EOS R5 Remove EU 29:59 Record Time Limit

[karchner14]

With all the talk of record limits due to overheating, not many people are talking about the fact that this camera still has the antiquated 29:59 EU record time limit.  I believe Canon needs to remove this.

[Waddizzle]

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@Hipplewm wrote:

I like how you keep changing your arguement ever time someone blows holes in your previous arguement - I am kinda waiting for you to circle back and say it is against the law again.

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I am not the one who posted the EU law is the reason why the 30 minute limit exists.  

Have a nice day.  Enjoy your camera.

[shawnphoto]

They absolutely should get rid of this time limit just because it dumber than a box of rocks. The camera costs $3,899 it should record for more than 30 minutes at a time for the love of god.

[shadowsports]

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@karchner14 wrote:

.....antiquated 29:59 EU record time limit.  I believe Canon needs to remove this.

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Greetings,

The "29:59 EU recording time limit" is something I have learned to accept as an "Ain't going to change in my lifetime" fact.  So as others mentioned...  I also suggest you start planning your next purchase (a camcorder) which is capable of such feats.

To maximize what recording time (and recovery) you do get with the R5, I suggest you update its FW to 1.1

https://www.usa.canon.com/internet/portal/us/home/support/details/cameras/eos-dslr-and-mirrorless-ca...

While the recovery algorithims were improved, there are no improvements in recording times in the higher quality video modes.  To be fair though its certainly better that the shipping FW.

[jrhoffman75]

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@karchner14 wrote:

With all the talk of record limits due to overheating, not many people are talking about the fact that this camera still has the antiquated 29:59 EU record time limit.  I believe Canon needs to remove this.

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It's not an antiquated time limit, its a legal/tax issue.

The tax on video recording devices ranges from about 5% up to 12% from what I have found on line; I don't know what affects the range.

While this only impacts imports to the EU it seems that camera companies have not decided to create special versions for that market. I'm not even sure there would be a way given the grey market trade.

I do not think the majority of DSLR users should be impacted with that tax for a limited number of users.

[Hipplewm]

You would be correct if it were before 2018

The World Trade Oraganization in 2018 did some trickery and the law no longer applies to Cameras - so there is no additional tax - that is why so many cameras now don't have the limit and their price didn't go up.  Camera companies are updating firmware to remove it etc...

EXCEPT Canon  😞

Before you go all google on me - I believe the tax may have gone thru portions if not all of 2019, but it was wholly rescinded mostly in 2016, became a thing in 2018 and went away some time after that. Point stands it doesn't exist today

[Waddizzle]

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@Hipplewm wrote:

You would be correct if it were before 2018

The World Trade Oraganization in 2018 did some trickery and the law no longer applies to Cameras - so there is no additional tax - that is why so many cameras now don't have the limit and their price didn't go up.  Camera companies are updating firmware to remove it etc...

EXCEPT Canon  😞

Before you go all google on me - I believe the tax may have gone thru portions if not all of 2019, but it was wholly rescinded mostly in 2016, became a thing in 2018 and went away some time after that. Point stands it doesn't exist today

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That's false.  Nearly every camera sold still has the 30 minute time limit.  However, as you have pointed out, companies release a firmware update for users to install on some cameras that remove it....after the camera has been purchased.

BTW, you can record for almost as long as you wish to an external recorder on Canon bodies with "clean HDMI" output.

[NoTicket]

I really hope Canon doesn't listen to you.

Sony has removed recording limits on every camera that competes with the R5. Stop defending a limit that could be removed in a single line of code and telling people to go buy camcorders. There is no benefit to anybody to continue to argue that recording limits shouldn't be removed.

[Cinemattic_Matt]

Few years on, and this is still an issue. I multiple cameras and find it frustrating that I cannot record over 30 mins on my 2 R5's. 

If its an overheating issue - make it so you can film longer on the lower settings (I.E maybe not recoding longer that 30 mins for 4k 120fps, but make it accessible for 4k24/25/30. It surely should be able to handle that!? If not certainly just filming in HD.)

It's a legal/tax thing. - I am not buying this, how can a >$4000 camera have this limit but something like a $300 10 year old GoPro can get around it? 

Is there a solution in what the GoPro does? It films in 10 min sections and automatically continues recording starting a new clip. Personally I would be fine with that, if at 29 mins, 59 seconds, it automatically starts recording a new clip without the need to manually start the next. 

As a hybrid wedding photographer and videographer, filming some ceremonies are just over 30mins. My fellow wedding photography friends are all baffled that my r5's and r6's won't record over the 30 min limit. And they see this as one of the key reasons that they have a bag full of sony gear.

@canon, can you please sort this?

[shawnphoto]

Yes, it should do it, but it doesn't and probably won't. Anyway, it won't do it much longer than that anyway because it will overheat. Those CFExpress cards do get really hot, in fact, hot enough to burn skin.