Customer Ratings & Reviews

The Canon Vixia HF R800 is a good HD camcorder that takes clear images in good lighting. The 32X optical zoom is great. Grainy in low light but most camcorders act the same way unless you purchase a high end pricier model. I bought this on sale and it was worth the money. I also did not want to spend a lot on a HD camcorder because I rather put that money into the latest technology, a 4K camcorder.

An excellent camcorder for the price. It records in HD video in 30 or 60 frame rate. It can record in lower than HD for faster upload to the internet, although not at the same time as recording in HD. It has zoom, a mic input, a headphone output, an HDMI output, and a USB output. It's screen can be pointed either towards the operator, or toward the subject being recorded. It has a touch screen that can control many settings. It lacks some of the features of more expensive models such as Wi-Fi capability and the ability to be controlled by a cell phone. It has no internal memory, so you can't use it without purchasing a SD card, but it can take a high capacity SD card. It is designed for a right handed person, so a left handed person will find it difficult to use because there is a strap on the right hand side for a right handed person to inset their hand through thus positioning their thumb on the start/stop record button on the back and their index finger on the zoom button on the top. Other controls for the right handed person to operate with the index finger of their left hand are on the left side of the camera and on the screen which extends from the left. I don't know if the manufacturer has a left handed model or not. It is a good camera for making home videos.

Great experience and great camcorder. It's a lot smaller than I thought and perfect for my son! He wanted a camera to make little movies with, so this is a perfect intro camera for him. Doesn't seem to have a light though, or I haven't found it yet. The instructions aren't very helpful. Simply shows you how to turn it on and off and what the buttons are. Was easy to setup and the touch screen was nice surprise!!

has really good image quality, better than I had expected in a sub 500 dollar camera. It adjusts very well to changing lighting conditions, the thing that really stands out for me is the optical image stabilization, it has been very effective for me. When I need some quick 1080 for posting I've been using this rather than one of my 4k cameras and I have been pleased with the results.

Good camera for good price. lightweight and ready to use!

I purchased this camera a couple of weeks ago. The camera is very easy to use and the video quality is great! I already played back some of the videos on my computer and the sound is great too! The 3 inch color touch-screen is very clear and colorful and the image stabilizes well. I would definitely recommend this camera to a friend.

I bought this video camera because I have a Sony mirrorless camera that takes amazing photos - but overheats and cuts off after about 8 minutes of video. So I figured I needed a dedicated video camera for longer videos. I really like it, but have deducted a star because I wish the video quality was better. It isn't bad - it's just not as good as I wish it could be. I love that I could leave it plugged in and be able to record until I ran out of space. Otherwise, there is about 2 hours of video time on a full charge. It's very lightweight but sometimes if I try zooming in/out I will accidentally hit the start/stop record button, so be aware of that.

I use two of these camcorders for our multi-camera live stream at our church. It's a very reasonable price point for three critical features for me -- very good image quality, clean HDMI output (no graphic overlays, critical for producing a live stream), and a discrete audio / mic input if I want to add an external mic (such as a shotgun mic when recording a standalone interview). So many great features at a very affordable price point. Have recommended to others on video production forums. Definitely would purchase again.

Great picture for the price sleek and compact! This camera is awesome! Easy to use and is so small it can fit in a purse! The picture is amazing the controls are super easy to use!

Great camera for price zoom is wonderful. We use it to live stream. Great picture quality. Be sure to buy extra storage cards

I would suggest an external mic, but the camera video quality is great. I purchased for $180 on black friday 2017 for filming hunts. I think itll work great, doesnt have LANC or wifi for remote control of focus and zoom, but the image quality seems as good as i can ask for

Great camera for the money. I only issue that I have is that I wish I would have bought another one. Clear picture and crisp sound. Battery is good. Can’t say anything bad about it.

For the money this is a fairly inexpensive and incredibly small digital video recorder. I wanted something that was NOT my cell phone to take video with and this so far out of the box seems to be a very decent camera for the money. It is not only wi-fi capable, but also has a touch screen to make on the fly editing or deletions simple and easy. The box came with two cables, a battery charger, the camcorder and the battery. There is also apparently an app you can download for your phone and or tablet, that will allow you to control your camera, edit and make changes as you go. For the money, this in of itself is a fantastic deal for those people who wanted the ability to shoot hi-def video without having to do a lot of extra stuff to set it up. It comes with the obligatory mounting hole for your regular tripod. It’s a pretty straightforward package and the video quality for being less than $250 is quite good indeed. I have not had much time to really play with it as it is for a project that I am currently undertaking. There are software apps you can download but in all honesty do not bother as most of them are marginal at best. Canon makes good cameras, but their software is less than stellar. I can see right now that this incredibly small camera, and I mean INCREDIBLY SMALL will make it easy if you intend to go hiking or in my case, go hunting Bigfoot, UFO’s and the paranormal. Very very light weight. The zoom and auto focus are unreal. I can see things right now across the way at my neighbor’s place that I cannot unsee now. That’s clarity for you. All kidding aside, this is an amazing value, especially when the SD card I bought was a fourth of the price of the camera. If you are just getting started in the world of film, or wanting to try your hand at becoming the next internet influencer, or YouTube star, this is probably the best way to go. I thin you’ll be satisfied with your results.

The camcorder turned out to be the perfect fit. Good picture quality, compact and easy to use. Battery life good also

I like the quality this camera gives for what little money it costs to buy. I really like the fact that you can take snap shots while you are recording, and if you pause a video on the camera you can take a snap shot of that as well. Love the touch screen, and very user friendly

Works about as youd expect. Pretty good video in most lighting conditions, and acceptable audio. Mic in and phones out make it much more flexible. Strong telephoto, not quite enough wide angle for indoor shots. A good inexpensive option for solid 1080 video with good picture quality (good color, grain, focus, distortion, etc). Not as quite as good as an older vixia I had, but about 20% of the cost and a quarter the size. Seems as good or better than any other options within 2x this price or more.

Bought this to record my daughter’s gymnastics competitions. So far it works great. Only criticism is that it seems a little out of focus at times, but it could be something I’m doing. I would recommend this product for purchase.

I love this camera, has input for external microphone and output for headphones allows my to insure quality audio with my videos. I would not recommend for low light environments. If using in low light an external light source is necessary.

I love this camera it's easy to use, compact, nice zoom. It also fit my camera stand I already had. I would definitely recommend this item!!

Small and compact. The video quality is very good. The camera is very easy to use. I love it!