topic Re: Canon G16 in Point & Shoot Digital Cameras

Canon G16

Gumucio — Sun, 03 Apr 2016 16:04:42 GMT

Can anybody tell why my Powershot G16 shuts off automatically on video mode after 16 min EVEN if I have selected the option NOT TO POWER OFF? It is really bothering to have a camera with thousands of gadgets (that you never use) and simple things do not work. Battery is full, so that is not the reason. The 212 page manual is not very helpful.

Re: Canon G16

cicopo — Sun, 03 Apr 2016 17:24:25 GMT

Most often this is caused by a memory card that's too slow for the video file to be wrote to it. video fills up a lot of space quickly, and if the card write speed is too slow the buffer fills & the camera stops recording. Check the WRITE spec for your card & see what the manual recommends as the minimum.

Re: Canon G16

Gumucio — Sun, 03 Apr 2016 18:02:16 GMT

Many thanks... I checked... I have a Ultra 32 GB, 40 MB/s SanDisk card. Shouldn't this be enough?

Re: Canon G16

cicopo — Sun, 03 Apr 2016 18:15:12 GMT

Probably not but I don't have a G 16 nor the manual nor do I shoot video with any of my cameras. PLUS many manufacturers list the read speed rather than the write speed because it is usually higher. Look up the WRITE speed & check your manual. You can't have too fast of a card but you sure can have too slow of one.

Re: Canon G16

jrhoffman75 — Sun, 03 Apr 2016 18:34:12 GMT

From manual:

Re: Canon G16

Gumucio — Sun, 03 Apr 2016 18:35:43 GMT

Well, the manual says cards should be "Speed Class 6 or higher"... Mine is Speed Class 10, and still doesn't serve the purpose. The manual doesn't say anything in the specs about writing and reading speed. I won't bother you anymore, but I'm quite disappointed with this camera. Too many features, but the most common don't work well.

Re: Canon G16

jrhoffman75 — Sun, 03 Apr 2016 18:37:24 GMT

What video quality and speed are you shooting? If its FHD/60, 4GB is just about 16 minutes.

Re: Canon G16

Gumucio — Sun, 03 Apr 2016 18:38:33 GMT

Yes, thanks, I read it in the manual and I still don't understand why they limit the recording time if you have a card class 10, 32 GB... Just doesn't make any sense.

Re: Canon G16

jrhoffman75 — Sun, 03 Apr 2016 18:40:22 GMT

4GB is a technical limit for FAT32 if I'm not mistaken.

Re: Canon G16

Gumucio — Sun, 03 Apr 2016 18:41:24 GMT

I'm using the highest of course (which is the main reason why I bought this camera), and still do not understand why it should stop at 4GB if a have a great 32GB card... The manual may say that, but I don't get the rationale...

Re: Canon G16

Gumucio — Sun, 03 Apr 2016 18:43:21 GMT

Thanks much for spending your time on this conversation. Maybe I'm just venting my frustration. I wish people from Canon would listen to these conversations. Not sure they do...

Re: Canon G16

jrhoffman75 — Sun, 03 Apr 2016 18:51:02 GMT

Glad to help. Its not a Canon issue. Its a function of the FAT32 file system, which is what the SD and SDHC cards use. Some cameras will restart a second 4GB clip automatically; the G16 doesn't have that capability.

Re: Canon G16

smack53 — Mon, 04 Apr 2016 01:27:00 GMT

There are also limitations that are put on the camera to keep it from being taxed as a video camera. The tax laws can vary from one country to another, but the shut off times listed previously are true for all the manufacturer's. If they allowed the camera to shoot longer, than the import tax would increase the price of the camera, so to avoid this, they set the limits just under the time allotments for video camera standards.

Steve M.

Re: Canon G16

Gumucio — Mon, 04 Apr 2016 02:18:01 GMT

Interesting, I didn't know that, but they could and should explain... They always put the limitations in small characters (like an insurance policy).