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Canon VIXIA HF M52

From the manufacturer's website:

" Small and light with a sleek new design, the VIXIA HF M52 camcorder has 32GB of internal memory to record up to 12 hours of stunning HD video. Image quality is unsurpassed, thanks to the camcorder's newly designed, professional-level Canon HD CMOS Pro Image Sensor. The high-sensitivity sensor provides outstanding resolution, better low-light performance, and beautiful, natural detail in both shadow and highlight areas. "

This camera is also known as (or is very similar to):

  • VIXIA HF M50
  • VIXIA HF M500
  • VIXIA HF M41
  • VIXIA HF M40
  • VIXIA HF M400
  • VIXIA HF M300


Testing

Our testing confirms that EditReady successfully converts Canon VIXIA HF M52 footage. This means that files from the Canon VIXIA HF M52 can be converted and transcoded, and played in applications like Quicktime Player, iMovie, Avid, and Final Cut Pro.

Our testing confirms that ClipWrap also successfully converts Canon VIXIA HF M52 AVCHD (mts) footage. This means that files from the Canon VIXIA HF M52 can be converted and transcoded, and played in applications like Quicktime Player, iMovie, Avid, and Final Cut Pro. If you're using a Mac running Mac OS X 10.6 or 10.7, ClipWrap is a great solution for working with these files. If you're on a newer Mac, we recommend using EditReady.


EditReady works with Canon VIXIA HF M52 files

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EditReady works great with the video files recorded by the Canon VIXIA HF M52. You can easily preview the files, edit their metadata, apply LUTs, and transcode them to formats like ProRes, DNxHD or H.264. It's the fastest and easiest way to get from capture to edit.

Supported VIXIA HF M52 Formats

Frame Size Framerate Supported
1920 x 1080 60i
1920 x 1080 30p
1920 x 1080 24p

We've done our best to include all of the formats this camera supports, but if we've missed any, please let us know.