The XL2, replacing the venerable XL1 and XL1s, widens its lead as the elite camcorder of the Mini-DVs.
Interchangeable lenses with great choices, full manual control with easy-to-get-to controls, excellent picture quality- clean, crisp, sharp and very low noise. Ships with an amazingly sharp 20x L-series flourite lens with super-steady optical image stabilization.
But the most important thing to me is the aesthetic look of the picture. With the XL2, you’re going to get a BIGTIME look that spells E-X-P-E-N-S-I-V-E! Warm, friendly color with filmlike 24p and 30p Frame Rates make this camcorder look better out of the box than any other cam I’ve ever seen.
This 35 minute video is a feature tour of the new Canon XL2 camcorder.
Watch the XL2 Feature Tour Video
This video is encoded with the H.264 codec and requires Quicktime 7.
There’s also a coupon code for DV Enlightenment at the end of the video.
The DVcreators.net staff wrote and produced this video, all shot with the XL2, and edited with Final Cut Studio, animations in After Effects and Motion.
Also, tell us what you think about the XL2 Feature Tour, and especially let us know if you decided to buy one based on the video!
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Great and informative overview of the XL2. Reinforces my satisfaction with owning one.
Your tour was awesome and I am so much more enlightened now that I’ve listened to it 3 straight times!
On the movie I just finished work on we used the XL2 but I never got the time to really get to know what it was capable of. Weird I know. However, after watching the tour I finally decided to get an XL2 for myself over the Panny dvx100b. Thanks for pushing me, I mean helping me, off the fence.
I believe a DVD tutorial would be of great use and benifit everyone whose is considering or has already purchased the Canon XL2. I watched the Tutorial and it covers everything one needs to get started and make great looking video. It’s a shame that Canon hasn’t offered this earlier. It is gratly needed.
I also watched it 3 times, and Learned alot, I’ve already read the Manual Several times, but got alot more out of the video than I did the Manual , because it not only shows you the menu layout, but shows you how to achieve different effects, I would even pay for it.
I’d love a copy of the Canon XL2 dvd that should have come with the 4,000 dollar camera I bought with the same name lol.
Thank you so much for the XL2 Feature Tour Video! It certainly helped solidify in choosing a camera for us. Now that we have purchased our XL2, the Feature Tour Video continues to be of extreme help. Great job!
–Jeff Anselmo
Okay, I watched the entire tutorial and I take back any negative comments about the XL2 I may have made. Non HD but, lack of timecode aside, a professional camera.
I decided tttto buy the XL2 because of this video. I now own one.
This video played a major part in deciding on a camera for my studio suite. I favored this camera over the current HD camera under $4000.00. This is the best video I’ve seen in a long time advestising features of a product.
I also purchased the XL2 based on what I saw in this video. I do not have a lot of funding to throw around and this video sold me! I still come back to the video time and again for helpful tips and tricks. I would love a video that would go even more in depth look at the XL2. Thank you again.
Awesome Video!! I refer back to it often. Very informative, and very easy to learn from!!
Thanks alot!
~Johnny W.
Excellent video. Canon should include this on DVD with the camera, as it is far superior than any other XL2 video I have found. It convinced me to buy the camera a few months ago, and I still play it to refresh myself on some of the custom presets on a regular basis.
I bought one after seeing this video. But I had a problem seeing it the second time. I am very interested in getting a copy.
Sorry about that! The link should be working now.
What a great video, very well done !!!
I already own an XL1s and lately I’ve bought an XL2. It just confirm that I’ve made the right choice. It really make me wanting to explore deeper the possibility provided by this camera. Like others, I will replay this video over and over. I am now thinking of buying the DV enlightnment DVD. Keep up the good work !!!
-Daniel Paquin
Though my mind was already made up, after watching this feature……..you get the idea. THIS IS THE FREAKING REVIEW I’VE BEEN SEARCHING THE ENTIRE WEB FOR!! THANKS A MILLION.
Wow, this makes me really happy that i chose the Canon XL2 over the Sony Hvr-Z1U. It’s so good and the quality is great. It’s amazing.
I was interested in purchasing an XL2, the video convinced me. The price has come down quite a bit and now I can afford one. I can’t wait to get my hands on it.