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smart AUTO icons

Dear Canon: When lighting for video, is it preferable for the smart AUTO icon to show "blue skies" or "vivid colors"? Versus "bright" (possibly increasing shutter speed, staccato looking) or "dark" (possibly decreasing shutter speed, blurry looking)....

Recovery of scenes on built-in memory

In a failed attempt to delete ONE SCENE from my VIXIA HF G10 my entire built-in memory was erased in error. I called Canon Tech Support and they knew of nothing that would retireve this data (only from the SD cards). <sigh> I have not used the camera...

xf 300 pan

I have a xf 300 and when i pan the video is jittery how can i stop this.

Vixia HF52 Audio feedback

I am using the HF52 as a source for a closed circuit tv to view in a building across the street from our church. We are running HDMI over coax and converting back to HDMI. For audio we are trying to connect to the sound board to the mic input. It...

What are the chances that an actual timestamp will be added to the Canon XF200 ?

I shoot depositions for a living and a timestamp is required sometimes. I upgraded to the XF200 from the XHA1s. the XHA1s had a timestamp so i assumed the XF200 would as well. I saw inthe manual that the time and date could be displayed so I bought t...

XA20 LPCM audio playback problem on Win7

Hi. I have two Win7 machines. One plays XA20's LPCM audio on successfully with the Realtek ALC 892 codec. The other machine can play dolby digital 2 channel audio of an XA10 but not the LPCM audio of the XA20. That machine has Realtec 889 codec (...

Camera selection

I am creating training videos for online distribution and am deciding which camera is best for this purpose. I have been looking at either the vixia r62 or the g30. I read a couple reviews that give the r62 a better rating at one-third the price.I al...

Why won't my computer recognize my Canon XHA1s via firewire anymore?

My Windows 7 HP computer will not recognize my camera (XHA1s) anymore. I used it two weeks ago to record and transfer the video, and everything went just fine. I went to use the same exact setup two days ago and the computer will not recognize the ...

Resolved! Microphone question

I have Vixia RF52 that is used to record my church services. The internal (VERY sensitve!) mic picks up coughs, sqweaky chairs, and everthing else. What I need to know is if I plug our sound system into the camers, will the internal mic be disabled? ...

Resolved! Legia hf G30

Hi, Just brandnew here and already a question. How can I delete the red dot on the display when I am filming?At the same time I am filming the cam is connected by the video-out on a big screen for direct eye, but the red dot is very troublesome.

My new Vixia HF r600 won'y download on to my macbook pro. Any advice out here?

My new Vixia HF r600 won'y download on to my macbook pro. Any advice out here? Thanks!

Resolved! where can i find a user manual for a camcorder model A1MARKII OR A1 MARK2

I have looked all over the canon site and " canot" find a user manual for this legacy model A1 MARK IITHANKS

Dynamic Range and Native ISO information

I manage the mobile app "Formats" (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/formats/id890528993?mt=8), and I'm looking to find information on a number of Canon camcorders. In particular, I'm trying to verify the dynamic range and native ISO of the following c...

HF G20s does not stream 720 (via the HDMI connection).

Good morning I have a couple of HF G20s bu they do not stream 720 (via the HDMI connection). Are there consumer models that will allow me to stream at 720 via the HDMI connection? Thanks Whit

R600: MXP or FXP

Just purchased an R600 camcorder (consumer entry level). Shooting AVCHD there is a choice between MXP and FXP. I understand that the tradeoff is between quality and file size and that storage is cheap, but I wonder whether it makes sense for shoot a...

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smart AUTO icons

Recovery of scenes on built-in memory

xf 300 pan

Vixia HF52 Audio feedback

What are the chances that an actual timestamp will be added to the Canon XF200 ?

XA20 LPCM audio playback problem on Win7

Camera selection

Why won't my computer recognize my Canon XHA1s via firewire anymore?

Resolved! Microphone question

Resolved! Legia hf G30

My new Vixia HF r600 won'y download on to my macbook pro. Any advice out here?

Resolved! where can i find a user manual for a camcorder model A1MARKII OR A1 MARK2

Dynamic Range and Native ISO information

HF G20s does not stream 720 (via the HDMI connection).

R600: MXP or FXP

How to recycle canon vixia hf10

Vixia HF G70 Color Space/Science?

Mac users: Firewire support going away

Need to replace the power port on a Canon HF R500.

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Canon Vixia HF G70 - How to set Mic input to LINE

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