my dslr camera records videos for only 3 sec. How do i make the duration longer?

best dslr camera for hd video recording image

Rose amor

I have a 60D EOS camera. I seldom record videos on it and my cousin lost the manual... it's fairly new, i bought it last year. i don't know how or why but it can only record for 3 seconds. Please can anyone help me?
it's a canon 60D dslr camera. i have tried doing the technique fhotoace told me but it only lasts for the maximum time of 30 seconds.

Answer
First use a 4 gb SDHC card, Class 10
Second do not leave the camera in live view before you start shooting. This heats up the CMOS sensor, so when you finally get around to shooting your video, the sensor is hot enough to automatically shut off.

The longest Full HD video file you can take is about 17 minutes or 4 gb, which ever comes first.

If you shoot using a script, you will not need such long takes, closer to one to three minutes

What Canon is comparable to the EOS 500d t1i Rebel?

caileydawn

I really like that camera but i really expensive!! I can't spend $900 right now on a camera.

I'm taking photography/videography classes in college, and i like that the 500d had HD video recording, but like i said, money is a little tight.



What other Canon EOS DSLR/SLR camera would be really comparable to it? The main things i'm looking for in a camera are:

Video Quality/Length
Live view
ISO
Shutter Speed
Aperture

Answer
The only other Canon camera that has video is a the 5D MKII which costs about 3x as much.

All the other new Canon Rebels have everything but video. The older Rebel XT and XTi don't have live view.

The same is true with Nikon and Pentax. The Nikon D5000 costs the same as the Rebel T1i and the Pentax K7 costs about $1,400.

Here are all the DSLR's that shoot video

Canon Rebel T1i $850
Nikon D5000 $850
Canon 5D MKII $2,700 body only
Nikon D90 $900 body only
Nikon D300s $1,800 body only (available shortly)
Pentax K7 $1,400

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