Canon - VIXIA HF R60 8GB HD Flash Memory Camcorder - Black

Name: Canon - VIXIA HF R60 8GB HD Flash Memory Camcorder - Black
Brand: Canon
SKU: 3530855
Rating: 4.5 (115 reviews)

Model: 0279C001

SKU: 3530855

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General
- Brand: Canon
- Model Number: 0279C001
- Product Name: VIXIA HF R60 8GB HD Flash Memory Camcorder
- Color: Black
Imaging
- Image Sensor Type: CMOS (CCD and CMOS are the two main technologies used in image sensors. CCD, the older of the two types, turns analog light signals into digital pixels. This conversion happens without distortion, resulting in high-quality images. Newer CMOS sensors use transistors at each pixel to move electrical charges. CMOS sensors are typically less expensive, but also require more light to create distortion-free images.)
- Image Resolution (Display): 1920 x 1080 (Refers to the number of pixels, both horizontally and vertically, used to either capture an image or display it. The higher the resolution the finer the image details.)
- Image Stabilization: Hybrid (This feature helps reduce image/video blur or distortion that may occur from unsteady motion.)
- Image File Format(s): JPEG, RAW (Standardized software format(s) of storing digital images. The type of format chosen for capturing and compressing the image can determine quality, level of detail, and storage space required.)
Focus
- Auto/Manual Focus: Auto and manual
Exposure Control
- Maximum Aperture: 1.8 (The limit to how wide a lens can be open, typically expressed in f-numbers. The smaller the number, the larger the aperture and the more light that can enter the lens. A larger aperture creates a shallower depth of field, helpful for keeping subjects in focus and blurring background details.)
- Maximum Focal Length: 89.6 millimeters (The maximum distance between the lens and the image sensor that allows the subject to be in focus. The greater the focal length, the smaller the area of scene captured.)
Lens
- Minimum Focal Length: 2.8 millimeters (The minimum distance between the lens and the image sensor that allows the subject to be in focus. The shorter the focal length, the greater the area of scene captured.)
Display
- Display Type: LCD
- Screen Size: 3 inches (Size of the screen, measured diagonally from corner to corner.)
- Touch Screen: true (Touch-screen devices make navigating more intuitive. Using a touch-screen display, you can do things such as tap to select, hold and drag to move items, swipe to scroll, and pinch to zoom.)
Storage
- Number of Memory Card Slots: 1
Compatibility
- Memory Card Compatibility: Secure Digital, Secure Digital Extended Capacity (SDXC), Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) (The type of memory card(s) recommended for use with the product.)
Features
- Wind Noise Reduction: false (If you take a lot of outside videos, in windy conditions, you'll need to make sure you have wind noise reduction on your camcorder. It does just what it says it does, cuts down the noise of the wind as it hits the microphone.)
Power
- AC Adapter Compatible: true (The device is able to be charged using an external power adapter which meets input and output voltages specified by the manufacturer.)
- Battery Model: BP-718 (The model number of the battery necessary for operation of the device.)
- Battery Size: Battery pack (The battery size required for operation.)
Included
- Batteries Included: true (Indicates whether the product comes with the required batteries for its operation.)
- AC Adapter Included: true (An external power adapter is included for operation.)
- Memory Card Included: false (Indicates whether a memory card is included.)
Dimensions
- Product Height: 2.3 inches (The out of box height of the item. Height is measured as the vertical distance from the bottom of the item to the top as it would be primarily used or placed.)
- Product Width: 2.1 inches (The out of box width of the item. Width is measured as the horizontal distance from one side of the item to the other as it would be primarily used or placed.)
- Product Depth: 4.6 inches (The out of box depth of the item. Depth is measured as the distance from the front of the item to the back as it would be primarily used or placed.)
- Product Weight: 8.48 pounds (The out of box weight of the item.)
Other
- UPC: 013803254785

With optical and electronic image stabilization, this Canon VIXIA HF R60 0279C001 camcorder makes it easy to capture crystal-clear videos and still images. The 8GB capacity offers room to store captured footage.

32x optical/1140x digital zoom: Brings distant subjects and scenes into clear view.
3" LCD widescreen touch screen: Makes it easy to set up and review still images and video footage.
2.07-megapixel CMOS sensor: Allows you to capture realistic videos with 1920 x 1080 resolution.
2.8-89.6mm f/1.8-4.5 lens: With manual and automatic focus options enables versatile shooting.
Optical and electronic image stabilization: Helps reduce the effects of camera shake and vibration to minimize blurring.
8GB storage capacity: Offers space to house files.
Card slot: Supports SD, SDHC and SDXC formats.
USB interface: Makes it easy to connect to your computer.
32x optical/1140x digital zoom: Brings distant subjects and scenes into clear view.
3" LCD widescreen touch screen: Makes it easy to set up and review still images and video footage.
2.07-megapixel CMOS sensor: Allows you to capture realistic videos with 1920 x 1080 resolution.
2.8-89.6mm f/1.8-4.5 lens: With manual and automatic focus options enables versatile shooting.
Optical and electronic image stabilization: Helps reduce the effects of camera shake and vibration to minimize blurring.
8GB storage capacity: Offers space to house files.
Card slot: Supports SD, SDHC and SDXC formats.
USB interface: Makes it easy to connect to your computer.

Whats Included

VIXIA HF R60 8GB HD Flash Memory Camcorder
Lithium-ion battery pack (BP-718)
USB interface cable (IFC-300PCU/S)
Compact power adapter (CA-110)
Mini HDMI cable (HTC-100)
Owner's manual
VIXIA HF R60 8GB HD Flash Memory Camcorder
Lithium-ion battery pack (BP-718)
USB interface cable (IFC-300PCU/S)
Compact power adapter (CA-110)
Mini HDMI cable (HTC-100)
Owner's manual

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Customers are saying

Customers are satisfied with the VIXIA HF R60 8GB HD Flash Memory Camcorder, particularly its ease of use and video quality. The camcorder's compact size, zoom capabilities, and battery life are also well-received. Additional features, price, weight, and touch screen contribute to a positive customer experience.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
An excellent filmmaking camera for its price class
This review is written from the point of view of someone using this camera for making independent low-budget films. I will cover negatives, mitigating factors for those negatives, and finally discuss the reasons you should buy the camera. Let's get the negatives out of the way first: the R60 is not a "prosumer" or professional camcorder. It lacks many of the controls and jacks that you'd want on a high-end camera and it requires some cleverness on the part of the operator to work around the "full auto" behavior it wants to have. You don't get a hotshoe, XLR, SDI, or any external manual controls for the imaging hardware such as the focus and iris. It takes MPEG-4 AVC video in 4:2:0 color space which can cause some halos when chroma keying (AKA "green screening") in post-production. The included battery doesn't last as long as you'd probably like, especially if you plan to spend many hours shooting footage. Low-light response is grainy because the sensor isn't made for it. Being so light means that camera shake can be a problem, even with a steady hand and the built-in image stabilization. You need to understand these limitations to make the most of the camera. Now, let's talk about why most of those negatives don't matter much! There is a 1/8" microphone input, so you CAN attach external microphones, but you need to be aware that external audio sources MUST BE SELF-POWERED. Fortunately, there are plenty of powered external mics and ways to connect unpowered ones up. The camera's manual controls are behind a few touches to the flip-out touchscreen which makes them impossible to change during a shot, but most of the camera's automatic functions track changes very well; about the only thing that needs to strictly be under manual control is the white balance and this camera does fine balancing against a typical grey card. Cold shoe adapters are very cheaply available for attaching external on-camera lighting and shotgun mics. Batteries from Canon are ridiculously expensive for a camera this cheap but if you look for a "decoded Canon R60 battery" you will find fully compatible extended life third-party alternatives that are quite affordable and will give you about 110 minutes of shoot time per battery. In a pinch, this camera can be powered from its AC adapter! Low-light response gets quite grainy, but the amount of grain is acceptable in many instances. If you're shooting a film you should be lighting your scene anyway. As for the chroma keying halo problem, that's what happens when you use a sub-$1000 camera; the 4:2:2 color space of more "pro" camcorders is preferable, but the truth is that 4:2:0 is not nearly as big of an issue with this camera because it shoots in 1080p. Halo artifacts are much harder to see at such high resolutions, and if you find that this camera's chroma keying performance for your shots don't quite work for you, resize to 720p first and the halos will almost completely go away. For the camera shake problem you will need to get a weighted camera stabilizer. The best option for someone on a budget would be to build the "$14 Camera Stabilizer" by Johnny Chung Lee. Professional stabilizer grips exist but they start around $140 which makes them quite expensive for the low- to no-budget filmmaker. There are plenty of positive reasons to choose this camera, too. One is the 8GB of internal memory. If you run out of SD cards on a shoot or one of your cards stops working or is damaged, you'll be VERY happy to have that internal memory available to fall back on. The stereo internal microphones on the front do a great job of recording environmental sounds despite the obvious issues with any on-camera microphone; you'll want to manually force the audio levels down because the default captures as much environmental noise as possible and you don't want that. The camera can shoot AVCHD or MP4 format video, but you should probably avoid AVCHD since all of the best shooting modes are only available in MP4 mode and AVCHD on this camera has absolutely zero quality benefits. MP4 can also be directly uploaded to YouTube and similar video hosting sites without modification or transcoding involved. You can choose from 1080p in 24p, 30p, or 60p frame rates; there is also a 4Mbps option that records 720p in 24p or 30p frame rates. There's also the worst-case scenario with cameras: breakage. If you bust a camera like this and are out $400, you're a lot better off than if you busted a $1600 prosumer camera! If you've heard about how DSLR cameras are all the rage for filmmaking nowadays, I can tell you from personal experience that they are not as great as they're hyped to be and the limitations are extremely frustrating and expensive to work around. The R60 produces better video than all but the most expensive DSLR systems when you add any sort of movement at all. DSLR systems don't have silent auto-focus, automatic exposure control, and require very expensive camera rigs to even be able to function like a camcorder. MPEG-4 compression on DSLRs is usually in 4:2:0 color space just like the R60 and often has worse compression, plus DSLRs can overheat and can't usually shoot more than about 20 minutes of continuous video. Considering an R60 costs 1/6 the price of just a single 5D Mark III DSLR camera body (that's no lenses and no camcorder rig at all) there is simply no comparison. Your cheaper DSLR may take better "still video" and is good as a second camera, but the R60 will always be a better choice for filmmaking than any remotely affordable DSLR. If you understand the limitations and how to work around them, this camera is an excellent camera for filmmaking. The price is amazing for what you get and the quality of the video is spectacular. I highly recommend it.
Posted 10 years ago by Anonymoose2012
Rated 2 out of 5 stars
The R600 is a better product and less $.
Unfortunately, my Best Buy representative did not have the knowledge regarding the difference between the 3 canon models offered and I went with the middle of the road R60 which has internal memory ( an unnecessary feature) and a remote Wi-fi feature that is ridiculously useless! I recommend the Canon R600 which is identical camera except for the additional useless features added on to the R60. Save yourself money and get the R600. The camcorder itself is great! Good quality and easy to use on either model. However, getting your video to upload to your computer and then using a special converter software to use the video is time consuming. It could be easier....
Posted 10 years ago by MisterJack
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great Little Camera
I bought this camera for shooting high school football games. It has a great compact size and takes a quality shot. All the games I record are at night and so this was a concern. To my pleasant surprise it was really good. No issues so far and I love the compact size and duration of battery time. I would recommend this to anyone looking for small size and functionality.
Posted 10 years ago by Bargman