My screen constantly says "CHECK MEMORY CARD." This is happening with every memory card inserted. I have tried initializing cards - I have sought advice online - but no one else seems to have this challenge. How else can I "check" the memory cards? T...
About two months ago I noticed that every video I recorded of vehicles at night showed headlights and beacons surrounding by a glow in a square grid like pattern. This never happened before but now it is constant. I am wondering if I changed a settin...
Recently whenever I record into the Vixia HF R800 using an external microphone there's a subtle but noticeable hiss in the audio track whenever the sound is quiet. Does anybody know where this could be coming from / a way to troubleshoot the issue an...
Hello, from my research I gather changing the internal coin battery on these "requires factory service", which is EOL. Regardless of being soldered in or whatever I would like to at least look at it to satisfy my curiosity, maybe attempt something wi...
Hi everyone, My dad has used a Canon camera during my childhood, so I have memories of it and knowing it is among good camera brands. I have recently been considering to purchase a camcorder to make general home and nature videos, since I'm tired of ...
Hello, my name is Jeff and I am new to the Canon Forum. I recently purchased a Canon XA40 4K Camcorder from B&H and look forward to learning all of the in's & out's of usage over time. I will be using this site as a place to look for any answers t...
Having just purchased the XC15, I'm a bit dissapointed to discover the three re-assignable buttons can not be set to adjust ISO, shutter, or aperture. What are the chances a firmware update will change this?
So I recently bought an XA11 in order to both film and live stream lessons for my students. The reviews online from multiple sources indicated I would be able to hook this camera up to my computer in order to record video directly to the computer us...
There's something not working when I turn on the camcorder. The green light comes on, but alongside it is the pause icon. It means I can't record. It's either paused or off. Thank you in advance for your help!
I have an XA 11 that was purchased new in March of this year. Ever since receiving in, I have never been able to get any image in the viewfinder. I haven't really worried about it until now as I use the touch screen, but I guess I better ask while it...
Looking for some advice. I live stream a Rotray Club meeting every week. There is pretty much always a presenter, who will bring a powerpoint presentation. During the presentations, I frame the projector screen used for the people in the room to see,...
Just received the Vixia HF R800 camcorder and am afraid I am missing a huge step. Powered up, connected to laptop (Lenovo ThinkPad) with OBS and the laptop isn't recongizing the camcorder, and it doesnt look like the camcorder is recongizing it's co...
I have the camera connected via HDMI to a video encoder. The camera is sending both the image and the controls which appear on the touch screen. How do I turn off the visibility of the controls on the touch screen?
I purchased this video camera back on August 8, 2013 so it is out of warranty. The problem is the selector switch for picking your shooting mode, I can not access Cinema. When the switch is Auto the camera is in Auto mode, when I switch to manual th...
Earlier this year, I tried to figure out a way to prevent/remove vibrations from my railroad footage, which I mis-catagorized as camera shake. After further research, I was able to mitigate it somewhat, by adding weight to my tripod (I should add at ...
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