ProductCritic: Canon XH A1 Reviews

FresHDV (92)

But to my mind the camera was designed to be a run’n’gun camera. And of the camera’s I’ve tested, it offer the best bang for buck for low-cost run’n’gun shooting. Certainly I’d choose it over the Sony Z1, a camera I have a huge amount of respect for. But it’s toughest competition is likely not to come from Sony’s Z1, but it’s brand-new HVR-V1, which achieves 1080p of three CMOS chips.

camcorderinfo.com (80)

The Canon XH A1 is poised to win over a host of videographers looking to make the switch to HD. Billed by Canon as the XL H1 in miniature, we can tell you that the statement is hardly exaggeration. The manual control suite is simply outstanding and the performance is essentially identical to its big brother. Message boards are already abuzz with praise for its low light performance.

CNET.com.au (80)

Wedding videographers and indie film-makers should check out Canon’s XH A1 if they require high-defintion output.

Videomaker (80)

The XH A1 is an extremely powerful camcorder wrapped around a very approachable HDV tape format that is bound to please prosumer and professional shooters.