Sony DSC-W120 Only 10 minutes of video? Is this normal?
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yes, it can only record for 10 minutes at a time, it's in the manual. So you have to break it up into 10 minute segments.
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Would not go so far as to say it is normal, only that it has been experienced before :) and at least in my case has not apparently affected operation of the camera. However, for all I know this could have something to do with the fact that this camera has trouble staying in focus taking video sometimes. I'll never know - it's out of warranty now and there are still more pros than cons versus the alternatives available at the time so I'd have kept it anyway. :)
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Hi Jazz1, there are no issues with regards to battery life or overheating for this Sony Alpha a6000. In addition, video recording time for all Sony Cameras (point and shoot type or Alpha) will always be the same (29 min). However, depending on the memory card or file format like MP4 12M, recording will be approximately 20 minutes due to file size (limited by 2 GB file size). Hope this helps. -Ely
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I'm not happy with my Sony DSCW120, too sensitive, get a lot of blurry pictures...a real let down:(
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Almost all SD cards over 4 gb will give you a 9 minute video max I found. That's a camera limitation and not the limitation of your SD card. I found that after the 9 minutes, I restart the video and make another 9 minute video. The only tradeoff is I have to edit the video to make the transition from the first to the second video as smooth as possible.
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The sound records on the videos OK and I can hear it when I upload them to my computer. But the camera itself makes no sounds whatsoever -- no video playback sound, no shutter sound, etc., despite what the camera settings are. It's almost as if its own speaker is not connected / broken.
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The sound and focus on the video is very good. The sound and video are very clear. My biggest problem with this camera is taking pictures! The shutter speed is so slow. it takes a long time before you can take another picture. I don't know why this camera operate so slow? I've called Tech Support and they recommended that I reset the settings to default and use a fast SD disk. That solutions corrects the problem just a little. Instead of 18-20 second to take a picture it takes about 8-13 seconds.
2015353
Hmmm she should definitely not be out of memory with only 10 photos, check to see if she accidently used the video mode. If she did, delete whatever video is on it see if that clears the "out of memory". If that does not work I would exchange it. The camera itself is a very good camera but there is always the chance of a bad apple in the batch.
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I have the original DSC-H20, and we gave the DSC-H20/B to my father-in-law for Christmas. His looks and is almost exactly the same as mine, but it has a few more options in the manual and program modes. Specifically I recall that he had more shutter speeds and focus distances to choose from.Edit: Sorry, I was mislead! My camera was missing some ISO speeds, etc. in the menus for some reason (stopped at 800 instead of 3200). But they just appeared. Must have been a firmware glitch!? :(
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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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thank you for your reply. i am expecting the camera to arrive in a day or two. lets see what is it's condition.
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I have been tracking this issue also, but I don't have the new camera yet. I just put together s system with the same processor and memory, and installed Sony VMS 10. From what I have heard, the problem is capturing the video from the camera in it's native format. Once its in a suitable format, it will handle the video. Check the forums at sony here: http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/forums/default.asp
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I believe it is 29 minutes before overheating. That information will be in the manual. If you want to video for an extended amount of time, you might want to consider one of Sony's camcorders.
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Well SD cards have different classes which effect video. Make sure your card is a class 6 or better. You will see that number on the card. The higher the number better for video. I use a class 10. If you card is OK then yes go to your settings in the software and check frame rates and anything else. The quility should be smooth, I think the highest setting is 30 frames per second. I can set this camera out and get around 8 hours out of battery and still has space on a 32 GB card. If the video is choppy make sure frame rates are set to highest. Hope this helps.
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Mine has options in the menu for loop recording ("off", "3 min", "5 min", and "10 min"). I have it set to "off". When full it displays an icon that indicates that it's recording over the old footage, but when I go to play back the latest recording it isn't available. I pulled the card to check it on my laptop and
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Quality was good but the "video" was more like a set of fast still pictures vs full motion. I may have had a bad unit. Returned it and did not get another one. Good luck!
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yes - funny, I bought this camera specifically for my bike commute, which is about 30 min...one thing to note: if you record for over 30 min at a time it will chop it up into 2 separate videos, which can later be merged/edited if needed