Canon Xl H1S Professional Hd Video Camera

I use this case to contain, transport, and protect my Canon XL-H1s camcorder and accessories. I video mostly wildlife and birds, and use a Canon 100-400 L series lens, plus the Canon ef adapter, to enlarge my subjects in the frame. I can fit the XL-H1s assembled, except for the accessory mount, upright in the case, (with case flat), plus the 100-400 lens, several tape cassettes, extra batteries, a plastic tray containing cables, etc., and almost all accessories that came with the camcorder, with ease, and still have lots of room for future accessories. The foam padding is quite easy to pick to shape, if you follow instructions, unless you try to get it down to one or two segments thick between openings. If you do pull a segment loose, a little glue will fix it. It does a good job of restraining and protecting the contents. One thing I don't like about the foam padding, is that it sometimes pulls upward when I remove an object that is a snug fit. This may be because I didn't remove enough foam, but I would rather have the fragile equipment held in place snugly, than have the foam completely stay in place. I could probably add some sticky tape to the sides of the case where the foam moves, to help with this. The case seems to be very well constructed, and I especially like the latches. At first I was worried that the 5 latches would cause the case to be very awkward to open and close, but the latches are so well designed and work so well that it's not a problem. The wheels/pull handle assembly appear to be removable, but I haven't attempted to do this yet, and may not, since the case is so large and heavy, with all of the gear in it. In summary, this is a large, sturdy, well designed case that should provide good protection for video or photo gear. It is heavy, but this is necessary in order to provide the capacity and protection that it does.

I took it out of the box and connected between a Canon XL H1 camera and a Marshall video monitor, and it worked...no issues....

This camera is for underwater professional video. It is a full HD signal. SDI was what I needed. It is a perfect size and can be used with great optic. As all the time B & H was very fast for shipping. I received the camera 2 weeks after the order. Four to six were annonced.

I am not a professional, but needed a camera that took amazing HD video as well as pictures and this completely delivered. It is easy to use and very clear on how to operate. The 8 megapixel camera takes wonderful pictures. The lens cover tends to rattle but does not affect the quality. I wish the light that pops up automatically would pop down automatically too after taking a picture or video with light.

Very easy to use camera. Use it for personal and professional use. Love that it comes with the remote, because many of the HD video cameras don't have that now. Easy to upload to youtube, and transfer to computer. Have no complaints about the product. Also, have been buying from B&H for 20 years. They are great!

I use it for HD video from my canon DSLR and haven't had a problem yet!!

I bought this for my Canon HF20 HD video camera becuase I film a lot outdoors where sometimes the sun is just too much and the cameras limitations to decrease washout make for poor video. I tried other densities from .2 to 1 to settle in on this particular density for its darker qualities. I like the ease of installing when needed and the fact that it has both front and rear threads makes it easy to use other filters or glass like UV protectors and even allows me to attach my wide angle lens to the front. You can't beat the price for value from Tiffen products.

All I can say is this camera produces great video under most all conditions. I have nothing but praise for this model, the price, the quality, ease of use, and of course the HD video.It is small and light and very easy to carry around.You just have to get use to the fact that it is very small and learn to grip it so it's more comfortable to hold.Some guys have bad things to say about the low light video, I find it very good if you play with the settings.This HF200 had everything I was looking for in a very affordable Canon HD flash memory camcorder.The only thing I added to the camera was a larger capacity battery, U/V filter/lens protector and I also found the Sunpak 37mm .5 wide angle lens works perfect as long as you don't use the zoom beyond 2-3x.The lens is also small enough to not interfere with the flash or video light and it also does not affect the IAF. Unlike the big and heavy Canon w/a lens.As many have said the one thing they would have liked to see in this model was a wider lens.The Sunpak (SKU 7726482) CAL-1030KITBB makes this camera all it can be. I would buy this camera again in a heart beat.For me this camcorder is 5 stars all the way....

I have a 1st Gen Canon HD video camera and it only came with one battery (which looses charge quickly). This one holds for much longer. A great purchase!

I take a lot of video of high school marching bands with my Canon HF20 HD video camera and from the stands the sound usually has a lot of fan noise especially when I use a wide angle lens to get more of the field in view. This microphone picked up all of the sounds of the band from well over 100 feet away and reduced unwanted sounds to a pretty acceptable level. I do this for fun and to build video shows for the kids to see. The combination of great sound with HD quality video makes for a great show. yep, a bit pricy but if better audio (on a Canon video camera with the mini advanced accessory shoe) is what you're looking for it's a great product and very easy to use. The only knock is that from what I can see you can only use the microphone with a mini advanced accessory shoe kind of limiting future uses - if I had any...