Canon GL2

• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 55 reviews
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• 8 stars

  Very good camera with one big problem

  by on August 27, 2004

  Pros: Great image quality, 30fps progressive scan mode for a slightly more "film" look, lots to love about this camera and the look of its video.

  Cons: Really bad video head problem that sometimes shows up months or years later. Can cost around $300 to fix. From what I have read it is a problem with the whole Canon camera line, I had it with my little ZR40 also. Camera screws up video with horizontal lin

  15 out of 15 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 10 stars

  best camera i've used

  by civicskater on June 25, 2005

  Pros: great color, lightweight, easy to use .

  Cons: is no cons.

  Summary: i've used the vx2100 for skateboarding and the canon gl2. by far the canon gl2 takes the lead from the superior color quality.
  if your thinking about a sony
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  Summary: i've used the vx2100 for skateboarding and the canon gl2. by far the canon gl2 takes the lead from the superior color quality.
  if your thinking about a sony or a canon just go for the canon, overall it is a better camera.
  
  best skateboard camera alive.

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  3 out of 3 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 2 stars

  Good video outside, very poor reliability

  by gvideo on May 21, 2008

  Pros: Great video in bright sunlight

  Cons: Poor low light video, horrible reliability

  Summary: I have used the GL2 to record kids' soccer games for a number of years, and I have had to have zoom rocker fixed on an average of once a ...

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  Summary: I have used the GL2 to record kids' soccer games for a number of years, and I have had to have zoom rocker fixed on an average of once a year because of wandering zoom and button failure. Also, though the day light video is excellent, night games are washed out, brighter in the center than in the corners, and grainy.

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  1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 8 stars

  "Really cool camera!"

  by on January 12, 2005

  Pros: If you are an independent filmmaker that has some film school training than this camera can be put to good use. I have managed to use several of the technics that I have learned to shoot scenes that are far better looking than others that have won film f

  Cons: There is no button on the camera to turn off the gain, which causes alot of noise (grain on the picture). Even after that, the picture gets a little grainy in low light, which really sets things back if you are into low key or high contrast lighting for

  1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 8 stars

  Great training ground

  by on July 12, 2004

  Pros: The GL2 has amazing image quality and color reproduction. I have had the camera for two years and have used it to do many projects for school/commercial work. The camera also has a wealth of great features e.g. clear scan, array of manual controls for f-s

  Cons: Adjusting the hand strap to be comfortable can be a pain at first. The manual controls and menus have a learning curve that takes time to learn to navigate well. Wish the iris controls were part of the lens ring.

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• 10 stars

  Very hot camera.

  by on March 10, 2004

  Pros: Low light shooting is so sweet. Frame mode (24fps I think) is also hottness. I use this camera for when I am video taping skating. Fast paced action is sweet for this camera. When I am on skates taking video, the optical image stabilizer takes a lot of t

  Cons: One con is that the handle on the top can not take a lot of pull on it, as I recently found out.(True story) I was down in the city(Philly) and was robbed. They tried to take the camera by pullin the handle, and trying to rip it from my hands. The handle

  1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 10 stars

  Great 3 CCD Camera

  by on December 29, 2003

  Pros: I have used the camera for a year now and I feel that I got my money's worth on this product. Great optics, picture, and features. I highly recommend this camera for professionals and pro-sumers.

  Cons: Plastic casing, but that is soon overshadowed by what is inside.

  1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 10 stars

  I love this Camera

  by on December 15, 2003

  Pros: I shopped quite a bit, and narrowed things down between the Sony VX2000 & Canon GL2. So far, extremely pleased with my decision to purchase the GL2 over the (older) VX2000. Picture quality is exceptional, handling & features excellent for a lower

  Cons: None yet, getting some wow and flutter with the onboard audio (auto leveling), but probably just settings

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• 8 stars

  Great camera with several minor flaws

  by on October 9, 2003

  Pros: A long focal length (hence the long body), the small (1/4") CCDs (small can be good!!!), ability to add a tele-extender (I use 2x Kenko), and the gain booster (helps with tele-extender) are the main reasons GL1/2 excels at zooming in on distant wildlife.

  Cons: Like the GL1, only the remote control enables single frame advance. Unlike GL1: (1) autofocus can't be overridden by turning the focus dial. (2) Labels for FF, play, etc. aren't ON their buttons, so are confusing. (3) Lock lever cancels TV shutter set

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• 10 stars

  Low light is great. Just have to know how to set it up.

  by on March 19, 2003

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  Summary: To the users who are concerned about the low light quality don't be if you use it write it provides great low light quality. I bought one for doing ...

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  Summary: To the users who are concerned about the low light quality don't be if you use it write it provides great low light quality. I bought one for doing live music videos (dark clubs usually)and was concerned that it wouldn't provide the results I needed. At first I observed the problems "Cheule" was talking about and did see it. But I found a way of removing the graininess you use the custom presets bump the sharpness down 2 or 3 notches and bump up the setup level a notch or two. I did a shoot last week with my GL2 and I rented a brand new XL1s and to my suprise the GL2 looked identical and was sharper. I also noticed that the XL1s was constantly hunting for focus were the GL2 was realy quick at finding the focus areas in low light. I was really considering purchasing an XL1s but after that night and looking at the video side by side I purchased another GL2 for my B camera! Another great thing is that all the menu's and all most all of the ******** from the XL1s are on the GL2 .ie variable cotrol zoom's on the grip and handle. The only thing I don't like is the size I am more comfortable with the XL1S for doing free standing shooting but for alot of people that will be a plus. This camera rocks!

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