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One
of the more popular prosumer digital camcorders in the last few years
has been the Canon XL, a high-quality, 3-CCD digital camcorder that
has been used in making many documentaries. First, there was the
XL, and in late 2004, the XL2 (shown below) with its numerous refinements
was introduced.
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We are showing the camcorder here, not as an "ad,"
but simply to illustrate some of the features that are typical
of a professional camcorder.
Some of the controls are shown to the left and below. These provide
an idea of the features and versatility of a unit of this type.
The controls on the left are revealed when you flip open a panel
under the Canon name. (Refer to photo above.) The blue window
at the left of this photo has information related to recording
time
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The controls above are associated with tape control.
On the left you can see the settings for recording. You will
note that among other things they allow you to switch between
the 4:3 and 16:8 aspect ratios.
This camcorder can make use of the wide variety of lenses used
on Canon's 35mm still cameras.
More detailed information on this particular camcorder is available
at the Canon website.
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