PV-GS70 MPEG4 recording time limit? at DVinfo.net

Michael Eskin · July 25th, 2003, 04:00 PM

I'm seriously considering the GS70, primarily for its MPEG-4 capability, probably will seldom put a tape in the unit.

Reading through the PV-DV953 and PV-GS70 manuals, its hard to tell if they have a hard time limit on the 320x240 MPEG4 capture mode to the SD card. The times listed in the manual seem to be max time for the 8 MB SD card provided with the camera, not maximum times for any size media, but the wording is very vague.

So, the question for those of you with a GS70 or a PV-DV953, is there a hard limit to how long you can record a single clip in MPEG4, other than the available SD media size?

For what I plan to use the camera for, I'd like to be able to shoot for at least 5-10 minutes using the highest quality 320x240 MPEG4 capture mode if possible, using large SD cards.

Thanks,

Michael Eskin
San Diego, CA

Eng Yew Lee · July 25th, 2003, 04:26 PM

On a GS100, the camcorder says 34 minutes of MPEG-4 at best quality for a 128mb SD card. I have never tried to record that much.

The GS100 MPEG-4 capabilities look similar to that of the GS70.

If you buy a 256mb SD card, you should be able to squeeze in a hour.

Michael Eskin · July 25th, 2003, 04:58 PM

On the GS100, have you been able to record longer than 2 minutes continuously in best quality MPEG-4?

I guess I could always just buy the camera and if it doesn't work out, return it...

Thanks,

Michael

Eng Yew Lee · July 26th, 2003, 12:57 AM

Honestly, I have never really tried to record MPEG-4 for any significant length, I prefer DV.

The MPEG-4 record function works like the normal camcorder record function. You just switch the camcorder so it records to the SD card rather than to a DV tape. So I imagine you should be able to record continuously like you would to tape.

I beleive the GS100 and GS70 behaves the same way, unless you really wanted the latest technology and are willing to accept reading Japanese kanji the GS70 is your best bet.

July 25th, 2003, 04:00 PM	#1
Michael Eskin Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 73	PV-GS70 MPEG4 recording time limit? I'm seriously considering the GS70, primarily for its MPEG-4 capability, probably will seldom put a tape in the unit. Reading through the PV-DV953 and PV-GS70 manuals, its hard to tell if they have a hard time limit on the 320x240 MPEG4 capture mode to the SD card. The times listed in the manual seem to be max time for the 8 MB SD card provided with the camera, not maximum times for any size media, but the wording is very vague. So, the question for those of you with a GS70 or a PV-DV953, is there a hard limit to how long you can record a single clip in MPEG4, other than the available SD media size? For what I plan to use the camera for, I'd like to be able to shoot for at least 5-10 minutes using the highest quality 320x240 MPEG4 capture mode if possible, using large SD cards. Thanks, Michael Eskin San Diego, CA

July 25th, 2003, 04:26 PM	#2
Eng Yew Lee Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Castro Valley, CA, USA Posts: 32	On a GS100, the camcorder says 34 minutes of MPEG-4 at best quality for a 128mb SD card. I have never tried to record that much. The GS100 MPEG-4 capabilities look similar to that of the GS70. If you buy a 256mb SD card, you should be able to squeeze in a hour.

July 25th, 2003, 04:58 PM	#3
Michael Eskin Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 73	On the GS100, have you been able to record longer than 2 minutes continuously in best quality MPEG-4? I guess I could always just buy the camera and if it doesn't work out, return it... Thanks, Michael

July 26th, 2003, 12:57 AM	#4
Eng Yew Lee Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Castro Valley, CA, USA Posts: 32	Honestly, I have never really tried to record MPEG-4 for any significant length, I prefer DV. The MPEG-4 record function works like the normal camcorder record function. You just switch the camcorder so it records to the SD card rather than to a DV tape. So I imagine you should be able to record continuously like you would to tape. I beleive the GS100 and GS70 behaves the same way, unless you really wanted the latest technology and are willing to accept reading Japanese kanji the GS70 is your best bet.