I recently bought the Canon Rebel T6 (1300D) DSLR for recording my videos for YouTube and it always stopped recording around 11 to 12 minute?

Now I have used Canon rebel before (t3i) but it did the same thing as well. This camera is pretty brand new and I have the memory card but why is it always stopping at 11 to 12 minute mark? It's frustrating!
Should I return this and get a different brand like Nikon or Sony or Samsung?

Firstly how much is the size of the memory card? If it's less you must buy a higher gb card like 256GB. And then try it probably solve your problem.

The recording is limited to 30 minutes or a file size of 4 GB whichever comes first. The 4 GB maximum is a limitation of the file system on the memory card. You can stretch that out by reducing the screen size or frame rate.

Short version: Both are working as designed and advertised.

Long version:
Step 1: Read the manual.
For the T3i:
http://gdlp01.c-wss.com/gds/0/0300004720/02/eosrt3i-eos600d-im2-c-en.pdf
For the T6:
http://gdlp01.c-wss.com/gds/8/0300022698/02/eos-rebelt6-1300d-im2-en.pdf
Since you are using the T6, now, we'll use that manual… You can review the T3i manual when you feel like it.
The Table of Contents starts on page 9. It tells us that "Shooting movies" starts on page 159. In this section, there are references to "General movie shooting cautions" on pages 181-182.
Page 169 tells us there are file size (4 gig) and recording duration (11 minutes) limitations. It also tells us that a single file can't be longer thatn 29 minutes, 59 seconds.
The bottom of page 169 tells us the camera can overheat and shutdown (and use can start when the camera has cooled enough - I've seen this is usually about 15 minutes, but it depends on the ambient temperature).

A dSLR is designed and priced to capture digital still images. Video capture is a secondary "convenience feature". If video is that important to you, then use a device with a primary feature of capturing video - like a camcorder.

The Canon XC10 is a good example of a camcorder that has the desirable dSLR features.

If you are convinced that a dSLR from Nikon, Sony or Samsung will behave differently, please download and read through the manuals before you buy. Chances are the manual will carry the same warnings and limitations.

Camcorders do not have these limitations.

The best video camera for Youtube is a camcorder designed to shoot video. There's no 4 gb restriction on them and if you get one with a CCD sensor, you will not have to worry about the camera shutting off due to sensor overheating, something that CMOS sensors do after about four or five takes of over 11-20 minutes each

It's been explained repeatedly here many times over. Still cameras are planned, designed, engineered, manufactured, assembled, advertised and sold for STILL photos. The video recording capacity is an add-]on (actually, just an after-thought) to attract and lure newbies for the sole purpose of boosting sales and profits.

You need to use the right tool for the right job. Cameras are tools, yes or YES? The PERSON holding the camera (for still or videos) is the one that uses the camera as a tool, and the camera is as good/bad as the person using it.

Video recorders are planned, designed, engineered, manufactured, assembled, advertised and sold exclusively for video recording, and as such provide better quality and record for much longer periods than still cameras that shut down to protect its overheated sensor within 10-11 minutes of recording. The right tool for the right job.

Video recorders are really advanced and because of their advancements, quality, ease of use and popularity, the prices are really very affordable now. You would benefit greatly by also owning a video recorder that will enable you to record slightly longer than 30 minute (more than that if it has a CCD sensor) since video recording is the purpose for which it was planned, designed, engineered, manufactured, assembled, advertised and sold for. The right tool for the right job. Don't blame the camera.

READ YOUR CAMERA'S (CAMERAS'?) INSTRUCTION MANUAL(S) so you'll know what it CAN do and its/their limitations.

DSLRs use a file system that limits single files to 4GB.
They are a compromise for video.
I have a £150 Canon camcorder that records single video files up the the card max (32GB in my case).
The moral is… Get a camcorder or shoot short scenes and edit them together into a longer movie.

It's stopping at the 12-minute mark because Canon designed it that way. The T6 is a DSLR, and as a DSLR it's designed to make photographs, not video. Using DSLRs for video comes with various workflow problems, one of which is overheating. Some say Canon limits the recording time to avoid paying taxes, some say it's due to the camera's inability to record files larger than 4GB which is about 12 minutes of full-HD video, and some say it's to prevent the camera from overheating which it will if you shoot too many 12-minute videos back to back. Regardless of the reason, the only thing you can do about it is to buy an external video recorder like an Atmos Ninja. The Ninja takes the output from the camera, does all of the processing and saves it to it's own storage device. The Ninja uses a modern file system as opposed to the antiquated one in DSLRs, so it can record for much longer than only 12 minutes. To my knowledge, an external video recorder is the only workaround to the 12-minute problem.

If you had gotten a camcorder, you would have gotten a camera that can record for hours in 4K. If you need a device for video and not photos, then send your T6 back and get a Sony camcorder. No overheating. No time limitations. Image stabilization as opposed to having to buy specific lenses. Larger aperture with camcorders unless you're okay with spending $1,000 on multiple lenses.

There's a tremendous amount more to video than just the quality of the video itself. Because DSLRs have video merely as a bonus feature, you will have to deal with the lack of features and the problematic functionality of using one for video. While I'm obviously pushing you towards getting a camcorder, if you just have to have one device for video and photos, with video being the main purpose, then go with either a Sony A6500 or a Panasonic GH4 (used) or the new GH5. Both are significantly better at video than any DSLR.

Use At least Class 6 SDHC memory card. Class 10 will do better. Bear in mind that recording will increase to around 30 minutes or so (maybe less even like 20 minutes). This is normal. If you want to shoot longer video, use the right tool, a digital camcorder.

I give up. It will never stop. Why do people have this misguided notion that a DSLR is a proper tool for VIDEO? I would love to kick in the *** the dung wad that first put a video function on a DSLR. It is the WRONG tool for that job.

Get a freaking CAMCORDER if you are serious about video.

Because it is designed like this