Is the Canon 1014 XL-S quieter than 1014?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Mar 30, 2004 2:11 pm

I was thinking about shooting some super 8 while recording double-system sound. Since the Canon 1014 XL-S is a sound recording camera, I was wondering if it's engineered to be quieter than the silent Canon 1014.

The two 1014 models have the features I want, but market value for an XL-S is about double that of the silent model. Of course I don't plan on recording on mag sound film anyway, so the quietness of the camera is really the issue for me. Is there anything else I should know? Is the lens better on the XL-S? Is the sound sync system worth bothering with?

Thanks in advance for any advice.

Adam

Post by **Godzilla** » Tue Mar 30, 2004 2:16 pm

Oops, double post. Sorry. I just registered, so I'm the "guest" in the post.

Adam

Post by **SteveH** » Tue Mar 30, 2004 7:29 pm

The 1014e produces absolutely gorgeous images but it's fairly noisy, I presume the 1014XLS is quieter but never having used one I couldn't say for sure. Every time the question of quiet cameras comes up the top of the range Nizo sound cameras always seem to come very highly recommended as the quietest cameras available. I doubt if even a barney could muffle the 1014e sufficiently for sync sound shooting.

Post by **crimsonson** » Tue Mar 30, 2004 7:36 pm

Yes, it is less noisy.

I love both cameras.

Post by **Godzilla** » Wed Mar 31, 2004 8:38 am

Cool, thanks for helping out a new guy.

Adam

Post by **Godzilla** » Wed Mar 31, 2004 8:39 am

Cool, thanks for helping out a new guy.

Adam

Post by **T-Scan** » Wed Mar 31, 2004 10:05 am

i love my 1014E, but can hear it loud and clear on minidisc recordings.

Post by **T-Scan** » Wed Apr 07, 2004 12:47 am

finally got an 814 xl-s yesterday and is very quiet compared to the Electronic models.