why not save my videos in TOP Secret Spy Camera Mini Clock Radio Hidden DVR- Continuous power or battery
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You can't do that because it will record over previous video, it runs in a loop.
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Well if you want to keep an archive of things that the camera sees you will need a DVR. The monitor or TV yes you do if you want to see what the camera saw. What do you think?
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It needs 12 volts DC from a mains adapter (wall-wort). A battery would be quickly exhausted. The power supply could be close to the camera even it the monitor or DVR isn't. BTW: It's an excellent camera with impressive low light sensitivity.
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Make sure ur AC Adaptor or Battery can Supply 12 volts and at least 400 Miliamps and u hav an Active Video signal Transmitting to the monitor. the monitor automatically shuts down all circuits cept the video processor to save power wen no video is present but wen a video signal is detected the monitor will turn on the Screen. this is a nice feature as i plan to use it as a remote Viewfinder for my Camera. Note on powered camera, all cameras r powered wen working and the Rear view cameras DO Not supply power thru their video outputs On the stripped end of the Power line the red wire is Positive Make sure ur AC Adaptor or Battery can Supply 12 volts and at least 400 Miliamps and u hav an Active Video signal Transmitting to the monitor. the monitor automatically shuts down all circuits cept the video processor to save power wen no video is present but wen a video signal is detected the monitor will turn on the Screen. this is a nice feature as i plan to use it as a remote Viewfinder for my Camera. Note on powered camera, all cameras r powered wen working and the Rear view cameras DO Not supply power thru their video outputs On the stripped end of the Power line the red wire is... » Read More Make sure ur AC Adaptor or Battery can Supply 12 volts and at least 400 Miliamps and u hav an Active Video signal Transmitting to the monitor. the monitor automatically shuts down all circuits cept the video processor to save power wen no video is present but wen a video signal is detected the monitor will turn on the Screen. this is a nice feature as i plan to use it as a remote Viewfinder for my Camera. Note on powered camera, all cameras r powered wen working and the Rear view cameras DO Not supply power thru their video outputs On the stripped end of the Power line the red wire is Positive « Show Less
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hey Jeff, It loses all of everything u recorded if batteries die while recording! Recommend you purchase the a.c. power adapter to alleviate this issue. Harley
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This camera will record as long as it's connected to the power.there is no timer on it.
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Yes, you can use it with different software enabling it to do anything. It will also record 24/7 with the original software.Be advised you will always see a light on, green during the day and many red ones during the night.Additionally, you can have it always on; but only recording for motion or alarm (external trigger) to conserve storage space.
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When the camera is connected to a computer, it is recognized on both sides as an external storage device.When the camera is hooked to a (3rd party?) USB charger it is probably doing auto-shut down, etc and no longer recieving a charge-that would be my guess. I think it is possible to turn off the auto shut down/power save feature, it's worth a try
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Hello Carla. Sound recording on covert cameras is illegal in the USA. It does have scheduled recording or you can set it on motion activation as well.Thank you.Sleuth Electronics LLC
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I use a portable hard drive (segate) with my setup and works fine. This way you only need one power source ( for the DVR.
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I have the same problem. If you are recording continuously for more than 15 minutes, the camera heats up and begins to say that you're running out of power. At 20 minutes, it shuts off. The batteries aren't out of power - the camera is just not designed for continuous shooting.
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That would be a matter of personal choice, but since the DVR overwrites the oldest file first when the card gets full, you could leave it on. You never know when something will happen that would make you wish you had left the cam on.
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This unit plugs into an existing DVR device that is part of the security system and sold seperately. It does not contain a SD card or etc for saving video, although there are models out there that are 'independent' and do. This requires a 12v power source and BNC connection to existing DVR. Hope that helps.
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This unit is not battery powered. The DVR plugs in and the cameras get their power from the DVR.
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If you have a 9-volt battery inside, it will retain the recording that is in memory. If you don't, and you disconnect from the DC power supply, you will lose whatever has been stored. I've been burned a couple of times though because my 9V battery didn't have enough charge to retain the recording, and I lost the recording when I disconnected the power supply. (This device is hard on 9V batteries.) Alas, it was never meant to be a permanent recording device, so it keeps me on my toes in terms of getting good at playing the initial loops.
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Regarding the questions about "battery" backup. I just spoke with P3 tech support. No, there is no battery; yes, there is a memory chip installed which stores recorded data. So no worries about leaking batteries...
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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!