On Thu, 10 Feb 2000 00:38:36 GMT, "Elliott Ruga" wrote:

>I'm about to purchase a prosumer level DV camcorder. I hear the XL1 is great
>except unwieldy to manual focus. Can't beat the price for the JVC, but JVC
>products can be funky with design, reliability and compatability. Any
>comparisons between these two would be greatly appreciated-- and any raves
>for a c'corders I hadn't considered. Thanks.

The XL-1 and others, but not yet the JVC (that may be cured
in a week or so...;-) are reviewed on my web site, under "I
babble"... BTW, the XL-1 used for the review was replaced
with a second one by its owner (a good local film/video
production house), and then returned in favor of the JVC,
though the outcome of that switch is still unknown (the
poor focus and zoom controls of the XL-1 were given as
the reason for the switch...).