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Thread ID: 115687 2011-01-30 08:14:00 Camera woes.... beetle (243) PC World Chat
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1173742 2011-01-30 08:14:00 Ok i have a fuji finepix...... s5000 model i think? cant recall at this exact moment.

I have a large memory card on it and was attempting to record over the weekend....... but alas, it records for 25 seconds then says its busy and then stores and goes into standby ready to record mode...... hardly ever used the video record option before and want to know why it will only record 25 seconds and how the heck can i change it?
was recording a horse / rider doing a competition and so missed most of the even due the busy . storing mode.......

Help please?

beetle
beetle (243)
1173743 2011-01-30 09:14:00 Has it ever worked correctly?

I would think that you need a faster memory card, memory cards are rated. I don't know about video but photography, you the cheaper slower ones for point and shoot cams and you have faster ones for 8 frames per second for SLRs.

But .. have you tried other memory cards?
Reducing hte video quality not an option?
Nomad (952)
1173744 2011-01-30 09:17:00 I would imagine it is the wrong class for video (not a fast enough speed) - check out what class the card is and let us know. Tukapa (62)
1173745 2011-01-30 10:50:00 Also how big is the memory card??, as the more space you have on the memory card, the longer the video you can take.

Also for those sorts of events, I would use a proper video camera
stu161204 (123)
1173746 2011-01-30 19:50:00 The size memory card is XD 1GB

last time i used it as well, but didnt really notice or bother me then.

and no i dont use this option very much, and i dont have the $$ to get a video recorder at moment, and really its way down on the list of priorities of importance.

Just wondering if any of the gurus could help thats all.

Off to work now, spot ya later.

beetle :)
beetle (243)
1173747 2011-01-30 20:31:00 Try formatting the card (using the camera). Nomad (952)
1173748 2011-01-31 09:38:00 Ok formatted it and seems to work, but............ after downloading the photos before a format, i now get Win Ex has encoutnered error box on opening my pictures........
what happened? i cannot open my pics without this box coming up and my pics then crases / closes if i click debug or close......

mumble mumbel cant veiw any folder or the pics i took over the weekend....

:(
beetle
beetle (243)
1173749 2011-01-31 09:43:00 It might point to an issue with the card :(

It might pay to get another card, but try again by taking the card in and out repeatedly and format it again using the camera more than once and see if it returns.

Some people just stick to Sandisk brand and get them from reputable sources to avoid counterfeits (I have one of those .. ).

Maybe you are lucky - do you have a card reader? Just copy the files using My Computer.
Nomad (952)
1173750 2011-01-31 09:43:00 Connect the camera with USB if you can then see if you can get the photos in my computer / whatever version of windows youre using Speedy Gonzales (78)
1173751 2011-01-31 09:50:00 Im not sure i understand............ its a fuji XD mem card, not had very long at all. cannot see photos on the camera cos i always move photos not copy photos.
Win ex my pictures just crashes with the error box on opening........ so dont have time for anything.

need to fix the crashing prob so i can veiw all the folders........... effectively it has killed all access to the my pics folder, even trying to veiw thro irfranveiw kills the my pics.

help?
sorry guys im tired so its not helping me understand....... mite come back to this tomorow.

beetle
beetle (243)
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