Here I go again. I am just a beginner on videography so my contribution will be according with the experience I may get using my Canon XH-A1 that to this time has been some 6 months. No complaints so far. It is a good camera. I am waiting now to see how to make my first HD DVD. If you can give me some guidelines, I would appreciate it. If you want you can watch a video clip taken with Canon XH A1 during last Christmas, “Three seconds of Christmas.”