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Canon VIXIA HF R30 Full HD Flash Memory Camcorder

alaTest has collected and analyzed 36 reviews from magazines and websites. People really like the zoom and portability. The usability and image quality also get good views, but some have doubts about the connectivity and battery.

value for money, image quality, usability, portability, zoom

battery, connectivity

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Camcorders the Canon VIXIA HF R30 Full HD Flash Memory Camcorder is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 83/100 = Very good quality.

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Review analysis

(Based on 36 reviews)

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Nice camera

 

Overall like this camera. Think that the wifi could work alittle better. Vibration stability feature works great.

Touch screen and great stability feature

Wifi more difficult to use then anticipated

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Nice camera horrible battery life

 

Nice camera returned it after two days. Maximum battery life was 20 minutes. Went online to read reviews.... Battery issue after battery issue listed. Okay if you want to buy the $100 battery.Too bad though as this model was great importing video to...

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Battery 20 minutes max

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Good picture and easy to use

 

This is a good camera. Easy to learn and get started. Internal storage is great, there is not need to make sure you have a card and it is still in the camera. Transferring the video to the pc is easy especially with the wifi. I'm satisfied so far....

The picture quality is really good

So many options today its hard to get to learn them all

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Pleased

 

I have been pleased with the quality of videos I am getting from this camera and I have only used it so far on the auto setting. It will take me some time before I am ready to use any of the manual settings. You need to be aware that the battery life...

Easy to use right out of the box

VERY short battery life

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Great camera for family videos

 

BOught this camcorder package for daughter and son-in-law for Christmas. They are very pleased with it.

Love the wi-fi

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wanted one

 

easy to use and its what we wanted and thats all folks

a record of family activity

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Light weight, compact

 

Really good camera for the money. Liked the camera option to take pictures, so I did not have to haul an additional camera around. Zoom was great. Pictures are good in color, but not as great as my EOS camera, but did not want to carry that around all...

Easy to take on vacation. Small, light weight, easy to carry. Used my fanny pack to carry it around

Small touch screen buttons can be difficult to push if you have large fingers

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Nice camera for the price.

 

The camera is easy to use when shooting movies, but really complicated instructions on how to transfer movies to a DVD. It came with 2 disks - 1 was a complete manual and the other was software to transfer movies from software to DVD, etc. Really...

Takes clear pictures and is easy to use when taking movies

Really complicated to figure out how to transfer movies from camera to a DVD

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Not Good

 

If the camera is steady it works fine. If i take a event video, it takes a long time to focus on people. I am frustrated with the product.

Nothing

Focus takes a long time

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Video Camcorder an excellent deal

 

The video capabilities are every bit as good as the more expensive canon models while the lower price makes it affordable. Very happy with the HD format and sound quality. Very small and easy to use.

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