Replying from the future (2024) - why couldn't Canon think the future either see improvements - isn't predicting the future and anticipating advancements part of Canon DNA? I don't need the camera to make silly decisions about what storage I can cope...
I'm not sure why you want to make things up. All phones (especially now in 2020, but I know mine since probably 2015 ) are quite capable of handling 1080p videos. Clearly the app is triggering a "converting movie" process that reduces the video. It i...