Camera an DVR battery-operated only? How long can a 9V battery last for both DVR and camera? My location's AC is 220V so would this be an issue?
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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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camera and dvr are 110 not battery operated. I haven't installed one near an ac unit, but I don't see a problem with the dvr near the unit as long as there's plenty of ventilation. Hope this helps you.
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Hey tick, my camera's are hard wired, which means I have to power them up with a 12v power supply (which was included). The wireless systems, a battery will be the power for the camera, and the base unit for most will be your 12v power supply or however the manufacturer sets the system up with. Basically with electronics is if its doing something, it needs power to do it. Same like us, we need food. However technology today uses alternate energy, but I'm getting off course so I'll end here. Hope I answered your question.The systemas a whole, I feel I got a lotta bang for the buck without spending a thousand. Zmodo support is excellent.
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9v battery is used as backup. The product description mentions this; however, the technical details say battery operated.... That's misleading
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The camera is 110 volts only, no battery. The monitor is both 110 and rechargeable battery.
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Yes, you can run on direct power supply. I was able to power it with the USB cable, but it cannot power the unit AND charge the battery at the same time. You must choose one or the other. It does not run very long on the battery. I can not remember how long, but short enough that I bought some extra batteries plus a charger for around $16, so it is nice that you can change the battery out. It's a good price if you are looking for something that records both video and audio, but in the end, I bought a different recorder that is solely dedicated to audio.
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You can plug it in to a DVR but recording will show nothing but "static". The operating systems are completely different in the 2 devices. However, if you connect this to a TV and then connect the DVR to the TV, you can record video.
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I don't know. I just plugged it into the wall. So I guess that means 110V. And yes, you can record images that come from the device, but not with what comes in the box. You have to have a separate DVD recorder of your own.
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You could use a 9v battery however you'll need to run it through a regulator. The device runs on 5v. You can get a nice 5v power supply here on amazon for around $15 and that you can power with AC.
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Good Morning,The power is run through the cord that hooks the camera to the DVR. No additional power is required.
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That's interesting. I wonder why it's called a DVR. I actually had the same question as Dennis, thanks for your reply.OK. I just got off the phone with tech at Archos and both the home and travel DVR do record from TV, VCR and DVD player. The main difference is the Home DVR dock is not travel friendly because of size/weight and there is no "s" plug on the travel dock.
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The power we use is 120v that was not the issue. The issue was that we could not get the camera to work with our network and it would not allow us to start recording. The instructions are very confusing.
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I'll have to double check DVR supply, but camera adapter was a 3-5 amp for 8 cameras, thinking DVR was a 3 amp power supply.
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The power gets connected at the DVR side. All you need is a power outlet next to your DVR.
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There are apparently people using this attached to a 9v battery brick and using it without problem. Meanwhile, someone put a volt meter on Sony's own AC adapter and it seemed to deliver 8.4v (despite saying 7.6 on the label). I'm under the impression these cameras can handle a range of acceptable voltage.
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NO built-in but totally unnecessary as the cameras also need electrical power. If you explain your application I can supply you with a DIY solution. How far are your cameras from the receiver? If power fails to cameras, having DC for the monitor is moot point. NO reliable camera system operates from straight battery as within 24 hours, you are up a pole pulling down a camera to change its battery. Since each device (cameras and monitor) requires very little current, 6V rechargeable power supplies are the solution. For wiring diagrams/parts list etc: http://liveclick.us/247tech/
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The monitor has batteries. The cameras require a 120v standard receptacle to power it. The back of the monitor says 3.7v battery. I don't see an easy way to access it, but there are 4 screws. How hard could it be?
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From what i can tell if you can power the cameras they will put out a video signal which the DVR will record. What I'm saying is the laView is looking for video inputs and that is it so if you plug the video cable from the camera into (may need an adapter if the cable end is different) the laView will record it and you will only need to power the cameras.