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Tuesday, February 09, 2010

UPDATE: Rebel T2i limited to 4GB?

Though I've been unable to find a definitive answer, I have found two sites that quote specs for the T2i/550D that specifically say that the movie files are limited to 4GB.

I can't help but think that had Canon made the T2i/550D capable of recording longer than that, they would have made a mention of it.... being able to record HD for 29 minutes is a significant change.

4 comments:

Mr. Director said...

It seems the only reason they have to limit it to 12 minutes, is because anything longer and it would be considered a video camera (not a still camera) in Europe...resulting in a higher tax for Canon. By keeping it under 4GB/12 minutes, they can still call it a still camera and avoid that extra cost, which would most likely translate into a higher price tag. Can you imagine how unhappy the still photographers would be if they had to pay more for a "video" camera that they only wanted to shoot stills with?

Still, it's ridiculous. I hope somebody learns to hack that limit and posts the instructions online for us Yanks wanting continuous shooting...

Michael Murie said...

I've read that the limit for it to be considered a video camera is 29 minutes 59 seconds (that's why the Canon 7D stops recording at that length in SD mode.)

In HD mode they shut it off at 4 GB because that was the file size limit of the FAT32 file system used on the memory cards.

Unknown said...

CANON SAYS 30 MIN. IN 1 CONSTANT RECORDING SESSION...THEN ABOUT 10 SEC. TO WRITE THE INFO...THEN YOU CAN CONTINUE

Michael Murie said...

30 min in SD (640 x 480) but only about 12 min (4GB) in either 720p or 1080p