Does the 7" monitor have a rechargeable battery or does it have to stay plugged in to operate?
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the monitor have to stay plugged in to operate, it have no rechargeable battery
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I ordered this unit for my husband who has vision problems. No, it doesn't seem to have a battery. He uses it plugged into the wall as a tablet after removing the back support that makes a stand for it to be used as a monitor. He's quite happy with it so far.
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The monitor is connected to a 12 volt source but is in kind of a dormant state until it gets the camera image. I have had no problems or any battery drain because of the monitor connection. The screen is off until you shift into reverse which causes the backup light power to the camera.
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Monitor Is portable! Has a rechargeable battery. Another reason I bought it.... The camera can be portable with batteries but doesn't last an entire night so the camera should plug in for best performance.
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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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Yes. I keep mine plugged into their wall at all times. But they do have battery back up. The electricity went out once and the monitor worked fine.
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No, but you could keep it plugged in for use if you were concerned about battery life.
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Hi Jim, I don't see why not! The monitor uses four AA batteries. I have not tested if it works with rechargeable batteries, but I am certain it will not be an issue.
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It has an internal rechargeable battery. It has a typical barrel connector where a special USB cable plugs in for charging. The LED makes the unit glow red while charging.
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They charge when plugged in, so as long as you leave it plugged in for a few hours, the monitors will stayed charged for several hours of use.
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I my case, I can get close to two hours of continuous use from my Lilliput 667gl 7 inch monitor. I use a standard SONY NP-F550 battery. I hope this input helps.CJWartley.com
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There is a battery for a monitor unit but you can plug it as well. Unfortunately, the CAMERA unit DOES NOT have any BATTERY, so it has to be plugged in all the time.
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It has a rechargeable battery as well as the standard AC adapter. Side note: You *may* need to purchase a USB printer cable if you have Windows 8... installation for that OS is tricky. :-P
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At least 8 hours. We often keep ours unplugged through the night. Best monitor ever BTW - you won't be disappointed.
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It is portable, but it only has about an 8 hr battery life on standby. Works well though with no interference from our other 2 monitors. Well worth the money.
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The camera itself needs to be plugged in. But the monitor can run on battery power, mine has lasted around 10 hours before we needed to plug it in.
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Justin is wrong about this monitor not coming with a battery. It states in the information about this in "PACKAGE INCLUDES". It comes with a lith-ion rechargeable battery 2200mAh 7.4V. Im not sure if mine came with any attachments for the external batteries like the Sony or Panasonic Justin describes but it comes with a battery. I specifically bought this filed monitor because it was the only one around $200 that had an internal rechargeable battery. I also got a spare battery on Amazon for another $20 give or take.