How to adjust mic levels on the Canon Vixia HF R800
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- Опубликовано: 16 ноя 2024
- This video is about how to adjust mic levels on the Canon Vixia HF R800. I show you how to adjust microphone levels on the Canon vixia HF R800. How to turn on headphones on the camera and adjust the volume of the headphones in the camera menu.
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Nice walkthrough. Could figured this out squinting a manuals and fiddling, but much better watching a good teacher like you. THANKS
Thanks man! That’s the beauty of you tube can’t figure it out somebody did and put it on RUclips lol.
The Audio levels are very Important to me. So this is a great Video to quickly get to the Mic Level Adjustments.
Kinda said it took me this long to find it. Lol
Yes and that is why it is such a good video. I can find it now with your video as reference always here for everyone. AND me too.
Thank you will! I'm no longer feel left out whenever I keep seeing vloggers say "You have to turn the cam mic all the way down and the external mic all the way up". You justly deserve thug shades but you already got one so instead I'll just give you a thumbs up.
Lol 😂 glad I could help.
Thanks so much! I've been using this camera for our church ever since this virus shutdown in order to get our services on youtube and have been plagued by the mic amp in this camera!!! I couldn't find the darn settings. I'm my own biggest critic, but this will help us have a better production for our service.
I pretty much got the exact same setup BEFORE I came across your channel. Your videos are helping me set up my equipment! Thanks for your work!
That’s great! Thanks for watching.
Your videos helped me figure some things out when i first got this camera appreciate it
Thank you so much for the detailed video. It helped save my camera from getting an attitude adjustment. Cheers
That great thank you for letting me know. 😁
Is there a way to change the resolution to live stream at about 720p. I've searched but no success. Thanks for the mic settings. I was coming off a sound mixer and the mic was pegged to max. Now I can fix it.
Thank you for this, I've been searching and searching for this even reading the manual over and over. This helped tremendously.
Glad I could help! I hate when that happens to me. Thanks for watching.
Dude you need an award
Thanks 😊
Am just waiting to have enough money saved to get my new camera. Thanks for the inspiration and help. Oh yeah, I watched the ad at the beginning of the video too. Hope that helps you reach your goal. ~ Sherry
Thanks Sherry! Can’t wait to see how you like it.
Great series of videos on the Canon vixia camera, has been very helpful, cheers mate.
Thanks man means a lot!
Thanks so much for this! I couldn't find it in the User Manual and my voice was LOUD with my external mic. This was exactly what I needed!
Lol yeah very frustrating that why did video. Glad I could help.
Thanks, Will! I never would have been able to find it w/o your help.
Thanks man I appreciate that. I spent a lot of time in the menu…lol sad part is I still get lost.
THANK YOU! This helped me! I almost returned mine because it appeared there was no mic adjustment. This is not explained well in the manual!
Lol I know that why did a video. Glad I could help. It’s really good camera I have a hole playlist.
I have the Vixi and a problem that i can not figure out - hooking up Saramonic or even a corded mic it is not working ....... can you explain how you fix this in the setup on the Vixia ???
I’ve had that problem certain Mike’s just won’t work, and they have to have their own power supply.
Thank you! You saved me a lot of frustration. Job well done!
Thanks for watching.
Hi, can you use a wireless microphone to it? I just got my VIXIA r800 and this is my very first video camera. So yes, I definitely need more help. Thank you so much in advance for the help and thanks for your videos it is a good help to me.
Yes! The way it works is you'll get a wireless receiver and mic the will transfer to it. They are expensive. Whatever you're buying make sure it has a 3.5mm jack. I don't mind questions at all, thats why I do this. Something like this? www.amazon.com/Wireless-Microphone-System-KIMAFUN-Transmitter/dp/B074MBD643/ref=sr_1_14?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1550967509&sr=1-14&keywords=wireless+microphone#customerReviews
Now I never used it but it looks like it got good reviews.
Thank you for the help! Is it possible to adjust levels from an external mic? Thank you.
Yes just hook it up same steps.
@@CrazyWillTechShow Thank you!
How do you get it to look so good? Mine is grainy
Thanks, try these settings ruclips.net/video/LpX0rgDZMgk/видео.html
Great tutorial. I was looking for those setting because I want to connect an external mic and I need to turn the in-camera volume down to 1 and I couldn't find it. Thanks!
Glad I could help.
Thanks for the vid!! Any recommendations on a lavalier mic to connect to the Vixia? Budget safe (around 50 dollars) and preferably dual mics?
this one’s pretty good ruclips.net/video/jHutxdPfF2M/видео.html
@@CrazyWillTechShow Thanks!!
after watching your video about the Canon Vixia HF R800 yesterday and 'chatting' with you, I've decided to get one of these. however, I need to use an external mic and some reviews seemed to say they were having issues (I have a Lavalier lapel mic) with external mics...will your adjustments correct this issue?
also, can you wear headphones as you are recording so you can hear yourself? (I have a background in radio)
thank you!
I have 2 different shotgun mics, one hand mic, and wireless cheap cheap Lavalier lapel mic. That all works great for me haven't had any issue. Yes you can listen with head phone with a mic while you record.
+Crazy Will Tech Show excellent; thank you!
Thank you for the video. Just purchase a VIXIA HF R82 which is a similar camcorder for our church. I want to connect a Peavey RQ2326 to the external mic on the camcorder. Is a step down device required?
Sorry I don’t know. I do know that Mic needs its own power supply.
Thank you.
can i still record and use it while it is plugged in and charging? does it need battery plugged in to use or can i just plug in to ac without battery and still record?
Do you have a suggested mic that will work with the Vixia ? or a couple ?
ruclips.net/video/udcDfyrEMp4/видео.html
Thanks Will. Hey I noticed that there is a background hiss with an external mic. I don't get this on my phone, a laptop or even my H4N. Have you seen this? Using a senhauser system. Thx.
Funny you would mention that. I had a mic given to me by fine fine work on the vixia and my iPhone fine but not my T6i it would always be hissing. I think certain mics in certain cameras just don’t get along.
Hey Will. Thank you so much for this, your videos are extremely helpful. Do you know if adjusting the mic level the way you show here will help if you have a shotgun mic plugged into the camera? I have the same shotgun mic that you recommended in one of your other videos ( the Takstar) and it's a great mic, however, I can't seem to find a way to adjust the volume. I filmed my first video today with the who set up and it came out perfect but the volume that was coming through my shotgun mic was too loud so there was feedback.
Yes that how you do it. I was using the mic in the video. Make sure you use head phones.
@@CrazyWillTechShow awesome thank you!
What should I do?
Thanks! I needed this info!
Glad I could help 😀
I have a microphone Rode VideoMicro, and it need to use the plugin power supplied via camera's microphone input. Do you thing it will work with this camera? Or I need to use a microphone with own power batery?
That’s a really good question I don’t know.. I don’t think supplies power. But I don’t have mic that works that way. Sorry man.
Crazy Will Tech Show thanks and congrats for the channel!
looks like no community.usa.canon.com/t5/Camcorder-Discussion/VIXIA-HF-R800-external-mic-not-working/td-p/229427
Thanks man!
Great Video. I have been thinking about buy The Canon Vixia R700. Maybe I'm asking a little much But I have been really thinking about buying the Yi 4K Plus Action Camera which has an external Mic Input but it uses a Type C Connector. They say I can do Live Streaming an add an external mic. I have a 72" and a 25 Foot length Chord. Do you know about this? And what is the length of your Chord for your Mic when you record with your R800.
It’s not that long. But I have 20f cord I can connected to to try it out. I’ll try tonight. I’ll take a look at the camera. Yi is good but they can be hit or miss. Thanks for watching men.
I am thinking on getting the best Yi Action Camera out there. And with a lot of reviews it blows away the Go Pro in many ways. Just not sure about the long Mic after it goes through a Type C Connector. (BTW only a Yi Type C Connector is what I should use, others have had problems) Love to see the new video regarding the 20f cord.
Yi 4k plus is really good action camera but in my opinion it is overpriced. in that price range I would get Sony fdr x3000. Yi has a lot of features but quality of the video Zeiss lens optical stabilization better sensor better color science Sony is just way better camera with less fancy features. and it does have mic input. for a budget action camera I think the best deal for around 99$ is thieye t5 edge. the same sensor and procesor like GoPro 4
Thank you I will look into the Sony FDR x3000. Though I thought it was pretty cool to get an action camera that can do all of that. Just looked. It's $399 kind of stretching my budget but it seems like it could be more stable than the Action Camera's as far as adding a Mic to it. I will have to see how many pennies I have saved up before I take the Plunge. Thank you :)
it can be found for around 360 370$ but definitely pricey. honestly I am a canon guy, I got my first dslr 12 years ago, and canon is number one for me. yi4k + is good but not 299$ good more like 179$ good. sony is overpriced but what you get what you pay for. for around 99$ thieye t5 edge is definitely best buy and not that much worse than yi4k. it depends what you want. if you need a camera for every day casual shooting I would go with canon dslr like used t4i or new t6. t6 with kit lens can be found for less than 350$ and it's way better than any action camera. couple years back I bought used canon Eos m mirorless with efm 22mm f2.0 stm lens for around 220$ shipped like new 200 shots. and I can't be happier
Thank you very much! I have lots of tech experience, but hadn't yet tried that and you solved the issue in about 30 seconds!
I still google everything or look on RUclips when I’m trying to figure something out. My favorite is when someone you show how to use something and they find something that you didn’t even know it did and there not even a techie. 😂
Great info. Quick question..I just got a r80 from b&h. Does your make a rattlong sound when you shake it? When I turn it on it seem to go away. I read it's the optical stabizers, just wanted to see if it's normal.
Thanks, rattling sound is absolutely normal. Not the first person to ask me that question, and your right it is the optical stabilizers.
@@CrazyWillTechShow you da man Crazy Will
Does the camera require a powered mic, or will a cheap clip on non-powered mic work?
Does require a powered mic but here the one I use for every one of my videos ruclips.net/video/udcDfyrEMp4/видео.html and it’s under $30.
you sir give great walkthroughs....very helpful.
Thanks I really appreciate the feedback. You always wonder lol.
does the takstar work with cannon vixia hf r800?
Yes I have a video on that very subject
ruclips.net/video/udcDfyrEMp4/видео.html
Great tutorial video on the Canon (HF-R 800) video camera, I have the same one, but I couldn't figure out how to access it's features, you explained everything and made it simple to make adjustments, one question I have for you, being on a budget and wanting good quality audio, would you recommend (Takstar video mics) as an external microphone, verses (Rode video mic pro), the difference is price, about $275.00 between the two, let me know what you think!
Thanks man! As far as mics I want with the takstar all my video use that mic so you can here it plus made a video ruclips.net/video/udcDfyrEMp4/видео.html . Like I said I’m not a camera guy I do what works. I watched lots of videos and did a lot of research I didn’t see the need but that entirely up to you. Thanks for watching!
Hello, I have a question. You know how to add volume back? I recently recorded a video on my canon camera and forgot to unmute and the sound was off. I was wondering if you know how to add the sound back once you already recorded. Thanks
Unfortunately you’re having a day like mine I too just did the same thing after filming all day. There is nothing you can do unfortunately. If you can you have to reshoot.
how do you save settings for video? I've modified video exposition settings to manual, but can't save this settings
Can be set to manual but don’t think you can save it.
Hello what type of microphone is the best for the canon vixia hf r800?
My go to Mic for 2 years ruclips.net/video/udcDfyrEMp4/видео.html
Hi Will! Quick question - I’ve tried hooking up my HF R800 to my TV (to use as a monitor of sorts) to watch my performance while recording. However when I connect my HDMI cable, the audio gets a weird echo noise when I speak, and sometimes a loud squealing sound is heard overhead. I tried adjusting the volume and even tried using an A/V cord instead, and still got the same result. And it’s only when I try to connect the camcorder to the tv, otherwise audio is good and the echo is nonexistent. Do you know how I can fix it? I’d appreciate your input on the matter.
It sounds like you need to mute the TV because there are echoing off each other.
Nice find thank you so very much. I was blowing my viewers away from their monitors my gain was so high.
That’s awesome I’m glad I could help!
This really helped. Thank you! Any mic recommendations?
Thanks yes I do have a recommendation ruclips.net/video/udcDfyrEMp4/видео.html I also have a playlist on the Camera ruclips.net/p/PL6sM6dPg3LNOOs8V-0CTNfpAAFs9Hm0v_
Recently purchased a couple Vixia HF R800s for my schools media class. We are having issues with external microphones. Do they need to active / powered mics? Students want to do interviews and have 3.5mm to xlr adapters.
Thanks
If you’re having problems probably. All my Mic’s are battery powered. Thanks for watching.
@@CrazyWillTechShow do I need powered mic..Rode micro not working
I don’t have anything but Powered Microphones and never had a problem so I would say there no power out put on the mic jack.
Man, what a beautiful job you did. I've been tearing my hair out with my set up, and now I've got some hope! Thank you! I'm now gonna search to see if you can help me trouble shoot the damn video capture on my Acer Aspire 5 with Windows 10. God bless
Thanks unfortunately you need a hdmi capture card.
@@CrazyWillTechShow Thank you, I got a nice HD Video Capture device which allows the R800 to work as a webcam for my Acer A515 nicely. The problem is the Acer won't capture video from the r800 of more than a second (usually) with the onboard camera program. Frustrating, but, it's ok. (I found a work around for what I need to do. I just hope it's not a problem with the computer.) Thanks again for your excellent help!
Lol. Ive been trying to figure out mic levels for a while now. Thanks!
Yeah I don’t know why they hid it.
thanks for the video (i actually got this camera over christmas cos of the video you made it on)
How are you liking it? Thanks for watching.
it's a great starter camera (i used to have some crappy nikon and its a big improvement) cheers for the reccomend!
im using a rode shotgun mic and its not working. does the mic have to have its own power supply?
Yes.
does it have a remote ..app
Unfortunately not... The model above this model has the Wi-Fi capability and that’s what you need to do the remote control through your phone. There is no IR receiver either.
Very much needed info. Thanks.
what the best lav mic for the vixia
I haven’t found one that I’ve been in love with. But I love my shotgun mic ruclips.net/video/udcDfyrEMp4/видео.html
Another great video. I like how you show clearly, how to go into different settings on the screen. Very helpful. I just bought a Canon Vixia R600 and I’m learning everything from scratch. I just got that L Flash bracket delivered today. I bought it on eBay for $7.95 plus tax I’m waiting for my neewer cm15 microphone which should be here Thursday. Can’t wait to try out that bracket with the camera and mic. Which brings me to a question. When using my external mic, can I still control the mic volume in the camcorder or am I just able to use the settings on the microphone? Thanks for the video.
Thanks! Yes you'll have to adjust both to get the sound you want. Your going to have do a lot of testing to get it right. That,s what I had to do like 20 videos of sound. lol you can't go wrong with the Vixia Siri's. Let me know how you like the neewer cm15 microphone.
@@CrazyWillTechShow I for sure will let you know how that CM 15 works out. While I am here, I have another question for you. Obviously I’m going to have to be doing a lot of testing with the new microphone and the camcorder. My brain is still active in VHS mode when it comes to recording. After I shoot some footage on the camcorder, can I just go back to the beginning of the SD card and record over stuff I have already recorded like on VHS? Or do I have to format the card every time I wanna start fresh? Pretty obvious the stuff is new to me. Well I’ve got grandkids and I would like to shoot some movies of them as they’re growing up. Thanks for your time.
I’m right there with you my friend my first edit was on two VHS VCRs lol it was horrible! After you upload the video you can delete it right from the card or reformat the whole card. Once you get used to it it’s a lot easier.
@@CrazyWillTechShow ohhh, very cool. I guess I’m going to have to go on my computer tonight and download the user manual for my 600 and do some reading. Obviously a lot more stuff going on with these camcorders. I will let you know if an old dog can learn some new tricks! Thanks for the tip.
Well you have any questions let me know. We are all Learning. Can’t tell you how many times I show somebody piece of technology only for them to came back and show me some thing I didn’t know.
Thanks Big Will. 😁 Trying to get ready for when I buy this Camera & avoid unnecessary headaches. 😣 🤔 🙂
Hey thanks for watching... check out my other videos have hole playlist for the Canon Vixia ruclips.net/p/PL6sM6dPg3LNOOs8V-0CTNfpAAFs9Hm0v_
@@CrazyWillTechShow sure will 😎👌
I’ve just purchased this camcorder so I’m a newbie. So if I change the mic settings in High Priority, are the settings only applicable to that mode? In AUTO mode the camcorder picks what settings it thinks is best?
It’s all a matter of preference . I Believe it’s only in a mode. when you switch back to auto cancel that what you did and you can’t adjust it. Lol I forgot what I use I’ll post it back to you when I get back in the Studio... thanks for watching!
Crazy Will Tech Show thanks for the quick response!!
No problem I would’ve given you a quicker response if I wasn’t so lazy haven’t bin working in the shop lately. The settings that I use is highlight priority and manual Mic level 35.
Crazy Will Tech Show thanks again. Much appreciated!
Hey Crazy Will. I ran into a problem today. I was videoing a funeral using the microphone that came with my VIXIA HF R800 camera and for some reason the video did not pick up the audio in the video using the microphone. Is there anyway I can recover the audio from this video from the internal microphone of the camera? We are a funeral home, and as you can imagine, we are trying anything to be able to make this video with audio available for those who were unable to attend the service during these weird times. We would appreciate any advice you may have. We did record it to the SD card that came with the camera. If you need any further info to assist us in helping get this video available, we would definitely appreciate it.
So there no audio at all? If you use an external mic and it doesn’t record sound unfortunately you have no sound because it was recording nothing but video. I’m sorry I don’t have a solution for that. I have done it myself. I would recommend hooking headphones to the camera and testing the sound before starting recording to make sure this doesn’t happen again.
Ever tried to hook up two lavalier mics?
I have not. I would try using a splitter.
Yup, been looking for that splitter that will work on this canon lol
Look for the Saramonic mixer on Amazon, mounts to a camera hotshoe, provides two mic inputs with auto or manual volume controls.
If anyone has a hf600 the manual microphone adjustment won't be under the auto mode but it will be under the rest of the modes. Kinda dumb imo but oh well. I was trying to record old audio equipment like 8-track and record players using an aux cord . And as soon as you plug the aux cord in it think there's nothing playing so it turn up the microphone sensitivity too high and all you hear is buzzing
Thanks for this, mic levels were doing my head in.
Bin there. 😂
The upper left of mine has Menu, or Func. Auto is below that but touching that does nothing.
You have to switch auto to manual to get any function.
Thanks for posting, Just bought the vixia, really helpful!
Thanks
Sir Will when adding a mic to it the sound only comes from the left speaker of my headphones and computer...do you think there could be something wrong with my camera?
I think your mic is it Mono or stereo?
@@CrazyWillTechShow yeah one of the Mics were stero...but then I figured out that there was a manufacture's defect with the input so i exchanged it and everything works. NOW I gotta find a good extending cord that doesn't give a buzzing sound in the background lol
Sorry to hear man .... there’s like no quality control anymore. Feels like these companies give a shit less.
@@CrazyWillTechShow yeah lol it's like they put more into the Live Stream and podcast Mics.
Your not kidding my blue snowballs probably my best mic lol. Got it sams club for $30.
I know this is an older vid but maybe you still get the comments. We just bought a VIXIA HF R70, basicly the same thing. But I can't get a mic to work on it. Gone through the same settings you used but no sound coming in when the mic a small rhodes, is plugged in. It has the right size of end and it is a trs on both the mic and the camera ends. Do you need a trrs or something different to get the mic to work?
Thanks GSW
Maybe your mic did you try another mic? some of my older mics didn’t work or needed special adapters. The biggest thing is making sure the settings are set to mic not av out.
The mic I use it’s $25 ruclips.net/video/udcDfyrEMp4/видео.html so Worth every penny.
@@CrazyWillTechShow yea I have two different mics and neither will work. both have tsr on both ends of the cable.
@@CrazyWillTechShow I thought there was only the headphone or av out? I did that setting for the headphones. Is there another switch on the menues for mic/av?
@@CrazyWillTechShow it looks like the same tsr ends on that mic also.
When I plug my microphone in and record everything seems normal until I play it back with my headphones on. I get no sound from my right headphone?? Please help
What mic are u using? Check to see if it Records in stereo. Had that problem with an old Mic had to get an adapter.
I gave 2 different mic, both new and still no sound. What else can I do?
It’s probably the connector some mics won’t work on this camera without an adapter. Are they mono Mics?
@@CrazyWillTechShow I have no idea. It's the Canon Vixia camcorder.
thanks for the video bro. very helpful.
Thanks man!
this video helped a lot. thanks. btw the way the internal mic on this camera is awful. even 1 mph wind and it sounds like gale force. it's got a external mic jack which solves that but if it didn't i would have returned camera to the store
I know this is an old video but I just got an external mic and it sounded like crap. But thanks to your video it sounds great 👍
That awesome!
ok please help - I put in a lapel microphone and it doesnt do the sound recording - what am i doing wrong!~!!!
It has to have Phantom power.
Thanks. That was driving me nuts.
thanks boss man, that was really helpful. saved me an hour or two!
Lol trust me I know. Thanks for watching.
Now that was some useful information. Thank you. I'm loving the sound meter.
Thank you! Really helpful.
Glad it was helpful!
thank you! I was getting frustrated!
Consumer camera so they hide everything.
what mic are you using?
My budget RUclips shotgun mic, TAKSTAR SGC-598 Interview Microphone ruclips.net/video/udcDfyrEMp4/видео.html
2 years and I still love it!
Thank you! Why didn't Canon include this CLEARLY in their instructions
Probably because they want you to buy the higher end stuff lol. Thanks for watching.
THE BEST
Thanks man, this was really helpful!
Thanks man!
thanks for the useful information.. great 👍
Thanks really appreciate it.
when I plug in my rode external mic, I get nothing. no sound. How do you fix that?
Does it have an external power source?
@@CrazyWillTechShow no, I figured that after going to canon.com. I ended up returning it
@@CrazyWillTechShow thanks for getting back to me too. I love the camera. After watching your reviews I got most the things you recommend. I'm still trying to figure out how to access the videos I made on to my laptop. I thought I downloaded the canon things I needed, but when I plug in the Vixia, nothing is there and it says "no camera detected" ugh
Yeah that way is a real pain in the but way to do it. I would just pull the memory card out of camera and put it in your computer. It just easier to do it that way.
Thank you bro
You’re welcome man thanks for watching !
fire outro!
Just bought it and thanks for that tip! Cool Shades BTW..
Thanks! I have quite a few video on this camera ruclips.net/p/PL6sM6dPg3LNOOs8V-0CTNfpAAFs9Hm0v_
Thanks for watching.
MY canon vixia hf r800 settings does not have your settings it has auto which has speeches as an option!!!!!!!!!!!
Great video
Thanks I really appreciate it and thanks for watching.
thank you!!!!! saved me so much work!!
Thanks for feed back. Glad I could help. I checked out your channel I couldn't be a RN....lol
@@CrazyWillTechShow I'm about as good with tech as you would be as a nurse, we make a great pair!!
Lol don’t judge me I’m sick right now I don’t want to go to the doctor .... lol
@@CrazyWillTechShow In my medical experience, if you binge watch nurse videos on youtube, it's the same as actually having a nurse treat your illness. :D haha
What??? You can’t? What are you going to tell me next that I can’t diagnosed myself on google? Lmao 😂
My microphone costs more then this camera. But I don't care because the video on this camera is great.
Thanks for this video. Ic couldn't find levels
Right! Lol
good job my friend
Thanks
THANK YOU!!!!
Thanks dude
Happy to help thanks for watching.
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Crazy Will Tech Show I really think this channel can make it I really like it!
Thank you so much! You have no idea how much I need to hear that today.
I fucking love you, friend! thanks so much.
Bro can’t stop laughing! 😂 that has to be the best response I’ve ever gotten.
I’m still not getting audio.
What type of mic are you using? Needs to have phantom power.
can you mute the audio?
i’m pretty sure you can. just turn it down.
Genious
Thanks!
THANK YOU!!