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mini advanced shoe to regular shoe adapter?

What is the best adapter to mount a light weight shotgun mic (sennheiser MKE300) to a canon vixia HF G10, which has a mini advanced shoe? I found mini shoe to universal shoe adapters selling on ebay and amazon for $7 and up, but some have poor review...

I have a Vixia HF R30. I need to have the time and date stamp on my videos when I down load them.

Legria HF G25 Firmware upgrade?

How can I re-install Legria HF G25 firmware? Thank youp

Vixia HF R600 not recording

I've had my camcorder for a couple months, but I haven't used it very heavily and there are no scratches/dents anywhere. Recently, I have discovered that when I try to record, the time stamp indicator thingy says "00:00" and doesn't go up. I have a L...

Does the camera save custom white balance?

Hi, I have a Vixia HF R42. If I adjust custom white balance, what happen if I shut down the camera? Do I have to redo the custom white balance or will the camera remember the setting? Thanks, Luc

G40 Recoring Duration Display

Is there a way to change the viewfinder display of the recoring time from total recording time to the running time of the current scene, i.e. the time since the start button was pushed? I want to know how long the current scene has been recoring.

Frame rate of MTS file

I have a Canon Vixia HF M500.  I have always used the AVCHD setting while recording so that I can create high quality DVDs as well as compress in post production to upload to the internet.  I have taken a two year break from video production, but now...

VIXIA HF M500 HDMI 4:2:2 output?

Hello,Does anyone know if the Vixia M500 outputs "raw" video via the HDMI port in 4:2:2 format rather than the compressed format saved on the SD cards?  I'd like to connect a field recorder to the camera to get better quality.  The sensor is really g...

VIXIA R800 not connecting to ATEM Television Station via HDMI

I’m having a problem linking a Canon Vixia HF R800 to an original ATEM Television Studio switcher. While the camera connects using a 50 ft HDMI cable for our downstairs Saturday evening worship service, when I bring it upstairs it will not connect us...

Vixia HF R500 LCD flickering

The lcd screen is flickering and recording seems comprimised as well . Here's a link to a youtube video of it.  https://youtu.be/H3aUGWi4PeQ Any help would be greatly appreciated.Thanks, Tony

Vizio hf r600. hdmi won't connect.

Ok, so I'm fairly certain this is the last piece of the puzzle. My camera is connected via usb, the software is installed, everything on my computer is up to date. However, the hdmi cable won't connect. When it's plugged in via hdmi, the computer doe...