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Bruce Pelley · August 15th, 2007, 07:18 PM

following when shot in SD 4:3 mode?I'd love to hear from users who own both camcorders who are in a position to directly contrast the image/output quality obtained from the GL-2 & compare it to the output of the XH-A1 for each of the variants listed below.

1)GL-2 vs XH-A1 (when the latter is used to also shoot in SD 4:3 mode)

2)GL-2 vs the XH-A1 when the
a)Original/source footage is shot in 4:3 1080i mode and then
b)down-converted to SD.

My goal is to find out how much better the SD footage is when shot with the A1 as compared to the GL-2!

Is there a significant improvement in what one sees?Is it a straight forward matter of "bigger is better" due to the increased ccd size and the number of pixels?

Thanks,
Bruce

Doug Davis · August 15th, 2007, 11:45 PM

IMO in the sub $12,000 market I would go with the A1 over just about any camera... So far everything I have done is for SD and I have been very pleased with the results... It's a versatile camera as compared to it's competitors it leaves them in the dust...

Comparing the GL2 to the A1 is like comparing a hummer to a ford escort... Thought the escort will get you places the hummer can get to a few more places the escort can't quite get to...

Not to mention the fact that you can tweak the A1 in to oblivion with a little effort... It's more of manual camera and takes a little time to get use to... But once you learn the ends and outs of it it's sweet...

As far as shooting goes I would suggest shooting HD then down converting to SD in camera during capture... I have had better results in image quality this way versus shooting straight SD... The only reason that I would shoot in SD is if I needed to give the tapes to someone else... Then they could use their camera and capture the footage...

This is ONLY my two cents... Take it for what it's worth...

August 15th, 2007, 07:18 PM	#1
Bruce Pelley Major Player Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 339	What is the quality difference between the following when shot in SD 4:3 mode?I'd love to hear from users who own both camcorders who are in a position to directly contrast the image/output quality obtained from the GL-2 & compare it to the output of the XH-A1 for each of the variants listed below. 1)GL-2 vs XH-A1 (when the latter is used to also shoot in SD 4:3 mode) 2)GL-2 vs the XH-A1 when the a)Original/source footage is shot in 4:3 1080i mode and then b)down-converted to SD. My goal is to find out how much better the SD footage is when shot with the A1 as compared to the GL-2! Is there a significant improvement in what one sees?Is it a straight forward matter of "bigger is better" due to the increased ccd size and the number of pixels? Thanks, Bruce

August 15th, 2007, 11:45 PM	#2
Doug Davis Major Player Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Birmingham Alabama Posts: 259	IMO in the sub $12,000 market I would go with the A1 over just about any camera... So far everything I have done is for SD and I have been very pleased with the results... It's a versatile camera as compared to it's competitors it leaves them in the dust... Comparing the GL2 to the A1 is like comparing a hummer to a ford escort... Thought the escort will get you places the hummer can get to a few more places the escort can't quite get to... Not to mention the fact that you can tweak the A1 in to oblivion with a little effort... It's more of manual camera and takes a little time to get use to... But once you learn the ends and outs of it it's sweet... As far as shooting goes I would suggest shooting HD then down converting to SD in camera during capture... I have had better results in image quality this way versus shooting straight SD... The only reason that I would shoot in SD is if I needed to give the tapes to someone else... Then they could use their camera and capture the footage... This is ONLY my two cents... Take it for what it's worth... __________________ "The only thing the camera sees is light..." http://www.GoWildOlive.com