Canon camcorders have come a long way since I first started shooting amateur skate videos on a GL2 with my friends back in the early to mid 2000's. Mini DV is gone and has been replaced by SD cards and on this model, SDI output, which can be captured on a variety of devices for uncompressed video that you edit later. Capture on SD card is done in mp4 format which is also easy to work with but is compressed and may not be desirable for certain projects. Blackmagic and others have made SDI recording affordable in recent years, and if you are looking at this model, you probably want SDI either for mobile uncompressed recording or for use in a building with an SDI video switcher

Form factor on this camera is small, and I had concerns that a 1/2 inch 4K sensor wouldn't provide a "professional" looking image. I know I called this a prosumer camera which may sound degrading but if we are being honest, this is somewhere in between a consumer grade and a fully professional camera and I'd almost hesitate to call any fixed lens camera professional, but it definitely has some pro features that showed me that the size is more of a convenience than a limitation. For example, for things like vlogging or using as an advanced webcam, the size makes it easy to carry around and position.

I like the camcorder and bundle a lot. the accessories are of high quality

Shipped the next day. I needed this XA65 asap and I got it delivered in 3 days.

The touch screen display is easy to use and it's easy to add professional external microphones even if they require 48v phantom power. The ring near the lens can be used for manual focus but the auto focus works quite well and there is face tracking as well touch screen tracking which works better than I expected.

No manual controls for the ND filters (this is a feature of the the XA50/55), and as I mentioned before the lower frame rate for 4K video. The camera also feels a little small to me but I'm getting used to that as I use it more.

This is a fantastic SDI enabled camera for its size and image quality. It's small enough to travel with easily and takes fantastic 4K video. Can be used for journalism, vlogging, amateur video projects, and with multi camera SDI video switchers. The dual SD card slot can hold 2 fairly large cards and record back to back to capture longer recording sessions and the cards are easily changeable if needed. The battery (BP-828) is the same as used on older Canon cameras like the XA20 and is easy to get and easy to change out if you are shooting in a remote location. It's not the best camera in the world but considering the quality, price, and portability, I'm giving it 5 stars for being a fantastic mid level camera with a lot of uses,

No complains about the camera nor the kit.

This is my 3rd purchase from this seller and I always come back.