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This Camera is quite easy to use and has great image quality.  I was impressed with the speed of the autofocus.  The camera works great in low light shooting and focus.    June 5th 2009

This HD camcorder is a must have.  **** stars

Features

Genuine Canon 20x HD Video Lens III with Professional L-Series Fluorite

Three 1/3" Native 16:9 CCD Image Sensors with 1.67 Megapixels (1440 x 1080)

Canon DIGIC DV II HD Image Processor

Complete Customization

Industry-Standard Connections & Terminals

Audio System

Monitoring

Operation

Additional Features

Genuine Canon 20x HD Video Lens III with Professional L-Series Fluorite

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The XH A1S comes with a Genuine Canon 20x HD lens that shows why the name Canon is synonymous with optical excellence.

Canon reserves the L-Series designation for its highest quality photographic lenses. The Professional L Series Fluorite lens of the XH A1S ensures outstanding resolution, contrast and color reproduction, and delivers clarity and image quality you won't see with conventional optical glass lenses. And, because it's an ultra-low dispersion (UD) lens, chromatic aberration is reduced for brilliant results.

The XH A1S's design gives you equally impressive operational performance. The design lets you operate the zoom using the lens barrel ring, the control on the camera's grip, or the control on the camera's handle. When using the zoom ring on the lens, you can control the speed of your zoom by varying the angle of the ring, or by varying the speed at which you rotate the ring. When using the grip control, you can zoom at 16 different speeds; or you can use the control to operate at a single zoom speed which you preset. When using the handle zoom control, you can operate the zoom at a single speed which you preset. You can also select high-speed zoom to increase the zoom speed when using either the grip or handle control. And, because the lens is designed with a zoom ring, you can operate zoom, focus and aperture using a single hand.

This f1.6 - 3.5, 4.5 - 90mm lens gives you a wide view that - at its widest - is equivalent to a 32.5mm focal length lens on a 35mm camera. It also comes with two built-in ND filters, and can be enhanced with an optional wide converter to meet all your needs.

SuperRange Optical Image Stabilizer

The XH A1S also comes with Canon's innovative SuperRange Optical Image Stabilizer (OIS), which combines gyro- and image-sensors to give image stabilization through a wider range of camera motions. Some image stabilization systems correct one type of camera motion or vibration better than another. But Canon's SuperRange OIS corrects for a wide range of camcorder motion: the fast vibration you'd experience while recording from a moving car; the medium-speed motion of hand-held recording; and the slower motion of body sway. No matter what you're recording and how you're recording it, the XH A1S's stabilization design corrects camcorder shake instantly. In addition, optical stabilization keeps your shot steady without a loss in image quality - something that can't be said for electronic image stabilization.

 

Sony WCS 999 wireless microphone

This little gem works great for a wireless unit. It's sound quality is good and is quite clear of noise. The unit is quite small and light in weight. It takes one AA battery in each unit so it's easy to find batteries. Battery life seems to be about 3 hours of constant use. The mounting attachment is a clip on style which works great for the person interviewed, however the clip for the camera is not what's needed but this can be modified easily.

Overall conclusion

For the under 200.00 price tag this is a great unit.