Video shooting with Nikon D7000?

I have a Nikon D7000 DSLR. When I shoot video, each clip I record only allows 20 minutes. I want to take off the limit. I want to shoot as long as it takes. Both my cards are 32GB, and they can do 3 hours of recording each. Does anyone else have the D7000 that can help me on this?

This is built in to the firmware/software of the camera. Thus, you are stuck with the limit. If you really need to do long takes, get a real camcorder. It will be a lot easier to use than a DSLR when shooting video.

It is not the camera.

The largest video file ANY digital camera (still with video feature) can shoot is a 4 gb file. The usually means a take of from 17 to 20 minutes max in the Full HD (1080p) mode. There's also the issue of CMOS sensors heating up and shutting off the camera. Again, this affects All CMOS sensored dSLR's, SLT's, EVIL and other cameras that use CMOS sensors and have a video feature.

If you want to shoot stream of conscienceless video, you need a real video camera, but even those have a finite length of time it can record one take.

It is better to follow a script and break your takes down into one to three minutes each. Remember, "Scene one, take one"?

Here is a sample video shot with a Nikon D7000. Notice that the longest takes are under one minute

Use a stopwatch to see exactly how long each edited take is. Trying to shoot over 20 minutes of a scene and then going back to edit out what you don't need is both time consuming and mostly a waste of time. Sort of like shooting in the still mode with your finger pressed down on the shutter release in the bust mode hoping that one of the images the camera shoots will be brilliant.

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Normally the reason is sensor heat. All the time the shutter is open the sensor is operating and that generates heat that can damage the sensor so it's a protection for your camera.

As long as it takes for what? If you're shooting video the way it should be shot you'd be doing short clips of 15 seconds or less and editing later.

If there's some long running event you're trying to shoot, as mentioned earlier, I'd recommend a
camcorder. They don't have a limit.