Yes I agree that the XL2 is way too big. And yeah the interchangeable lenses is an inticing concept, but honestly very few people who buy this camera ever get another lens for it. And the lenses are really expensive anyway. Some cost almost as much as another camera. I prefer a small camera for a lot of reasons. Any of the others are good choices. I've shot with all of them. The Sony probably does slightly better in low light than the others. Last year I got a Panasonic AG- DVC30 which is very often overlooked. I love it and for what I do it was a better choice than the bigger and more expensive DVX100. It has more options with frame rates and even has an IR shooting mode. It shoots 30P (but not 24P--which is way over rated anyway IMO) I also got the XLR breakout box which connects to the camera with some kind of mini XLR jack. Over all I've been very happy with it and never once wished I got a DVX100.
One thing though you might want to consider is going with one of the HD equivelents of these. I sorta wished I had gone that route now, and probably will upgrade before the end of this year. You can still shoot or capture in SD, with most of them and you won't be wishing you had got an HD cam after you already blew your budget on an SD cam. Also Camcorderinfo.com is a great resource for camera reviews with test footage etc. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net --- In [email protected], "josheklow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm shopping around for a new camera for vlogging as well as other video projects. I've been > looking at the Canon XL2, the Panasonic DVX100B, and the Sony PD170. I'm going to be > trying these cameras out before I make any purchase, but I figured that this group would be a > good source of advice on these or other cameras. >
