On Sun, 12 May 2002 07:41:50 -0500, "Dale" wrote:

>To wit, is the JVC worth the extra $1500?
>Is anyone using the JVC with Final Cut Pro? Apple doesn't list that camera
>on its compatability page as either go or no.
>I make documentaries and small budget, short fiction. My market is usually
>independent film festivals, etc. Will the Canon work just as well
>(better?)?

You may find the XL-1 review interesting, at:
www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/camcorder-comparison.htm
Check out, also, the overall conclusions in the
article, at the end... The short of it: if you
have the money and favor a larger, manual-control
oriented camera, choose the JVC (or look at the new
similar Panasonic); if you prefer a smaller and
less expensive camera (with noticeably cheaper
accessories) with much better automatic controls
and a better picture, look at the Sony PD150...
BTW, you may find this article on video imaging
characteristics and defects also interesting, and
it now includes a key to the camcorders used for
the examples shown. It's at:
www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/vid_pict_characts.htm