Is Canon Elura 80 Good Enough?

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Get a Canon XI.


"song writer" <iwritesongs@verizon.net> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> I just purchased a Canon Elura 80 for doing video that will be uploaded to
> a
> website. This will mostly be done by converting the digital video to FLVs
> and playing it in Flash. However, I will be playing around with other
> codecs
> with Sorenson Squeeze.
>
> It's very important that I get widescreen capacity. Is this Canon Elura
> 80
> able to do a good job with widescreen?
>
> Furthermore, I am thinking about using Firewire instead of USB. I realize
> the Canon Elura 80 uses USB - does it make that big a difference with
> downloading?
>
> Should I just bring back the Elura 80 and purchase something a little more
> high end?
>
> I do plan on getting a 3CCD once I learn more about video.
>
> Thanks for your help.
>