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We were really attracted to the interchangable lenses of the Canon XL H1S, but the minimal compression of the Panasonic HVX200 has won our favor. A close second is the new Sony EX1. Both the HVX200 and EX1 record to flash media at 1920 x 1080 resolutions, but the Panasonic HVX200 is unique with its advanced color pull down scheme and DVCPRO HD compression codec. The Sony EX1 ranks a close second due to it's popularity among underwater housing manufacturers and it's larger 1/2 inch chip size. You will certainly see footage from these cameras in the 2009 TV season.


Favorite Pro Cameras: Panasonic HVX200, Sony EX1, Sony FX1/Z1

	Panasonic HVX200	Sony EX1	Sony FX1 / Z1
Resolution	1920 x 1080	1920 x 1080	1440 x 1080
Sensor	3 CCD 1/3 in.	3 CMOS 1/2 in.	3 CCD 1/3 in.
Format	1080/60i/30p/24p 720/60p/30p/24p	1080/59.94i 29.97p/23.98p	1080/60i
Compression	DVCPRO HD	MPEG2 L.GOP	HDV
Max Bit Rate	100 Mb/s	35 Mb/s	25 Mb/s
Media Type	P2 Flash Memory	SxS Flash Memory	Tape
Approx Price	$5100	$6500	$3200
Mfg. Link	click here	click here	click here
Housing Options Link	Gates HVX200 view all housings	Gates EX1 Seatool EX1 view all housings	Gates FX1 Light and Motion FX1 view all housings

Favorite Pro Cameras: Canon XL H1S / Canon XL H1A and Canon XH G1 / Canon XH A1

	Canon XL H1S Canon XL H1A	Canon XH G1 Canon XH A1
Resolution	1440 x 1080	1440 x 1080
Sensor	3 CCD 1/3 in.	3 CCD 1/3 in.
Format	1080/60i/30F/24F	1080/60i/30F/24F
Compression	HDV	HDV
Max Bit Rate	25 Mb/s	25 Mb/s
Media Type	Tape	Tape
Approx Price	$8999 / $5999	$6999 / $3999
Mfg. Link	click here	click here
Housing Options Link		Gates XHG1 Gates XHA1 view all housings