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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@jimre wrote:

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@Waddizzle wrote:

Buy a camcorder.

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Wow, I guess you really ARE arguing that we are all IDIOTS to want > 30 min record time. Thanks for clarifying your position.

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I fail to see the point of making a big over the 30 minute time limits, which have been around for years. 

[Hipplewm]

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@Waddizzle wrote:

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I fail to see the point of making a big over the 30 minute time limits, which have been around for years. 

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You also failed to notice times change - The 30 min thing was around from eons ago (In terms of Moore's law) 

MANY (Notice I didn't say "All" or "MOST") You tubers hold a full mirrorless full frame camera all day while filming - some use a ronin or other gimbal, so just grab the camera.

Just like when I said "Many New Cameras ship without the 30 min timer" and you took me as saying MOST

How many of the current high end Sony Cameras ship with the 30 min time limit?

I am not sure if English isn't your first language or what, but at the end of the day - the LAW requiring the 30 min limit no longer exists - people want the feature - an official spokesperson from Canon said it was "Easy" to modify in a firmware update

All that said - People who bought the camera want it (Notice, again I didn't say "Most" or "ALL")

My Camera artrived yesterday and you can count me as one who wants the time limit removed

I dunno, maybe you sit in a room with your betamax and long for the old days - but the rest of us want the technology to leap forward

[Waddizzle]

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@Hipplewm wrote:

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@Waddizzle wrote:

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I fail to see the point of making a big over the 30 minute time limits, which have been around for years. 

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You also failed to notice times change - The 30 min thing was around from eons ago (In terms of Moore's law) 

MANY (Notice I didn't say "All" or "MOST") You tubers hold a full mirrorless full frame camera all day while filming - some use a ronin or other gimbal, so just grab the camera.

Just like when I said "Many New Cameras ship without the 30 min timer" and you took me as saying MOST

How many of the current high end Sony Cameras ship with the 30 min time limit?

I am not sure if English isn't your first language or what, but at the end of the day - the LAW requiring the 30 min limit no longer exists - people want the feature - an official spokesperson from Canon said it was "Easy" to modify in a firmware update

All that said - People who bought the camera want it (Notice, again I didn't say "Most" or "ALL")

My Camera artrived yesterday and you can count me as one who wants the time limit removed

I dunno, maybe you sit in a room with your betamax and long for the old days - but the rest of us want the technology to leap forward

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The law has nothing to do with it.  People knowingly by a car with vinyl seats, and then make a big fuss because they cannot get a free upgrade to leather seats.  You should have bought the leather seats from the start, IMHO.

[Hipplewm]

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@Waddizzle wrote:

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The law has nothing to do with it.  People knowingly by a car with vinyl seats, and then make a big fuss because they cannot get a free upgrade to leather seats.  You should have bought the leather seats from the start, IMHO.

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I bought the camera KNOWING the time limit is there, but also knowing the official Canon represenative said that it can be removed easily - The law also doesn't mandate that it stays

In the end, if it never gets removed - I am still happy with my purchase - but I still want it removed.

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.

[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.

[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.