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<BR>Thanks for the great review. I have just ordered my GL2! My only complaint is that the GL2 is over-priced when compared to the GL1. I suppose Canon decided that since the new GL2 has features very comparable to the Sony VX2000, they can also charge about the same.

I\'ve looked at the VX2000, and my opinion is that the only feature that it has over the GL2 is better low light performance. But nobody beats GL2s powerful 20x zoom lens.

I am glad that Canon gives us improved camcorders, while Sony puts out degraded models (the new TRV950 being like an anemic, diet version of the older and better TRV900). Meanwhile, Panasonic doesn\'t even bother to make their best camcorders (such as the MX3000 and the MX5000) available in North America. So, thank God for Canon!

Just a couple of minor comments on this review. Robin, do you use some sort of dictating (voice to text) software instead of typing? There are several typos in the review that do not seem like keyboard typos, but rather mistakes of a phonetic kind. Examples:

1. It\'s "mute". (Instead of it\'s a "moot" point.)
2. The focus ring give a fair "about" of tension (instead of "amount" of tension). - Maybe you had a cold and plugged up nose when you were dictating this! <grin>

Finally, in the portion that summarizes the differences between the GL2 and the TRV950, the review got somehow turned completely upside-down when it says: "However, the TRV950 has a smaller LCD screen, 2.5 in. to 3.5 in."

The truth is, of course, exactly the opposite, with GL2 having the smaller 2.5 inch LCD, which is actually self-evident in what was said earlier in the review. So, this was really just another "typo" of sorts.

Other than that, an excellent review! Thanks.