Can you shoot video while plugged in? For long shoots that exceed the battery, can you have the camera plugged in while recording? Also, I have been comparing this to the Sanyo VPC-FH1 and noticed that people are complaining about lost video due to the 4GB file-size limit of FAT32 formatted SD cards. Does the Panasonic have the same problems where after the file hits 4gb, it stops recording, saves the file, then starts a new file and continues recording with a chunk of time lost forever? Can you shoot video while plugged in? For long shoots that exceed the battery, can you have the camera plugged in while recording? Also, I have been comparing this to the Sanyo VPC-FH1 and noticed... » Read More Can you shoot video while plugged in? For long shoots that exceed the battery, can you have the camera plugged in while recording? Also, I have been comparing this to the Sanyo VPC-FH1 and noticed that people are complaining about lost video due to the 4GB file-size limit of FAT32 formatted SD cards. Does the Panasonic have the same problems where after the file hits 4gb, it stops recording, saves the file, then starts a new file and continues recording with a chunk of time lost forever? « Show Less
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Yes you can record with the camera plugged in.The manual says the maximum recordable time for a single scene is 12 hours. If the scene exceeds 12 hours there will be a few second pause and then recording will automatically resume.
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Is there a way to switch back and forth from standard definition mode while shooting, and high definition mode a time period, later? Is the time period programmable?How many USB ports are on the camera? Can I plug a mouse into one of the ports on the camera, or do I have to have a host computer for that sort of thing?
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Manual says IMovie '09 is supported. Sorry, I don't know anything about MACs so I don't even know what IMovie is! The software that comes with the camcorder is Windows only.
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Camcorder records in HD only. You can convert the HD video to SD on a computer using the software that comes with the camcorder.One USB on the camcorder for connecting the camcorder to a computer. Can't plug a mouse into it.
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I can't find a .pdf manual on Sanyo's website. Can Sanyo VPC-FH1 camcorder record video with screen closed? how about flipped and closed? Where is the tripod socket? Is it on centerline with lens and reasonably near the center of gravity?Thanks.
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I was messing with settings and had the same thing happened to me with it stopping and not recording constantly. I just reset it to default and after restart I picked English again. The default settings work best for me. I have used class 4 and class 10 microSDHC successfully with camera. If your computer doesn't read the videos on the memory card just plug camera into tv and or monitor with hdmi to verify that it is being recorded. I view and import videos with adapter card inserted into front of computer and realplayer program.
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I shoot on the highest quality settings, with a lot of zooming in and out and switching to preview mode etc and the battery that came with the camera will last about an hour. I bought an extra battery for back. Talking to the camera shop staff, they told me that you can buy bigger batteries, such as 2 hour batteries or 4 hour batteries. They said that the four hour batteries are longer and stick out of the back of the camera a little, no big deal though. Hope this helps. I have the M400 model which is similar to the M41, it just has no internal memory (so is lighter) and stores the film on SD cards instead. Hope this helps. I shoot on the highest quality settings, with a lot of zooming in and out and switching to preview mode etc and the battery that came with the camera will last about an hour. I bought an extra battery for back. Talking to the camera shop staff, they told me that you can buy bigger batteries, such as 2 hour batteries or 4 hour batteries. They said that the four hour batteries are longer and stick out of the back of the camera a little, no big deal though. Hope this helps. I have the M400 model which is similar to the M41, it just has no internal memory (so is lighter) and stores the film on... » Read More I shoot on the highest quality settings, with a lot of zooming in and out and switching to preview mode etc and the battery that came with the camera will last about an hour. I bought an extra battery for back. Talking to the camera shop staff, they told me that you can buy bigger batteries, such as 2 hour batteries or 4 hour batteries. They said that the four hour batteries are longer and stick out of the back of the camera a little, no big deal though. Hope this helps. I have the M400 model which is similar to the M41, it just has no internal memory (so is lighter) and stores the film on SD cards instead. Hope this helps. « Show Less
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With the G30 you can shoot continuously until the memory cards(there are two) fill up............or until the battery is exhausted. And you can get a very large battery as an option with the G30. I don't really know the total length of time you can record with it, but it's enough for a basketball game I think.
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I have a 16GB Class 10 SDHC Memory Card in it. It will record just over three hours of video at the 720p 60 Frames Per Second Setting (3H 3M 30Seconds to be exact). You can get One Hour of non-stop recording on a single battery before it runs out of power. Buy two spare aftermarket batteries here on Amazon for about 8 bucks each, and you'll be able to record for a hour, then swap the battery out to record for hour two, and the same for hour three. When figuring out how much memory is used for recording, the 720p@60 Frames Per Second will use exactly the same amount of memory that 1080p does at 30 Frames Per Second. So recording at HD levels uses about 5.4 Gigabytes per hour. I recommend the Transcend SDHC "Class 10" 16 Gigabyte card, which is currently only Fourteen Dollars on Amazon. You MUST get at least a "CLASS 10" memory card, as you need it's fast recording speed to record HD Video. The comments below about the camera stopping after a few minutes is because they used memory that was too slow, which will cause the camera to stop after a few minutes because it can't write to the memory fast enough. With a Class 10 card, this is a non-issue. This is well documented all over the internet btw, so feel free to confirm that with a google search. :-) The Spare Batteries are $7-8 each.
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hello, as far as the memory card goes, it stops recording when full. with a 32gig card, I got about 5 hours of recording time. I just erase the card once a week on my laptop. when the card gets full it tells you. the menu is quite tempermental as formatting the card while in the dashcam is a pain.
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According to Fuji's compatible memory card list, SDHC is supported up to 32GB (with Class 6 recommended for HD - 1280x720). One very important note, though, I discovered on their website: "When a movie reaches a size of 4 GB, recording will briefly pause and then resume in a new file". This may or may not be a big deal for you. In HD 3D mode (1280x720@30fps), 4GB is only about 10 minutes of continuous shooting. As long as you break up your recording into small sections, it shouldn't be too much trouble. Oddly, in NON-HD shooting mode the filesize for any video file is 2GB instead of 4. For the money, though, it's hard to beat the features of this camera! According to Fuji's compatible memory card list, SDHC is supported up to 32GB (with Class 6 recommended for HD - 1280x720). One very important note, though, I discovered on their website: "When a movie reaches a size of 4 GB, recording will briefly pause and then resume in a new file". This may or may not be a big deal for you. In HD 3D mode (1280x720@30fps), 4GB is only about 10 minutes of continuous shooting. As long as you break up your recording into small sections, it shouldn't be too much trouble. Oddly, in NON-HD shooting mode the filesize for any video file is 2GB instead... » Read More According to Fuji's compatible memory card list, SDHC is supported up to 32GB (with Class 6 recommended for HD - 1280x720). One very important note, though, I discovered on their website: "When a movie reaches a size of 4 GB, recording will briefly pause and then resume in a new file". This may or may not be a big deal for you. In HD 3D mode (1280x720@30fps), 4GB is only about 10 minutes of continuous shooting. As long as you break up your recording into small sections, it shouldn't be too much trouble. Oddly, in NON-HD shooting mode the filesize for any video file is 2GB instead of 4. For the money, though, it's hard to beat the features of this camera! « Show Less
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Does the camera turn on and start recording automatically when you start the car (w/ cigarette plug that switches on/off)? Also, the manufacturer seems to recommend only using their own memory cards. Has anyone run into issues while using other brands?
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I haven't timed the duration of the recording, but after an estimated 2 hours ether the battery died or my card was full. I believe I was using a 2, 4 or 8 GB card. I believe it will record continuous if left plugged in.
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Yes, that is one of the main reasons I bought this camera. I use the MP4 format since you can records for long periods of time, provided your not in a hot place, the camera will shut off if it gets to hot. With a Class 10 16 Gb sd card I can record up to 5 1/2 hrs, 1 hour and 45 minutes on 1 full batter charge using the Sony Infolithium. Hope that answers your question.I uploaded some youtube videos using this camera, quality ia great. Thesound is great if you dont have a lot of base in the background.
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32GB Amazon SD card has worked flawlessly for me so far. Also recommend getting the Opteka NP-FV70 (if still available, I haven't checked) aftermarket battery. The 32GB card should give you 3+ hours of HD recording on the highest resolution. The battery at a full charge will give you 3+ hours of juice to do it. You should be very happy with the combination.
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If you recorded on this pen with a full charge until it died, you would have just under 4GB of recorded material. I would recommend transferring the recordings to a computer and wiping the card out before the next use. There's always the risk of corrupting the videos if you leave it on the card. I know it's not a direct answer to your question, but I thought if you knew some of the details, is might help you decide on the card size. Cheers!
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Is anyone aware how long a video can be recorded on a 2GB SD card vs. a 4GB card? I'm not sure which frame rate video options the SD800 offers but assuming there's a "good" quality rate, how many minutes can I expect to get on each? I'm debating on whether to splurge on the 4GB card.thanks!!
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I have never had to record a shot that was non-stop so I dont know, but I would assume you would run out of storage space before the battery died. The battery life is quite impressive
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I have recorded various long videos using this camcorder. It has never stopped after 29 minutes. Yesterday, just to test, I continuously recorded a video for 2 hours non-stop and there was no problem.
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You can, but you'll need a lot of space. With 32 GB recording at the highest video quality, you can record around 9-10 hours. But I think that the camera will stop recording after around 2.5 hours because that's what happened to mine the one time I actually was recording that long. Otherwise, I usually record around 40-60 minutes, and the camera always stays on during that time.