just to clarify, a bad cap wouldn't do something like this? or would it? that is I know now everything but recording will work indefinitely.
Would a bad cap shut it down after it started recording? or is this just some other bad part that overheats? I can turn it back on immediately(less the boot time) and it dies again at the same amount of record time.
I noticed a couple other caps with the same rating, just lower volts, I would try if it is still possible.