MSA-1 Mini Advanced Hot Shoe to Universal Shoe Adapter for Canon Vixia HF M30HF M300 HF M31 HF M32 HF S10 HF S100 HF S11 HF S20 HF S200 HF S21 HF20 HF200 HF21 HF G20 HF G30

I have an Audio Technica wireless mic receiver that I wanted to mount to the top of my Canon camcorder, but of course the Canon Mini Advanced shoe was too small to accept the Audio Technica standard shoe mount. This adapter works beautifully for that purpose. It snaps securely into place on the Canon but can be removed easily by pressing a tab to release. The main body is made of plastic - only the universal shoe at the top is metal. Don't put anything of significant weight on it such as a lighting accessory, and don't subject it to a lot of sideways pressure. The Audio Technica receiver is very lightweight, so for my application it should work well. Certainly worth the money. Note that this is a cold shoe; there are no electrical connections carried to the universal shoe on the adapter. I love my Canon, but shame on Canon for thinking they needed to use a proprietary size for their shoe. Just a ploy to try to make you purchase Canon accessories.

Just arrived haven't had this in the field yet. But I had trouble knowing if this would fit my Canon Vixia HF G20. Because I'm new to the camera world and don't know all the lingo yet. This fits very tight to my G20 mini hot shoe. It has small locking pin that is spring loaded. It dose not transfer any signals from external device to camera. Which is ok with me. My external mic has stereo mini plug. Just holding the adapter I can hold the weight of camera and wiggle around even upside down. Very little play and no damage to the G20 hot shoe pins.

The reason I bought the EZFoto adapter was that my current external microphones, LED lights, etc. do not fit on the Mini Advanced Shoe on my new Canon M-500 camcorder. It was an unexpected surprise when I found that out. I bought the M-500 for two reasons: 1) It downloads directly to iMovie on my Apple Macintosh setup without the need for a formatting program. 2) It was the only camcorder in the +- $500 price range that offered a hot shoe and advertised that feature. The EzFoto does the job, easy to mount and dismount with the little connect and release tab on the side. I was disappointed in the fact that it now becomes a cold shoe. There is no electrical connection from the Mini Advanced Shoe so my external microphone needs to be plugged into the mic jack on the camcorder side. This is OK for my Rode Mic which has an short mic jack cable but not for my older Canon mic that runs only from the universal hot shoe. Canon's solution, buy their new microphones designed for the Mine Advanced Shoe. My other concern is that it is very small and cheap. It can easily get misplaced. I suggest other users to find a small clear plastic bottle or mini case to hold it. I rated it 4 stars because it does the job. Norm

This works very well with my Canon HF-M500 camcorder and I can attach my Rode Microphone to it. It slides into the Canon hot shoe adapter easily and stays put. The construction is solid enough that I am not worried about it not lasting. No reason to spend a lot for something like this as it just needs to be simple and do the job. This does what I need it to do without any hassle. Great little product if you have a Canon camcorder and want to attach a non Canon microphone to it.

This does exactly what I need it to do; it's perfect for mounting my Azden ECZ-990 mic on top of my Cannon Vixia HF M301. It seems to be very stable, and the plastic looks sturdy; it doesn't feel cheaply made at all. Do note that it is a hot shoe to cold shoe converter. Honestly, I'm not sure if there's such a thing as a mini advanced hot shoe to universal hot shoe converter, but if so, this isn't it (I'm not even entirely sure there's such a thing as a universal "hot" shoe for camcorders). However, if all you want to do is mount a non-proprietary external mic, this is probably exactly what you need. The Azden I have runs on its own AAA battery, a hot shoe wouldn't do anything for it.

I wonder why Canon came up with the mini S shoe. I have a couple of microphones - A RODE and a Sennheiser - that won't take the mini shoe. Well, a classic bad design has been rectified with a simple, elegant solution. Functionality: First grade. Fits perfectly on the S-shoe as well as the standard shoe mount of the microphone . Love the "release catch" - a nice touch. Reliability: Remains to be seen, but the construction looks good for the price Price: This is probably the lowest price point you are going to get Delivery: Prompt!

This product is very useful and is very simplistic in its usage. I did find it annoying that it is very weak. The plastic between the advanced shoe and the shoe adapter is very frail and broke very quickly. That was very easily fixed by super glue, but this product definitely deserves consideration because it is so useful to adapt different shoe mounts to have access to any gear that is needed.

Like some other reviewers, I too was a bit worried about the build quality of this little adapter. Until, while shooting a wedding about two weeks ago, my camcorder completely fell off its tripod unto the concrete floor! I was certain that if not all, then at least some of the equipment had to be damaged. I use it to hold a Rode videomic onto my Canon HF S200. What did in fact happen was that some of the rubber bands on the videomic got busted, but beside that, everything else was in absolutely perfect condition! I was completely stunned (and relieved). Like another reviewer noted, one of the great things about this simple adapter is that it easily 'snaps' into place. So as long as you don't feel that 'snap', then you know it's not secure. It's also easily released from the camera by pressing a rather discreet button on the side. It is made of plastic, but honestly, it does seem to be strong enough to withstand a serious impact or two. To state the obvious, I'm very happy with this purchase. As a side note, I'm also happy with the purchase of the Canon HF S200 camera and Rode videomic.

El producto es de buena calidad... Funciona perfectamente en mi canon g20 y permite colocar accesorios que son de zapata tamaño normal.

Fits the proprietary Canon shoe and allows use of items using a standard hot/cold shoe. Nothing special, it just does the job.

This adapter performs very well. It is sturdy and has a lock to prevent it from sliding out of the original hot shoe. The quality if very good. I recommend it!

El complemento ideal para mí Vixia hfg20, se adapta perfecto a la mini shoe advanced.

Perfect. Fit perfectly well on my Canon Vixia hf200... I could easily fix my mic Beyer Mce86II. Tight and strong enough event for a Sony wireless mic like 409B-Urxp1... P.s. Fast and simple delivery!