I've owned previous Canon HD cams, and this one really pops in video quality. The full size 1" CMOS ensures your picture is the finest in this price range, and even beyond.

I'm very pleased with this camera

I love the XA65. While I'm pleased with the features, I am disappointed in one thing. As far as output is concerned, you can't run SDI and HDMI at the same time.

it is an awesome camera, delivering high quality pictures..

XA65. I recently video'd a wedding and used an XLR feed from the churches audio mixer. Set the inputs to M allows for adjusting the signal level ( watch the vu meter on the screen). Set the center slide switch to On, will mute the built-in microphones. Set the mic switches to "Line" if using an external feed, "Mic" if using wired microphones and if they are condensor mics, slide to 48v to power them. If using the built in stereo mics slide the center to "Off". Hope this helps. The Canon manual doesn't tell you these things.

I've been pleased with my purchase. The Camera is comfortable to hold. There's enough space between the hood and the lens for one filter.