Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Good in Low Light; Great Picture Quality; Great Sound; Great Zoom; Zoom range/performance

Complicated To Operate; Not for Beginners; Poor Still Image

Perfect picture and sound! SD picture look awsome too. The 1080 picture is what you would expect from High Def. I love this camera I have 2 of them and I want 2 more! For the most part there are no problems with this camera.

Comfortable to Operate; Durable; Great Features; Great Picture Quality; Great Sound; Simple Controls

No live Letterbox output; No WB Tansfer

I've had this camcorder for only 2 months but the quality of the recordings are truly impressive. I've used Sony, Canon and Panasonic in the past including 3 CCD models and this is easily the best in terms of picture and sound quality (although an external microphone helps as usual).

Everyday Use, Travel, Home Movies, Special Events

Easy to Use; Compact; Good Value; Great Design; Quality Construction

Heavy

I love this camera. If you don't have a lot of experience with prosumer cameras. You can't rest the camera on your shoulder, but the image stabilizer helps and the grip and buttons are all well designed and easy to reach.

Easy to Use; Good Image Stabilization; Good in Low Light; Great Picture Quality; Great Sound; Great Zoom; Zoom range/performance

Simply a wonderful camcorder. Upgraded from Canon XM-2 and it was totally worth the money. The only downside is that the 72mm fisheye is not in the same degree as 58mm (and is significantly more expensive) but it's not Canon's fault. Helt enkelt en underbar videokamera.

I bought this camera when I started my videography business about 4 years ago. Since then I have used in some rough conditions and it has never failed me. The video quality is excellent. I particularly like the XLR input which allows me to use external mics when recording interviews.

I bought this camera to shoot my first documentary. i couldn't afford a crew, so i purchased this camera, separate mike, boom, the works. the image quality is excellent. shooting in manual and making adjustments is easy. everything is right at your fingertips.

Easy Computer Connectivity; Great sound/audio; Accurate; Vivid Colors; Compact Design; excellent image quality; durable; Easy TV Connectivity; easy to use

Short battery life

We like the Canon XH A1S, but its tape-based recording system is a bit outdated in our increasingly non-linear world. Many pro camcorders are beginning to include the ability to record video to memory cards, just like the bulk of the consumer camcorder market, thus making it much easier to get...

XH A1 by Canon is a relatively lightweight HD camcorder loaded with impressive feature set. It's a great choice for users ranging from film students to professionals.