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Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars with 1042 reviews

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    Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.4 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars

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93%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers love the VIXIA HF R800 HD Flash Memory Camcorder's video quality and ease of use, frequently praising its compact size and good zoom capabilities. While some users noted challenges with low-light performance and autofocus speed, the positive feedback on picture quality and user-friendliness outweighs these concerns.

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  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This camera is great for those who have toddlers not that expensive Incase something happens

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    Camera is just OK, software is a nightmare

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I bought this camera to replace a HD Panasonic that had a faulty auto-focus. The camera is very lightweght and works like any other video camera. I didn't like the manual lens cover, I prefer the automatic kind but of course that costs more $$$. The camera operates fine, but I found the video screen lacking in brightness and color. My biggest complaint is when I went to download my videos to my computer, the software seemed to download my videos just fine but I couldn't get them to playback. After spending about an hour with the software download instructions, I finally gave up. Mind you, this is my third video camera (Sony, Panasonic) so I'm used to working with the software. I found this software totally unworkable. If you just want to playback on the video screen or maybe with an HDMI hookup to your TV, you may be OK buying this camera. But if you want to download and edit, forget it.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Size

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Works well

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It works well enough. Very compact. Gets warm when used for more than 15 minutes.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Video quality

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great camera for sports!

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I've been video recording my daughters soccer games for college videos, and the quality is great! The only problem I'm having is getting the videos downloaded on my computer :(

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Nice camcorder with simple operations

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Nice and simple to use but somewhat bigger compared to other camcorder like sony

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great product

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Love this camcorder! Has all the requirements for my expectations, and it is easy to use

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Video quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    When You Need A Camcorder Without All The Fluff

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    Posted . Owned for 9 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This is a great little handheld camcorder that I bought several for my entire family that usually isn't the best with anything tech related. Simply to use, easy to hold, and good picture quality with a host of other sold features built in.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Nice

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Purchased this as a gift for my 11 yr old. He loves making videos and it’s eqsy to use

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Video quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Small compact and solid camcorder

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    Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Very easy to use and is very easy to keep stable. Does well for the gymnastics meets we use it for and easy to maintain for future being that it records to a media disk

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Video quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great for vacations

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Bought this video camera for our trip to Honolulu Hawai‘i and captured our time there

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Video quality

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    OK for the Price

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Bought this camcorder to use on our trip to Big Bend. Has a good picture and is easy to use. Biggest issue for me is that the viewing screen is difficult (sometimes impossible) to see if there is any kind of sunlight.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great camera

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I like the fact that it was small and lightweight. Seems to be very easy to use

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Video quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great camera

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great item purchased to record my granddaughter's first birthday day. I know you can record on your phone but I wanted something that could be used as she grows and can easily be burned to a disc to be saved and it can be shared with the family. this is the item.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Easy to use; field a bit restricted

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Easy to use; field a bit restricted. Overall good value for the price.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Reasonable price

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Reasonable price got it on thanks giving deal, have no issues so far

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good value

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great product for the price. It does everything I needed it too do!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Video quality

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great for streaming video!

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This is a great little camera. I use it on a small tripod to capture video and audio (through an external wireless microphone) of my church service. It has the mini HDMI output I needed to connect it to my computer. The picture is great. Autofocus is crisp and doesn’t jump around. I love that I can turn off the auto-power-off feature for those Sundays when the sermon runs a little longer. My only complaint is that the touch screen menu is sometimes hard to navigate. It has tons of options in the menu and unless you have nimble fingers, you may find it easy to accidentally press the wrong button.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Video quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great price for a lot of camera

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I enjoyed this camera! Used for videos to upload on YouTube and vacation fun

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Video quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great streaming camera.

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    Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I am using this camcorder for live streaming. It is one of the few Canon models that you can do this with without buying a dummy battery to power it. The power cable that comes with it keeps it running when streaming online. It gets a great picture for a camcorder and it has autofocus feature that follows the movement of your face when you move around. I have an Elgato capture card to make it communicate with the computer. You will need one of those to make it streaming compatible. The capture cards have been a bit scarce but I believe they are starting to become more available as time passes.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Video quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Awesome

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This camera was a black Friday door busters and I grabbed it great camera

    I would recommend this to a friend