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I'm looking for information on a digital cannon zr830 camcorder.

white screen when recording or viewing from tape

Hi,I have a problem with my MVX4i camcorder. Although the LCD works fine when I view from the memory card...when I turn on the camera to record or when I try to view something from a tape a white screen appears (when I zoom it has some black snow) an...

Canon VIXIA HF R100.

When I try to download my video from the camera to my computer or a zip drive it takes over an hour for a 30 video.How do I convert my video to MPEG? 

which camcorder works best with mac computer

I am looking to purchase a camcorder for my teen ager.  She is interested in making short movies and using imovie and the mac computer to edit them, etc.  Which canon  camcorder would be best?

How can I see and edit the videos of my Vixia HF R20 in my mac?

I have a Macbook pro and a Vixia HF R 20, but I can't seem to pass the videos to my computer. What can I do?

Canon ZR500

I have a canon zr500 camcorder and it will not turn on. any ideas on what the problem could be?  The battery has been charged and is functioning fine in another camera.  Is the ZR500 worth fixing? I need one that uses the Mini DV tape so I can transf...

Is it possible to change the recording format on the Canon XA 10? From 1080i to 720 for example

How can I capture film clips from my Canon FS200 camcorder into my computer?

I've captured film clips from my Canon FS200 camcorder before so you can understand how frustrated I now feel not being able to do it today. I have just one 30-second clip on the memory card. It plays on my camcorder but I cannot transfer the clip to...

Seeking an opinion on the purchase of a camcorder for personal use

I am looking to purcahse a camcorder for my wife and would like to purchase a user friendly camera.  Equally important is the ease of transferring the video to a disk.  Currently the camcorder she utilizes is not very user friendly and the program to...

My ZR500A camcorder stays locked in the Canon startup screen when I try to put it into camera mode.

I can't even turn it off .  To turn it off, I have disconnect the battery.  I can power up the camcorder in play mode and that mode operates normally, but when I try to switch to camera mode, it locks up in the Canon startup screen.  Is there a way t...

ZR50MC won't record, will playback a previously recorded tape.

The camera has been in storage for three years in a hutch,  was headed to a pagent this past weekend so installed a new backup battery and a fully charged main battery.When I fired it up I set the date and wanted to test a new tape to make sure it wa...

Segmented videos on SD card

I have several Vixia cams in the 30/31/300 series. When I shoot a scent longer than a few minutes, the cameras separate the scene onto several segments on the SD card. In FCPX the videos line up just fine by dropping them into the timeline one after ...

how do you capture analog data from vcr into canon zr960

I'm trying to use canonn zr960 to coverter vcr analog tape to digital. I'm unable to capture the data in the camcorder. What are the settings. I didn't see "line" in/pout function? Jag5cof

2x extender from viewfinder in hfg10

can I turn on 2x extender from viewfinder in hfg10

camcorder purchase

My friend recommended the Canon Vixia R32 but the price is a little more than I wanted to pay.  Would it be foolish to purcahse the less expensive models? Also what does R vs. M stand for?  Thank you