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Re:Ask HN: Why do cameras stop recording after 30 minutes? by blitzar on Friday February 03, 2023 @08:16AM (#34640618)
Use a $500 video camera rather than a $5,000 DSLR setup?
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Re:Ask HN: Why do cameras stop recording after 30 minutes? by Retric on Friday February 03, 2023 @08:21AM (#34640686)
5,000$ DSLR’s take better video than $500 video cameras.

So I think it’s just price discrimination. They want people to buy 50,000$ video cameras not 5,000$ DSLR’s.

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Re:Ask HN: Why do cameras stop recording after 30 minutes? by canbus on Friday February 03, 2023 @08:24AM (#34640725)
$5000 DSLRs have huge APSC/Full frame sensors to try and cool... try and take a bulb mode shot on one and let me know if they let you past 30 minutes.
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Re:Ask HN: Why do cameras stop recording after 30 minutes? by Springtime on Friday February 03, 2023 @08:53AM (#34641045)
Fwiw, Sony's current mid-to-high end a7 line of mirrorless cameras (eg: the a7 IV) don't have this video recording limit. They also handle long recordings fine assuming it's on a tripod and screen is in the flipped out position[1] (the link ran a capture at 4K/60fps for 3 hours before ending the test arbitrarily).

[1] @2:50 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9GHftTU7fE

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