Canon XA10

Since all products are a compromise of some sort (price vs. size vs. weight vs. ruggedness vs ) the trick when buying a complex product is to determine if the designers made the right compromises, i.e. they gave up features that aren't very important to you and they preserved the features that are.

Amazing little camera

This thing blows away expensive pro cameras from a couple years back. The interface is a little clunky for sure, but it offers an incredible amount of control. I couldn't believe it has waveforms and focus peaking. Love that it's small and black, so it's not drawing any attention to itself.

For independent producers

For low budget, this is a great camera. Very professional product. Was designed for independent producers, I recommend for multimedia journalists, also if you are doing documentaries, or independent films/shows.

Media Production

Very good camera. It really is a fully professional camera. It has everything you need to satisfy the most demanding videographer in a small package. One thing that most caught my attention was the XRL inputs and cinema mode.