Ive never used the DSR 250 (although it has a farily decent reputation from what I understand), but I can say that the GL-2 is a pretty good cam, the guys I mentioned before that I used to work with had one of those too.
I watched the demonstrational video on the XL2 and it is very impressive. I mean, if there is a camera that pushes the upper prosumer quality level, the XL2 is it, even more so than the DVX100/100A. Especially for film. Its capable of various framerates and for 24p it can do the 2:3 or 2:3:3:2 pulldown ratios. So you can have the film on TV look, or the true film look for easy transfer to film and theatrical use. The downside is that it costs a whole lot more
As the the AG-DVC7, thats a much lower end, 1 chip camera. While it only has 1 CCD, it is a very high quality CCD. Ive read a number of reviews that show it to have extremely high, pretty much broadcast, quality video, but only in very high light environments. Once you bring it indoors, the quality drops. Also note that it cannot do the widescreen thing, so you'll need to get an anamorphic converter. But if you dont need the film look or widescreen, and youre gonna be filming outdoors on sunny days, the DVC7 doesnt sound bad at all.
Basically the DSR 250 and the XL2 will run you about the same, and they are both pretty good cams. I think that for something more film oreinted go with the XL2. for somehting more broadcast oriented, go with the DSR 250. If you cant affor those cams, the GL2 is a pretty decent camera, and if you really want to save some bucks, the DVC7 is good for outdoors.
Ive also read some pretty sparkling reviews about the DVC30... ah whatever. Just make sure you get that white balance down!
I watched the demonstrational video on the XL2 and it is very impressive. I mean, if there is a camera that pushes the upper prosumer quality level, the XL2 is it, even more so than the DVX100/100A. Especially for film. Its capable of various framerates and for 24p it can do the 2:3 or 2:3:3:2 pulldown ratios. So you can have the film on TV look, or the true film look for easy transfer to film and theatrical use. The downside is that it costs a whole lot more
As the the AG-DVC7, thats a much lower end, 1 chip camera. While it only has 1 CCD, it is a very high quality CCD. Ive read a number of reviews that show it to have extremely high, pretty much broadcast, quality video, but only in very high light environments. Once you bring it indoors, the quality drops. Also note that it cannot do the widescreen thing, so you'll need to get an anamorphic converter. But if you dont need the film look or widescreen, and youre gonna be filming outdoors on sunny days, the DVC7 doesnt sound bad at all.
Basically the DSR 250 and the XL2 will run you about the same, and they are both pretty good cams. I think that for something more film oreinted go with the XL2. for somehting more broadcast oriented, go with the DSR 250. If you cant affor those cams, the GL2 is a pretty decent camera, and if you really want to save some bucks, the DVC7 is good for outdoors.
Ive also read some pretty sparkling reviews about the DVC30... ah whatever. Just make sure you get that white balance down!