Canon VIXIA HF R400

232 reviews

Dec, 2024

Positive
usability (110)
portability (74)
price (68)
image quality (45)
zoom (30)

Negative
viewfinder (4)
control panel (1)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 232 reviews of Canon VIXIA HF R400. The average rating for this product is 4.3/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other Camcorders for all reviews. Reviewers are impressed by the size and image quality. The portability and price are also mentioned favorably. There are some critical comments about the control panel and viewfinder.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Camcorders the Canon VIXIA HF R400 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 83/100 = Very good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.com)

Amazon.com review summary for Canon VIXIA HF R400

alaTest has collected and analyzed 214 user reviews of Canon VIXIA HF R400 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.3/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other Camcorders on Amazon.com. Reviewers really like the size and image quality. The portability and price also get good feedback, whereas views are divided on the viewfinder.

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93% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Dec, 2024

Expert review by : Lori Grunin (cnet.com)

Canon trims sub-$1,000 camcorder lineup for 2013

The low-end HF R series announced at CES survives the annual purge for the slowly dying category.

Jan, 2013

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Expert review by : Mark Peters (letsgodigital.org)

Canon VIXIA HF-R400 camcorder

Canon VIXIA R400 Full HD camcorder : Experience the excitement of ultra zooming power! Compact and easy-to-use, the Canon VIXIA HF-R400 camcorder is equipped with a Genuine Canon HD Video Lens with 53x Advanced Zoom for incredible range and reach....

The Canon HF-R400 price is set at $270 USD. What's in the retail box: Canon VIXIA HF-R400 camcorder, Canon BP-718 battery pack, compact adapter CA-110, USB interface cable IFC-300PCU, mini HDMI cable HTC-100, Bundled CD ROM with software. For more...

Nov, 2014

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Good value

I decided to buy another Canon camera because they treated me well on a previous camera of theirs. After three years said camera started having CCD problems and took bad pictures. I sent it into them for warranty repair and they fixed that plus another...

- Low price. - Excellent image quality after switching to highest bitrate for MP4 video and 60 fps. - Rotate and swivel display is nice feature. - Image Stabilization (IS) is great. - Nice zoom amount. Digital zoom isn't overbearing and is subtle. -...

- Lens cover is not electronically controlled, wish it was because I sometimes forget to close it. - Viewing angle on display isn't that great. It's a TN panel, wish they had used an IPS or OLED display. - The rotating and swivel display feels a bit...

Dec, 2013

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Consumer review (canon.com)

What else?

I bought this camera two years ago to make HD viideos and to take pictures. For all intensive purposes, this is the perfect camera for both, in most cases. I have enjoyed this camera for its crisp, full HD video capture (1080 x 1920). Every video I...

Aug, 2015

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Consumer review (canon.com)

APPLE PHOTOS WONT DOWNLOAD

Suddenly my Mac Book Pro running Yosemite will not download from my Vixia HF R400 camera. Anyone else having this problem?

Apr, 2015

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Consumer review (canon.com)

Great Camera

We purchased this camera for four reasons Headphone Jack Mic input HD Video Ghost Hunting The price was the most important factor when purchasing this camera, and for around 200 bucks it is a great video camera. The only downside is we need to shoot in...

Feb, 2015

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Consumer review (canon.com)

What were they thinking?

I had a simple job for this camera. Copy home movies off a screen and transfer to my computer. Simple? Try getting the video fill from the memory card to the hard drive. There is a selection of proprietary software that works with the camera. Only one...

Jan, 2015

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Consumer review (canon.com)

Good value

I am a ski instructor. For filming skiing, it has all what's needed, except one feature (viewfinder, which the lack of I substituted with a gadget from a dollar store): below 32 degrees F rating, excellent 53 stabilized hand-held-able zoom, excellent...

Nov, 2014

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Consumer review (canon.com)

Limited Uses

This unit serves only in well lit situations and will fit in a pocket, as long as it is large and deep enough, making it convenient in certain situations. In low or moderate light levels this unit functions very poorly, with output largely unacceptable...

Oct, 2014

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Consumer review (buydig.com)