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Canon XF105 MXF Files Wrong Date Associated

The "Date Modified" on the MXF files is correct however the  "Date Created" on files from my camera is listed as December 31, 1969, and I believe this is making the date that is added to the name of my clip when ingested using Adobe Prelude wrong. An...

Audio settings while recording fireworks. Vixia 400

I have a Vixia 400. When I record fireworks it filters out all background noise and all you hear are the bangs, crackles and pows of the fireworks. Once the fireworks have stopped the background noise (music and the crowd) comes back. Is there a spec...

Camcorders and SDHC reliability

I have a Canon XA10 and have had numerous failures of SDHC cards.  I receive a "Memory Card Error" message and then have a choice to continue or recover.  If iI continue I lose all previous data or if I choose to recover data, not all files are recov...

When will Canon start making its’ own software for remote control since Pixela is so terrible at it?

It totally sucks that Canon dares sell their camcorder on the fact that YOUR smartphone is the remote control and yet they have ZERO support on the software! At present your chances are far more likely that your smartphone will not work with the Pixe...

how can download the video from canon fs 11 to mac

want to use X105 as a webcam

What must I do to use my X105 as a webcam.  software etc?  Thanks

Can I resize video frame?

I have the Canon Vixia HF R400, which is lovely. But the video frame is very wide and thin. Is there a way to resize the frame so that it's more square-ish, and less long, thin cinematic rectangle?

Canon Vixia HF R400 User Interface Demos

I also had fun recording (with a SONY that makes autofocus noise!) some GUI of the Canon Vixia HF R400. It's feature-rich (197pg PDF manual). Once you play around with it it makes sense and is fun to use. The Edit icon should be 'Delete' in the Index...

Canon Vixia HF R400 vs SONY HDR CX220 Video

I shot some video comparisons when I had the comarable camcorders. I like the Canon overall. Interesting how different the color is. The Canon does lean more towards yellow outdoors. Red light can be a tad pink. The SONY is a bit too sharp. The Canon...

I use a Canon VIXIA HFM41 camera with bluetooth WM-V1 mic and receiver. Audio drops in and out.

Trying to figure out why my audio kept dropping in and out while recording a 90 minute presentation this past weekend. I just recorded 90 mins today in my office of a TV monitor screen and audio - no audio problems. Batteries were fresh and camera wa...

Grey Lines appear on my film

Currently i am useing a Canon XL1S witch uses mini dv tapes. I recently went and filmed some more fottage on a tape that i preveiously used and knew was good. After i went to go upload my fotage onto my mac using a fireware to mini dv cable (Witch co...

gl-1 zooms in/out on its own

My GL-1 is now ocassionally zooming in/out slowly all on its own. Any ideas on solution?

Transfer old video to windows 8 moviemaker

Trying FOREVER to figure out how to get my old video tapes transferred to my new laptop that has windows 8 moviemaker. The camcorder is a Canon ZR45 mini dv.  I have a firewire, but the laptop is not recognizing that the device exists. Can anyone hel...

Canon Vixia HF-400 camcorder wireless remote controller.

In Canon Vixia HF-400R, is there a way where it can be controlled using a wire system connected directly to the camera? My main problem is when the camcorder is attach to a jib and now the only way to control all the useful buttons is to wire the cam...