On Tue, 25 Jun 2002 00:39:27 -0700 (PDT), bigrocketman3@webtv.net (Steve McDonald) wrote:

> Thanks, Lawrence, for giving us the tip on this one. This is
>interesting-----just one week ago, I said that Canon should produce a
>version of this camcorder that had both a full number of pixels on its
>CCDs and pixel-offsetting (pixel-shift), as well. It may perform very
>well with both these features in the same CCD-block. This is the first
>camera of which I'm aware, that has 380K effective pixels, smaller than
>1/2-inch CCDs and pixel-offsetting for added resolution. That's the
>fastest response I've ever gotten on my wish-list.

It also has a clever hot-shoe-mount XLR adapter accessory,
and independent channel audio level controls. It seems
Canon has attacked the numerous shortcomings of the GL-1
with a vengeance (it looks like it may be a very good
camera, with higher picture resolution, better low-light
range, and more useful features like the independent
audio level controls, slow shutter speeds, etc.).
Interesting for users of the WD-58 WA converter
is the offering of a nice "scoop" clamp-on shade for
this.