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By Rod Lawton
published Baffled by video jargon? Our A-Z covers basic know-how right through to pro hardware
You would have thought that if a camera can record video continuously for 30 minutes that it would be able to keep going – yet many consumer cameras have this limit. In fact, it's not a technical restriction but a statutory one. If the camera can record clips of more than 30 seconds its status as a recording device changes and it's subject to a higher rate of duty.
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Rod Lawton is Head of Testing for Future Publishing’s photography magazines, including Digital Camera, N-Photo, PhotoPlus, Professional Photography, Photography Week and Practical Photoshop.
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