from Sid97x

The picture is great and the camera functions are good. Loading it on the mac or PC is a different matter. Software crashes. You can tell the manual was written by geeks who don't know how to dumb it down or simplify if you will getting the videos on your computer. Other than that, quality is good.

from smitz327

First off, I used to have the Canon Vixia HF M30 which was a very good camcorder till I made the mistake of leaving it in my luggage on the plane where it was stolen. After that depressing episode, I decided to purchase a new Canon camcorder which I definitely figure would be an upgrade but what ...

from hdm

Even in a brightly lit room, the video is so grainy it is almost useless. I cannot recommend for any kind of indoor use. Luckily, I have studio quality lighting (will cost many hundreds of $$) and I can make do with it in a fixed location. Outdoors with good daylight, it is fine as well. Your in...

from Goofy Geek

The Canon VIXIA HF R42 is the cat's meow. This camera allows you to add live edits! You can actually add rising bubbles, or draw free hand, or stamp stars, hearts and even change the colors of those objects. I was amazed to see that image overlays were also possible and stunning; frame your vide...

from GregBrady

Great features! I had the following requirements & it met them all: External microphone option, ability to turn off Auto-focus & do it manually, save to various quality levels of MP4 format, large enough internal storage (add-on cards never perform like on-board storage), ability to record while ...