How many minutes of video will this hold? I would buy it for my Sony Handycam video camera. I'm trying to decide if I need a 16GB or just an 8GB.
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It really, really depends on compression, and there's no point in guessing because it really does vary so wildly!Some cameras used super-compressed data rates, and can hold hours of video in 16 GB!That same SD card used in, for example, an adapter for an XDCam EX camera like the Sony EX3, will hold just under an hour of 1080P video. In my opinion It's always better to have more space if you want to take video so why get 8gb if you can get 16gb.
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It should hold roughly around 240min of 720p video. I'm not 100% on that for I mainly use it for my psp 3000.
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I get 5hrs of recording on the HD SP setting. The highest quality recording mode on my Handycam would only get 2hrs out of this memory stick. So it does depend on the quality settings you use.
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I see your question was answered. I just wanted to add that I do believe the max size is 32 gb and the recommended speed is class 4. So that's what I got and it works great. I think that loops for 8 hours or so, which is plenty of time to download the video if needed to keep them.
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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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It depends on how many GB your micro SD card has which doesn't come with this. It supports up to 32GB, I got a 2GB I was able to record 10 minutes in medium quality video, which will be 320 minutes/5 hrs and 20 minutes if recording in medium quality.
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Hello Kris, Great question. The video can run continuously for approx 1.5 hrs on a full charge and approx 1.5GB of memory will be utilized during that time.
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I use a micro SD card... If you intend to take video you should really get a card at least 16GB.... I used a 32 GB micro card.However I would also get a waterproof pouch if you intend to use it in water. The very first time I put it in water it leaked. It was under warranty so I was sent a new one by Sony.The other issue I had is that in less than a year I could not charge the camera any more because the mechanism holding the battery in does not work now. It does not come with a separate charger so I have no way to use it. Sony wants me to pay for repair however I am opting not to repair it and instead intend to purchase another camera. I use a micro SD card... If you intend to take video you should really get a card at least 16GB.... I used a 32 GB micro card.However I would also get a waterproof pouch if you intend to use it in water. The very first time I put it in water it leaked. It was under warranty so I was sent a new one by Sony.The other issue I had is that in less than a year I could not charge the camera any more because the mechanism holding the battery in does not work now. It does not come with a separate charger so I have no way to use it. Sony wants me to pay for repair however I am... » Read More I use a micro SD card... If you intend to take video you should really get a card at least 16GB.... I used a 32 GB micro card.However I would also get a waterproof pouch if you intend to use it in water. The very first time I put it in water it leaked. It was under warranty so I was sent a new one by Sony.The other issue I had is that in less than a year I could not charge the camera any more because the mechanism holding the battery in does not work now. It does not come with a separate charger so I have no way to use it. Sony wants me to pay for repair however I am opting not to repair it and instead intend to purchase another camera. « Show Less
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It depends on the capacity of the SDHC card (sold separately) you have in it. It may vary somewhat depending on the brand of card you use, but a 4G card (which I believe is the smallest available) will hold about 1 hour of video, and a 16G will hold a little over 4 hours.
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I have recorded video in excess of 45 minutes... all depends on your memory card and its limitations. I use a 32 gig card with this camera.
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Don't use it so much for videos but I recently went to a car show and the battery went dead after 147 pictures. Seems like the battery used to last longer [about 1 yr. old] so I may get a spare, but it's great for the price and I was going to spend $750 to $800 , glad I got this one . Good luck.
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I have used a 16Gb card in it. DO NOT BUY THIS CAMCORDER!! It has a known issue with it's auto-focus.
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It depends on the memory card size, 64GB can have max 192 hours continuous video (low frame rate) or 48 hours (high frame rate). For battery operation, around 8 to 10 hours.
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I'm sure you got it figured out by now, but to anyone else, I use a CLASS 10 SDHC 8GB card with no problems. Key is that it is CLASS 10. And the video length can be changed in settings.
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Actually, there's something in the manual about a video limit (NOT card limit) of 2GB (Video recording) at a time, but I am unclear about what happens then. Does one simply start recording again or is the max 2GB size just inaccurate; at that point. In any case, I don't think I'll be doing 2GB clips; without pause anyway, so no big deal.BTW, I like a 4GB (or bigger) SDHC (extreme III and reader) because I can take a bunch of pictures and still have room for video clips. I have extra 4GB cards not yet open.
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Depends on the MicroSD you put on your viewer. It does not record without an additional MicroSD. I have an 8GB MicroSD on my viewer and have recorded videos as long as 10 mins and still have a lot of space to record. I have not tried to record more than that. I use my videocamera for longer viedeos :) I hope the information helps you.
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In my testing, 2 minutes of video used 41MB, so a 4GB card would hold ~200 minutes of video.
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I don't know if any SD card is so much better than another, but any name brand SD HC card works. I happen to like SanDisk myself. I use an 8gb currently but I know up to 64gb are available. To give you an idea of time, at 1080P (HD) video setting, I use approx 100mb per minute of filming, so 1gb is ~ten minutes: 8gb card should get about 70+ minutes (as an 8 gb card formatted is around 7.3gb usable)
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I have a 32 GB card in there now. It holds about 6 hours of full HD video. I don't know what the maximum is.