[Larry Tipton]

We bought one the first week they were available. (XF205) We are far from professional videographers. We have been struggling with the camera, trying to get output that we could use straight out of the camera.

One of my co-workers brought her Canon DSLR in and setup next to the XF205. Wow! The color from the DSLR was GREAT. The color from the XF205 was, I don’t know how to say it any other way… Drab, dull… We tried everything we could think of.

Now, in Premiere Pro we can perk up the video, and make the colors POP just like the DSLR. We sent the XF205 back to the Canon service department. They tested it and said that it was perfect. It’s on it’s way back.

Maybe when you buy a “professional” camcorder, they expect “professional” color correction in post. We have been very disapointed.

Honestly, we shot prettier video with a Canon Powershot G15.