35B Loc: Australia

Hi,
how many minutes of best quality video can I store on a 16 gig card in a Nikon D610?

I believe there is a limit of 29 minutes & 59 seconds for 1 continuous take - why is this so?

If I record to an external drive - at best quality - can I exceed this limit?

Thanking you uhh
35B

raysass Loc: Brooklin, On, Canada.

I own a Canon 60D and according to the manual if the file size on a single movie clip reaches 4GB,movie shooting will stop automatically. At(1920x1080) and [1280x720] max.rec. time of a single movie clip will be approx.12min. At [640x480] and crop [640x480] max.rec. time will be approx.24min. To restart press the movie button again and recording will resume. Max.rec time of one movie clip is 29min.59sec. Rec.time also depends on the internal temp.of the camera. Check your camera's manual. Ray.

pauleveritt Loc: Erie, Colorado

The 29 minute, 59 second limitation is because the EU calls it a CAMERA at that point with CAMERA taxation. At 30 minutes and beyond, it is a CAMCORDER with HIGHER CAMCORDER taxation. No longer any technical limitation. Sony A99 will record for as long as the card will hold it.

Thank you EU!

raysass Loc: Brooklin, On, Canada.

So it all comes down to politics and money.Amazing.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

That must be a first!

Actually, it goes back decades in England. Automobile engines used to be taxed according to the diameter of the bore, so English engines have traditionally been tall and thin - small bore, long stroke. Efficiency? What does that mean?

Jas Loc: Calabasas, CA

Which reminds me of the Morgan Motor Car company. I've been a fan of their sports cars for many years, and own 2 of them. But they got their start with 3-wheel cars. After World War One, car owners in England had to pay a heavy tax. Enter H.F.S. Morgan, who noticed that the tax code applied to "4 wheel vehicles." So he created a 3-wheel car (2 in front, 1 in back), which was taxed as a motorcycle, which had a very low tax at the time. Morgan thrived making family and business vehicles with 3 wheels until the 1950's, all because of the tax structure. Starting in 1935, they started making 4 wheel cars, which continues to today. Just last year, they started making 3-wheelers again, this time for people interested in fun, not tax savings. It took 100 years!

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Did you see the episode of Wheeler Dealers in which they restored a Morgan? They had to replace the frame - quite a job.

Jas Loc: Calabasas, CA

I did. Morgans have a wooden body tub, handmade by factory carpenters. The wood gives the car flexibility and light weight, but makes restoration difficult. I have a 2005 and a 1965 Morgan, and I check the wood regularly for problems.

Kuzano

Ace Cycle Car Company in Seattle is building a production retro Morgan Three Wheeler. I hope to drive up there next spring/summer and tour their factory.

Fairly true to the design. Actually there are lot of enthusiasts out there building reproduction three wheelers. Nicest power on one that I have seen is the Moto Guzzi motorcycle V2 engine on front.

Here's a link to a slide show page at Cycle-car.com in Seattle. Quite nice web site:

http://cycle-car.com/slideshow1.htm

I had my own shop restoring (sideline biz) UK cars from 1972 through 1978.

Yes, I think I know almost all the John Lucas, "prince of darkness" jokes and stories.

Do you know there is a company sellling canned or bottled Lucas Electrical System Smoke, to refill your electrical system when the "smoke leaks out". Much like refreshing the refrigerant in your AC. Can't tell you the number of times I have encountered smoke leaking from Lucas electrical wiring harness and devices.

I finally switched from British cars (all makes) to Eyetalian... Fiat and Alfa Romeo. Made more money.

Was able to clean up all the oil from my shop floor after stopping work on UK cars.

The Fiats and Alfa Romeo's were much better in the oil leak department. However, I must admit that part of the reason for that is because it was much harder to keep the Eyetalian cars running consistently. A car that does not run reliably does not leak much oil.

OH YES, and back to the post.....

Does anybody really use DSLR camera's for video.

I am confident the reason Canon and Nikon limits frame speeds, video quality, and time allowed to shoot video is because they both make dedicated Video Camera's and are limiting people buying DSLR's to replace their dedicated video products.

Sony on the other hand, while they make both, they surely know that no serious Videographer would use the secondary function (video) on a DSLR camera for taping real or commercial grade video (or remembering Video)

Canon seems to be having some problem in their video models with "moire" patterns, aside from the non committal mode of their Video. The Canon 6D is heavily reputed to have the "moire" problem, as well as the 5DMkII. The MkIII gets their recommendation.

Not sure how Nikon is dealing with such problems... sensor technology???

Video of the kids tearing into christmas packages is about all I can see as useful function of video in a DSLR.

pauleveritt Loc: Erie, Colorado

Getting back on topic here.

I am a Videographer who has been teaching himself Photography. The BIG deal about Video on a DSLR is ALL about Depth of Field. Virtually ALL camcorders of any price are set up to have infinite depth of field. They GENERALLY do not have interchangeable lenses. When you start shooting video on a DSLR you get to use the variety of lenses and get the ability to do use Depth of Field in your production. This is why Videographers use DSLRs for video. I have only recently acquired my D90 have not incorporated DSLR video into any productions. The D90 is limited to 5 minutes of video and will not shoot at 1920 X 1080. I have to set up everything for 720P which my camcorders can't match. So for now, for me, DSLR video remains a specialty item.

Kuzano

Well now, you see, I learned something of value here, and I am not above learning....

70 years old, and still open minded, in a very narrow minded way. Thank you for explaining that to me. I am now better informed.

Whether I use the information in a productive manner remains to be seen, but thanks. :mrgreen: