Canon GL2 user reviews

5.0 stars

"best camera i've used" on June 25, 2005 by civicskater

Pros: great color, lightweight, easy to use .

Cons: is no cons.

Summary: i've used the vx2100 for skateboarding and the canon gl2. by far the canon gl2 takes the lead from the superior color quality.
if your thinking about a sony or a canon just go for the canon, overall it is a better camera.

best skateboard camera alive.

1.0 stars

"Good video outside, very poor reliability" on May 21, 2008 by gvideo

Pros: Great video in bright sunlight

Cons: Poor low light video, horrible reliability

Summary: I have used the GL2 to record kids' soccer games for a number of years, and I have had to have zoom rocker fixed on an average of once a year because of wandering zoom and button failure. Also, though the day light video is excellent, night games are washed out, brighter in the center than in the corners, and grainy.

4.0 stars

""Really cool camera!"" on January 12, 2005

Pros: If you are an independent filmmaker that has some film school training than this camera can be put to good use. I have managed to use several of the technics that I have learned to shoot scenes that are far better looking than others that have won film f

Cons: There is no button on the camera to turn off the gain, which causes alot of noise (grain on the picture). Even after that, the picture gets a little grainy in low light, which really sets things back if you are into low key or high contrast lighting for

4.0 stars

"Great training ground" on July 12, 2004

Pros: The GL2 has amazing image quality and color reproduction. I have had the camera for two years and have used it to do many projects for school/commercial work. The camera also has a wealth of great features e.g. clear scan, array of manual controls for f-s

Cons: Adjusting the hand strap to be comfortable can be a pain at first. The manual controls and menus have a learning curve that takes time to learn to navigate well. Wish the iris controls were part of the lens ring.