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There are also new, professional-looking, DV camcorders with all the features of larger format cameras - but at lower cost. Whether you want to upgrade from an earlier generation, or are moving down from Betacam, which DV camcorder should you consider.

Canon XM1 If you need a small lightweight camera, take a look at Canon's XM1. If size is more important than professional features this camera will not disappoint, weighing in at 1.25Kg (2lbs 12oz). The big selling point of this miniDV camera is the 20x zoom (4.2 – 84 mm) Fluorite lens. Coming from a lens manufacturer it is hardly surprising Canon has excelled at the front of the camera. It has three 1/4inch CCDs with 300,000 effective pixels. Hp Compaq Dc7100 Drivers Download. This camera is great if you don't want to stand out. You could easily pass for a tourist in a crowd.

But what makes it a good small camera can also frustrate more experienced users. Small viewfinders are tiring on the eyes and difficult to use for focusing.

It has a flip out colour (180,000 pixel) LCD screen, but these are also not great for focusing. Tilting an LCD screen can also affect its brightness – so, not much help for exposure either. That said, for the price (£1,400 ex VAT) this is a good budget camera with a great lens. Canon XL1 The Canon XL1 (£2,100) has been around for some time. So, there is plenty of information available on this camera – a quick search via Internet search engine shows many sites dedicated to the XL1. When first launched it looked completely different to any other camera. Its good looks and ability to interchange lenses were, and still are, major selling points.

It has many good features. The 16x zoom (5.5-88mm) came with the camera I tested, but it is possible to get lenses from 24mm up to 2160mm (35mm camera equivalents). Driver Hp Scanjet G3010 Xpressbet. But these lenses still have the same frustrations as the non-interchangeable: focus rings with no end stops giving no distance calibration. A regular complaint about the XL1 is that Canon used servo-actuated focus and zoom rings (as do Sony's VX100, 2000 and PD150 – but then their major selling point isn't the lens).

Some new users complain that the lens continues to change focus after the manual focus ring has been stopped. With practice and experience this focus lag can be minimised. The camera's centre of gravity, with the 16x lens, lies directly above the tripod mounting. Unfortunately, the funky body shape means the shoulder pad is at the back of the camera, which makes going hand-held a nightmare – your right hand has to take the camera's full weight (2.86Kg - twice the VX1000). I'm pretty strong but even my arms ached after 10mins. Luckily the steady shot feature worked well (it had to). I'm a great fan of tripods – but there are times you have to go hand-held.

A camera this heavy needs to be balanced on the shoulder, not held in front of the body. If you want to do a lot of hand-held work you'd be better of with a lighter camera or a stronger camera operator. The Canon XL1 does have a loyal following, so Canon must be doing something right.

The trouble is that since the XL1 was launched other cameras have come onto the market that go one step further for around the same price. If interchangeable lenses are important to you, the JVC GY-DV500 () has them - and more.

With the VX2000, XM1 and XL1 using professional microphones (with XLR connectors) requires a BeachTek sound box (or similar) to take in audio from XLRs and squirt it through a mini-jack into the camera, so take this extra cost (and weight) into account. Epson Workforce 520 Error See Your Documentation more. If your budget is tight, see if you can squeeze a few hundred pounds more out of the bank manager. Because Sony's PD150 and JVC's GY-DV500 should be high on your wish list.