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Vixia HF G Series - Video At Night - Focus Issue

Last night I shot 8 minutes of fireworks with my Vixia HF G20 using M Mode.  Most of the video turned out well and the audio was assume as I was almost directly underneath the display.  I was using M mode and made no other changes to the defaults.  A...

Time code

I've turned time code on but cannot turn it off.  How do I do that?  The instructions in the manual don't seem to work.

XA30 Scene Numbering

The scene numbering in the Canon XA30 is off by one digit from the file name on the card. For example, scene 1 of 100 displayed in the camera is actually 00000.MTS on the memory card. Threw me off a bit when first using this camera. Also, why can't t...

camera will not record to internal memory

Just opened brand new Vixia HF-R800, Completed setup proces setting language, date/ time. There was no option for selecting which memory to record video to (internal vs SD card). Camera will not record video, just see error message says No Memory Car...

Drjay51 by Apprentice
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Frame rate with the XA30

Help me out with this if anyone can please. I understand the shutter speed should be double your frame rate. So when shooting at 30 frames/second, I should be using 60 for a shutter speed. Shooting at 60 frames/second, it should be 120. The problem i...

Resolved! G50 HDMI output question

Hi all, The Canon G50 internally records 4k at 4:2:0 8-bit.  Is that what it outputs through the HDMI port?  I ask because when set to 1080p it can output 10-bit 4:2:2 through HDMI.  Just curious if the 4K HDMI output is also 10-bit 4:2:2. Thanks for...

CTX1050 by Apprentice
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XF705 support needed // XF-HEVC Decoder 1.0 for macOS

I just rec'd my new XF705 a day ago and am very excited! I've shot test footage and now discover that the H.265 HVEC (MXF) format isn't supported by Premier Pro CC (latest version, etc). Workarounds such as changing .mxf extentions to .mp4 don't help...

Vixia R40 audio input issue

I picked up this R40 camcorder and found out that in order to use an external mic I have to use a powered mic. A friend loaned me his Audio Technica mic and a portable 9v preamp. It almost works great... The problem is that when there is no noise, li...

Drumin by Apprentice
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Vixia HF200 and Windows 10 Pro 64-Bit

I have a Vixia HF200 that I've not used in a while.  I can't find the driver disk for it.  It still works find.  I am trying to connect it to my computer that is running Windows 10 Pro 64-bit, but my computer doesn't seem to recognize the camera.  Do...

Legria HFR706 won't record

Hi,I recently bought a Legria HFR706 from a friend, and it seemed to be working just fine when I tested it, but now, for no obvious reason, it won't record.Or, to be more accurate, it seems to record for about 6 seconds and then stops with a 'Can't R...

avgrafyx by Apprentice
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Mac not recognizing Vixia HFR700

I haven't used this video camera in about a year, but it always worked fine before. Today, when I plug it into the USB and power, the TransferUtility LE doesn't recognize the camera. But, the LED screen on the camera shows a green "USB Connection" an...

rzamsky by Apprentice
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Canon Vixia hfr800

The Canon Vixia hfr800 that we use at our church sometimes automatically changes from mp4 format to a dat file and then a dmv  file.  This cuts out the ending of our services. Any idea why it changes?  Doesn't do it every time, but it's happening mor...

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