How long can you record on one card? Can anyone give me an idea of how long you can get per MB?
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A 4 GB card gives you close to two hours (although thats without a lot of zooming etc) according to the manual. Thats on the best possible resolution
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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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Not sure what the question really is. I'll assume: "What is the maximum recording time?" At the highest bitrate setting, you will chew through cards at the rate of about 27gb / hour. You also have the relay recording feature, so the two card slots in relay with 64gb cards gets you nearly 5 hours at the highest bitrate. Of course, you can always get more by trading down on the bitrate. Not sure if that was your question, though.
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You can simply erase the recordings, when full. I also use a 32g card, thinking it would get full quickly. If you have it set on motion detection, it would take months. I usually erase mine once every two weeks, since there is nothing I want to keep. Takes less time to erase each days recordings, when you have less days. I've had it a year and it works great. If it ever malfunctions, I'll definitely replace it with another. It is a real professional setup. Not like all the 'toys' on the market.
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It will record over once the card is full. 16 gigs is plenty. Don't worry about the card running out of room.
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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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It's dependent on the capacity of the microSD memory card . A 16 GB card will last in excess of 45 minutes ( that's the longest recording I've made so far). Somewhere in the literature I read that a 4 GB card will record 2 hours, but I can't verify that claim.
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There are two different low settings.. One is 320x240 regular mode and that will last about 40 hours. The other is the super long record mode. That will work for aproximatly 30 days on a 32 GB card. -Nick at onlineenterprises888
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And it will take up to 128 GB capacity cards. Manual also states that only Lucas cards will work, but not sure if this is true in real life. If someone tried non-Lucas cards - please feel free to chime in.
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It depends on the size of the card you put in it. I put a 16gb microSD in it and I'll never run out of recording time. This model has the lower quality camera so a 1 minute video is about 30MB. If you upgrade to the 2MP camera model, it will be about 150MB for a 1 minute video but the video quality is worth it.
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I have a 4 gig card in mine which isn't even half full. We took a trip of over 20 hours and didn't hear the same song twice. However, it doesn't handle subfiles well so we tend to just let it play. For the money, it's a good value.
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I've recorded video until the card filled up. Deleted it and did it again for several other events. Never had a problem. Works great!
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I have been unable to set the unit to automatically overwrite old data when the card is full. The camera will either let me record in a (3/5/10) minute loop, or record continuously until the card is full at which point it stops recording.
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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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I used an 8 GB card and found that it holds about 100 minutes before it records over or loops. I have mine set for 1080 p HD to eliminate interference from unknown sources, and have it set for 10 min segments.
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I've used 16 GB cards. I think it will take 32. I know it won't take anything larger.
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My S2IS purchased at Amazon.com came with a Kingston 1GB card, so slow it's not speed-rated, I'm guessing 5X or so. But it still records OK, at 30 fps 640x480 with 16-bit uncompressed wav STEREO, just like the S3. It's just a pain to offload the files to computers. 1GB is enough for 9 minutes, so I suppose any 10x, 20x, rated cards should work.