WARNING!! This list may only apply to the US versions of these cameras. Almost all EU versions of these cameras will have record limits of 30 minuets. (I listened to a list similar to this and bought 4 different cameras because I was told they didn't have record limits, only to find out that only applies to the US versions. I now have to try and sell all of them)

I misspoke about the FZ2500's audio capability.🎧 I have confirmed that it DOES have a MIC input...🎤 Know of any other cameras that don't have the 30 minute limit??? 📸 Let me know!👇

0:50 sony zv1 1:44 sony ZVE10 2:16 sony a6100 2:53 sony a6400 5:58 Panasonic Lumix DMC FZ2500 6:58 Panasonic Lumix GH4

I have the a6100 and use it for podcast filming. A recent episode was about 1 hour 10 minutes and it was fine. I record indoor at 4k 24fps. I don’t find it gets too hot. No issues so far 🤞

You know what I find sad? I routinely record 7 hour stretches (I do really long timelapses without losing any information/frames I can use in post...) with a Cellphone, open camera, and a usb wall wart. And then I find, when looking for something with a bit more quality, that much higher end, purpose made hardware all fails to do the same thing without workarounds. I have a hard time finding anything reasonable that can match a PHONE.

The FZ2500 has not only a mic jack but also a headphone jack. It even has built-in ND filters! My only complaints about it would be the questionable autofocus and the lack of a second SD card slot.

I want to say thank you. This has helped me out a ton on which camera to pick. You're awesome!

I shoot 1hr lecture series and currently I am using a Sony G7X Mark2. I have to leave my desk and start the record after 25 minutes and I do this twice. It upsets my recordings but the only reason I use this camera is because of its good light sensor (lighting inside house is not the best). I need a camera with the same sensor or better that will record for an hour or more. What do you recommend ? My budget is around 1k and I need fancy stuff, it’s just for shooting headshot lectures using a green screen for background.

Nice video I use some of that same gear on my channel to make content. The 30min limit on my A7SII is annoying and in 4k mode you run the risk of it overheating before it can even reach 30min smh. Keep creating!

Great video and detail comparisons. I noticed you said the Panasonic FZ2500 doesn't have a mic input. At least when I checked it out on B&H, there is a mic jack input on the left side above the headphone jack input. Was this an oversight?

Glad I didn't buy a new camera yet, I'm going to take a good look at these. I couldn't believe the Lumix doesn't have a mic input, that's so weird, I've been narrowing it down with the Sony Cameras, but still not sure. Thanks for the great video, this is really helpful!

Very helpful video but I have a question. I would like a camera so that I could not only record for a podcast but also so that I could make KZfaq content and stream. I would also like to do more in person stuff such as vlogging or filming skits. I’m capping my podcasts at 30 minutes to an hour, while my other content creation and vlogging can go up to 3-4 hours. Which camera would you recommend I get to achieve my goals?

Lumix G85 have no recording limit for 4k video (>64Gb card), with no overheat.

Nice video, well lit, even sound, nicely shot, and well edited. Great presentation too, very informative. It seemed like it all came from personal experience, yet very selfless.

This was so good. for the longest time i used up to 4 sony cx405's (camcorders) to get around the recording limits. But overall i was never a fan of the video quality. The best quality file from those cameras requires them to be split into smaller files...i believe they call it fat32 files. its time consuming to join these files and its actually very difficult to join files from different camera angle then try to synchronize them for multi cab views. Then i saw how affordable the sony zv 1f was. so i bought that little sony zv1f and its 1080p 30fps image quality is incredible. i put it in high heat mode, in 1080p i open up the flip our and screen and it performs like a champ. The video is literally beautiful and guess what....in that resolution it doesn't even file split. i almost fell outta my chair i was so shocked and happy. I now desire to buy one of each of these sony cameras in the ZV family. My long question is.(sorry btw) will the ZV1 and the ZV e10 work exactly like the ZV 1f if i put them in the same shooting mode. if so i can purchase the other two and have a great 3 angel podcast set up (with no file splitting) that also allows me to have 3 awesome cameras that each shine in other areas too. Am i making sense? ahh crap..i guess that's technically two questions.

I want a 3rd camera for an additional angle, the Sony a6400 would fit my needs perfectly but is not being manufactured right now. Can’t buy it anywhere

Do you think the overheating "workarounds" are enough for the ZV1 to record for 60-90 mins? That seems like the ideal camera for my podcast (I don't need anything special) but I would be worried about eventually doing long-term damage? Currently sitting on a Canon SX740HS that I have to return haha... I wish I had known about the 30 min limit before buying it! Thanks for the video man!

Hi bro I need camera for 4k recoding 24h I want to record time lapse but with 4k video editing to be able to slow down forage whenever i want Please suggest me some camera tge cheaper the better ❤

Great explainer!

Can I have one of your old cameras

but if I'm using a dummy battery and using my camera as a webcam is there a recording limit? I use a canon t6i and it will stop displaying if I use it during a live video

I am leaning toward getting the GH4, shooting 3hrs of tutorial videos for students. Can you recommend an affordable lense? What size scard do you need to shoot 3+hrs of video? Battery life??

with any of these cameras can i record long gaming sessions on obs or do you have other suggestions!! i mainly use obs

Very helpful video! Quick question, which camera would work best in low light? I want to record my nephews basketball games and some gyms don’t have very good lighting lol.

Thank you for this video. Been doing a cooking channel for 6 months just using my iphone. Tried a couple different cameras only to find out they over heat and/or there is a time limit. Really needs to be on the description of every camera. I'm looking at the LUMIX GH4 since I'm in the kitchen and overheating could be an issue. Question what's a good lens for this one?

So the gh4 is probably best if I’m trying to shoot a 45min-1.5hour podcast

I really just want a Nikon DSLR that doesn't have a limit because I already have multiple lenses that are Nikon compatible. My first DSLR was a Nikon my dad had that still used film. I've had my D60 forever and I still want to be able to use the lenses I've acquired over the years. They ain't cheap. Having full video capability without having to hack a brand new camera would be great.

Hello, first of all thank you for this video! I have a couple of questions as I’m struggling to make the type of videos that I want to, with my current equipment. I want to create movie reaction videos (so this means that I’m gonna need the camera to shoot for hours without automatically turning off) and I have also purchased a good USB mic which I plug into the camera (while it’s simultaneously connected to my laptop through the USB port to get power) My current camera is a DSLR Canon EOS 750D. The thing is that it obviously has that limitation, it records up to 29:59 minutes AND it has a hiss sound that I cant do anything about it. So, imagine, when I connect the mic to the camera the hiss gets worse. 🔎 So what I’m looking for is a camera 1. With no limitation as for recording 2. That does not hiss (at all-I want the sound to be crystal clear) 3. With a audio jack so that I can plug my mic to it directly so that I wont have to sync anything. Is the last camera that you suggested capable to offer me all of the 3 requirements that I have? Thank you so much for reading this 🙏

What camera did you shoot this on Camber?

You are amazing! What about a camcorder, like the sony FDR AX43 or AX53? They are actually for video making AND have a gimbal boss system in it. I will get myself those to test because nearly 1000 bucks should have no unnecessary downsides in my opinion. What do you think?

Hi, I have the GH4 in my cart from this video link. Ill be using it it for long form videos (1-2 hrs) recording in studio with pretty good light. Subject will be micd, and moving around a lot about 15-20 feet from camera. ( I hope to be able to use this camera to go Live on youtube as well. Can you recommend a lens to go with it? I dont want to by multiple lenses for now. I will certainly purchase through an affiliate link if you have one for a lens. Thank you kindly!

I just launched my first podcast on KZfaq yesterday. But just used a static pic as the video background. Definitely need a camera. My channel is called The Stu Show. I'm brand new at it so had a few glitches. Your podcast video here is great and very good for newbies !

Lower resolution OR lower bitrate is number 2 tip for overheating.

Sports event 7 hours straight any recommendations for the camera?

Thanks for this and that the Creator that you know how to get to the DAMN point lol 😆

Can u add a robe mic idk the mic name for ur first lumix camera n make the audio better?

mention the fact that Lumix is hopeless in auto focus. All their cameras have the problem

what do you think about the Canon HF G70

Which between a6400 and zve10 would you recommend?

Does the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ2500 have clean hdmi out and will the display stay on if i wanted to live stream with it?

great

How about a camera for using as a webcam for streaming? What camera does NOT overheat and does NOT have a 30 minute limit?

Dummy battery is number 1 tip for avoiding overheating.

Bought the Nikon z5 and so annoyed that it only records for 30 minutes. My Canon t5i did also but it atleast had a flip out screen. with my z5, when I'm podcasting, I have no idea when it turns off.

I bought iphone 13pro max instead of sony zv1 but in reality sony zv1 is better.

Should I change my Sony zv1 to the Sony alpha a7iii ?

Can you suggest camera for 20 hours

GH4 has 30 recording limit in EU!

Your wrong, the lumix fz2500 does have a mic port. I own this camera and it definitely has a mic port. It also has a headphone Jack, also your wrong about the canons, they all record to the 30min limit. It will split the files to 4 gb files if you us a cheaper card. If you use a better card it doesn’t split the file up, but regardless of if it splits the files or not it doesn’t stop recording until it reaches the thirty minute limit. The cards you want to use so the file won’t be split up to 4gb files and records one continuous clip is theSDXC cards as they save the files as exfat were as the SD/SDHC cards format the files in fat32.

I think the whole recording limit is the dumbest idea ever. I don’t understand why they don’t just let us record for however long without spending over $700. Me and my fiancé bought a camera and I’ve done haircut videos before to only find out it recorded 15 minutes of a haircut .. this should be more talked about because we had no clue it existed I thought there was an issue with my camera

Magic lantern and no any limit for almost all canon cameras

i dont own any camera in that list & am not looking fowards to own one

Pls tell me a video cam record more than 15 houurs

Canon why have you forsaken us 😩

So I bought GH4 and it has 30 minutes recording limit..................

I know of a better video camera than all of those and theyre going for 60.00 presently. THe Kodak Z16 that takes two AA batteries you can record up to one hour or longer if the batteries dont drain out and it doesnt get hot, plus when you transfer videos onto your PC there is no down load time at all. Explain that?? And why is a video of my Harley fatboy with my Z16 at 21 minutes length only 189 MB, when with my Kodak FZ55 HD its like 11 GB and requires download tome of 30 minutes? The Z16 also has supierior audio and is more clear. How can anyone explain this? But this is REAL people, and I know a handfull of other people with cannon and Kodak and other brands that all shut off between 8 and 30 minutes and get hot and still require this PC downlad time of all these gigabytes. This reality os absolute proof that authorities are messing with us and memory SD cards are scamming, and the Z16 has only an 8 g card and holds thirty videos . I am not making this up people

Don’t sleep on the g85

It’s ultimate cripple and ultimate insult.

Im gonna buy sony zv I, but do you have any recommendations? i need camera to record volleyball match that maybe take time at least 2 hours, i just need some 60 fps for smooth video. thanks you

@6:26 What are you on dude? the FZ definitely DOES have a mic (and headphones) jacks. SMH