Canon HD flagship finally hits the stores in Japan.
As of yesterday, the XL H1 is available from several Japanese retailers. The price of the camera is 945,000 JPY which is just a bit short of 8,000 USD.
My previous Canon XL H1 price check was done via B&H Photo and Video site and put the camera at $8,999.
That’s three times (!) the price of Sony FX1 and is 50% more than what you’ll pay for a Panasonic HVX200.
Judgement day is near - I ache to see some actual footage from the XL H1 and I’m not the only one!
I have had projects using several Panasonic models including the HVX-200, and a couple of Sony models, one of which was the FX-1. The Sony visuals were better than the Panasonic, but the Panasonic seemed to have better sound recording qualities. If the Canon XL HI costs much more than the last Sony or Panasonic I used, it better have better optics, audio, and weigh less than a brick! Joe Bryan Baker