Phantom power battery drain
Does anyone know whether using phantom power on the XA range of camcorders makes a significant drain on the batteries?
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Azden Shotgun microphone
Greetings Canon Community, I recently started a new job and they have a Sony XA10 videocamera. Currently, they are using an external shotgun microphone (Azden SGM PDII). After using it a couple of times, I am not very pleased with the audio quality ...
Canon SM-V1 5.1 work on Vixia HF G50 ?
Will the 5.1 microphone work on a Vixia HF G50 ? The canon site says it will work on a Vixia HFG40 and was wondering if it will workon the G50. Thanks, Joel
aftermarket watson battery trouble / Vixia HF G50
I needed a extended battery for My HF G50. I purchased a Watson extended battery anda watson 2 place charger. For some reason I have ended up with a non working watson battery due topins getting bent on the watson battery. General practice for b...
How do you achieve clean HDMI output on a Canon Vixia HF W10 camcorder?
How do you achieve clean HDMI output on a Canon Vixia HF W10 camcorder? On this page, https://www.usa.canon.com/internet/portal/us/home/support/self-help-center/eos-webcam-utility/You have to click on the "Clean HDMI" hyperlink. Canon indicates the H...
VIXIA HF R800 Micro SD Card
Am having this extra problem. It's been suggested (in another Board post) that one cannot use a MICRO SD card with an adapter in this unit. Which would have been good to know before I filmed a really important music event! At any rate, I can play bac...
Vixia HF R82 External Monitor Option
I'm new to the community and haven't seen the question asked in other discussions so hope this is a first. I have the Vixia HF R82 I bought for recording soccer games, I have a tripod I'd rather use but with the higher elevation of the camera locatio...
XA-30 Blank Screen on "Camera" mode
Hello All! I have an old XA30 and if I switch to Camera Mode I can hear an audible "click" like it is turning on but the screen remains black and the viewfinder is black. I get no digital display. No controls are visible, & I cannot record. BU...
Does anyone have info on the Canon LX-200?
Here is what and where I've searched so far: The camera is a Canon LX-200. It is a Hi8 camcorder from around 1994 or 1995.In October of 1994, the Canon LX-L2 was released and later featured as advertising in various magazines such as American Cinemat...
Convert Camcorder video signal to alternative monitor, older video mixer
Hey folks, I'm trying to use my HF G50 camcorder as a live video source in visual performances with an old video mixer, specifically a VIDEONICS MX-1. Unfortunately the signal coming from the mini HDMI output seems like its only compatible with a sta...
Canon Vixia HF R800 Save Shooting Settings
Is there a way to get the Canon Vixia HF R800 to save my shooting settings?Each time the camera is shut down, the camera returns many of the functions to auto. This is a real pain when shooting in challenging situations where there needs to be adjust...
Vixia HF R800 getting blurry while filming
I have a Vixia HF R800 camcorder I use to film inside a church.It is mounted on a tripod and using manual focus.I always make sure the focus is ok before starting to record.However, sometimes, the video becomes blurrier while recording.The start of t...
Help Please!!! Viewing Video
I have a XF 300 camera. I have downloaded my video onto external hard drives from the CF card by using the supplied Canon XF software. My computers will not play the video that is stored on the hard drives. Can someone please help me get this worked ...
VIXIA HF R800 - live streaming help needed
Having issues since purchase of this unit during live broadcasting. No matter what signal strength of hotspot or school WiFi, I can't get over 360p doing in HD. On few occasions during a pregame test I may get 480 or 780, but almost always will get 3...
Canon XA10
I just started a new job, and it looks like they will be having me shoot video with their camera (Canon XA10). I'm going through some online tutorials to familiarize myself with this equipment, but I have two questions that I'd like to ask the commun...
