Will the auto power-off in W1 stop recording video ?

[bennyv]

Hi,

I'm about to buy a Sony Cybershot W1. The main reason I'm going for Sony instead of Canon A85 is because there is no limitation for the length of video that can be recorded.

Today, I read that, there is an Auto Power-off feature, which will power-off the camera if I don't operate the camera for more than 3 minutes. This will not happen if we are playing back a recorded movie or slideshow. But they haven’t mentioned about recording a movie. So I'm wondering if I’m recording a movie for more than 3 minutes, will it power-off ? (Any W1 users experienced this ?)

Thanks,
Benny

[DownByFive]

I'm sure that any salesperson would love to help you test this. They'll pretty much do anything if it means selling you the camera. I went into a store to check out my camera before I bought it (online of course) and they were happy to provide me with lenses and batteries to help me check it out. They probably would have also busted out a CF card if I had asked...

[Michael Fanelli]

Hi,

I'm about to buy a Sony Cybershot W1. The main reason I'm going for Sony instead of Canon A85 is because there is no limitation for the length of video that can be recorded.

Today, I read that, there is an Auto Power-off feature, which will power-off the camera if I don't operate the camera for more than 3 minutes. This will not happen if we are playing back a recorded movie or slideshow. But they haven’t mentioned about recording a movie. So I'm wondering if I’m recording a movie for more than 3 minutes, will it power-off ? (Any W1 users experienced this ?)

FWIW, if video is important to you, think about getting a video camera rather than a still camera that provides low-quality video.