clip length speculation/wild rumor?

[Dana Salsbury]

Interesting. Would it follow, then, that filming a white wall would give you a longer shoot time?

[Manus Sweeney]

Originally Posted by Perrone Ford

It's entirely possible that the attached video was really of the camera being used in continuous still mode and not movie mode.

yep.. otherwise theyd sound something like a blender when shooting!

[Bill Parker]

If we can get our subjects to keep completely still, then we're good to go. Most of my subjects are elderly, so I may be able to squeeze out a few extra minutes!

[Perrone Ford]

Originally Posted by Chris Hurd

No, that's not how it works. When operating in Live View mode (which is the mode that enables video recording), the mirror is moved up out of the light path and held there until the mode is deactivated. This is the reason why the optical viewfinder isn't usable during Live view; because it's blocked by the mirror. And it's the reason why you don't hear the mirror clacking away 24 times per second.

Makes sense. I just thought they had excellent damping on the mirror! Ah well, live and learn.

[Richard Hunter]

Originally Posted by Dana Salsbury

Interesting. Would it follow, then, that filming a white wall would give you a longer shoot time?

Yes but you might as well just take a still picture. :)