How long can you record without breaks or stops?Recording nonstopOn digital cameras, the limit is 30 minutes, due to trade regulation. For this camcorder, how long can you continuously film without it automatically stopping?I take long training lessons from an instructor, and cannot check on the camcorder.I don't want to lose any valuable information from the instructor because each lesson I have with him is very expensive and the information is crucial. How long can you record without breaks or stops?Recording nonstopOn digital cameras, the limit is 30 minutes, due to trade regulation. For this camcorder, how long can you continuously... » Read More How long can you record without breaks or stops?Recording nonstopOn digital cameras, the limit is 30 minutes, due to trade regulation. For this camcorder, how long can you continuously film without it automatically stopping?I take long training lessons from an instructor, and cannot check on the camcorder.I don't want to lose any valuable information from the instructor because each lesson I have with him is very expensive and the information is crucial. « Show Less
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If there's a limitation on recording time with this camcorder, I think it would only be limited by the amount of time that can be recorded on the SD card. I let mine run for an hour and a half recently and the only reason it stopped was because I turned it off.
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I bought myself a16GB sdcard and did not have any problem recording Birthday party for 30 minutes(may be more). You can buiy a 32GB if you need more space. It is pretty good in my experience. You can watch the screen symbol (the one you get as soon as you turn on REC button) every now and then to make sure it is recording. HT helps.
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No problem. According to the G30 manual, recordings can be as long as 12 hours, depending only on the size of the memory card. When a clip exceeds 4GB in size, the camera seamlessly creates another clip but playback is continuous.
972173
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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The limit on the video is 30 minutes. This is on all cameras due to tariffs. Importing a video recorder is more than a camera. The maximum is 30 minutes, otherwise it is considered a video recorder.
1989638
When recording anything more than a 5-10 minutes, I need to let it "warm up" by first recording some throw-away content for about one to two times the length of time of what I ultimately need to record. But after it is warmed up, it is fine indefinitely (or until I run out of disk space).
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I have to use continuous mode because several cameras are switched through. With a 32 Gig card (The largest it will handle) about 24 hours. That also depends on what you are recording, all my cameras are outside so there is always changing images. If you were recording in your home for instance where the walls, floor, furniture etc. don't change you'll probably get better time due to the way video compression works.
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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.
793140
Yes you ABSOLUTELY can!!!! You just press the OK button to pause and resume recording. You press the Video Camera icon button to STOP recording completely. Hope this helps.
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You start and stop recording by pushing the record button. There is no 'pause' option that I'm aware of. The camera reacts quickly, so I'm not sure a pause option, at this level would prove to be of much use.
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It depends on the format and resolution you want to record at. It also depends on whether you set it at motion detection or continuous record. If its on motion detection record then it depends on how busy the area to record is. A camera set on high resolution to record continuously might last a day or two, but on motion detection it should last a week or more depending on how busy the area is.
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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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NO time lapse and it can record up to 29 minutes per clip, but 29 is NOT the total limit for taking videos. Once you're done with the first 29 minutes, you can just start another one. I did 50 minutes of video yesterday without issues.
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for video recording, i lasted as much as i needed. Longest i used it for was close to 5 min using a class 10 32gb card. I think it records plenty though so it should be good for +5min vids. I did have my battery drained much faster too so keep that in mind. Other than that, yea it's pretty good cam for the price. I getting me a 2nd one which the first one i just had a little scratch on the lens. Hopefully that was helpful! :D
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Hi. You can record as much and as long as you want depending on the size of your SD Card. There is a 30 minute limit to any one recording however, then you can begin recording again.
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You can stop recording, yes. The thing is, there is no such thing as "pause" anymore when it comes to digital camcorders. I worry that you may be thinking of the old-days, like 8mm or video tape or VHS or even digital tapes like Mini-DV when things were actually recorded on a piece of tape so if you hit "pause" then re-recorded after any amount of time, the TAPE would start recording exactly where you left off. Now that everything is digital and video data is recorded onto SD cards, memory cards, computers, etc., when you "pause" the camcorder will create a new TRACK. Like a CD. It's like the difference between a cassette tape and a CD. The data exists in a different realm. You can stop recording, yes. The thing is, there is no such thing as "pause" anymore when it comes to digital camcorders. I worry that you may be thinking of the old-days, like 8mm or video tape or VHS or even digital tapes like Mini-DV when things were actually recorded on a piece of tape so if you hit "pause" then re-recorded after any amount of time, the TAPE would start recording exactly where you left off. Now that everything is digital and video data is recorded onto SD cards, memory cards, computers, etc., when you "pause" the camcorder will create a new... » Read More You can stop recording, yes. The thing is, there is no such thing as "pause" anymore when it comes to digital camcorders. I worry that you may be thinking of the old-days, like 8mm or video tape or VHS or even digital tapes like Mini-DV when things were actually recorded on a piece of tape so if you hit "pause" then re-recorded after any amount of time, the TAPE would start recording exactly where you left off. Now that everything is digital and video data is recorded onto SD cards, memory cards, computers, etc., when you "pause" the camcorder will create a new TRACK. Like a CD. It's like the difference between a cassette tape and a CD. The data exists in a different realm. « Show Less
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According to the documentation, it should record up to 29 minutes or 2 GB. But the only time I tried to record more than 10 minutes was my cousin's wedding, where it froze on me. So whether it's actually capable of recording up to spec, I couldn't say.
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Only records for around a minute when there is movement in the movement zone. You can monitor for about 10 minutes continuously then it times out and you have to start over.