Recording times on the Tascam DR40 at DVinfo.net

Bill Grant · April 25th, 2012, 07:56 PM

Hey errbody. I have had my DR40 for a few weeks and on a 16GB SDHC card,the most I get in stereo mode is 6hrs and something. On the H4N I always got like 21 hrs in stereo and 11 in 4ch. The card shows 12GB free after a shoot but only like 3hrs recording time? Am I doing something wrong here?

Justin Molush · April 25th, 2012, 08:06 PM

It depends on your bitrate. I have a H4n and its record duration on a 8GB card varies from 3.5 hours to 16 hours... Your bitrates are probably different.

Khoi Pham · April 25th, 2012, 08:14 PM

Make sure you have the latest firmware, earlier version have some problem with recording time or something like that.

Bill Grant · April 25th, 2012, 10:00 PM

So there's a setting that says "size" and the largest size is 2G. The bitrate is 44/16 wave btw.
Bill

Bill Grant · April 25th, 2012, 10:50 PM

Ok, so apparently what it's showing me on the display is what is potentially left in the "file" it's creating so 1 file vs the whole card which seems a snidge backwards. Is there a way to change that?

Rick Reineke · April 26th, 2012, 09:17 AM

When the DR-40 reaches the 2GB file size, (which depends on the file format and other factors) it starts a new file but keeps recording until the card is full. I'm not aware of anyway to change the 'time remaining' display.

April 25th, 2012, 07:56 PM	#1
Bill Grant Major Player Join Date: May 2005 Location: Columbia,SC Posts: 806	Recording times on the Tascam DR40 Hey errbody. I have had my DR40 for a few weeks and on a 16GB SDHC card,the most I get in stereo mode is 6hrs and something. On the H4N I always got like 21 hrs in stereo and 11 in 4ch. The card shows 12GB free after a shoot but only like 3hrs recording time? Am I doing something wrong here? __________________ Cinema Couture www.cinemacouture.com

April 25th, 2012, 08:06 PM	#2
Justin Molush Major Player Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Montreal Posts: 388	Re: Recording times on the Tascam DR40 It depends on your bitrate. I have a H4n and its record duration on a 8GB card varies from 3.5 hours to 16 hours... Your bitrates are probably different.

April 25th, 2012, 08:14 PM	#3
Khoi Pham Major Player Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Dallas Posts: 747	Re: Recording times on the Tascam DR40 Make sure you have the latest firmware, earlier version have some problem with recording time or something like that. __________________ Khoi Pham www.proeditproductions.com

April 25th, 2012, 10:00 PM	#4
Bill Grant Major Player Join Date: May 2005 Location: Columbia,SC Posts: 806	Re: Recording times on the Tascam DR40 So there's a setting that says "size" and the largest size is 2G. The bitrate is 44/16 wave btw. Bill __________________ Cinema Couture www.cinemacouture.com

April 25th, 2012, 10:50 PM	#5
Bill Grant Major Player Join Date: May 2005 Location: Columbia,SC Posts: 806	Re: Recording times on the Tascam DR40 Ok, so apparently what it's showing me on the display is what is potentially left in the "file" it's creating so 1 file vs the whole card which seems a snidge backwards. Is there a way to change that? __________________ Cinema Couture www.cinemacouture.com

April 26th, 2012, 09:17 AM	#6
Rick Reineke Inner Circle Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: New York Posts: 2,039	Re: Recording times on the Tascam DR40 When the DR-40 reaches the 2GB file size, (which depends on the file format and other factors) it starts a new file but keeps recording until the card is full. I'm not aware of anyway to change the 'time remaining' display.