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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Neil Grubb" data-source="post: 1238742" data-attributes="member: 11055">I have no personal experience of these cameras, but did consider buying a high quality DV camera earlier this year and did a bit of research. I decided to wait and perhaps that has been a good decision as the XL-H1A is now released. (I currently use a Canon IXUS 970 IS in video mode for videoscoping and it's surprisingly good!).The XL-1 and XL-2 have long been considered the DV cameras of choice for low budget professional / semi-professional wildlife film making. It's worth checking out <a href="http://www.wildlife-film.com/" target="_blank">http://www.wildlife-film.com/</a> as sometimes second hand cameras are advertised.I believe the XL H1, XL H1S and XL H1A all use the same optics and CCD set-up and the difference is in the outputs, time code inputs and Gen Lock functions, none of which would matter to me. It depends how serious a project you have as to whether these functions would matter. The new XL-H1A is superior to (and cheaper than) the now discontinued XL-H1 mainly because of improved software and a new generation lens. The white balance adjustment range has been extended and the gain range increased from +18dB to +36dB, and the increments refined.Hope this helps.Neil</blockquote>