Limit on Length of Video

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Reading the manual on my 7D it states that there is a maximum time limit of 30 mins assuming it doesn't exceed the 4GB file size. One of the lads at my church has been videoing the sermons on his 80D which have exceeded that time limit, I asked him about it this morning and he said he hadn't altered anything and that it was a stock camera. Has this arbitrary limit now been removed on DSLR's and can I fix my 7D so that it isn't limited
 
I’m pretty sure, according to Canon’s specs, the 80D is limited to 29mins 59secs...
 
The only reason to be recording for 30 minutes is if you're using the footage to cut with something else. No-one wants to watch any footage that doesn't change for 30 minutes unless they're a copper reviewing some CCTV where a crime has been committed!!!

The 80D recording at 25fps at 1080 will only record about 10 minutes before it reaches 4GB and the file will be split anyway.
 
The important question is what the camera does when it reaches the limit. There may be options. If it can be arranged that it simply closes one file and opens another without user intervention there might just be a slight hiccup in the video when they're spliced together.
 
It depends on who's preaching and how interesting it is :D a ten minute sermon is no good to man nor beast.
You can have too much of a good thing, though!:
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+20:7-12&version=KJV
The important question is what the camera does when it reaches the limit. There may be options. If it can be arranged that it simply closes one file and opens another without user intervention there might just be a slight hiccup in the video when they're spliced together.
I've read elsewhere that it's seamless on Canon with the hacked Magic Lantern firmware if you hit the file size limit before the length limit (the next file picks up exactly where the last one ended), but even Magic Lantern with auto restart enabled loses a second or two at the 30 minute point.
 
If your recording lots of longer shots maybe a proper video is a better bet, a mate of mine bought one last week of flebay for about £30, it's actually not bad quality at all, much better than I expected.
 
No he hasn't installed Magic Lantern, and yes I know the 30 min limit is due to duty issues on DSLR's as opposed to camcorders. The video is seamless so no drop from splicing two files, I'm just puzzled by it.
 
I think it might be a grey import.

The Canon US website shows the same restriction on recording time but I can't find it on the Thai site.

https://www.usa.canon.com/internet/portal/us/home/products/details/cameras/dslr/eos-80d
Continuous Shooting Time

Continuous Shooting Time MOV

MP4Bit rate indicates video output only, audio is not included.
With MOV and MP4, if the recording time reaches 29 min. 59 sec., the movie shooting stops automatically.
With MOV and MP4, movie shooting does not stop automatically even if the file size reaches 4GB.


http://www.canon.co.th/personal/pro...-80d-body?languageCode=EN#specificationAnchor

Movie shooting time Total approx. 1hr. 50 min. at room temperature (23°C / 73°F)
Total approx. 1hr. 40 min. at low temperatures (0°C / 32°F)
*With a fully-charged Battery Pack LP-E6N.
 
http://www.canon.co.th/personal/pro...-80d-body?languageCode=EN#specificationAnchor

Movie shooting time Total approx. 1hr. 50 min. at room temperature (23°C / 73°F)
Total approx. 1hr. 40 min. at low temperatures (0°C / 32°F)
*With a fully-charged Battery Pack LP-E6N.

I think that's just how much total shooting you can do on a charged battery. If you download the manual via the Thai site, the 30 minute restriction on a single clip is still there (p310):

http://support-th.canon-asia.com/contents/TH/EN/0302245401.html
 
I think canon 80d is best , its limited to 29 min and 59 sec......
 
Are you sure he's recording longer? If he's shooting on a tripod and he'sonly stopping a for a second here and there spliced together it may be nearly impossible to spot. I videoed a stage show but paused after every act,, on the finished video you'de be hard put to tell.
The only way to really check is stand next to him when he videos and see what happens at 30 mins.
 
Does the 29/59 and 4GB limit only apply to continuous shooting?
Yes on my cameras anyway. You can have as many files as you like but 4gb chunks. To be honest I don't shoot long scenes normally anyway. I'd guess and say most clips are seconds and longer clips only a few minutes. I might end up with an hours film but it's all little bits usually.
It's only if I'm filming a stage show I might get longer clips, even then theres normally a few seconds between scenes to stop/start the camera.
 
Canon typically had their bodies format the memory cards in FAT32 which has a 4gb file size limit. Later bodies will allow exFAT formatting on certain card types (SXDC for example) and this removes the 4gb limit.
 
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