On Fri, 01 Feb 2002 20:32:51 GMT, "Erik J. Barzeski" wrote:

>I'm not a professional. I've got a pretty high-end Mac and the urge to
>make some DVDs of my dog, vacations, friends, etc. I'm also not the
>kind of person who tends to settle for consumer-level stuff, even if I
>only use a few features above and beyond the consumer level.
>
>That in mind, I have the Canon XL-1S in mind for a purchase. What are
>your thoughts? I like the shape, and am not too fond of how the Sony
>110 and others are shaped. I've just begun my shopping and information
>gathering, so any and all information that you could provide would be
>great. I've yet to read an exhaustive review of the XL-1S, so if you've
>got a link to one let me have that as well :)

???????????????
A PC110 is a ***TINY*** one-chipper; the XL-1s is an
***OVERBLOWN*** awkward giant 3-chipper, relatively
speaking - hardly comparable!!! ;-) Look at the Sony
VX2000 and PD-150 for better-performers that are also
more compact and easier to operate, or the TRV900...
(You can find some of these compared at:
www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/camcorder-comparison, and
at URLs referenced there...)