Figure this one out: Two 32 gb cards show different remaining on GH2's at DVinfo.net

James Palanza · February 10th, 2013, 05:21 PM

Okay, so how about on GH2 # 1, with the card in, im seeing 2 hours, 45 minutes. But on GH2 # 2, with the same card in, I see 4 hours, 20 minutes. Now the settings on each camera are exactly the same.. so what gives. Only difference is one camera is a year newer, and has a different lens..

lol ???

Bob Richardson · February 12th, 2013, 06:14 PM

Since nobody has chimed in yet, I'll ask a couple of obvious questions and a couple of more-subtle ones. (This is not meant to be insulting ... we've all overlooked seemingly-simple things from time to time.)

1. Did you format the cards in the camera, or did they come from a computer or preformatted from the manufacturer? (Best to format cards fresh in the camera each time you intend to use them -- providing your clips are backed up, of course!)

2. If the cards have been used before, even if you "deleted" old files, they may still be on the card if you didn't do an "Empty Trash" on your computer. This is especially true on Macs.

3. Make sure the cameras are set to the same recording mode... Different recording modes have different bitrates and therefore offer different total recording times in the same amount of space.

4. Make sure the cameras have identical firmware. Panasonic has done one major firmware update in the life of the camera that added some additional recording modes.

William Hohauser · February 12th, 2013, 06:31 PM

I have found that sometimes the camera has to record a little on the card before it gets the time remaining right.

Duane Adam · February 13th, 2013, 12:46 PM

I'm thinking it's the different lens.

Jeff Harper · February 13th, 2013, 05:01 PM

First thing I would switch cards/cameras just to see what happens. Depending on the results of this test, you might then: format cards, record an hour on both, turn them off at the same time and look at the cards on a PC.

February 10th, 2013, 05:21 PM	#1
James Palanza Major Player Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 310	Figure this one out: Two 32 gb cards show different remaining on GH2's Okay, so how about on GH2 # 1, with the card in, im seeing 2 hours, 45 minutes. But on GH2 # 2, with the same card in, I see 4 hours, 20 minutes. Now the settings on each camera are exactly the same.. so what gives. Only difference is one camera is a year newer, and has a different lens.. lol ???

February 12th, 2013, 06:14 PM	#2
Bob Richardson Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 178	Re: Figure this one out: Two 32 gb cards show different remaining on GH2's Since nobody has chimed in yet, I'll ask a couple of obvious questions and a couple of more-subtle ones. (This is not meant to be insulting ... we've all overlooked seemingly-simple things from time to time.) 1. Did you format the cards in the camera, or did they come from a computer or preformatted from the manufacturer? (Best to format cards fresh in the camera each time you intend to use them -- providing your clips are backed up, of course!) 2. If the cards have been used before, even if you "deleted" old files, they may still be on the card if you didn't do an "Empty Trash" on your computer. This is especially true on Macs. 3. Make sure the cameras are set to the same recording mode... Different recording modes have different bitrates and therefore offer different total recording times in the same amount of space. 4. Make sure the cameras have identical firmware. Panasonic has done one major firmware update in the life of the camera that added some additional recording modes.

February 12th, 2013, 06:31 PM	#3
William Hohauser Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: New York City Posts: 2,650	Re: Figure this one out: Two 32 gb cards show different remaining on GH2's I have found that sometimes the camera has to record a little on the card before it gets the time remaining right. __________________ William Hohauser - New York City Producer/Edit/Camera/Animation

February 13th, 2013, 12:46 PM	#4
Duane Adam Major Player Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Gilroy, CA Posts: 398	Re: Figure this one out: Two 32 gb cards show different remaining on GH2's I'm thinking it's the different lens.

February 13th, 2013, 05:01 PM	#5
Jeff Harper Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 8,425	Re: Figure this one out: Two 32 gb cards show different remaining on GH2's First thing I would switch cards/cameras just to see what happens. Depending on the results of this test, you might then: format cards, record an hour on both, turn them off at the same time and look at the cards on a PC.