Canon Vixia HF R 300 connect to Zoom H4N

Question

Is it possible to connect the Zoom H4N directly to the Canon HF R300 so the the audio is synced to the video rather than in post production? I have imovie 11.

Answer 1

First let me say that I am not a PluralEyes user.
I think that PluralEyes3 would work for this limited purpose.  If all you want to do is to sync audio from the H4N to video clips from a single camera and continue to use iMovie, then PluralEyes will do it. 
If you wanted to sync one or more audio sources and/or one or more video cameras, then PluralEyes would not do this unless you moved away from iMovie and went to a pro editor like Final Cut Pro, Avid Media Composer, or Adobe Premier.  These editors have support for multicam clips.   In iMovie, you would have to manually sync the various camera angles, much like I described above.
For an example of a multi-camera project, think of a music video where you have a camera shooting a wide angle of the band, a camera shooting the lead singer, a camera on the lead guitar, and a camera on the drummer. You might also have a master audio track, the audio tracks from each camera, and an audio track from isolation microphones on each instrument. In this project, you would want everything synced, and you would want the ability to make rapid cuts between the various cameras, and even to have the ability to temporarily boost the guitar audio as you are doing a closeup on the guitar player.
What you should know is that Final Cut Pro X has a very powerful syncing feature that will sync multiple audio, multiple cameras, etc. There is no need for Plural Eyes (although some legacy Final Cut Pro 7 users may be more comfortable with PluralEyes so they continue to use it.)  The Final Cut Pro X version of multicam is more powerful than PluralEyes, although unless you are a pro using multiple camera angles, you may not notice, except for the smoother workflow.
So the choice to me would be
1) Do I spend $200 on Pluraleyes and get the ability to sync one camera with one audio source and continue to use iMovie?
or
2) Do I spend $300 on Final Cut Pro X and get multicam sync functionality built in, plus a great many more features as well.  The caveat on Final Cut Pro X is that it is a pro tool. Even though it superficially looks a lot like iMovie and uses Projects and Events just like iMovie, there is still a significant learning curve. On the other hand, you can easily import iMovie Projects and Events into Final Cut Pro and continue to work on them there.
Just to muddy the water a little more, you can sometimes find deals on iTunes Gift Cards. Here is a Best Buy deal that offers a $100 iTunes Gift Card for $80. (Note: I think this is in the US only.) Buy three of these and you can get Final Cut Pro X for $240. (This deal may expire soon, but is still active as I post this. However, Best Buy and others run these promotions periodically.)
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Apple%26%23174%3B+-+%24100+iTunes+Gift+Card/4056157. p?id=1218452832749&skuId=4056157