XA50 Power up/down Noise
Recently purchased (2 months) XA50 makes a internal, mechanical sound when powering up and powering down. Is this a normal behavior?
Recently purchased (2 months) XA50 makes a internal, mechanical sound when powering up and powering down. Is this a normal behavior?
Hi,I was wondering if anyone knew if it was possible to record with the onscreen displays carrying over to the recording.I couldn't find anything in the manual or the camcorders menu; under display setup, there is an option to turn Output Onscreen Di...
I have a box full of miniDV tapes that I want to convert to digital files. The tapes were recorded on a Canon ZR series camcorder which is no longer among the living. Looking at replacing the unit with either another ZR camcorder of a GL2. Will playb...
I've had a Vixia HF R82 for a few years and have used it successfully. Now, however, I can take video and see it in the display window, but when I connect the USB to my Mac, the screen goes black and doesn't download. I've worked with Apple, and they...
I’m a novice who has been recording concerts in a hall that has a microphone suspended above the stage. The mic runs through an amplifier (Event Emp-1), and that set-up worked beautifully with a VIXIA HF M50 and a G40 after that. However, I recently ...
If my Vixia HF R82 is dead, can I put the chips into a new, different canon camcorder and have it download to my Mac? Thanks
How have users of Canon Vixia G40 (for years!) who use Adobe Premiere Elements to edit their video adjusted to the fact that Adobe and Dolby no longer play nice?Do you prefer Adobe Premiere Pro or Apple's Final Cut Pro? Such a steep learning curve, i...
I've been streaming sports since 2006. We have recently upgraded to the professional XA50. It's a great piece of work. 1) I need to get someone who does sports streaming professionally. I need the camcorder settings for shooting through the fence "ne...
Greetings and happy holidays.I am having some issues . I own a Canon mini dv MC ZR 70. I want to import the video on the tape. I have a firewire running from the camera to my macbook. I have tried both final cut pro and iMovie but neither one will re...
Hi, So I have this old camcorder and I would like to upload some taped video to my computer so I can edit the video. I have somehow lost the IFC-300PCU USB cable that came with the camera and I can't find one anywhere. I ordered one from Amazon, but ...
I am trying to use a VIXIA-HF-R800 to live stream. It worked well when live streaming to YouTube; however, we are now trying to use the Zoom app and connect that to YouTube. The problem is a distorted image on Zoom (and therefore on YouTube). It is v...
Hi,I was wondering if anyone had any experience adding timestamps to a recording? I have several XA40 camcorders which are being used to record wildlife. It is vital that I am able to get the exact time a wildlife encounter occurs on the recording. T...
Hi guys,Looking for some purchasing advice.I picked up a Canon Vixia HF R800 a few years ago when I was considering picking up video and YouTubeing as a hobby. I went for that camera as it was cheap but from a decent manufacturer and featured an exte...
I bought an optura 20 off eBay a couple weeks ago and it works fine indoors with low light but it can’t handle bright lights. In day time the LCD is whited out with over saturation, any advice?
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