Canon GL2 Mini DV Camcorder

pros: Durable, Clean-looking, Professional, functional, easy to use, Price

cons: Nearly out of date, Not as portable as a Flip

Best Camera I've Purchased Yet

These bad boys have been my bread and butter for the last few years. I have shot short films, Youtub... See Full Review

pros: High quality video with ease of use when it is working.

cons: Three times back to Canon. Never fixed the rewind problem

Canon Gl2 Rewind and Eject Cassette Problems

Frustrating problems with tape transport. In particular, the rewind mechanism. Come on Canon...Fess... See Full Review

pros: GL2 is very easy to shoot with and the picture looks great.

cons: Dead pixels ruin the great picture.

Dead Pixel Problem

I am very very disappointed with the GL2. Mine is about 2 years old with very little use. Recently I... See Full Review

pros: Excellent quality 3 CCD images. 20X optical zoom is better than many other brands offer.

cons: "Bad Pixel", and Faulty tape mechanism experienced by some reviewers as indicated below.

Good Camcorder, but buggy.

Update 03/12/07. Problem encountered. After 26 months of intermittently heavy use, my GL-2 has devel... See Full Review

pros: Good video, easy to use

cons: Not reliable.

REMOVE THE CASSETTE

I can see by other reviews that I am not the only one experiencing this problem. What's bad for me i... See Full Review

pros: Beautiful Picture, and Easy To Use

cons: Rebate Situation, White Balance

Great Camera- Horrible Rebate Department

I love this camera. I bought it to shoot a documentary. It's easy to use, small and lightweight, wit... See Full Review

pros: Excellent picture quality

cons: Without any warnings it instruct you to eject the tape from the camcorder.

Canon GL2 - EJECT Tape Message

The camera a itself is great until suddenly it gives you a Reject Tape message. It is very easy to u... See Full Review

pros: Good pictures. Decent sound.

cons: Bad tape loader, worse customer service.

Stay away from Canon

The infamous "Eject" problem. Rewinding function fails after very light use (less than 100 hrs). Thi... See Full Review

pros: Good quality video. Lightweight, easy to find the controls

cons: Outrageous prices to have it repaired and very poor customer service people to deal with.

Good camcorder but poor customer service and outrageous prices to fix

I purchased 2 Canon GL2's about 2 years ago. They are good cameras and do a fine job until you need... See Full Review

pros: Lots of great features. works pretty good for a year.

cons: Things go bad after a year and a half.

Works pretty good until the warranty runs out

In a two-year span I have done three important projects that went to DVD and maybe five family home... See Full Review