newbie needs to know-longest video clip possible on canon 60D/T2i?
 

i have a situation coming up where i might be interested in using a dslr for a shoot rather than a "proper" video camera (my emphasis/no range wars intended).

using a canon 60d at 1080p and capturing wild sound later to be used as a reference track, what is the longest video clip the camera can record before needing to switch sdhc cards?

thanks in advance to those who care to share more than i know.

be well

rob

Camera records no more than 10-15 minutes per press of the record button. Camera records about 16GB in 45 minutes.

If the 60d is the same as 7d:
http://www.dvinfo.net/forum/canon-eo...ml#post1594400

If you are only capturing sound, just record into another device, such as a laptop or digital recorder. I assume you have a Rode VideoMic or something similar, because if you are using the internal mic, wild sound is the least of your worries (:

Also, there is no reason to record 1080p if all you want is sound :P

He didn't say all he wanted was sound. He said he was interested in wild sound to use for sync later.

As has been previously mentioned, you'll run into the 4GB clip length limit before you run out of space on an SDHC card.

The 4GB clip length limit usually manifests itself at appx. twelve minutes or so of 1080p HD video recording. You might have plenty of room left over on the card, but the clip will stop recording automatically once it reaches 4GB and you'll have to press record again to start a new file. In other words, past twelve minutes or so, there's no way to do any continuous recording... unless you switch to SD mode; that way it'll go up to 30 minutes per single shot. But it's standard definition.

chris/perrone/all-

thanks for the needed info.

so at 12min or so (4gb) the recording stops.

if i hit record again, i'll be able to go another 12min (4gb) until the card is full.

some follow-up questions:

can the recording be started via wireless remote?

what if i stop at so 6min (2gb) and then hit the record button to start again, can i go for the full 12min or so (4gb)?

(i ask because i'm wondering if i use this set-up in an interview environment the responses are usually less than 10min per response and then i simply need to stop/start till i fill the card)

lastly, if forced to shoot sd, is it 16x9 sd or 4x3 sd?

again and always, thanks in advance to those who care to share.

be well

rob

I believe it can.

Yes, every press is a ~12 minute recording.

Great question and I really don't know. I'll look forward to hearing this answer from others. :)

SD is 640x480 in 4x3 format, but alas 640x480 is more web based than anything else.

SD should be 720x576 for PAL or 720x540 for NTSC. So really, it's not "SD" in the television sense.

That's a good point... it's really more of a "VGA" mode than an "SD" mode.

all-

again, thanks for sharing your thoughts.

i'm surprised that the sd settings doesn't allow for 16x9.

for my clients there is a big difference, where 16x9 seems more current than 4x3.

too bad. with 30min record time for sd, i would have perhaps had considered using a dslr for this upcoming short project.

be well

rob

With the latest magic lantern you can record for 29 minutes and 59 seconds at a lower bit rate using 1080p25, this is only ideal if you're not going to do heavy stuff on the footage in post as it would fall apart quicker when colour correcting.