Does it record sound, or just pictures? Are batteries the sole power source or does it have to be wired in?
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Yes this is a great great unit u will not regret this purchase the picture is crystal clear no sound but A must get unit!!!!
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It does record sound, but usually doesn't pick up anything more than fifteen feet away. The batteries are backup power in case power fails. They don't operate the lights, just the camera and keep the date/time correct. It has to be wired in for the lights to operate. I suggest not putting it on switched power because the batteries drain pretty fast (a few days to a week). For the money, honestly I reccommend a stealth game camera (like hunters use). There is no visible flash, and the nighttime pictures are a lot better quality. I switched after a year (because my video of some kids breaking into cars was not good enough quality to identify)
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Mine did it not even work from the beggining......maybe I got a defective unit. Good Luck
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It does record sound, but usually doesn't pick up anything more than fifteen feet away.The batteries are backup power in case power fails. They don't operate the lights, just the camera and keep the date/time correct. It has to be wired in for the lights to operate. I suggest not putting it on switched power because the batteries drain pretty fast (a few days to a week).For the money, honestly I reccommend a stealth game camera (like hunters use). There is no visible flash, and the nighttime pictures are a lot better quality. I switched after a year (because my video of some kids breaking into cars was not good enough quality to identify) It does record sound, but usually doesn't pick up anything more than fifteen feet away.The batteries are backup power in case power fails. They don't operate the lights, just the camera and keep the date/time correct. It has to be wired in for the lights to operate. I suggest not putting it on switched power because the batteries drain pretty fast (a few days to a week).For the money, honestly I reccommend a stealth game camera (like hunters use). There is no visible flash, and the nighttime pictures are a lot better quality. I switched after a year (because my video of... » Read More It does record sound, but usually doesn't pick up anything more than fifteen feet away.The batteries are backup power in case power fails. They don't operate the lights, just the camera and keep the date/time correct. It has to be wired in for the lights to operate. I suggest not putting it on switched power because the batteries drain pretty fast (a few days to a week).For the money, honestly I reccommend a stealth game camera (like hunters use). There is no visible flash, and the nighttime pictures are a lot better quality. I switched after a year (because my video of some kids breaking into cars was not good enough quality to identify) « Show Less
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It has a rechargeable battery, but I am unsure if it turns on in case of high shock or noise. Some cameras do, but I haven't found the ability to do it on this one.On average, I can get about an hour of battery life when it's running without power cable attached, with the screen on. It'll probably last a lot longer recording with the screen off, which is also an option.
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It records to mini dv tapes, everything is recorded to tape. There is an SD card required but all it stores is camera settings.
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the recorder uses a solid state "Flash" memory chip to record. Not a tape. a kind of memory that retains data in the absence of a power supply.
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If you have a 9-volt battery inside, it will retain the recording that is in memory. If you don't, and you disconnect from the DC power supply, you will lose whatever has been stored. I've been burned a couple of times though because my 9V battery didn't have enough charge to retain the recording, and I lost the recording when I disconnected the power supply. (This device is hard on 9V batteries.) Alas, it was never meant to be a permanent recording device, so it keeps me on my toes in terms of getting good at playing the initial loops.
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With fully charged inbuilt battery you can record 20 - 30 mins of video. Its work on USB power. For a longer recording you need USB power on.
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Hi, it has a built in battery to save your presets and passwords but it needs to be plugged into the wall for power to play audio.
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It requires a micro-usb power cord, that can be attached either to a computer or an outlet. There is no external battery charger, and batteries will only charge in the camera.
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It needs to remain plugged in to your car power source. It will keep recording and will record over the already recorded data after so many hours. Just a quick note........I made comments after the one I got and said how good it was, I got another one for my second car and it only worked for a few days then quit, it had to be returned
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no it is a hard wired camera! it must have video and power cords hooked up to function.
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This isn't a battery operated camera. Just buy any film associated with the camera, pop it in and take pictures! No batteries required.
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hey Jeff, It loses all of everything u recorded if batteries die while recording! Recommend you purchase the a.c. power adapter to alleviate this issue.Harley
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The power source is a house current (electrical outlet) this device can be either run through your computer for recording purposes (software included) or connected to a receiver as it has cables for both. Great machine for digitalizing tapes or listening to them. Only problem I had was the Apple software you must work with to record to computer. But it does it's job although more settings would be nice.
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No, it is not battery operated, but you can use an extension cord for your backyard photos.
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I does need a power source in order to operate. Find an object to hind the power cable i.e. plant, bookshelf, vinyl tube...There is no battery in the camera.
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This is NOT battery powered. It has a power supply that provides 5 VDC to the camera. With a third party video security program such as Blue Iris or Evocam, you can schedule recording until the disk on your computer or network storage device is full. Three days is nothing!
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Just a power supply, you can download the manuel, I find the manuel offers very basic instructions and as much as I like the quality and ease of operating this unit, the cd rewritable quit on me, but you can make pretty good quality recordings if your skill set is there