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How do I find the serial # on my camcorder?

I am trying to reinstall the disk 2/video tools that came with my camcorder. I have the FS20 flash memory. It worked when I first purchased it but now I need to put it on a new computer. Disk 1 installed fine. I was able to add the video to my comput...

Use of dm-100 not attached to Mini Advanced Shoe

Being the happy owner of the mic dm-100 and the camera Legria hfs20 I sometimes want to connect the mic to other types of equipment. Is there a cable connecting to The microhones male version of the Mini Advanced Shoe? That World be most helpful,Than...

Video quality of the VIXIA HF R400?

I'm interestedi n getting a VIXIA HF R400. Just curious what the visual quality of it is? What spec might I look at to compare it with another camera? I have a 7-yr old Panasonic AVCHD camera that I'm looking to upgrade, so I'm wondering how I can co...

Firewire on ZR700/800 stopped working

I've used both a ZR700 and 800 as Firewire webcams and they worked well. Until they didn't. Suddenly, they just stopped showing up as Firewire sources. Both times, it seemed that it happened when I didn't turn them off before pulling the Firewire cab...

Optura 50

I upload all of my videos from the mini cassettes to my computer.  I noticed that the pictures appear to blur slightly when panning.  I usually pan slowly in order to avoid distortions and/or problems with moving the camera too quickly.  Is this an i...

zr 100 playback is choppy and sound is distorted. Playback is undetermined if clear or not.

I have owned this camera for some time now. It has not been through any trauma or drops. However lately when I go to playback any recordings the playback are chopped up and distorted. Please advise.

vixia hf g20

I have a technical question and I wasn't sure who to direct it to, so I thought I would start here. I am video coordinator for my church. We recently purchased the Vixia HF G20 to record sermons at our church. My hope is to find a way to record strai...

Shaky Video With Vixia HF R42

Hey folks. I recently purchased the Vixia HF R42. Great little camera. I like the quality of video I'm getting. I have one major issue however. My main use for the camera is videographing trains. I use a tripod, a nice little Manfrotto model. My issu...

Need low-light video camcorder (additional questions)

I see someone has asked this question recently.  It's my understanding that they were recommended to check out the Vixia HF M52/M50/M500.  I checked out this series, and it's a 2012 series that can't record at 1920x1080/60p.  It can only record up to...

Compatibility of BP827 with a camcorder XA-20

HI, do a battery BP827 will work on the new XA-20 ?

Canon vixia HF G10 - low light video

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When I try to view my downloaded video footage all my computer gives me is a jpeg image.

I just purchased a Canon Vixia HF R300 camcorder, downloaded the Pixela Transfer Version 2.5, and imported a sample video from my camera to my four-year-old Dell laptop that runs of Windows XP.  The Pixela program showed that the import was completed...