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E-PM2 video recording duration

Started Jan 31, 2015 | Discussions thread
Corkcampbell
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Yes, but that link is 2 1/2 years old and there doesn't seem to be any progress.

Yes, but that link is 2 1/2 years old and there doesn't seem to be any progress on ending the recording limit in the EU. What's worse is that some companies are applying the limit universally and there's been a lot of speculation as to the reasons. For example, all of the RX10s have the limit and, when asked about it, a Sony rep said (per the Sonyalpharumors site) in an interview something like "most companies do it," which is not an answer, or course.

I have followed this topic because, like the OP, I must occasionally record, sometimes unattended, for extended periods of time - once I recorded for about three hours with a GH3 on a tripod.

There are other issues with recording limits, a principal one being battery duration. Luckily for me, the GH3 (and GH4) uses a big battery and also offers a grip to hold a second battery. The three hours mentioned above was with one, third-party battery (Watson), and the battery still had life. Unfortunately, even if my RX10 (and RX100M3) had no time limits on recording, the battery issue would still be a sort of limit with those cameras which use smaller, weaker batteries.

If anyone else has any news on this topic, please share it, because for some of us it's a consideration when buying hardware.

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