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Verdict: An excellent choice for the more competent videographer

Verdict: The 3-CCD XM2 is one of the best MiniDV camcorders you can get for under £2,000.

Verdict: With its comprehensive digital and analogue video and audio inputs, together with its professional-standard features, the DM-XM2 is a worthy successor to the XM-1.

Review summary: Certainly SD is on the way out with the writing on the wall in capital letters but its complete demise is still a number of years away, and in the meantime a great many productions, both amateur and professional (and everything in between) are, and ...

Verdict: In a world where technology changes faster than you change your underwear it's staggering that the XM2 not only still holds up but is a serious contender in the sub $5000 3CCD class. That said, its time is certainly coming to an end not so much ...

Verdict: The XM2 also has strong competition from Sony's PDX10, which has the added benefit of true widescreen capture. The PDX10 costs over £500 more than the XM2, but includes an XLR input in that price that will set you back an extra £145 on the XM2