[60D] Is recording time an issue?

Someone told me that someone they knew said they could not shoot constant video on their Rebel T2i without it heating up. Of course this was second hand and they didn’t know how long it took to get hot.
I’m looking at the 60D and wondering if recording time is an issue? (I know they aren’t out to the public yet, but someone on here must be testing them.)

Also...The camera will primarily be a still camera. I will be upgrading from a 20D so I have not used video before. I have CF cards and will need SD cards. I can figure it out for pictures, but what size cards should I be looking at for video. I know it depends on a lot of factors, but is there a ball park number per hour at the highest resolution for video memory requirements?

There will be a physical limit, once the filesize reaches 4Gb the FAT filesystem will no longer support the file, depending on the resolution of the recording it will dictate teh recording time befor this barier is reached.

I've never heard of a overheating problem dictating the duration of video recording tho.

The overheating issue is mainly if you are using the camera in strong sunlight. Then it may become too hot after a while.

12 minutes of video is 4 GB on my 7D.

Slightly off-topic: I had a brief conversation with a sales guy in Jessops (UK) where he stated that the max recording time (30 mins I think) was because anything longer, and the device becomes officially a video device and is subject to different licensing?!?!?! Does anyone know if there's any truth to that or even what it means?

Cheers.

Edit: this was with the 7D

The T2i, 5DII, and 7D will all see an increase in internal temps when recording video. This is a result of the sensor being powered on 100% of the time.

Of course it will become an issue if the ambient temperature the camera is operating in is hot, like outside on a sunny day.

Canon addresses this in the CAMERA MANUAL.

Page 159 of the 7D manual.

Canon warns that if when recording video the camera begins to overheat, a warning indicator will come on.

They further state that if you attempt to shoot still when the over temp indicator is on, the IQ will suffer from the overheated sensor.

It will be the same with the 60D, in Live View and Video Recording Mode the sensor will be on 100% duty cycle, and it will heat up.

rusty.jg wrote in post #10854630
Slightly off-topic: I had a brief conversation with a sales guy in Jessops (UK) where he stated that the max recording time (30 mins I think) was because anything longer, and the device becomes officially a video device and is subject to different licensing?!?!?! Does anyone know if there's any truth to that or even what it means?

Cheers.

Edit: this was with the 7D

From what I understand this is true, I believe there is some European Union (EU) Rule / Regulation they are conforming to.

rusty.jg wrote in post #10854630
Slightly off-topic: I had a brief conversation with a sales guy in Jessops (UK) where he stated that the max recording time (30 mins I think) was because anything longer, and the device becomes officially a video device and is subject to different licensing?!?!?! Does anyone know if there's any truth to that or even what it means?

Cheers.

Edit: this was with the 7D

I don't know if that is the reason why, but the 60D specs (in the UK) do say

Movie Length "Max duration 29min 59sec, Max file size 4GB"

MintMark wrote in post #10854828
I don't know if that is the reason why, but the 60D specs (in the UK) do say

Movie Length "Max duration 29min 59sec, Max file size 4GB"

You'll only get 29:59 in SD mode. All the HD modes hit 4GB around 12 minutes.

If you're going to be recording a lot of video, get the biggest card you can afford. That way you can record multiple 4GB chunks of video without having to swap cards.