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locomonker
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I will be shooting a short adventure film soon. I have the choice between using the HVX 200 and the XL-H1-- which would you suggest? What are the pros and cons of each?
Taylor has a point. The EX1 is better than the HVX or XL-H1, and still within that price range. You still have the same storage problems, as the HVX though. The EX1 is the only prosumer camera that can shoot in true 1920x1080 res. The HVX comes closer because of its lower compression on the P2 card (lower than HDV at least), but goes through considerable pixel shifting to get to full res, so it's not true 1920x1080. EX1 is.
Another camera to consider is the Red Scarlet for $3,000.
A few cons of the HVX:
1) The XL-H1 has interchangeable lenses. You can't do that on the HVX.
2) P2 cards don't hold as much as miniDVs. You could always shoot in HDV on the HVX though (it lets you do both)