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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 

I urgently need operating instructions for Canon UC9 Hi 8mm camcorder, can anyone help please

HV30 vs HFM40, low-light, sensor size.

I have an HFM40 I am trying to match up with my HV30. The HV30 has a 1/2.7" sensor as opposed to the M40's 1/3" sensor. Low-lite shots make it difficult. Why is the HV30, with a bigger sensor than the M40, so bad in low-lite? The M40 rocks the dark!

How I can open video files on my PC computer?

Canon XF drivers for Mac OS X 10.8: WHEN?

Ever since upgrading to Mac OS X 10.8, I can no longer work with native MXF files from my Canon XF100 camcorder. I can convert them to Prores with a 3rd party app, but that's not why I bought this camera. The website said these drivers were coming in...

Matching XF 300 with 5d mkII

I've been shooting a few things mixing both video from the 5d mkII and the XF300, and I was wondering if anyone has created a custom picture profile for the XF that matches up closely with the Neutral picture style of the 5d mkII?I know that the C300...