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External Mic not capturing sound. I have a VIXIA HF R400. Any ideas? I've tried multiple mic's.

All of the mic's i've tried are 3.5mm jack and something that I could attached to someone for an interview type setting. I am not sure what I am doing wrong. Well, let me clarify, they a non-powered mic's.  So they DO actually capture sound, but not ...

XF305 Stiff Zoom Ring

I've recently had my XF305 serviced (after a splash from Sydney Harbour). The camera was disassembled and cleaned; everything seems to be working fine except now the zoom ring has become very stiff and developed a loud squeak whilst I turn it. This o...

Canon HF-M56 stops recording suddenly

Well Yesterday I was capturing an event using Canon Hf-M56  and in about 35 minutes I realized that camera had stopped recording on its own. The battery remaining was about 2hours more so it had plenty of energy, and I have got 32gb sd so there was e...

Vixia HF R600 Wish List

Dear Canon, Some consumers are never going to buy a G10, G20, or G30 camcorder. However, we would buy another "R500", if Canon added shutter-priority, aperture-priority, and manual exposure. This would only require a firmware change. Regards,PhilEOS-...

Help with weird effect on XF300

Hello,  We've recently purchsed two XF300's and when we edit the footage from them using Premiere Elements 9, we're getting a weird effect with the finished product.  We're not getting these problems when we use the clips in Sony Vegas Pro or Premier...

Vixia HF R400 how can I download internal memory recordings

Basically subject is query...how to get those darn internal memory recordings OUT and downloaded to PC.For some reason card did not capture...or perhaps full.Would so help if camera gave reminder re card full!HELP

Vixia HF50 - "Monitor while Out" connection not established

I have the HF50, win 7 home edition laptop and linksys wrt54gs2 v1 and trying to connect with an iphone using the "monitor while out" function.- streaming from camera to iphone works fine, while in recording mode- when in play mode connecting to acce...

Where can I buy a car power plug for the canon HF R500 cam

Cigaret lighter plug would be great so the battery don't run down. Looked and looked.. Can find one..

Any way to power HF R40 via USB?

Hi, I'm wondering if there is a way to power my HF R40 via USB cable? Can't find an answer anywhere. Edd

Vixia HF G10 video transfer to SD

Hi, I am new to the forum and just getting started with the HF G10 camcorder. Having read the manual I still do not understand exactly how or if I can transfer video from my 32GB hard drive to the SD cards loaded in the camera. I must be missing some...

What size memory cards?

What size memory cards should I be using for my Vixia G30 If I plan on doing weddings and interviews? 

White line on OLED screen- Vixia G30

Just unpacked my new camera and upon powering it on I noticed a white vertical line across the OLED screen. No memory cards inserted yet. Does anybody know why this line is there?

ok I have the wrong langage on the camera , how do I go back to basic steps?

Vixia HF21.Start/Stop does not work

I just got a Vixia HF21 and the Start/stop on the camera does not work.  It works fine on the Display, but not on the camera.  There is an Icon that looks like a solid gear that says "off". but I can not find it in the owners manual and am not sure i...