Video on G9
Hi all, I'm planning on doing a 1.5 hr video shoot with the G9. My read of the manual is that an MP4 set to FHD/20M/30p will run at 20 Mbps, so a three hour shoot is 20 x 60 (1 minute) x 90 minutes = 109000 mbytes = 109 gbytes? Has anyone tried to do something similar? I know that the time limit per file is 30 minutes so I'll have to keep track of that. What about the number of batteries I'll need? I have three. Any advice is welcome.
Quote:. Any advice is welcome.
Ermm.. buy a Sony Handycam...? the 30 (or 29..) minute “limit” I believe derives from standards which say a camera recording video longer than 29/30 minutes attracts a different classification from a “stills” camera to a “video” camera with extra price implications probably...why struggle trying to use a G9 under these conditions..?
Get the right tool for the job...
I shoot my YouTube videos at FHD/ 20M/ 25fps and that comes in at 680MB per minute. You should get something over 2 hours video per battery.
Personally, I plug the camera into the mains or a power bank when I have a lot of shooting to do but if you can break off to change batteries, it hardly matters.
Of course, you could always buy another 2 G9s and fire one as the other stops
Personally, I plug the camera into the mains or a power bank when I have a lot of shooting to do but if you can break off to change batteries, it hardly matters.
Of course, you could always buy another 2 G9s and fire one as the other stops
If this is an important video then I suggest that you try it all out first - you have nothing to lose with digital and could save you time and trouble when it matters.
