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Resolved! "Can't Record" Error

Hello, My name is Yahav and I have a problem with my camcorder, the camcorder I'm using is a Canon VIXIA HF R600 and while I was recording the camcorder suddenly stopped recording after 6 min and it said "Can't record" and ever since then I can no lo...

Resolved! Vixia HF20 + UHS SDHC card?

Hello, Is the old vixia HF20 camcorder compatible with the newer and much faster UHS cards? I know the camcorder will be the bottle neck, but I just want to make sur the camcorder will recognize the cards. Thanks!

Resolved! Vixia HF M500 - What lenses are available?

I am involved in sort of a project, to maximize the use of an older camera for film making, my Canon Vixia HF M500. My question is, what lens options are out there? I have found one bundle on Amazon, but I am not clear on the lenses that I can attac...

Resolved! Newbie Canon C100 Questions

I have a couple quick questions on the Canon C100 as I'm planning to make the switch over from the Canon 5D.Memory-What memory cards would you recommend?-How much HD video can you record on a 16GB SD card? 32GB SD card?-What is the battery life?-Just...

Syncing audio from Vixia HF R72 to PRO FX8 mixing board hooked to mics with phantom power

I'm told I can sync audio from Vixia HF R72 to PRO FX8 mixing board hooked to mics with phantom power. For a long video recording of a podcast session, the mics go out of sync with the cameras. I bought a 3.5mm TRS to dual RCA cable that I'm told sho...

Resolved! Canon HF G40 setting to show recording clip length

On the Canon HF G40 how do I set the cam to show recording clip length and not the combined length. When I record the camera displays the combined recording time. I would like to see the current clip recording time.

Resolved! Camera setup for sport - indoor - HF G40

Hi all. Can someone please help me getting a flying start for using my new camcorder? (HF G40)What I will try to avoid as good as possible, is the 'chopping' in movie while pan the camcorder (recording of people running).Second priority is to convert...

Share video for others to edit

I have videos on my Vixia's HF R50 sd card of my son's basketball games that I need to share with the rest of the team. They will need to be able to edit for their own use. I have iMovie but I'm not sure if all of them do. They may or may not have Ma...

Best uses of BLC?

I found auto Backlight correct in the menu options on my Canon G30. Somehow this corrects for backlit objects? How does this work if I'm shooting in Manual mode? When I choose it, it appears to create a flatter profile. Is there any degredation of im...

Battery for old ES900 camcorder

I bought an old ES900 8mm camcorder on eBay, but the battery doesn't recharge. I don't know if it's the charger or the battery that's bad. Does anyone know what the original battery number is so I can try to replace it (I don't think the current batt...

Buzz in microphone jack of vixia hfr700

Aloha! The buzz is not there when i playback video only when i plug it in. It is an anomoly. However it should not b there. Or is there an easy solution. Brand new camera. Awaiting ur expert Guidance. THANKS A MILLION

Resolved! Lens Hood for r80

Can anyone advise me about adding a lens hood to the r80?

Capturing Mini DV

I am trying to capture footage from some old hdv tapes to my computer. I have two mini hdv camcorders, the Canon XH A1S & the XH G1S. It appears the firewire port on the G1S has been damaged or something because it no longer works. The computer doe...

External Microphone with Cannon Vixia HF R700

Aloha! I love the Cannon Vixia. I purchased the VidPro Lavalier microphone with it. It received rave reviews on Amazon as well as the you tube videos I watched. However the audio is just one step above the internal microphone. I set the Audio scene o...

windows 10

HELLO! i could use some help! im looking for a camcorder that SUPPORTS WINDOWS 10! any help would be greatly appreciated! THANKS! MISFIRE!

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