What options does this camera have in regard to recording time (1 minute, 3 minute, 5 minute clips or other?)
1148090
It has voice record on/off where you can turn off the voices when recording, collision detection so in the event of an accident there will be a chime and the words collision detected or high g forces detected will pop up on the screen, motion detection; so if you set this if you hit the car it will automatically record. The recording time is either 3 minute clip or 5 minutes. You can also set it to record automatically when you turn it on.
1148091
5 minute is the longest. It continues recording automatically. Get a good so card.
1774554
The 5 minute recording session length is set by default. If your Menu navigation is working then on one of the screens you'll see an option to choose 5 min or 10 min. But if you are using this dash cam for evidence purposes wouldn't a shorter session (smaller file size) be better if you have to submit something in it for evidence. My preference would have been a 3-minute file size which still comes close to 300 Megs.
2184497
It does not do time lapse recording per se, but you could video a long sequence then use a video editor such as Nero Video to apply a slow motion effect. Googling "camera for time lapse recording" provides several very good recommendations of cameras for specific recording situations. There is even an app for the iPhone that provides for time lapse recoding. Remember that time lapse recording is a sequence of photos over an extended period of time that are played back in rapid succession rather than continuous video. The sequence of photos could easily be edited with a video editing program to produce a movie format of the photo sequence.
1169855
Another good question. Also, can you set it to record for X hours? Still reading...
1454066
This camera will easily record up to it's limit of 30 minutes for a single clip on a full battery. This is an arbitrary limit for digital cameras to avoid being taxed extra as a video recording device. See here: http://www.tested.com/tech/photography/44445-why-digital-cameras-have-a-30-minute-video-recording-limit/
1288428
There are different settings. I have mine set on 90 seconds, the maximum. After the 90 seconds if there is still motion another 90 seconds is recorded. It takes a minimal video program to splice them all together if need be.
145783
Unfortunately, form my experience there is no way around it during recording. However, this camera has built-in editing functionality. You can stitch the snippets together into one continuous piece. It's quite easy. Then there is also the video editing software included with the camera.
364512
Yes. Turning on the power starts recording in a few seconds. The recording time depends on the memory stick inserted. A few hours on mine. In record mode it breaks the segments into a couple of minutes each so you don't end up with huge long recording times of useless information. There is also an editing software included with the camera. Overall, this camera seems pretty good.
526533
You need to play with the settings for video. It seems like you have the lapse feature on, which records in chunks as small as 1 minute; you can disable that and record without interruptions. The screen will automatically disable after 3 minutes of recording.
285101
Hi, no it can record only in time lapse mode, means speeding up the motion, not slowing down.
1662277
Yes, there is timed recording, plus motion sensor recording.On my system, a 15 second recording is one MB 1024 MB in one GBWithout doing the. Math, I would think your needs would be coveredDespite the other answers here, there is scheduled recording. You may set on and off times, and continuous recording available
756292
yes - funny, I bought this camera specifically for my bike commute, which is about 30 min...one thing to note: if you record for over 30 min at a time it will chop it up into 2 separate videos, which can later be merged/edited if needed
247232
You can choose either option. I am currently doing all video, time lapse, all channels. I just have it e-mail me when it detects motion (some channels I have motion detection scheduled only for certain times and certain areas). It's pretty versatile.
2003762
Depending on the size of your microchip you can store quite a bit of recording. Yes it rolls over to timed clips. 2-3-5 minute . You can adjust the timed length.
144437
I rarely record for longer than 15 minutes.....but I can fit well over an hour of HD footage no problem. I would buy a new battery when you buy the camera. I have had great success with the new battery and use the camera regularly without issues. The battery I bought was $3 and well worth it.
795733
Actually it can, but you need to buy a memory card. I suggest the 4gb sandisk card, you can get about 70-133 minutes of recording time.
1774762
I bought two of these cameras and they recorded in 5 minute intervals. In other words, they recorded five minutes, closed the file, and continued with another file. I tried different SD cards to see if that was the cause. I tried 16 Gb and 4 GB cards to see if the card mattered. I preferred a camera that would record a file continuously, so I did not investigate further.