Kirk, the administrator at Tampa Racing forum, admits that he’s ‘partial to Canon’ and has been looking for a new camera in their range.

Having initially been tempted to go with an HG10 after handling one, Kirk has now seen footage of the XH-A1 online and admits that it ‘impressed the hell out of me’, especially the testimonials from amateur users who had shot some great quality video without much effort.

Hater certainly recommends the XH-A1:

If anyone has experience of both, we’d love to see a comparison of the two. Point us towards an article in your blog or forum, or post in the comments below.