Canon XH-A1 review
My new HD video camera! The #1 question I get is whether it shoots to tape or SD card. A: The XHA1 records to HD miniDV tapes only. There is a slot for an SD card but this is for storing custom presets and camera settings. I think it also uses the card to record still images but I have never tried it. You can also hook it up to a laptop and record direct to your hard drive with the right software (I use Adobe OnLocation). There are also devises such as the Firestore(?) which allow you to store directly to a portable drive or CF, but they are rather expensive. UPDATE: (10 months later) Now that I've had a chance to play with it, it's an amazing camera with features that I didn't even know about when I made this video. Unfortunately most of the videos I have been shooting with it I haven't been able to post due to privacy and copyright issues, but check out some of the more recent videos on my other channel: http://www.youtube.com/OneEyedProd
My new HD video camera! The #1 question I get is whether it shoots to tape or SD card. A: The XHA1 records to HD miniDV tapes only. There is a slot for an SD card but this is for storing custom presets and camera settings. I think it also uses the card to record still images but I have never tried it. You can also hook it up to a laptop and record direct to your hard drive with the right software (I use Adobe OnLocation). There are also devises such as the Firestore(?) which allow you to store directly to a portable drive or CF, but they are rather expensive. UPDATE: (10 months later) Now that I've had a chance to play with it, it's an amazing camera with features that I didn't even know about when I made this video. Unfortunately most of the videos I have been shooting with it I haven't been able to post due to privacy and copyright issues, but check out some of the more recent videos on my other channel: http://www.youtube.com/OneEyedProd