Technical Details
* 20x optical zoom lens (digital zoom to 100x) and image stabilizer
* 2.5-inch LCD with 270-degree rotation
* Save to MiniDV tape or MMC/SD card (8 MB SD card included)
* Record for up to 65 minutes on one battery charge

The Canon GL2 (like its predecessor, the GL1, and its big brother, the XL1) is helping to blur the line between consumer and professional video equipment. This camcorder borrows most of those cameras' professional-quality components and puts them into a more compact, affordable camera. Though it's small enough to carry around and doesn't cost much more than a top-of-the-line consumer camcorder, the GL2 produces such high-quality results that it could be used as a broadcast video camera.