Most Expensive Professional Video Camera

Most professional photographers know this already, use a UV filter to protect the expensive glass you have taking the images. I use Tiffen filters because of the consistant quality.

This camera is perfect for professional photos and video.

The photos look like a professional photographer took the pictures with a very expensive camera.

I reluctantly sold my Canon XH-A1 camcorder as I no longer am filming professional quality. Yet I wanted an HD camera. Upon discovery of the Canon Vixia HF200 I was impressed with the features - and bought one.Most shocking was the small size (am used ot the larger Sony and Canon camcorders). But what a convenience! I now take it with me everywhere - without the large camera bag and accessories.Most importantly, the picture/video quality is outstanding. The features such as headphone jack and external mic were typically found only on professional cameras - features that are a 'must' if you want good sound.Editing AVCHD is tricky. My Adobe Premiere CS3 does not process AVCHD; I used Roxio (Creator 2010) to edit and create a short film. I also used Roxio 2010 to convert it to WMV, but the software stumbled/froze and gave me fits. It did ultimately work, though.I plan to purchase Adobe Premiere Elements 8 to edit in the future.Thanks to many other reviewers for their comments; those were valuable in helping me select the Canon HF200. ...

I owned a Nikon D810 camera and have several professional lenses which I very much like. Most are auto focus, which this lens isnt. However, focusing is quite easy and smooth and holding this lens in your hand one can tell it is well-constructed and balanced. I have not yet used this lens outside but used over Thanksgiving to take family photos inside the house. The photos are crisp and the colors are clean and vivid, indicating clearly superior optics. For the applications intended for (landscaping and still images), this is an excellent lens and I am glad I bought it.

Very professional and not expensive at all.

This camera is TINY. Most reviewers here know the GoPro camera, but not me... regardless, here are my first impressions: Yes, the manual leaves much to be desired, but so what. When you turn it on, by default it's ready to shoot video, perhaps takes 10 seconds, but power on, then press the ok button and it's recording. Did I mention how tiny it is? LOL. For a 60 year old with failing vision, get the magnifying glass out. When shooting video, it records by default a video that resembles a fishbowl rather than a truer reflection of what you are recording. So what, I love Salvidor Dali's surrealism anyway. Crisp videos, crisp photos at high res. That's a thumbs up in my book. Nice cam!

Most have recorder for anyone starting out in sound and video.

I am a professional Video Journalist and have used the most expensive gear in the industry over the years. The Canon Vixia provides outstanding video that rivals the best of the professional gear. Very simple to use. Oustanding value! Feature rich! Joystick is a bit small for large fingers so I use the remote when I want to change settings. Otherwise interface is intuitive and simple to navigate.

I have several Sony video cameras. Most have a 1 sensor but are not 4K. I bought this one because I needed something more portable and smaller for concerts. The smaller sensor is not a problem. Never use the eye cup viewer. I would not use this camera for photos. You need a dedicated DSLR for that. Would have liked 2 SD card slots but I understand that Sony had to cripple some features to lower the price. The best thing is using the manual adjustment ring on the front of the lens for on the fly exposure. I also needed a camera that automatically protected the lens when not using.