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It would likely overheat anyway hah. Old Sony cameras have the same restrictions.
by tobyhinloopen 2y ago
It would likely overheat anyway hah. Old Sony cameras have the same restrictions.
- sam_lowry_ 2y agoNo, 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 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34640107 In short, there is no good reason anymore, but originally this was because of EU import tarifs.
- the-grump 2y agoGP 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.
- sam_lowry_ 2y agoIt'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.
- randerson 2y agoEven 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.
- Dalewyn 2y agoSome cameras do overheat from extended recording sessions, so depending on the model it's not entirely a joke.
- tobyhinloopen 2y agoIt's a joke, but it's also the truth. Many cameras won't even get to 30 minutes before overheating.
- the-grump 2y agoYeah I knew what you meant. I have one :)
- tartoran 2y agoIT'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.
- tobyhinloopen 2y agoFYI many modern cameras still do this.