Canon HF G40 - remove clip length limits

[missionpoint]

We're using our new Canon HF G40 to record the sermons at our church. We are recording in 1920 X 1080 29fps. We are using a high speed 64 gb memory card. At about 30-35 minutes the camera starts a new clip. The sermons are typically about 40-45 minutes. Because of the camera splitting video into 2 clips, we have to import them into video editing software to combine them into one video before I can upload it online. Is there a setting that I'm missing in the camera that would allow me to remove the clip length limit? The memory has plenty of room so that's not causing the limit. Any ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

[Penniwinkle]

If I had known this upfront, I would NOT have purchased your product. I feel I was ripped off now.

I need to do 90 minutes at a stretch, not 15.

[Inapickle]

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@Penniwinkle wrote:

We just bought a brand new video recorder camera to record a 90 minute presentation and my partner didn't notice it turned itself off after 15 mintues.

Why?  And HOW to work around?  A 64 gb chip is worthless if it only records for 15 minutes.

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I don't know why it would do that. Page 44 In the User Manual:

Did it happen just the one time or does it happen everytime ?

Was this on battery power or using the DC power adapter ?

Was it connected to a LANC remote control and/or on-camera (field) monitor? Connections should always be made before the camcorder is powered on.

Have you tried changing the SD card ?

As for split mp4 files, the Pixela Data Import Utility will join them:

And on page 39

[Inapickle]

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@Inapickle wrote:

Did it happen just the one time or does it happen everytime ?

Was this on battery power or using the DC power adapter ?

Was it connected to a LANC remote control and/or on-camera (field) monitor? Connections should always be made before the camcorder is powered on.

Have you tried changing the SD card ?

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Given the lack of feedback I think it's reasonable to assume that this was a case of 'operator error' and was not due to a fault with the camcorder per se.

[dpsaiz]

I noticed the same thing on my GoPro Hero. I called GoPro about this very issue. They told me they purposely limit the size of a video. In the event that the file is corrupted you won't lose the entire file. You'll have the remainder of your video files to work with.

What I would like to see is a pause button on the camcorder. When I need to have a pause in the recording the only way to do so is to stop recording.

My Google Pixel camera has a pause button so I can pause to reframe my shots or or change locations and everything is on one file.

[shadowsports]

Greetings,

Thanks for posting.  This thread hasn't seen any activity in 2 yrs and is 6yrs old.  If you have a Canon product and would like assistance, please start a new thread with information about your Canon product and the problem or issue you are experiencing.  If you want to make a feature request, you can do so under [+]Feedback > Product found at the top of the Canon USA Website.

Thanks in advance.  

[dpsaiz]

Why not lock old post so that replies are not possible.

[Stephen]

We don't lock threads in case someone like you has an issue and needs help. It is, in fact, easier to find useful information on existing threads, rather than to post a whole new thread on the same issue. 

(In other words, you're good 😉)