Canon Vixia Backup Drive? Macbook Pro

Question

I have a Canon Vixia HF R10 and Macbook Pro. Want a Backup Drive that I can transfer to directly from Canon, then at a later date take footage from backup drive onto MacBook. I'm traveling and have a single power source in my vehicle. Wanting to dump probably about 500gb while on the road into backup drive(one that doesn't need computer connected to function), and then when i'm done traveling move footage over to macbook and begin editing.
I'm hoping for suggestions on a third party piece of equipment that will play nicely with my canon and macbook. Thanks!

Answer 1

Probably the simplest thing to do (all around, considering cost, portability, reliability, and workflow considerations) is to +record your videos to SD/SDHC cards and store them for later transfer to your MacBookPro/hard drive.+ (Class 4 or higher cards.)
You can put 2-4 hrs on a 16GB card and 4-9 hrs on a 32GB card depending on the mode you shoot (but don't use LP mode unless you absolutely have to, as it's the least quality mode).
There's no USB hard drive that I know of that you could just plug into this camcorder and copy the video. You would need a computer to do it.
(Even if you use a computer to copy the folders/files from the camcorder's hard drive/SD cards, you must copy the entire directory structure from the camcorder's memory, beginning at root, all the way down the directory tree. You can't just copy the .mts files and expect to have usable video. That's one of the many reasons I suggested using SD cards to record & store your videos until you get home and can transfer them to your MacBookPro. If you intend to do this, be sure to pilot it before you depart to make sure the technique works in your case.)