How to force to automatically continue VIDEO-Recording after being stopped (after 12 mins or so)

Most photo-cameras (canon or whatever) has the limit, as most of them stop the video-recording after 12 minutes. AFAIK, it is related to SD-CARD limits (as FAT format can hold max 4gb file). However, how to force it to auto-continue recording in the same moment, when overgoes 12 minutes? So, we no longer need to MANUALLY push the record button again? very annoying.

asked Dec 25, 2018 at 8:27 273 3 3 gold badges 6 6 silver badges 19 19 bronze badges I believe the avchd file structure employed by many cameras is made to overcome this limitation. Commented Dec 25, 2018 at 19:13 @JasonConrad can you explain it a bit more? will be good if you posted an answer. Commented Dec 26, 2018 at 18:30

Such record limits on still cams can also be related to legislation. For example, many DSLR cams stop at 29:59, because hardware that video records 30 minutes or more is taxed differently.

Commented Dec 28, 2018 at 3:15

Nevermind. I misread the question. Didn't realize you were talking about photo cameras. AVCHD is a sony/ panasonic video camera thing. Other video cameras have similar formats, but as others have posted here, photo camera video file limitations are often artificially imposed for regulatory reasons.

Commented Dec 28, 2018 at 7:48

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Depending on the camera model used, one could expand the recording time a 4GB file can take up by reducing the recording quality (compression, bit rate, resolution. ) of your video.

With SOME cameras, you might be able to use an SDHC card forcibly formatted to a file system that does not have a 4G file size limit, eg exFAT or NTFS. If you can make it work, test THOROUGHLY.

Be aware that certain cameras also have a hard coded 30 minute video limit, which is there for reasons all unrelated to file size: In some markets, video cameras are taxed higher than still cameras, and the definition of a video camera in the relevant tax codes is continuous video recording capability beyond 30 minutes. In some cases, the camera might also not be THERMALLY designed to handle more than 30 minutes uninterrupted recording load.