This product says "dusk til dawn" but we have a motion light. Can we set it to take pictures continuously for 24 hours?
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I have a 2012 model of Plotwatcher Pro and it has an "always on" setting (sliding button) which means it will take pictures every 10 or 5 sec regardless of how much light you have. I used this setting this summer because it does not get dark in Iceland during the midsummer period.EA
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Yes. Dusk to dawn is just one of the settings / functions. How it determines light availablity is that it takes a picture at a certain interval to sense light or dark. When it senses that conditions are right, it goes back to taking pics at its set interval. You can also set it to take a picture every 2 seconds or whatever your preference is 24/7. You can also set on and off times manual. Caution: I bought mine in August. I was trying to catch a thief. I set mine to take a pic at 2 sec. intervals. When I reviewed the "video," it stopped playing and froze...a glitch in the software. Luckily I kept the file. I called the company and found that my camera did not ship with the latest software version, 4.5 I think. Once I did the free update, the video played through and we caught our thief. E-mailed the stills to the state police and off they went.
705769
Nope - it's all or nothing. Other models I've had in the past allowed that but not this one. In fact, there are no controls on this at all. No motion - only Dawn to Dusk.
543
It has to be dark to trigger or dusk, you can turn on manually to test with time length button at the base of the lenses. This motion light is very durable and very motion sensitive, I keep three, just for backups, I have tried many motion lights that are blind and a waste of money, You can mount these anywhere with two sheet rock screws. I mount these outside where the rain hits them, I drill holes at base of bulb for drainage. Hope this helps?
575060
Assuming you mean to set a timer to delay taking the picture, the answer is no. AT least I have not founfd a way to do this.
2240693
Yes there is the option for infinite shutter actuations (ie photos taken). You can just set the interval and bulb times and then select the "infinite" tab in the app. Theoretically your camera should keep going until the batteries run out. My suggestion would be to download the app so that you can get familiar with the control settings. Overall, I'd recommend this unit very highly. Also the support people are great and got back to me immediately, so if you have questions I'm sure they'll do the same. Also with the App, there's the possibility of updating it to improve future functionality. ;-)p
1981623
It is for day only. Does not take picture after sunset. I beileve it could be strapped to a tripod.
1607420
Yes. Set camera to bulb mode in manual exposure. Then you can set shutter time with the remote.
2277632
The camera has settings for day, night, or 24 hours, but I cannot set specific start and stop times. I do love the camera and the video is great!
1259191
1 hour at best. Filming in bright day light is OK, but occasionally will give you auto focus problems. The auto focus system seemed to be struggling to get the image focused, they go blurred then sharpen back again once or twice in very bright day time in a 20 minutes shot. The problem is pronounced at night time. This don't come with image stabilization, must use tripod all the time. Overall I don't recommend this. Go for a Sony.
2182539
There is a little dial on the sensor for adjustment. I believe it can be run dusk till dawn.
912076
Sure can! I have mine turn on at "dusk" off at 11pm then on at 5am and off at "dawn". I've even adjusted my dusk and daw -/+ 15 min to give a buffer. When you program your area it'll ask you confirm the sunrise and sunset, you can easily adjust them. These really are set and forget.
512027
There's a "dusk to dawn" mode that will leave it on all night. "Test" mode will turn it on all the time regardless of ambient light levels.
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There are 4 settings. Bulb, Delay, Interval, Number and a sound setting. So, yes you could. You would set your camera's shutter speed to 1 sec as well as the proper aperture and ISO settings. Then you would set the interval function on the remote to 3 seconds, and the number function on the remote to 100. These are great for time-lapse photography. Good Luck!
666536
No, I don't recall writing that. If I did, I must have been suffering from the sun myself. The light does not come on during the day. It comes on about 30 minutes after sundown on a low setting. If motion is detected it comes on nice and bright for about 30 seconds and then goes back to the dim setting. It stays active the entire night.
2085265
Yes you can, you can set your camera to bulb. The shutter will stay open until you click the button again. :)
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Hi, There are ones that are both motion detection with dusk-to-dawn and ones with just dusk-to-dawn. I bought the dusk-to-dawn ones and they come on at dark and stay on the same power until dawn. They work great and were very easy to install. Thanks.
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No, I don't believe it can be used for dusk to dawn lighting. Mine only comes on when motion is detected.