http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Videomaker Community Forums » Tag: VIXIA - Recent Topics en Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:01:13 +0000 http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/tripod-help-suggestions#post-69993 Fri, 05 Aug 2011 17:28:31 +0000 Tasana Studios 69993@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hello all; Long time no post. I have had a life changeover so to speak. My parents at law are aging and along with that comes changes with all lives that are in orbit.</p> <p>Anyway my 22nd anniversary is up and coming (I am getting the wife her first "real" camera. It seems I have peaked her interest.) Anyway she asked what I wanted and  I need a tripod replacement. I currently use a Ravelli AVT, but I have had to have done something serious to it in the last two years because the pan is rough now. I have disassembled it and put lithium grease in the internal, it did help but is sticks really bad.</p> <p>So when the wife asked me what I wanted a tripod came to mind. However I need to keep the budget real, under $300.00 with tax, but I do not want something so-and-so looks up and reads the reviews, I have come to trust many here at their "real experience" word. So based on what you use and have experience with what do you suggest? I am using a Canon Vixia HF21 and when I shoot in 24FPS I need this thing to be smooth as silk. It is a heavier camera as it has an aluminum body, but it is still light. </p> <p>So suggest and post links away. I would like to buy it through B&amp;H if I can (Account there).</p> <p>So there it is.</p> <p>Thanks</p> <p>Greg</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/opinions-on-sony-dcr-sr68#post-74668 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:15:23 +0000 John 74668@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> I am starting a documentary in the next month and am looking into purchasing this or a Canon Vixia Model.  I am on a budget, but I can afford about $600 on the camcorder.  I was wondering if anyone had any opinions on this camera for the type of work, interviews and such, as I will require a mic for it.</p> <p>I'll probably be running Sony Vegas for the Editing software.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/help-decide-pro-used-xh-a1-v-xa-10vixia-hf-g10#post-73966 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 04:30:15 +0000 Pablo 73966@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hi. I am having a hard time deciding! </p> <p>I do live event recording and industrial video, and I am on a limited budget (max $2,000). Now I have a Sony HVR-A1 (the little "pro" HDV camera from SONY) which does a nice job for my purposes.</p> <p>I want to upgrade and don't know if better to buy a used XH-A1 (HDV, of course) or a new XA-10/Vixia HF-G10.</p> <p>The XA-10/Vixia HF-G10 clearly is the future, problably is a much better long term investment, but for pro work I find it quite small (event smaller than my current HVR-A1). For personal use seems great but from the customer point of view they lack that "oh what a camera" selling factor.</p> <p>The XH-A1 is great in handling, manual controls, etc. but HDV is clearly fading away. I don't know if the better lens (and probably electonics) of the A1 compesate the full HD quality of the XA-10/HF-G10.</p> <p>To make things more difficult, the price of the HF-G10 is very competitive v. the XA-10, almost $500 less in Amazon. Really don't know if it worth the handle/XLRs. For that money I can get a Roland/Tascam audio recorder, that has much more recording quality and versality.</p> <p>Please help me!</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/hg-20-buffer-overflow-error#post-72959 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 10:57:37 +0000 Jason 72959@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Greetings, everyone!  I have a question regarding my Canon VIXIA HG20 camera and a buffer overflow error that has been causing problems for me.  </p> <p>Here's the situation I was doing a photo shoot of an F8F Bearcat from a B-25 Mitchell with all its windows removed in the back, creating a pretty bumpy environment.  I wanted to supplement my pictures with video, but the HG20 would only record about 10 seconds of video at a time, before stopping due to a buffer overflow error.  I've read a bit about it and found this may be due to the (Buffer Overflow error) vibrations in this environment. </p> <p>The real question now is, if I set it to record video to the SD card, will this eliminate the problem, or am I just SOL?</p> <p> </p> <p>Thank you for any input!</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/short-film-the-gator-the-grasshopper-with-canon-vixia-hf-s-21#post-72822 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 07:50:11 +0000 Mark O'Byrne 72822@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Just completed a 6 minute short "the Gator &amp; The Grasshopper" that I filmed using my trusty Canon HF S21. I'm also using it for a feature length doc next year...love this little camera!</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/best-settings-from-capture-to-burning#post-66976 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 10:18:03 +0000 coach_clarke 66976@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> Hi, not sure the best place to put this question but I'm looking for confirmation that I'm using the best settings at each stage to produce the highest quality DVD. I'm recording hockey games, editing the video, then burning to DVD. Here are the details:</p> <p>Recording using Vixia HF200 HD camcorder. Set to MXP, highest quality, 24 mbps.</p> <p>Copying *.mts files to PC and using Sony Vegas 9.0 to edit.</p> <p>Rendering to *.mpg and using DVD Architect to create/burn DVD. </p> <p>Alternatively, are there more efficient ways to do this and get the same results? Such as using the FXP mode to record and use less memory if it will retain the same quality?</p> <p>Thanks in advance for any advice and guidance!</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/canon-vixia-hf20#post-59961 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 09:09:14 +0000 Orlando136 59961@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> Hi! I'm new here and I would like you guys to give me some ideas on how to make The Canon Vixia's 24p (through pulldown) to look even more like film because my videos have that sort of blurriness that you find in film but they don't run as smoothly. The image is great but isn't there a plug-in for Sony Vegas 8.0 Pro to make everything more "dreamy" and soft? Thankz</p> <p>I am working and trying to be a filmmaker and I've been reading a lot about filmmaking so I bought a couple of books and I can say I'm a little bit knowlegeable about what to do as a director but I don't have a lot of money to rent a Genesis or a Panavison camera so I have to work with what I have. I'll keep you updated about my first effeort. I wrote 2 scripts, 1 es suppsed to be a short and the other almost a feature lengh film (maybe 70 minutes long). I hope to start shooting by July so any help would be more than welcome. :)</p> <p>Another thing..do you think I should make the whole white balancing process in-camera or doing the post-production?</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/vixia-hf-s21-with-64-bit-computer#post-57803 Sun, 25 Apr 2010 04:39:42 +0000 romeo.cormier 57803@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I'm thinking of buying the new VIXIA HF S21 camcorder, to shoot mostly outdoor scenes, time lapse sequences, etc, for subsequent editing using Pinnacle's Studio 14. Can this system come together on a 64-Bit, Windows Vista computer, or do I need to change some elements?</p> <p>Thank you</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/mts-file-transfer#post-54975 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:21:10 +0000 billhansen1934 54975@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> My Canon Vixia HG 20 worked well on an older (but extremely slow) computer using Windows XP. Since I've upgraded to a Windows 7 computer (see below) there seems to be no good way to transfer files from the camcorder to the computer's HD. In Win XP,  I would go to the camcorder's AVCHD/BDMV/Stream folder and drag and drop the MTS files and it worked beautifully. In Win 7, drag &amp; Drop apparently works, but it's so extremely slow that for rpactical purposes it really doesn't work at all - a 20 second clip shot at medium resolution might take 3 hours (yes - literally!)  minutes to transfer.</p> <p>The software formerly used by Canon, Pixela, doesn't work with Win 7. I've called Pixela, and they told me that they have no plans to support Win 7, that in the future all maneuvers with the Canon Vixia HG 20 must be done using Windows Live Movie Maker. I phoned Canon technical support and was told the same thing by them.</p> <p>This is a HD camera, and its HD contains some videos which I must not lose. Is there any way these HG 20 files can be transferred to the computer at any sort of reasonable speed?</p> <p>OS is Windows 7 Professional. Computer has Intel i7 960 chip running at 2.66 GHz. 6 GB of RAM. Graphics card is NVidia with 1 GB of onboard RAM.</p> <p>I'm at a point where I feel I must resolve this problem or abandon this very nice camcorder.</p> <p>I would be very grateful for any replies at all. Please don't hesitate to post them here, or (even better) send to <a href="mailto:wgh2005@twcny.rr.com">wgh2005@twcny.rr.com</a></p> <p>Thanks  - Bill Hansen</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/canon-hf200-headphone-question#post-50451 Sun, 30 Aug 2009 08:21:01 +0000 cuba1902 50451@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hello everyone<br /> I just purchased about a month ago a Canon HF200 Vixia and I have to say its a wonderful camera, but when in movie mode I can't seem to hear anything out of my<br /> headphones while recording. It works great in dual shot and photo modes, but just not<br /> in movie mode for some reason. Can anyone give me some advice on perhaps I may be<br /> doing something wrong or is this one of Canons flaws I may have found. </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/dvx100b-or-vixia-hf100-to-hd-or-not-to-hd-that-is-the-question#post-46561 Thu, 07 May 2009 19:38:56 +0000 thinkbeinteresting 46561@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I'm a video production student as well as a news intern.  The news station has told me to buy a camera and start putting together my own packages.  I have dreams of shooting a documentary, but I could also possibly get hired by the station.  I'm currently training with their shooters as well as in writing/producing.  I ended up buying a new dvx100b for $2000 total (we use the original dvx100 at school and I'm familiar with it) but immediately had buyer's remorse.  I've heard so many professional opinions I don't know which way to turn.  Here's the gist:</p> <p>1. ME: I'm familiar with the DVX line, like it and it has a good rep (plus I won't deny it looks professional)  I would like manual control and XLR inputs but would put up with an audio input used in consumer lines (guessing 1/8 inch)</p> <p>2. Teacher 1 opinion: "DVX100b is a great camera and HD is changing fast. wait and save for HD."</p> <p>3. Teacher 2 opinion: "buy a cheaper HD camera and rent a fancy cam when you get hired for gigs - it's all about framing anyway."</p> <p>4. Stringers use even cheaper canon HD's and their video makes the news</p> <p>5. opinion 5:"Everyone wants HD, no one will pay for your lame-o SD...SD is over."</p> <p>6. Opinion 6: "DV tapes take too long to ingest."</p> <p>7. Teacher 1: "Data/video saved to a Hard Drive and not backed up can be lost."</p> <p>8. My opinion: one caveat to the dvx is that I would also like to shoot climbing videos on the side and a smaller camera is better for that - though this is a minor side project.  Ideally I would like to shoot a short doc for KQED - that sort of thing, plus packages for news.</p> <p>So, should i return the DVX100B, save my money, get a consumer cam? </p> <p>Anyone got a better recommendation than the VIXIA? </p> <p>I'm planning on getting a tripod, mic, etc. no matter what camera I choose. I would really appreciate some guidance, and yes - I'm looking to make money with this camera.</p>