why put test footage on YouTube? YT will compress it anyway and god knows what else. Also, how did you pepare this footage for upload? Without this info its near to impossible to judge the technical merits of this footage.
ordered my xh a1 today. Nice sound track but, you could have posted slightly more interesting test footage, it looks quite bland also, from what ive heard the Canon needs a good bit of colour boosting, have fun with the zillions of pre-sets, the new standard of prosumer is set. Thankyou Canon.
Just to leap at Canons defense. Heh eheh. Yeah the Canon cameras are oft criticized for being flat. This is because they are pro cameras. They give a nice flexible, jack-of-all-trades, suitable for many different lighting setting, flat, easy to fix, adjustable in many ways in post, stock setting.
If you want something else adjust it. If you buy this camera, you are suppose to know something, if not stick with DVD handycams LOL.
What you're saying is that the cameras are meant to be put through some sort of post process like after effects/avid/final cut to achieve bigger quality? Not that I'm against that.
Man, that looks amazing. I'm between the Canon and teh HVX200. I would love to get the Canon, but the frame rate from Panasonic is something I would really like to have. In the end, because of the HVX costs, I'll go with the Canon.
why trying to figure out what 24f looks like on static shots?? 24f is used to render motion more film like. i can see the bottomline of the top letterbox is jumping. it gives away that the ccds of the canon do not read out progrssive frame but interlaced which are being put together internally to form full frames at 10% loss of vertical resolution. the canon is better than the hvx which uses a bad version of pixel shift. the hvx's resolution is poor compared to the crisp 1.67 mpixel of the canon
I'm loving my camera thanks, I don't know much about the sony, but all i do know is that this camera is fantastic and in dark rooms or at dusk it can see better than I can!
I know where you're coming from fourthwall. But when you take into price into account the XHA1 makes sense. The HVX200 is a great great camera but the P2 cards are really really expensive. The Canon XLH1 has interchangeable lenses but thats a lot more. The DVX100 has 24p but is not hd, and the Xl1/XL2 has interchangeable lenses but also is not hd. All said and done, the XHA1 is a great compromise. You could still make a great movie with this cam.
canon stated that 24f is the same as 24p with little difference in the end product. I have seen many clips of xha1 and it is really amazing. thu, I think focus is the main problem because you need to get precise one with HD quality. Im tryin to sell my xl1 to buy this one. Hopefully, someone will buy soon :)
nice look but not for shooting movie shorts. 24p is a better look than 24f, and the lenses on the xh series aren't interchangable like the other canon models.
I don't know why to be honest. I tried another tape and captured it using Vegas 7 instead of 6 and it's gone. I can only assume it was either the Tape or a capturing fault. Let me just say that this compressed version doesn't do the camera justice. The original footage is so crisp and I'd recommend the A1 to anyone. Oh and by the way zachmanz8, I brought mine from a British online retailer called Tecno, but I am based in the UK and you're probably not.
its shit
ParamaVunt 2 years ago
Wow, fix your export settings.
zachenke 2 years ago
Is this a Mogwai song? Sounds like it.
CircleofShit 2 years ago
Dakkio....u should totally take this down. it looksso gashy. my Canon g9 has beter vieo than this.
craigmazzali 2 years ago
I agree, it isn't the true quality of the XhA1. Not even close. This may be a low quality mpeg4
Imanerdo 3 years ago
Not bad, Need a tripod though.
themage747 3 years ago
anyone have any comments on the xlh1?
aleks8825 4 years ago
you know what... don't get it if you don't film manual focus... the auto focus is slow and the auto focus zone is weird.
dsijion 3 years ago
already bought it lol, and yeah i always use manual. but thanks.
aleks8825 3 years ago
how was you able to get such wonderful depth of field? did you have a 35mm adapter whilst shooting this clip
bazle64 4 years ago
man thats an awesome camera...where does a bloke get the money for it tho! theyre expensive!
tomvette2003 4 years ago
Rent it.
St4rdog 4 years ago
why put test footage on YouTube? YT will compress it anyway and god knows what else. Also, how did you pepare this footage for upload? Without this info its near to impossible to judge the technical merits of this footage.
Jay1967 4 years ago
100% agreement
sk8forlife1212 4 years ago
why is it soo blurry ?
genocide22 4 years ago
crop your video to 4:3 before upload to youtube
hdv1080 4 years ago
Damn youtube, it's a crime to lower the quality of a video shot with such a nice camera...
cfeaugas 4 years ago
nice house. nice video too.
anonymousabe 4 years ago
thanks
whatisreal86 4 years ago
ordered my xh a1 today. Nice sound track but, you could have posted slightly more interesting test footage, it looks quite bland also, from what ive heard the Canon needs a good bit of colour boosting, have fun with the zillions of pre-sets, the new standard of prosumer is set. Thankyou Canon.
peewee12301 4 years ago
Just to leap at Canons defense. Heh eheh. Yeah the Canon cameras are oft criticized for being flat. This is because they are pro cameras. They give a nice flexible, jack-of-all-trades, suitable for many different lighting setting, flat, easy to fix, adjustable in many ways in post, stock setting.
If you want something else adjust it. If you buy this camera, you are suppose to know something, if not stick with DVD handycams LOL.
AiDavProductions 4 years ago
What you're saying is that the cameras are meant to be put through some sort of post process like after effects/avid/final cut to achieve bigger quality? Not that I'm against that.
AdamSonOfJohn 4 years ago
Dakkio, what's up with the 2.35:1 aspect ratio? Does it just crop a 16:9 picture it or is it real 2.35:1?
MGR1900 4 years ago
it is 1.85:1
cccprsfsr 4 years ago
It was shot in 25f (the pal equivalent of 24f), and the song is Halo by Mono
dakkio26 4 years ago
That was shot in 24f?
Also, what song is that?
Thanks.
sluggercitylee 4 years ago
Man, that looks amazing. I'm between the Canon and teh HVX200. I would love to get the Canon, but the frame rate from Panasonic is something I would really like to have. In the end, because of the HVX costs, I'll go with the Canon.
FELIPEPALESTRINO 4 years ago
why trying to figure out what 24f looks like on static shots?? 24f is used to render motion more film like. i can see the bottomline of the top letterbox is jumping. it gives away that the ccds of the canon do not read out progrssive frame but interlaced which are being put together internally to form full frames at 10% loss of vertical resolution. the canon is better than the hvx which uses a bad version of pixel shift. the hvx's resolution is poor compared to the crisp 1.67 mpixel of the canon
nundale 4 years ago
So how you like your camera?? I'm considering this camera VS Sony V1.
a3albert 5 years ago
I'm loving my camera thanks, I don't know much about the sony, but all i do know is that this camera is fantastic and in dark rooms or at dusk it can see better than I can!
dakkio26 4 years ago
Yep, I basically got it out of the box when it arrived and filmed this straight away.
dakkio26 5 years ago
Was this shot with the stock lens?
sakipooh 5 years ago
I know where you're coming from fourthwall. But when you take into price into account the XHA1 makes sense. The HVX200 is a great great camera but the P2 cards are really really expensive. The Canon XLH1 has interchangeable lenses but thats a lot more. The DVX100 has 24p but is not hd, and the Xl1/XL2 has interchangeable lenses but also is not hd. All said and done, the XHA1 is a great compromise. You could still make a great movie with this cam.
dakkio26 5 years ago
canon stated that 24f is the same as 24p with little difference in the end product. I have seen many clips of xha1 and it is really amazing. thu, I think focus is the main problem because you need to get precise one with HD quality. Im tryin to sell my xl1 to buy this one. Hopefully, someone will buy soon :)
raneath 5 years ago
nice look but not for shooting movie shorts. 24p is a better look than 24f, and the lenses on the xh series aren't interchangable like the other canon models.
fourthwall1 5 years ago
I don't know why to be honest. I tried another tape and captured it using Vegas 7 instead of 6 and it's gone. I can only assume it was either the Tape or a capturing fault. Let me just say that this compressed version doesn't do the camera justice. The original footage is so crisp and I'd recommend the A1 to anyone. Oh and by the way zachmanz8, I brought mine from a British online retailer called Tecno, but I am based in the UK and you're probably not.
dakkio26 5 years ago
The canon hd camera is the best and is used by the BBC.
garymonc 5 years ago
why is the upper letter box shaking? it is weird.
raneath 5 years ago
good question.
zachmanz8 5 years ago
I was wondering the same thing too...
Cryptic089 5 years ago
Thanks for the video. I'm deciding between the Sony A1 and the JVC 110.
This is a big help.
crandello 5 years ago
just curious, where are you thinking of purchasing your camera?
zachmanz8 5 years ago
I meant to say Canon A1 not Sony. I'm not sure where to buy just yet. I'm still looking. Any suggestions?
crandello 5 years ago
Thank you. I can vouch for the XHA1, it's a great machine.
dakkio26 5 years ago