Canon XM2

275 reviews

May, 2013

Positive
Image quality (42)
Usability (18)
Portability (12)
Build quality (11)
Zoom (9)

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Features (15)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 275 reviews from magazines and websites. People really like the zoom and build quality. The portability and usability also get good comments, whereas many are critical about the features.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Camcorders the Canon XM2 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 80/100 = Very good quality.

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Amazon review summary for the Canon XM2

alaTest has collected and analyzed 76 user reviews of the Canon XM2 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other products on Amazon.com.

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55% of reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

May, 2013

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Consumer review by: J. Spence (amazon.com)

A good multi-purpose professional camera.

Compared to what's available now, this camera can seem a bit "outdated" but I bought one used many years ago and it is still going strong, recording projects with very competitive SD picture quality. It isn't HD and it doesn't have 24P but its "frame...

Feb, 2010

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Consumer review by: J. Terry (amazon.com)

Good quality video...if the Camera's working

My GL-2 just came back from Canon's repair shop last month - another $400 to replace the cassette drive. I paid $1900 for my GL-2 three years ago, and the most recent fix brings my grand total for repairs to $1600! Pros: Great video, great audio. ...

Jan, 2010

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Consumer review by: Unsatisfied Sal (amazon.com)

A 20 hour camera

I own 2 Canon GL2's. The picture is really great when the camera is new. I use a VCR to import video for editing. After about 20 hours of use I can no longer use the vcr. I must use the camera to import video. I have had both cameras fixed twice for...

Jun, 2009

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Consumer review by: Thomas Sullivan ll (amazon.com)

Don't buy anything from Canon

I own the GL2. A pixel has blown. I called an authorized Canon repair service and they told me not to bother installing a new CCD chip as that one will fail as well. And that lesson would cost me $[...] (US). I hadn't had the GL2 long enough for the...

Mar, 2009

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Consumer review by: T. BISHOP (amazon.com)

GL2 sucks and Amazon sucks more...

Within the first 30 days GL2 began eating my tapes. I promptly returned camera to Amazon within the first 30 days. 30 days after receipt of the product by Matt Greene at Amazon, still no refund. After 3 calls to their customer service, taken by...

Mar, 2009

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Consumer review by: AJW (amazon.com)

Great camera, but prone to costly repairs

I have had my Canon GL2 for several years. It worked fine for the first 2 years or so, then I got the dreaded "Remove the Tape" error. After looking online, I saw that a lot of others had the same problem, and that the only solution was to send it in...

Feb, 2009

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Consumer review by: Junius E. Updyke (amazon.com)

Canon Quality

Now that I see what this can do for interiors with limited light, I can't wait to see what it can do with sunrise and sunset in Yosemite!

Feb, 2009

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Consumer review by: Dennis G. Gill (amazon.com)

Canon GL2 U.S. Approved!

I tried buying the Canon GL2 from several other places to save money but they all had something very wrong... All camera operations in Chinese, Didn't come with ALL the parts,no warranty, etc. Amazon came through with exactly what I needed.

Jan, 2009

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Consumer review by: Kevin R. Wright (amazon.com)

A great dv cam, but you have to know its limitations.

I have been using this camera for about 2 years now and I am very pleased with it. It's a solid dv camera as far as design and durability are concerned, and the picture quality is some of the best in it's class of camera. You can do some great stuff...

Jan, 2009

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Product Specifications

The new Canon XM2 camcorder has the latest technology and many useful sound and picture adjustments and enhancements to cater for a variety of shooting situations and preferences. Its highly sensitive 3CCD unit achieves 540 lines horizontal resolution and super low light performance. A new Super Pixel Shift provides a wider dynamic range for movies, reducing vertical smear, and gives 1.7 mega-pixel high-resolution digital photos. The camcorder's professional L-Series fluorite lens provides 35mm and broadcast TV quality. It can deliver extremely sharp images and high magnification with less color aberrations.An Optical Image Stabilizer keeps the image steady with no loss of quality. And video recordings made with the Canon XM2 will sound as good as they look with the "Direction Accurate" microphone giving accurate stereo ambiance and less mechanical background noise. The microphone frequency has three modes to match recording conditions (normal, voice, windscreen). Manual adjustments on the XM2 include buttons for color and light adjustment, such as Color Phase, Color Gain, Camera Sharpness and Setup Level. Other features are Zebra Pattern, to indicate overexposure, Interval Timer, to record at selected times, and Clear Scan, to record a CRT monitor. A Custom Key can be used to assign functions used frequently. The new Canon XM2 digital camcorder is the ideal choice for recording broadcast or web content, making educational videos or registering an event like a wedding.