I just finished shooting a DV feature. I used both the Canon XL1 and the PD-100. After about a week I never took the XL1 out of its case again. The image quality looked so much crisper on the Sony and it was very easy to negotiate through the menus and do quick on-the-fly adjustments. The fold out view-screen proved to be invaluable... occasionally when we would do an action shot or something that we needed two cameras on, I would hook the PD-100's screen up to the Canon as a monitor instead of the lousy XL1 viewfinder.(posted 8784 days ago)I swear by the camera and as far as editing I haven't had a single problem with the DVCAM format, while I have had a couple Mini DV tapes break on me in the past.
At about $2000 for the PD-100 versus $4000 for the XL-1, you get tons of bang for your buck including XRL and wide-angle adaptors. Superior image quality and a great ergonomic design.
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