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E-PM2 video recording duration

Started Jan 31, 2015 | Discussions thread
Corkcampbell
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A quick Google search would have found your answer.
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A quick Google search would have found your answer. This is from the Imaging Resource review of the camera

"The continuous movie recording duration limit changes depending on file format and bit rate setting. For both 1080p and 720p HD video, recording is limited to approximately 29 minutes for Normal bit rate and 22 minutes for Fine bit rate. For M-JPEG format, the recording time is limited to 7 minutes for HD and 14 minutes for VGA. The maximum movie file size is 4GB for MOV format videos and 2GB for M-JPEG. Olympus recommends use of at least a Class 6 Secure Digital card to avoid issues with write speeds during video capture."

You didn't say where you bought the camera but the EU limits recording limit to 29:29. Some companies (in fact, most companies, it seems) extend that limit to other regions; some apply it to all of the codecs on the camera and some only the better codecs. For unlimited recording you'd have to get something like the GH3/4 cameras (sold outside the EU), which is one reason that I've kept my GH3 despite preferring to use an RX10 for most outings. With some cameras you can get around the limit by outputting the video to a recorder via HDMI.

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