dude are you kidding me, you obviously have no idea what you're talking about
the xl-h1 is 1080i interlaced, the sony pmxex3 is 1080p progressive
if you don't know that that means, please don't post if you don't know what you're talking about
the xlh1 has the ability of the fx1, which is not saying much at all, i have used both the h1 and fx1(own one) and i prefer the fx1 a million times more because it's not as bulky and not fragile like the h1 is
next, the xl h1 uses 3 1/3 inch ccd's
the sony pmwex3 uses 1/2 inch cmos sensors, which are a gillion times better
also the h1 uses mini dv...the pmwx3 uses flash memory and can record up to 180 mins of
all in all, you are wrong!!!