vu is right on the money. You do lose some of the manual controls that a more professional camera gives you, but the picture quality is much better. A much greater resolution. The big problem is audio. The GLS/VX2100/etc all have ways to plug in multiple mics. The consumer HD cameras are smaller and more difficult to use XLR cables. |
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I actually sold my Sony VX2100 (GL2 competitor) in favor of a $500 Canon HV20 (then spent the rest on other things), which didn't have NEARLY the amount of low light capability or manual control... but nevertheless delivered image quality that the VX couldn't compare to. We were still using a Canon HF10 for some of our professional work with a Letus Extreme adapter and a few Nikon lenses as recently as 9 months ago before switching exclusively to shooting with the Canon 5DmkII. I picked up a Canon 7D yesterday... and am extremely happy with it. I wouldn't trade it for any video camera out there right now for the type of work I shoot (small production TV commercials, EPK videos, web-series, etc.). |
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