Just rec'd from Canon USA:

"Join us for a multimedia presentation and technology playground featuring the amazing possibilities of the XL H1 HD camcorder. Experience the XL H1 for yourself at Canon's one day event."

"Canon has announced a six city tour to showcase the XL H1 HD camcorder. Come join Canon to get an exclusive hands on experience with the XL H1. Once you step inside you won't believe your eyes. All attendees will receive a coupon for a free FireStore FS-4 Pro 40 GB HD Portable DTE Recorder with the purchase of a XL H1. Also, one registered attendee in each city will win a Canon XL H1. All details on the FireStore FS-4 promotion and XL H1 prize available at each event."

Now check out the high-class swag that Canon USA is giving away at these gigs:

One lucky attendee in each city will go home with a free XL H1 camcorder (yes, you must attend to win)!

Everybody gets a coupon for 40GB FireStore FS-4 Pro. Those who choose to purchase an XL H1 from an authorized Canon USA dealer within 30 days of the event may redeem this coupon by mail and receive the FireStore FS-4 Pro for free (that's a $1,195.00 retail value).

Everybody gets a free HD sampler DVD which contains The Watchmaker 24F demo and more.

Here are the cities and dates:

In Miami on Thu. May 25th at 9am, 11am, 1pm and 3pm.
In Chicago on Wed. May 31st at 9am, 11am, 1pm and 3pm.
In Nashville on Fri. June 2nd at 9am, 11am, 1pm and 3pm.
In Los Angeles on Tue. June 13th at 9am, 11am, 1pm and 3pm.
In Denver on Fri. June 16th at 9am, 11am, 1pm and 3pm.
In New York on Wed. June 21st at 9am, 11am, 1pm and 3pm.

If you want to go, you need to register online for your desired city and time at http://www.exporeg.com/canon.

Directions to each location are provided when you register. This isn't a hotel meeting room presentation. These events are happening at real production studios. For example, the Los Angeles event is going on at Paramount. A couple of the time slots are already full, so register today if you feel like checking out the XL H1 in a hands-on, touch and try environment. You might just go home with an $8900 HD camcorder for free!

mama needs a new camcorder! feelin lucky today! i just hope the luck is falling the right way on june 16 in denver. either way, it will still be fun to see what's the buzz on this great camera....the free firestore sweetens things a mite.

Hey Meryem, I think I'm gonna come up to the Mile High City and hang out at this show... so if you're there, keep that evening open 'cause I'm taking you to dinner.

Chris, do you know if it possible to get the watchmaker dvd from canon?
i live to far away to attend.
Darrell
FIRST CINEMA PICTURES

No Amsterdam? :|

I live too far away as well. Any chance of Canon sending a DVD to those that can't attend? Will it included HD files or is it only SD?

woo-hoo! and a night on the town with chris. i knew i was feelin lucky today. can it get any better?

must buy lottery ticket tonight...

You guys that want the sampler DVD but can't get to the tour... I'll try to do some arm-twisting at Canon to see what I can come up with. Maybe they'll let me have a batch to mail out to ya. It has both SD and HD versions of the 24F Watchmaker and 60i Italy demo material.

Hurd in the Mile High.
I signed up last week for the 1pm show. I guess if you were at the Canon booth at NAB they sent you an early registration email.
Meryem I hope you win the Camera too.
But if you don't happen to...then I hope it's ME:)
"Luck be a XLady with me." That's how the song goes right?

"Luck be a XLady tonight."

That's from Guys & Dolls. The wife and I have a soft spot for musicals. See you on the 16th Erik,

i guess 1 pm at the comcast media center is the place to be in the mile high on june 16th. i am signed up for that one as well and look forward to meeting you there, erik. should be fun times.

Even though I went to NAB and got a good look at this camera, I can't pass up the oportunity to look again and maybe win one. Just signed up for Miami at 11:00. Maybe I'll see some of our members there.

Mike

Okay, for you guys who can't make it to any of these dates but still want the HD sampler DVD... shoot me an email with your mailing address and I'll get the ball rolling for you. U.S. residents only please!

June 13, 2006 -- Just over the hill in Hollywood. I'm there!

Thanks for this information.

Is this event worth going to for those of us who have already purchased an XLH1?

Do they teach anything new or any tricks or is it just a sales pitch?

Also, anybody seen the rebate voucher to see if it could still be used for the firestore if we already have the camera? I had to ask!

-Bill

Chris,
Any idea when and how they announce the winner?
Bruce Yarock

No idea at all, but I'll try to find out!

I haven't seen a posting from anybody who attended one of the events yet, so here is my short description.

I attended the Chicago event yesterday at the 1:00 time slot. Very impresive set up, but low turn out. They had plenty of seating but I would say only about 12-14 people.

Started with a movie showcasing the h1. They did confirm in the movie that the wide angle lens will be released in October. No other info or details from the people I spoke to after the movie.

After the movie, they directed us into another room where they had all the toys. Several cameras to play with, FCP and Avid editing, A PC and mac running console software and a full multicamera set up. The multicamera set was the watchmaker set with the watchmaker himself on set and working. It was a full (small/portable) controlroom setup with monitors, decks and switcher. Like Chris' original posting said, this was a hands on event, so we were able to play with anything we wanted.

-Bill

I haven't seen a posting from anybody who attended one of the events yet, so here is my short description.Actually we did have a report from Miami...

http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=68200

Thanks for the description, William -- the Los Angeles and New York events should be packed. A couple of those time slots are already at full capacity.

Chris, Any idea when and how they announce the winner?Canon USA is notifying the winners by email. This is fairly news-worthy, so if I can get the required permissions, I'll let you guys know who the lucky so-and-so is for the events that have already happened.

This morning I found out that Canon USA is calling the winners by phone. So far the Miami and Chicago winners have been contacted, and I've been told they were both pretty excited... who wouldn't be, winning a $9,000 camcorder just for attending a seminar? Heh.

The Chicago winner is actually a DV Info Net member! It's up to him if he wants to come forward... for privacy concerns, I'm not going to reveal their names. Still four more H1's to give away... Nashville, Los Angeles, Denver and New York.

Some of these events are chock full already, in Los Angeles and New York the seminars are filling up fast if not already full... but, if you can make it to the Denver show and if it's not too crowded, then your chances of winning that H1 are actually pretty high.

Hello all,

I just returned from the last session of the H1 seminar in Nashville.

Big thanks to Chris Hurd for passing the invitation information along to all of us. Also, thanks to all the Canon reps at the seminar--very helpful.

The session was informative and fun. I really enjoyed the set-up with the watchmaker in attendance.

The footage projected during the video portion was quite beautiful. The commercial production footage from the V8 and Prego shoots was astounding.

Once again, thanks to Chris, the Canon reps, and the people at NorthStar studios in Nashville.

Denver coming up next week! See http://www.fvesco.com/digloft.htm

You guys that want the sampler DVD but can't get to the tour... I'll try to do some arm-twisting at Canon to see what I can come up with. Maybe they'll let me have a batch to mail out to ya. It has both SD and HD versions of the 24F Watchmaker and 60i Italy demo material.

One more (probably final) call -- those of you have have sent me an email requesting this DVD, the mail out will happen at the end of the XL H1 Road Show in Manhattan next week. The discs are still on the ADM truck that's driving the set around from city to city, we'll get them when the show breaks on Wednesday. If you weren't able to attend but want the sampler DVD, this is your chance, let me hear from you by email. U.S. residents only please! Hope this helps,

Hey all. Today I became the proud owner of the XL H1 courtesy of the Canon HD Event in Chicago back in May.

I was told almost a month ago I was the Chicago winner of the camera, but being that this is the first time I’ve ever won anything with a value more than ten dollars, it didn’t become real to me until the camera arrived.

Thanks to every one on this forum because this was the forum that helped me choose the XL H1 as my entry point into HD, and I’ve spent every day browsing and learning from this forum since being told I had won the camera. Hopefully I can be a contributor to the forum going forward.

I’ve been in the Television business for over 20 years and will be using the camera for commercials, News projects, a film in November, and a city guide I do. And because I got the camera for free, there will be quite a few free non-profit organization projects that will help me get over the guilt of winning.

Once again, Thanks everyone.

Gordon Lake

Awesome -- great to hear from you, Gordon! And I'm really proud that at least one DV Info Net member is the winner of one of the six cameras that Canon gave away. Thanks for sharing this with us!

Gordon,

Congratulations!

Good to hear you will be helping non-profits. The great thing about this forum is the shared advice amongst users.

Ken

Gordon.

WOW! Congratulations man, and have fun!

Gordon, I am very happily jealous for you.

So, after they told you and you hung up the phone, what was the first thing you did?

happy for you, most excellent. christmas in july.

wah wah for me, since i did not win...i guess i shoulda signed up a few more cousins or something.....

I'm wondering a few things about the Firestore FS-4 Pro rebate that Canon gave away on the six city tour. After attending the event, I purchased my H1 during the specified time and sent off my firestore rebate card from the tour.

First, has anyone successfully done this? Actually received the firestore DTE recorder after attending the event and sending in the rebate card?

(I know there's a pretty long wait specified on the rebate card, something like up to 12 weeks, so I'm not incredibly suprised that it hasn't arrived yet, just curious).


Second, is the FS-4 Pro even HD capable with the XLH1? or will it only do SD? I was looking on Firestore's website and noticed that there are many other models that include HD capatability in their description (i.e. FS-4Pro HD, FS-4 HD, and of course the Canon-riffic FS-C)

I don't know much about the firestores, but I'll feel stupid if I'm waiting +3 months for something that isn't even compatable with the H1's HD formats? Is there a firestore HD upgrade or something? Did Canon give a freebie that's essentially worthless with their H1?

Thanks for any help on this.