Does this camera run only on battery? I would like to mount it on my motorcycle. I have a USB port available - will it run on USB power cable?
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With fully charged inbuilt battery you can record 20 - 30 mins of video. Its work on USB power. For a longer recording you need USB power on.
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No it cannot be powered via USB, the USB is only used to transfer data from the Camcorder.
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Manual states that the USB port is for debugging/development. I connected the camera to USB phone charger, but the camera would not show any sign of life. I believe it doesn't power from USB, unfortunately...
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I use my for video motorcycle rides the battery last about 25 minute with the screen turned off. I bought several after market batteries and they are a snug fit making it necessary to dismount the camera to change them. I finally put tape tabs on them to make it easier to pull them out. I wish I could power it off the bike.
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yes you can run it with power supply (but not from PC via usb! auto detection will privent charging! With power bank no problem) Remember that you have 4Gb max size video file limit, device will stop recording on reaching this limit, and you'll need to start new recording manually. With mid. resolution you have around 1,5 hours from one battery. If you are student, buy some more extra batteries (not original) they will cover your needs.
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Hey. This camera hasn't battery - this is car recorder, you should use in car usb charger. It's very dark in evening times. And video has a lot of graininess after sunset. I'm not recomend you buy this camera
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You need to use the DC power adapter. The camera does not have its own internal battery.
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Hi Sherill, the camera uses a micro USB cable. The port is located on the right side of the camera. Thanks_Mitch
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You can use any phone/tablet charger that has a USB port instead of a wire built in (which is probably all chargers that come with phones these days, including the iPhone/ipad). Then attach the mini-USB synch cable that is included with the camera. Honestly, I wouldn't suggest trying to run it off of battery. It has a battery life of fewer than 30minutes. It's really designed to be run off your car's lighter outlet. Some cars only supply power to the outlet when the car is on so you can use that to automatically power the camera (and engage recording) on and off when the car is on/off.
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You may charge it's battery from an external power bank easily. It takes the same power as a cell phone. But it seems I didn't use it like a camera during that charging time. You may try it - if the camera works being connected to any USB charger it will work with an external battery. Good luck!
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Hi Andrew, Coincidentally, my husband who is the owner of the camera is also the owner of a motorcycle. Now, while we both recommend that one never fiddles with anything while riding, he has informed me that it is quite easy to turn on and off because there are only 2 buttons: an on/off button on the bottom and a start/ stop botton on the top. The only thing is, you'll have to look in the mirror to see if the functions worked; you won't be able to hear anything. The battery last about 45 minutes to an hour and 15 minutes. We hope you find this helpful and that you enjoy the camera if you happen to buy it. It has many uses and we both love it.
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the camera does not use a battery (internal) the camera only come on when you supply it with 12 volts from the vehicles battery.(like when you put it in reverse) I had mine connected to the reverse lights so it only came on when in reverse.
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Hey Jennifer, you have to run a wire to that cam. You can use a batt but I would not recommend it. The proper way is to run a cable and a power wire. I hope this helps.
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See the other answers. You will need an external power supply of some kind, but that is true of all cameras unless there is a battery option. Provided the amount of energy something like this would consume with a motion detector on 24/7, batteries really aren't anything but a short term fix.In terms of the camera's controls and data transfer it is wireless. It simply offers you a hard line option which if you can use it, is still the best way to go for reasons I would be happy to discuss if you need. When you first set it up it does ask that you do so using an ethernet port.
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This is NOT battery powered. It has a power supply that provides 5 VDC to the camera. With a third party video security program such as Blue Iris or Evocam, you can schedule recording until the disk on your computer or network storage device is full. Three days is nothing!
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The camera is powered by an AC power pack you have to plug into the wall. Any wire less camera will have to be plugged into some power source, be it batteries or AC. I recommend you look for a different wirer less camera. I bought two of these and both of them went out inside a month. The picture quality is not good at all.
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Go to a Video service shop and they will run the cable for you. As for USB goes, you cannot.The video shop run my camera cable straight to the accessories fuse box, this way I don't need to use my 12V outlet.Also great camera.