Video shooting time I own the Lumix FZ28. No matter how big the SDHC card I use, the camera will only allow me to shoot 8 minutes and 36 seconds of HD video. I've tried a 2gb card and a 16gb card and each time it sets a limit of 8 minutes 36 seconds. Is there any way to expand this? I thought I was purchasing a camera that allows the user to shoot as much video as the SD card allows but this doesn't seem to be the case. Video shooting time I own the Lumix FZ28. No matter how big the SDHC card I use, the camera will only allow me to shoot 8 minutes and 36 seconds of HD video. I've tried a 2gb card and a 16gb... » Read More Video shooting time I own the Lumix FZ28. No matter how big the SDHC card I use, the camera will only allow me to shoot 8 minutes and 36 seconds of HD video. I've tried a 2gb card and a 16gb card and each time it sets a limit of 8 minutes 36 seconds. Is there any way to expand this? I thought I was purchasing a camera that allows the user to shoot as much video as the SD card allows but this doesn't seem to be the case. « Show Less
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Does the camera stop after capturing 2GB of video or does it start a new file? I realize that it is very rare for most people to shoot a single clip that is longer than 5 minutes, but if the camera quietly quits capturing after 2GB, then that might be a problem.
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yes it will stop and you will have to press the button again to start another session. Everytime you stop and start again it creates a new file.
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How to convert (.mov) to another format like .mpeg / .avi without loosing qyuality ? Thanks!
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I guess for different scenes, the compression ratio is different. A smooth scene needs less GBs then a busy one.
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16x9 actual will give you a little more time for the HD 2 gigabyte limit but it's still limited. Again if you reduce resolution you will get a hudge boost in recording time. The file size limit is the OS limitation not the cameras. I suppose if they went with a linux platform they could have longer continuous recording with bigger files. Again unless you are recording a non stop production like A LONG PLAY you'll normally not run into the file size limit. Each time you stop and start a new recording a new file is created and the limit restarts. So you could have 10 - 600 meg files on a 8 gig card and still have space for morve videos. 16x9 actual will give you a little more time for the HD 2 gigabyte limit but it's still limited. Again if you reduce resolution you will get a hudge boost in recording time. The file size limit is the OS limitation not the cameras. I suppose if they went with a linux platform they could have longer continuous recording with bigger files. Again unless you are recording a non stop production like A LONG PLAY you'll normally not run into the file size limit. Each time you stop and start a new recording a new file is created and the limit restarts. So you could have 10 - 600 meg files on a 8... » Read More 16x9 actual will give you a little more time for the HD 2 gigabyte limit but it's still limited. Again if you reduce resolution you will get a hudge boost in recording time. The file size limit is the OS limitation not the cameras. I suppose if they went with a linux platform they could have longer continuous recording with bigger files. Again unless you are recording a non stop production like A LONG PLAY you'll normally not run into the file size limit. Each time you stop and start a new recording a new file is created and the limit restarts. So you could have 10 - 600 meg files on a 8 gig card and still have space for morve videos. « Show Less
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As are the camera and the 16 gb sdhc card, I menaged to record 9 min, 1.42 gb, stopping myself when the show ended. I believe that I could record longer. I cant explain what is the difference between us.
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I have this camera and a few other Panasonic models. I found a freeware video converting program and works nicely for converting from mov. It is called Quick Media Converter. Just search for the title and download it. The version 3.6.5 fixed a few bugs. I usually convert to a wmv file. You can use either an easy or advanced mode that allows for file size and quality.
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The issue is the software Operating system is limited to 2 Gigs per recording session. If you are recording a long video such as a child's play then that's a problem. if stop recording and start another recording session you will be able to fill your card with video. I've rarely recorded continuously for 8 minutes so it's not a problem for me. Also if you reduce the resolution to something less than HD such as VGA you will quadruple your recording minute. Remember if you record a VGA you still have better resloution than DVD.
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The thing is, you may not want long clips anyway. Multiple short clips is not a problem. So starting and stopping solves the problem. If you really need continuous recording, you probably will be better of with an old stationary camcorder anyway.
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The camera does its own formatting - it's part of the setup procedure which you go through, 'format, execute'. I found that using a 32-GB memory card caused a lot of trouble, and fixed that problem by using an 8-GB card instead. Mine are SanDisk SDHC cards, class 4, but I think any ordinary SD card would work well. But I only do still photos, and perhaps a faster card than class 4 would be needed for videos.
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If you are trying to use any thing more than a 2gig card ,they won't work . sometimes you can load the chdk (cannon hacker development kit) you can reprogram the software to recognize a la rger card. With a 2gig card you can take about 10,000 pics or 35 minutes to about 2 hours of video. You really should download the chdk and load it into the camera, I don't think that you can buy a new camera for less than 20,000$ that will even start to compare to it. It's amazing what you can do with that camera after you install the chdk. Hope this helps
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Dorothy, I think you probably exceeded the internal memory of the camera. You can take fairly large pics with it of several MB, so after a dozen you ran out of memory. If you want to really enjoy your camera, get a memory card. I bought a Zectron Pro Memory Card for Nikon COOLPIX S3500 32GB Class 10 High Speed SDHC card for $27.98. It holds thousands of pictures and/or video (which you can also take with the S3500 btw). You would have a very hard time filling this up, even on a long trip where you took lots of pictures. Be sure to download your pics once in a while and organize them, or you will never be able to find the pictures you have taken. I hope this helps. Dorothy, I think you probably exceeded the internal memory of the camera. You can take fairly large pics with it of several MB, so after a dozen you ran out of memory. If you want to really enjoy your camera, get a memory card. I bought a Zectron Pro Memory Card for Nikon COOLPIX S3500 32GB Class 10 High Speed SDHC card for $27.98. It holds thousands of pictures and/or video (which you can also take with the S3500 btw). You would have a very hard time filling this up, even on a long trip where you took lots of pictures. Be sure to download your pics once in a while and organize them, or you... » Read More Dorothy, I think you probably exceeded the internal memory of the camera. You can take fairly large pics with it of several MB, so after a dozen you ran out of memory. If you want to really enjoy your camera, get a memory card. I bought a Zectron Pro Memory Card for Nikon COOLPIX S3500 32GB Class 10 High Speed SDHC card for $27.98. It holds thousands of pictures and/or video (which you can also take with the S3500 btw). You would have a very hard time filling this up, even on a long trip where you took lots of pictures. Be sure to download your pics once in a while and organize them, or you will never be able to find the pictures you have taken. I hope this helps. « Show Less
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The manual says 320 minutes for 1080, 480 minutes at 720/60 and 620 minutes at 720/30. I would go with what the manufacturer says (60 minutes). It records in cycles of 1 minute or 5 minutes, now keep in mind this is continuous in a sense. I keep my cycles to 1 minute, this way it won't take forever to upload to YouTube. Now I play them all back at once on my PC, the one minute clips let me cycle through a trip a lot faster. Searching through 5 minutes at a time could prove more tedious. My advice is to set and on one minute and leave it. I do delete my micro sd each day, even though it's not necessary, since it will cycle back around and over you oldest clips first. The manual says 320 minutes for 1080, 480 minutes at 720/60 and 620 minutes at 720/30. I would go with what the manufacturer says (60 minutes). It records in cycles of 1 minute or 5 minutes, now keep in mind this is continuous in a sense. I keep my cycles to 1 minute, this way it won't take forever to upload to YouTube. Now I play them all back at once on my PC, the one minute clips let me cycle through a trip a lot faster. Searching through 5 minutes at a time could prove more tedious. My advice is to set and on one minute and leave it. I do delete my micro sd each day, even though it's... » Read More The manual says 320 minutes for 1080, 480 minutes at 720/60 and 620 minutes at 720/30. I would go with what the manufacturer says (60 minutes). It records in cycles of 1 minute or 5 minutes, now keep in mind this is continuous in a sense. I keep my cycles to 1 minute, this way it won't take forever to upload to YouTube. Now I play them all back at once on my PC, the one minute clips let me cycle through a trip a lot faster. Searching through 5 minutes at a time could prove more tedious. My advice is to set and on one minute and leave it. I do delete my micro sd each day, even though it's not necessary, since it will cycle back around and over you oldest clips first. « Show Less
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K., I am sorry, we have used the SD card to dump still shots onto instead of taking up the limited space... we have not used it for video. Typically we shoot our segments, put them to an editing program within a week and clear the memory to optimize its limited space. Sorry I could not be of more help. You may consider going to Canon's help site to see if they have a resolution.
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I don't own the camera but the battery I think lasts more than that. But I would like to add that the 10 minutes limit is on the video itself. Canon SX1 IS has limit of 4GB per video - which comes out to be 10 minutes of 1080p video at 30fps. This was a big turn off for me.If Canon didn't impose this limit, nobody would buy their expensive (~ $1000) HD camcorders like HF S 100 which shoots 1080p video and 8 megapixel stills.
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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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I do a lot of recording that is longer than 30 minutes on my Pan-AG-HMC40P using a 32GB memory card. It also breaks the data according to size of data. Don't know if there is a setting to extend the data size or time of recording.
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So what does that mean regarding shooting video with this camera, ie., How long of a video can be shot with a 8GB under continuous operation, 16GB, etc?
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Hi,If the function of the loop Ricording is OFF then it shoots one long scene until the memory card runs out.If the card is small (say 4 G'gh) which is enough for about 36 minutes. The more Memory, this card will record over more time. (Up to 32/64 GHz). Thank you :)
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Yes, the maximum length of a video is 29:59. Full details can be found here: http://shop.panasonic.com/docs/operating-instruction/2014/digital-still-cameras/DMCZS40_Advanced.pdf#page=23
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In my Canon 70D Manual, it says you can shoot about 1 hour of video (IPB compression) in 16GB at FULL (1080) HD. Therefore, 64GB gives you about 4 hours. Using the more "edit friendly" ALL-I compression gives just 22 minutes. Shooting in 1280 doesn't change these estimates appreciably. I made a 30 sec test video in IPB and it was 120MB. That is about 1GB/4 Min. Or 4 hours on a 64GB card (2 on 32GB, 1 on 16GB) - just like the manual says.
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I have been using a Sandisk 4GB SDHC (class 2 speed), and a Sandisk 8GB SDHC Extreme III (class 6 speed) with this camera and both seem to work fine. I've noticed that some retailers claim in their "specifications" sections that this camera can only use cards up to 2GB (not SDHC), but I haven't found this to be the case. I'm not sure if I'll actually be able to get the full 4-8GB storage capacity out of my cards, but compatibility hasn't been a problem. Hope this info helps.
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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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Actually, there's something in the manual about a video limit (NOT card limit) of 2GB (Video recording) at a time, but I am unclear about what happens then. Does one simply start recording again or is the max 2GB size just inaccurate; at that point. In any case, I don't think I'll be doing 2GB clips; without pause anyway, so no big deal.BTW, I like a 4GB (or bigger) SDHC (extreme III and reader) because I can take a bunch of pictures and still have room for video clips. I have extra 4GB cards not yet open.
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At 25FPS, 720P, and a bitrate of about 3.2 (just for estimates, I think this cam can go higher), a 32GB card looks to get about 22 hours of time. If you set it to only record motion, you'll get even more use out of it. Even at a higher bitrate, you are looking at about 14 hours. Bumping it up to 30FPS will reduce this, or you can drop it below 25FPS for more time.