Could I record 8 continous hours with this camera? If not then how many hours, would you recommend it for shooting a low budget seminar?
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How long you can record is based on how much storage space you have divided by the file size. The higher the quality the more space it takes per frame."How many hours of uncompressed video on 1 Terabyte disk?Answer: An hour of standard video takes up about 1GB, while an hour of high-definition video sucks up 4GB"http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_many_hours_of_uncompressed_video_on_1_Terabyte_disk
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yes you could record that long because I have mine setup for security purposes and it works fine. and I have co-workers that record long class seminars and I haven't heard any complaints from them
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yes you can record 8 continuous hours because I leave mine on in my office and it is setup for motion sensor recording continuously
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Hi Alexander, the expected recording time would depend on the quality of videos you take. You can record on the highest quality for about 3 hours. Thanks_Mitch
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Yes this would certainly work, but I think its overkill for what you need it for. You could simply use the timer on the camera. Unless its candids that you are hoping to capture.
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I have not used it for 2 hrs straight but, I also own the larger Sony NP-FV100 battery pack. With this pack i was able to record (not continuous) a wedding and most of the reception before changing packs. The event lasted nearly 6 hours and with only 1 battery change during the reception I was able to capture everything. Hope this helps you.
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I would not recommend it. For a little more money, you shoukd invest in a better quality camera that will last longer.
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I have a 32GB memory card and empty it allows for just under 2 hours of HD video at the highest quality. That being said, I'd imagine I could record an hour or more on a single charge as I have recorded over 30 mins and the battery level did not move from full. Actually, even after taking a couple of hundred pictures in one day, I still have not seen the battery less than full. This was the same with my old G9...excellent battery life. It might be possible to fill the whole 32GB card on one charge, but I cannot verify that.
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I have a 16GB Class 10 SDHC Memory Card in it. It will record just over three hours of video at the 720p 60 Frames Per Second Setting (3H 3M 30Seconds to be exact). You can get One Hour of non-stop recording on a single battery before it runs out of power. Buy two spare aftermarket batteries here on Amazon for about 8 bucks each, and you'll be able to record for a hour, then swap the battery out to record for hour two, and the same for hour three. When figuring out how much memory is used for recording, the 720p@60 Frames Per Second will use exactly the same amount of memory that 1080p does at 30 Frames Per Second. So recording at HD levels uses about 5.4 Gigabytes per hour. I recommend the Transcend SDHC "Class 10" 16 Gigabyte card, which is currently only Fourteen Dollars on Amazon. You MUST get at least a "CLASS 10" memory card, as you need it's fast recording speed to record HD Video. The comments below about the camera stopping after a few minutes is because they used memory that was too slow, which will cause the camera to stop after a few minutes because it can't write to the memory fast enough. With a Class 10 card, this is a non-issue. This is well documented all over the internet btw, so feel free to confirm that with a google search. :-) The Spare Batteries are $7-8 each.
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Something I really love in this camera is the battery life but I've never tried to record an entire wedding. According to this site - http://shop.panasonic.com/shop/model/DMC-SZ1A?t=specs - you can record continuously for about 90 minutes.
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I rarely record for longer than 15 minutes.....but I can fit well over an hour of HD footage no problem. I would buy a new battery when you buy the camera. I have had great success with the new battery and use the camera regularly without issues. The battery I bought was $3 and well worth it.
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yes - funny, I bought this camera specifically for my bike commute, which is about 30 min...one thing to note: if you record for over 30 min at a time it will chop it up into 2 separate videos, which can later be merged/edited if needed
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The battery will last 2 hours of recording time on a full charge but lasts days while on standby. For thirty bucks I was very impressed with this camera for my applications
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Howdy I attend a regularly meeting once a month. I record about hour to hour and half with no problems or shut offs. The sound is pretty good on the replay on computer. I have only used it twice since I bought it. I hopes this helps
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According to the documentation, it should record up to 29 minutes or 2 GB. But the only time I tried to record more than 10 minutes was my cousin's wedding, where it froze on me. So whether it's actually capable of recording up to spec, I couldn't say.
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There is a six hour mode, but you lose quality at that level. I prefer to record at no more than three hours for videos I plan to keep and replay more than once.
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The battery should last about 3 hours, That is if you don't keep it on for long periods at a time. I film about 15 min at a time and get right at 3 hours out of it.
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you can record between 8-12 hours (depending the light , dark or day light) you think you need more than 8 hours on a 32 GIG SD card ?? I have tested at least 10 different dash cams the ones with more capacity have BAD quality
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Mine lasts at least an hour of filming. I haven't used it longer at any given time so I can't speak to the exact duration.