Can this be attached to a USB charger to charge and record at the same time? (so you would not have to worry about the battery dying while recording?
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Do not buy this. After charging it, I hit "record", and a light came on. Could not stop it. Eventually, the battery died. And there was nothing on the microSD card. Waste of time, though Amazon did provide a slip for return, so no lost cash.
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sorry-I bought this for a gift and I have yet to give it to person. That is an interesting question though.
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No, the USB charges the battery and it won't work w/o battery. Although you can work with it while charging, but it is recommended not to do so, to increase the life of your battery.
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Thank you so much for the explanation! I was worried that the USB is only for file transfer but not for charging battery, but this answered my questions!
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Yes. That is exactly how the rechargeable battery, that comes with the recorder, actually works. Plug the USB into your computer's port, and voila.
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I haven't tried that, or been in a situation where I've had to use that setup. Once you connect the camera via USB (there's a USB cable that is VERY short built into the camera and another usb connection next to the HDMI connection on the camera) it places the device into USB mode, so it may very well not be able to record while it's connected to USB. You may only be able to transfer files while connected through USB. I hope this helps.....
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I believe I've recorded with the ION Air Pro 2 while it was in charging mode, but I'm not sure; however, ION tech support plainly said; "YES, you can record videos while the charging cable is hooked up to the camera >> it will not charge the camera while in action, but it keeps the battery from discharging -- the camera will then record for hours...
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It can be charged via USB but the camera is put into a USB state once it is plugged in. So no, it cannot be used while charging via USB.
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Mikey connects to the iPad via the same port as the battery charger. However, Mikey has a mini USB port on the side which, with the proper cable, you will be able to charge the iPad while recording with Mikey. However, if you have your iPad full charged before you begin recording, I think you should have no trouble in recording two hours without charging.
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I can't speak into charging both, but I charge a NUVI 3750 off of it beautifully. If your camera is a low amp draw, you should be able to pull it off.
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Yes, it *will* record while charging, as long as you are charging through the "wall wart".Connecting the USB cable to a computer will have one or the other function disabled, depending on what the camera is doing when it's plugged in. That is, if it's recording when connecting to a computer, storage access will be unavailable. If it's not recording, storage is accessible but it will not record footage or images.
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Uses a single AAA battery and does charge while transferring recordings to computer vis usb port.
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Just plug in USB cable to the recording unit and other end of the cable to one of those USE-to-power adapter for the charging. However I strongly recommend purchasing dedicated power adapter made by the manufacturer.
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The internal battery will give about 1.25 hours of video recording. When it is dying the recording indicator will blink continuously then the unit will die. Death comes quickly. However, you can run it indefinitely via the supplied USB power supply/charger. This limitation is no big deal unless you are remotely using the unit for big events. I would think a gel cell camera battery could be found that the USB cord would plug into that could give longer remote usage. I truly love this unit, very intuitive.
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You can get a wall charger for USB ports. My recorder also uses plain batteries.
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I used the camera on video setting for a full day of mountain biking with intermittent recording and no issue. As long as you don't spend a lot of time reviewing video and then recording some more the battery charge should last several hours without a problem.
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Yes you can. I just tried doing that and I was able to record video and take a photo while I was plugged into USB port.
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Hi PeterYes, you are quite right. I hadn't tried that but my unit will not do both at the same time. In practice I have a dual USB charger so the need has never arisen. Regards Richard Allan.