video length? Can anyone tell me how long a video you can take with this camera?
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Depends on resolution. The video will stop when the file size reaches about 2 GB. I think it's about 12 minutes on high resolution.
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This may help: http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/consumer/products/cameras/digital_cameras/powershot_a2500#Specifications There is a chart at the bottom that shows the length of movie based on size, memory, and frames per sec! At high res, you can get about 49 min with only 8gb
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According to Nikon 3000 pictures or 1 hour 40 minutes of video. I have 660 pics on mine right now
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Lasts very little. In my 8Gb card I believe I should be able to fit about 74min of HD movie in MP4, but the battery won`t last anywhere near that. I still have to do some further testings, but my guess is that it lasts about 25~35 minutes. Since I haven`t done any tests with the camera only shooting movies, I am not sure about these values, it`s just a rough guess. Anyway, I find that the biggest problem is that it only warns you that the battery is about to end when it is already over, so you don`t get any extra seconds once the battery sign starts blinking (missed some great shots because of that). I carry two batteries with me and I am buying a third one, simply because this camera deserves it (video quality is superb and photo quality is good), I am overall happy with the camera. You just have to adapt yourself to change the batteries more frequently.
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On a 16 gb card, about 9 minutes. The camera records in AVI format, which is not compressed like mpeg. It does decent video, but the time restriction means that you will need another camera for longer videos.
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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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for video recording, i lasted as much as i needed. Longest i used it for was close to 5 min using a class 10 32gb card. I think it records plenty though so it should be good for +5min vids. I did have my battery drained much faster too so keep that in mind. Other than that, yea it's pretty good cam for the price. I getting me a 2nd one which the first one i just had a little scratch on the lens. Hopefully that was helpful! :D
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The manual tells the amount of video. I do just point & click photos with this camera. You could easily find out by going to Canon USA's web site. Sorry, I'm not more helpful.
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No.. I am not intersted to record videos. What's about the photo quality? almost same?
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The manual for mine states a 32 GB card is its design. The way mine is setup (32GB) I get about 19hrs. of real good video.
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Reports say 10 minutes battery life on video. I'd call this a short burst video camera. I have 16 GB memory card to cover my casual image and video use. Video shooting for you might need 32 or 64 GB card. Extra batteries certainly needed (Amazon has replacement $4 & $4 shipping). I just got camera & have only tried auto with flash on, day and night---resulting in super sharp quality photos. Have not tried any video, but should be excellent because of several setting options. I was super-surprised with picture quality, with night flash shots.
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I get about 30 to 35 mins. Its funny how they make a product with the recording time of so long but fall shot on battery life to even come close to that amount of time. Guess its a trade off for the small form factor.
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I have two of these camera but I have no idea how much built in memory they have. They are designed to use the mini dv tapes or onto a memory chip that does not come with the camera. I use the mini dv tapes that I guy from amazon really cheap and they will have 1 hour per tape if you use the regular settings.
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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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Hi friend,I shoot a hd video from my camera. which is 1080p full hd video and it was about 17 mins length. It was pretty good and i feel a good about the quality of the video. If any doubt, pls. specify.Thank you.
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Hi John, if you take video, it will last for 2 to 4 hours, you can buy a spare battery at the same time. Feng Te
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Depends on the quality of video you are shooting. I used it to film an entire football game, but was also starting and stopping a lot, so if pressing the battery use constantly maybe an 1 1/2 to 2 hours on full 1080.