Over at DVXUser, Barry Green announced last week that they would conduct a four-camera shootout between the current heavy hitters.

As seen at HD4NDS, the initial results are now in:
“…the XLH1 and HVX tied for noise performance, the HVX is more sensitive than all of them, the XLH1 has the best horizontal resolution, 24F mode ain’t progressive scan, the Sony is the cleanest noise performance but the loser in all other test-chart categories, and the JVC surprised us all by being a very strong performer.”

“…the HVX is 2/3 of a stop faster. ISO 500 Vs. 320. (I don’t know if that is the accurate ISO though, just a guess)”

Further down in the thread, a user makes a great observation on bang-for-buck:
“One thing must be taken into consideration is the price of these cameras. the canon costs 4 times as much as the Sony, but doesn’t sound 4 times as good. barry said all cameras gave a very good HD image.
So value for money wise the Sony wins. The JVC, which many poo-pooed, seems to have suprised with its excellent performance. Well done to JVC and kudos to them. The Canon and HVX both cost about the same, if you include the P2 cards. Both did very well, though of course the HVX has a better codec and more bells and whistles.”

Great stuff, and it’s gonna be hard for the naysayers to refute this shootout…it was conducted by some of the most respected names in the industry. Read.

Note that HD4NDS will be conducting a similiar test in the near future, Adam Wilt will be participating in that one as well. Should be a good thing.