https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Camcorders/Vixia-HF-R82-play-button-doesn-t-work-I-can-t-access-my-files-I/m-p/357798#M5041 <P>I want to put my videos from this past year on my computer and for some reason when I press the play button to access my files nothing happens!!! I looked at the settings and I have no idea why this is happening! If anyone has any ideas please help. Thank You!!!</P> Mon, 13 Dec 2021 00:04:07 GMT jmeno1 2021-12-13T00:04:07Z https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Camcorders/Vixia-HF-R82-play-button-doesn-t-work-I-can-t-access-my-files-I/m-p/357798#M5041 <P>I want to put my videos from this past year on my computer and for some reason when I press the play button to access my files nothing happens!!! I looked at the settings and I have no idea why this is happening! If anyone has any ideas please help. Thank You!!!</P> Mon, 13 Dec 2021 00:04:07 GMT https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Camcorders/Vixia-HF-R82-play-button-doesn-t-work-I-can-t-access-my-files-I/m-p/357798#M5041 jmeno1 2021-12-13T00:04:07Z https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Camcorders/Vixia-HF-R82-play-button-doesn-t-work-I-can-t-access-my-files-I/m-p/357850#M5043 <P>How do you transfer your footage to your computer? &nbsp;Sounds like you have a video capture card and need to play back the footage on the camcorder and record onto the computer?</P><P>Is your footage on the built-in memory, or is it on a removable SD card? &nbsp;If the latter, do you have an SD card reader for your computer? &nbsp; If all the footage is only on the built-in memory, get an appropriate SD card and try to copy the footage onto it. &nbsp; See the <A href="https://gdlp01.c-wss.com/gds/0/0300025910/03/vixiahfr80-82-800-im3-en.pdf" target="_self">User Manual</A> for details.</P><P>For the future, I strongly recommend backing up your footage after each project. &nbsp;Look into an SD card from a reputable brand, purchased from a reputable source (e.g. SanDisk from B&amp;H Photo and Video). &nbsp;Make sure to use full-sized SD cards and not micro SD cards with adapters.</P><P>If you'll also be capturing once-in-a-lifetime footage, do look into upgrading to a camcorder with dual memory slots. &nbsp;While not a guarantee, you're footage can be captured to two cards at the same time. &nbsp;Still though, after the footage is captured, transfer to your computer and also make backups.</P> Mon, 13 Dec 2021 13:15:50 GMT https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Camcorders/Vixia-HF-R82-play-button-doesn-t-work-I-can-t-access-my-files-I/m-p/357850#M5043 rs-eos 2021-12-13T13:15:50Z