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Re:You can't use your $6,299.00 Camera as a Webcam. That wil... by sam_lowry_ on Friday January 17, 2025 @04:31AM (#42735699)
No, this is not the reason. If the camera records video for more than 30min, then it is a video camera, see the question answered here https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34640107

In short, there is no good reason anymore, but originally this was because of EU import tarifs.

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Re:You can't use your $6,299.00 Camera as a Webcam. That wil... by the-grump on Friday January 17, 2025 @04:33AM (#42735715)
GP didn’t claim that’s not the reason. They’re making a joke that if the camera kept recording past 30min, it would overheat.

It’s a joke.

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Re:You can't use your $6,299.00 Camera as a Webcam. That wil... by sam_lowry_ on Friday January 17, 2025 @04:45AM (#42735803)
It's not a joke, older DSLR cameras would often overheat when recording continuously. My good old Canon 6D would overheat once in a while when used as a webcam with v4l2loopback.
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Re:You can't use your $6,299.00 Camera as a Webcam. That wil... by randerson on Friday January 17, 2025 @09:04AM (#42737600)
Even as recently as the Canon R5 Mark I mirrorless camera (which you can still buy new), overheats within 15 minutes if you're recording 8K30 or 4K120.
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Re:You can't use your $6,299.00 Camera as a Webcam. That wil... by tobyhinloopen on Friday January 17, 2025 @05:04AM (#42735899)
It's a joke, but it's also the truth. Many cameras won't even get to 30 minutes before overheating.
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Re:You can't use your $6,299.00 Camera as a Webcam. That wil... by the-grump on Friday January 17, 2025 @11:00AM (#42739166)
Yeah I knew what you meant. I have one :)
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Re:You can't use your $6,299.00 Camera as a Webcam. That wil... by Dalewyn on Friday January 17, 2025 @04:46AM (#42735804)
Some cameras do overheat from extended recording sessions, so depending on the model it's not entirely a joke.
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Re:You can't use your $6,299.00 Camera as a Webcam. That wil... by tartoran on Friday January 17, 2025 @09:09AM (#42737642)
IT's not a joke. When filming for more than 30 minutes the cameras at the time (10-15 years ago) would warm up and eventually shut off automatically to cool off.
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Re:You can't use your $6,299.00 Camera as a Webcam. That wil... by tobyhinloopen on Tuesday January 21, 2025 @05:38AM (#42778548)
FYI many modern cameras still do this.
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