A Good Time to Buy a Canon GL2 Professional Camcorder
Monday, June 30th, 2008The introduction of high definition camcorders is good news for smart videographers who can now step up to the professional Canon GL2 Mini DV camcorder for less than $1,900 new, and often much less used. By definition the Canon GL2 is not high def but what do you call a video camera that shoots in a 16:9 aspect ratio and can take 1488 x 1128 pixel images with stunning color accuracy? The GL2 maximizes the capability of the DV standard definition format with a 3 CCD system that separately processes each primary color. It then gets really high-end by shifting only the green pixels a tiny bit to capture the maximum picture detail possible from a video signal - some optical magic previously reserved for only those TV studio monsters.
You can outfit a new or used GL2 with Canon GL2 accessories to put together a complete video production package for just a fraction of the cost of a new professional level high definition camcorder.