Can I use the Battery Charger to power the camera if I am close to an outlet? In other words, will the camera run directly off the battery charger?
1689095
I use it to record our church services. It has been on direct power for months.
1689096
Hi, I have not tried it without a battery: I asume yes as it appears to have all the various connection to allow for it. I purchased the recommended batteries and charger not a canon product; it provides way more hours of record time than I would ever use. Not a tech guy but I can tell you the recordings are amazing! I hope this helps!
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The camera works while plugged in to the AC plug on the back of the camera. I am unsure what you mean my "battery charger". If you mean the camera as a battery charger, yes it works with or without the battery while plugged in. If by "battery charger" you mean an external charger that is separate from the camera I am unaware of the answer.
1689098
Yes, but you must stop filming BEFORE you switch power sources, make the switch, and then resume filming. The camera must be turned off to switch power sources.
1689099
The outlet cord plugs directly into the camera to charge the battery, but get the extra high capacity wasabi brand 2 batteries + charger as well. It is so great to have all that power to go for a reasonable price. Happy filming. ^_^
1141348
It is possible to use this unit with power supplied from the AC outlet by turning on the unit with the AC adapter connected.Even when you use the AC adapter for recording images, keep the battery connected.This allows you to continue the recording even if a power failure occurs or the AC adapter is unplugged from the AC outlet by accident.
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No. You have to plug the whole camera into a wall outlet to charge the battery inside it.
1874946
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.
1914093
The Battery must be charged in the camera.(but the battery can be removed) After I purchased the camera I bought 2 batteries and a wall charger on-line very cheap. So I could still use the camera while a battery is charging.
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The camera has about a six foot power cord which you can plug into any electrical outlet. I don't think you would have any problem if you plus the camera into an extension cord. But you shouldn't plug it into a surge protected power strip.
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Not an engineer here but if you can create steady dc power that equals what the camera needs, I don't see why not. It ships with a unit that plugs into an AC outlet which converts the voltage to what the camera needs. I am at work so I can't look at mine. I would think your solar power idea would need to have battery backup otherwise the cam will be down at night or on cloudy days.
2183464
yes if the camera has power, I powered mine with the back up lights so it will not function that way.
588443
There is included a power cord that plugs into the camera and charges the battery in the camer. If you want to charge the battery outside of the camera you have to buy and external charger which several of the reviews have listed and which I purchased. This gives you a couple of extra batteries as well as an external charger at a very reasonable price.
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Yes. However, the adapter is only for charging...you cannot use the this camera while the AC adapter is plugged in (this isn't much of an issue, considering the battery charge lasts pretty good).
970659
i do believe you can buy a ac adapter that plugs into an electrical outlet to charge batteries in the camera instead of having to charge them out of the camera i think it will power the camera while it charges the batteries so you can use it if your batteries are low but you must have it plugged into a wall socket so you can't walk around too far as you have to drag the cord around with you. try a search online for ac power adapter for a fuji s2950 camera on http://amazon.com. hope this helps you out.
1984809
The battery needs to be removed from the camera and placed in it's charger. The charger plugs directly into the outlet so no cords to mess with.
2112643
i'm so sorry my answer was vague. there isn't a battery charger with the camera. you need to have a spare on hand if you take over approx 30-40 snaps. i hope this helps
1551251
Yes, if your car's cigarette outlet stays powered on when the car is powered off. The camera goes into a sleep mode where it only turns on when it detects motion to try and not drain your car battery. You can change the sensitivity of this feature. If your 12V outlet turns off with when your car turns off, then you will need to rewire the outlet a little or just wire the camera directly into the car's battery/fuse box. Another thing to note, my battery was getting old and alternator was apparently failing.... so leaving this plugged in without turning the car on for an entire weekend drained my battery to the point were the car would not start Monday morning. My boss was not pleased when I was late to work, trying to get a jump from my kind neighbor. Replacing the battery and alternator, I have not had this issue again. Just a warning, it does drain some power.
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Yes - that's the normal way to recharge it. There's no equipment provided for charging outside the camera.
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No, the battery charger is separate. You take the battery out of the camera to charge it, at least for my model. I believe all Sony cameras work that way.
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No,the battery must be removed from the camera in order to charge it. The charger plugs directly into a wall socket (or extension cord). The camera battery fits into the opening in the front of the charger. The prongs on the charger fold into the back of the charging unit for easy storage when not in use.