XL1s HD Upgrade Card? at DVinfo.net

Rob Gutermuth · March 6th, 2009, 03:30 PM

Hi All,

There is a guy selling a used XL1s on ebay, and mentioned something about "HD upgradable" so, I asked him, and he said that you can send these into Canon, and they sell a HD Card that will allow HD content to be captured?

Seems unlikely, but is there any truth to this? - I thought that the biggest limitation would be the CCD's in any SD camera - since an HD camera's CCDs or sensors have many more pixels? - but on can dream...

I know there is software that will upconvert SD to HD (in fact I have a plug in for FCP that does just that) - but it's not the same as recording native 1080P - correct?

Please, someone tell me I'm Dreaming than an XL1s can record in HD :-)

Cheers!

Don Palomaki · March 6th, 2009, 09:01 PM

The XL1s cannot record HD. There is no conversion offered, and the CCD block is limited to SD resolution. HOWEVER! I suppose someone could make a device that would encode a HD video stream to a SD signal, and you could then record it to the XL1s. You would need a appropriate COder and decoder to do it. However, I cannot imagine a market for such a device.

Woudl be lower cost to buy a small HDV or similar camcorder such as a HV20.

(Note that at one time in the (late 1980s or early 1990s) there was a device offered that used VHS recorder and tape to do computer back-up tapes. The data was encoded into a video signal (but probably not worth watching).

Chris Soucy · March 6th, 2009, 10:35 PM

You must have heard this old addage before:

"If it sounds too good to be true, in all likelyhood, it is."

You're having your chain pulled, big time.

E - bay should know better than to let shark oil salesmen like this one operate.

It's a scam, con, rip off and total load of bollocks.

Back to reality, I'm afraid.

CS

Don Palomaki · March 7th, 2009, 04:51 AM

Note that you could always contact Canon to check/verify.

Canon developed a 3-D lens for the XL1. I saw it a demo of it at an exposition in NYC about 8 years ago. It never went into production. Maybe I could sell my XL1 as a 3-D camcorder, tell buyers shen need to find the lens. I understand that about 8 were made.

At one time Canon even sold an Edit Controller, the ED-100. It used LANC and IR control protocols.

Chris Hurd · March 7th, 2009, 03:02 PM

Rob, please send me an email (chris at dv info dot net) with a link to this Ebay auction. I'd like to look it over, and if necessary report the seller to Ebay for fraud.

March 6th, 2009, 03:30 PM	#1
Rob Gutermuth Tourist Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 3	XL1s HD Upgrade Card? Hi All, There is a guy selling a used XL1s on ebay, and mentioned something about "HD upgradable" so, I asked him, and he said that you can send these into Canon, and they sell a HD Card that will allow HD content to be captured? Seems unlikely, but is there any truth to this? - I thought that the biggest limitation would be the CCD's in any SD camera - since an HD camera's CCDs or sensors have many more pixels? - but on can dream... I know there is software that will upconvert SD to HD (in fact I have a plug in for FCP that does just that) - but it's not the same as recording native 1080P - correct? Please, someone tell me I'm Dreaming than an XL1s can record in HD :-) Cheers!

March 6th, 2009, 09:01 PM	#2
Don Palomaki Wrangler Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Northern VA Posts: 4,488	The XL1s cannot record HD. There is no conversion offered, and the CCD block is limited to SD resolution. HOWEVER! I suppose someone could make a device that would encode a HD video stream to a SD signal, and you could then record it to the XL1s. You would need a appropriate COder and decoder to do it. However, I cannot imagine a market for such a device. Woudl be lower cost to buy a small HDV or similar camcorder such as a HV20. (Note that at one time in the (late 1980s or early 1990s) there was a device offered that used VHS recorder and tape to do computer back-up tapes. The data was encoded into a video signal (but probably not worth watching). __________________ dpalomaki@dspalomaki.com

March 6th, 2009, 10:35 PM	#3
Chris Soucy Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Fairfield, Dunedin, New Zealand Posts: 3,691 Images: 18	Hi Rob.......... You must have heard this old addage before: "If it sounds too good to be true, in all likelyhood, it is." You're having your chain pulled, big time. E - bay should know better than to let shark oil salesmen like this one operate. It's a scam, con, rip off and total load of bollocks. Back to reality, I'm afraid. CS

March 7th, 2009, 04:51 AM	#4
Don Palomaki Wrangler Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Northern VA Posts: 4,488	Note that you could always contact Canon to check/verify. Canon developed a 3-D lens for the XL1. I saw it a demo of it at an exposition in NYC about 8 years ago. It never went into production. Maybe I could sell my XL1 as a 3-D camcorder, tell buyers shen need to find the lens. I understand that about 8 were made. At one time Canon even sold an Edit Controller, the ED-100. It used LANC and IR control protocols. __________________ dpalomaki@dspalomaki.com

March 7th, 2009, 03:02 PM	#5
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,368 Images: 513	Rob, please send me an email (chris at dv info dot net) with a link to this Ebay auction. I'd like to look it over, and if necessary report the seller to Ebay for fraud. __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!