User Reviews for Canon HF R300 at TestFreaks.com

Overall 6

Not quite sold on this camera yet......MEH!

Elands "Elands", Amazon

9 February 2013

Summary: Have had the camera for a bit over a month now. I'm not completely sold on it. Things I like about it: Its small, It uses SDHC cards, and the videos seem decent.
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Overall 6

Wasn't as high quality as I had hoped.

Roger Friend, Amazon

28 December 2012

Summary: Now I own two (2) Canon HD cams, both OK, but wished either would provide a bit higher quality resolution
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Overall 6

Has Many Disadvantages

F. Sharp "Frank - Semi-Pro", Amazon

17 December 2012

Summary: I have owned several Canon camcorders over the years - all ordered from Amazon - except this one. Even thought what the other reviewers say about the camera are true,...
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Overall 6

Canon HF R300 HD camcorder

Larry Andershock, Amazon

13 December 2012

Summary: We got this camera with a great accessory package from Costco and compared it to a JVC GZ-HM40 (HM35, E10) we purchased from Walmart.
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Overall 6

Terrible battery life, not user friendly

sachacrompton, epinions.com

11 July 2012

Summary: Until now I had always purchased digital cameras that could also take “very good” video
Pros: One of the only 3+ megapixel camcorders in this price range
Cons: Ridiculous battery life, not user friendly, not 1080p
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Overall 6

Nice camera, but...

Dave, Amazon

29 May 2012

Summary: Very good camera. When I was shopping for a new camera, I saw this and waited about 6 weeks for it to go on sale. Excellent video quality and easy to use.
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Overall 6

Nice Camcorder, but battery life is a joke

Steve G., Amazon

7 April 2012

Summary: I purchased this Camcorder on the day it came out and had high expectations. I had a number of Canon camcorders before and I really like their picture quality.
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Overall 6

Canon Vixia HF300

Michael Thomas "M Thomas", Amazon

6 April 2012

Summary: Canon Vixia HF R300 Full HD Flash Memory Camcorder with 51x Advanced Zoom I fully charged the battery that came with this camcorder and found that the battery last only
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Overall 6

Canon HF R300 VIXIA

John Li, amazon.ca

17 April 2013

Summary: Original battery cannot last long. Need to buy extended life battery extra to make good use of the camera for over 30 minutes shooting.
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Overall 6

Great image quality; body design, battery not as good as HF R200

P. Lin, amazon.ca

22 June 2012

Summary: The HF R300 has excellent image quality -- nature videos look like HD documentaries on TV. The included battery is a major weakness however -- it only lasts 20 minutes.
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