I don't know why this device makes video cut every 30min.. I recorded whole performance for 2hours without stop but there were 4 files.. not 1 file!
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Sony states you should get up to 13 hours of continuous recording. Your media is probably formatted with FAT32, giving you a 4gb file limitation. You should either let the camera format your media before use, or format it on your computer using EXFAT.
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Hi Doowon Kim, one possibility for this to happen is that the memory card you are using is under FAT32 file format. Try using a memory card under exFAT format like microSDXC. -Ely
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If you are looking at the video on the unit that's not unusual because of limited (aka "slow.) playback memory. What the skipping usually is, is that the playback stops to take time to load more video, play, stop to load more video. That's usually the source of the problem and is not actually on the video that way but rather just how the playback works. Have you downloaded the video to your computer and assuming that your is relatively new and fast, you may (should) find that the video runs normally.
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it plays back the video at 30fps showing slow motion ... you can speed it up to real speed (as much as 1000fps) during playback
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Did it power off after five minutes or did it stop recording after 5 minutes? Is your SD card full? I would think the only reason it would stop recording after five minutes would be if your SD card is full. If it is not, I would probably return it.
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No, it will continue recording new 5 minute chunks until the card is full. When the card fills up it will start overwriting the oldest video. I haven't had to worry about it, I have a 32GB card in mine and the battery only lasts about an hour and 10 minutes, so it never fills the card. Also note that it only records five minute chunks in "vehicle" mode, in normal mode it will record one long video.
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I had the same problem and the video playback was choppy. I don't think this product works very well. I wish I had an answer for you.
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Hi Doowon, there is no capacity limitation for recording movies. If you are pertaining to 2GB limit per file, this is a normal operation and the movie would be divided. The maximum continuous recording time for the unit is 13 hours. Thanks_Mitch
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Every 2min or every 5min the video breaks into another file. No real difference.
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I bought two of these cameras and they recorded in 5 minute intervals. In other words, they recorded five minutes, closed the file, and continued with another file. I tried different SD cards to see if that was the cause. I tried 16 Gb and 4 GB cards to see if the card mattered. I preferred a camera that would record a file continuously, so I did not investigate further.
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thank you all for your support, and solve the problem to change the micro sd to bring the camera as this comes with a 4gb memory class 4 and replace with one of class 10 16gb and solved, now the video is 10 minutes during continuous recording of each file, thanks to all but the dealer that i do not solve anything
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Not to record, no. Unless I missed it somewhere. You get a new file whenever you start and stop recording.
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I've been using mine for 5 days now, and got about 5.5 hrs till the CARD FULL message popped up recording in 1080p. I'm still learning, instructions are vague at best. I switched over to the 5 min loop. If I read it right, it should now just keep recording over the older footage. So far, it's a really cool cam............
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Regularly it records in 30 fps when resolution is set to 1080p. If you set it to 720p the frame rate will go up to 60fps. Try that. Unless there is something wrong with your unit.
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We haven't recorded past 5 min at one time..but throught out the day couple min at a time..it adds up to anywhere from15-20 min..so what they mean is that you cant record more then 10 min straight I guess..anyway hope this helps..super clear pics and vids
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It doesnt pause. When you stop and restart, it's recorded as a new video on the card. Windows Movie Maker works excellent for piecing the clips back together.
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Thank you.Basically, the problem I got is the pause between the clips when I write them to a DVD. So, I joined them (and the pause problom is solved) and tried to fit it to a 4.7 GB (which apparently holds 4.38GB data). And if the total size is less than 4.38GB, I could write the DVD. Else, I had to separate the single cip (which I joined before) and remove some of the clips and see how many are getting fit in 4.38GB. I think I could write it. Of course, I have to write a second DVD for rest of the clips. Thank you
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It has been awhile since I have used my camcorder but I think it has an internal memory. I only recorded about 10 minutes of content andthen I would upload that to my computer and delete what I recorded. I am not sure how much internal memory it has though.