Introduction
In 2001, I was on vacation in Alaska with a brand-new compact Canon camcorder that recorded video to tiny MiniDV cassette tapes. I could fit the camera in one of the many big pockets of my cargo pants (which might say as much about the fashion of the time as about the state of technology). Although I always try my best to disconnect my work brain when I’m on vacation, I couldn’t help noticing the other cameras that people were carrying: many compact point-and-shoot cameras, a few larger SLR (single-lens reflex) or digital SLR models, and a smattering of compact camcorders like mine.
And then I saw that one guy. He looked perfectly normal, a middle-aged man also on vacation, but balanced on his shoulder was a Canon XL1S. This camera ...
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