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I have a HFM301 that no longer charges battery.

I purchased a new Canon bp808 battery and it also will not charge. If the problem is in the camcorder can I just buy a charger to charge the batteries. The LED flashes red slowly 3 times and then rapidly.

URGENT! Canon Vixia HF R20 no HDMI output

I am trying to run video from my camcorder to a screen about 50ft away. At first I used a mini HDMI to HDMI adapter, and plugged the HDMI cable into my camcorder. The screen said no input. I used a different camera to test if it was the cable or adap...

Camcorder pauses during playback.

Both my canon video camcorders ( XH G1 and XL H1 ) pauses during playback or capture. Both are a few years old. The tapes I am using are new professtional Quality. Any Ideas? While recording everything is fine.

I want purchase a camcorder please recommend good one

Vixia HV30

My Vixia HV30 sometimes plays back at near double speed. How can I fix this?

Canon HG10 usb settings

I have a Canon Vixia HG10 that was just repaired recently, but now when I try connecting it to my computer, the computer does not recognize it. I tried troubleshooting this myself for 2 hours with no resolve. One of the things I did see while trying ...

Three vertical white dots in VIXIA HF R400 video?

In two of three segments I shot in one session with an HF R400, there are three vertical white dots and a small white slash in the bottom third of the screen.  The two segments were shot in bright sunlight.  The third segment, which had no such dots,...

DM-50 Mic

Hello, I'm new here and have a question about the compatability of the DM-50 microphone. I have a couple of GL-2's and am thinking of upgrading to the Vixia HF G30. Will the DM-50 mic work with the G30?

When will Canon release a 4K consumer camcorder?

I would like to upgrade to a 4K camcorder. Will Canon be releasing any 4K consumer camcorders this year?

Vixia HF g20 video from card to mac?

Took my first video today.  I see it in the camcorder in playback on card A.  But when I put the card into my mac I don't see anything??! Where is it?!  I checked memory - it's not there.  Nor on card B.  (didn't even have one).  My sd card wasn't ne...

Why is that my charger keeps flashing yellow/orange without charging the battery?

Why is that my charger keeps flashing yellow/orange without charging the battery? I bought the Canon Powershot ELPS 135 not over two months and nothing is wrong with the cam, battery, or charger. Even though I charged the battery, it still remains lo...

how do I download video from camcorder to pc

best way to download video from vixia hg21 to pc

My Vixia HF R400 produced .DAT file, rather than .MP4. Why did this happen? I can't play it.

I have a Vixia HF R400.  It is configured to produce .MP4 files and, up until now, has always done so. I last used the Vixia to record about 6 hours of an important business meeting.  The Vixia automatically broke up the recording into 12 files, of a...