You can find frame-grabs from several Mini-DV camcorders
shot under the same dim conditions in a camcorder
comparison article on my web page under "I babble".
I chose a room with a light level too low for any
of the camcorders to handle at 1/60th second shutter
speed to see the differences in brightness and image
grain and sharpness at maximum gain. BTW, the GL-1
does not have slow shutter speeds - some others do,
and 1/15th second shutter speed gives two-stops
better light handling ability with acceptable image
characteristics for many purposes (there is a moderate
"intermittance" with motion, somewhat greater
"stair-stepping", and somewhat lower sharpness due to
the dropping of alternate scan lines when using speeds
below 1/60th [NTSC], but the improvement in color
quality with lowered gain, and the ability to shoot
in VERY low light levels can be worth the trade-off).

On Fri, 24 Dec 1999 03:42:33 GMT, vid1@mediaone.net (BT) wrote:
>Anybody know if they have the same low light performance?

>On Thu, 23 Dec 1999 19:13:36 -0800, "Patrick Magee"
> wrote:
>>Daniel H Lauring wrote in message <945995484.478404@rochesterEDGE>...
>>>The XL-1 is much, much bigger. It has interchangable lenses. It has 1/3
>>>inch CCD's vs. the GL-1's 1/4's CCD's. The XL-1 is a serious camera. The
>>>GL-1 is a very good camera that isn't any bigger than your average
>>>mini-camcorder. There are probably a host of other differences but those
>>>are the ones that are pretty important.

>>The GL-1 has 1/3 inch CCD's.