Can you shoot video while plugged in? For long shoots that exceed the battery, can you have the camera plugged in while recording?
894473
Yes you can record with the camera plugged in. The manual says the maximum recordable time for a single scene is 12 hours. If the scene exceeds 12 hours there will be a few second pause and then recording will automatically resume.
373823
Yes you can, all cameras will do that. It is press and forget type of system - you press to record and until you press to stop record or the battery dies the camera will keep recording. You can throw it in the air or lower it into a pit - it will not stop recording.
649719
Yes, you plug an AC cord into the side of the camera, the other end into a wall outlet, and the battery charges while on the camera. Alternately, you can power the camera with the AC cord. I do believe that you still need to have the battery on the camera when connected to an AC power source.
934065
I shoot as much as I want with the camera, let it lay around for several weeks, then shoot another series of pictures on a later weekend outing. I've never run out of charge, but I do keep a spare battery in the carrying case. When I get a little nervous about the charge remaining, I'll put the battery in the charger overnight. I've been curious to see how long a battery will last but always chicken out and put the battery in the charger before it's discharged. I don't use video as a rule and haven't tried to pause and shoot stills.
1229669
I have never tried doing that while taking video. But very pleased with camera!
288070
When you plug it in, it turns on and starts recording automaticaly. There is a button to pause recording if you want. When you unplug it, it turns off in a little while or you can just press the on/off button to turn it off manually
544129
It will record as much video as the memory card can hold... I think it can use a 16gb max. But I've never tried to leave it plugged in
515587
You have to use the screen as a viewfinder when shooting video because the shutter is open and the mirror flipped up--so you can't see through the optical viewfinder. As for how long the battery will last, there are two things you need to know about shooting video with a DSLR. First of all, you can't shoot a single video shot lasting more than about twelve minutes because the camera will automatically divide the footage into segments. Which brings us to the second thing; the camera will shut itself down if you keep shooting continuous video for more than about thirty minutes to prevent the camera from overheating. If you, for example, want to shoot an entire event lasting an hour or more without ever stopping the camera, then you want an actual video camera such as a VIXIA or Handycam, not a DSLR. People who shoot films typically do not take single shots of longer than ten to fifteen seconds each. We take all our shots then edit them into a sequential story on a computer. We don't shoot a couple of hours of film and then edit it down into individual scenes. If you want to learn how to make video that doesn't suck, I recommend a book called "How To Shoot Video That Doesn't Suck" by filmmaker Steve Stockman. So far, I haven't had the battery run out on me during a single day of shooting video, photography, or both over the course of a few hours--but again, I'm not keeping it running the whole time and firehosing the scene like you might do with a smart phone or if you were making a really bad movie like Cloverfield. It recharges rather quickly, but I wouldn't go more than two casual outings without recharging the battery if I were relying on just the one battery in the camera body.
674167
The monitor must be plugged in but the camera's themselves can be battery operated. I just never found the battery operation to last all that long so I plug it all in.
552766
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.
1107903
Hi Herb, Unfortunately the MQ300 can not record while being plugged in. It does however feature a 25 day standby to conserve battery life when not in use.
1131501
Most of the time, prior to a recharge, 30 minutes or so. I find it best to have the camera plugged in for any lengthy video recording.
703842
No. The device has an off/on switch. You charge the internal battery by USB (into computer) then it is ready to record anywhere. To play, plug back into the computer, open the device just like any thumb drive/memory stick and play what has been recorded. Really very simple. Works great!
1222384
I never used the camera for video. As to your second question, the camera only runs on batteries, and the batteries cannot be recharged in camera.
415115
I believe I've recorded with the ION Air Pro 2 while it was in charging mode, but I'm not sure; however, ION tech support plainly said; "YES, you can record videos while the charging cable is hooked up to the camera >> it will not charge the camera while in action, but it keeps the battery from discharging -- the camera will then record for hours...
269558
No, now a full charged battery is not enough for recording even 15' of HD video. Though it is still ok for taking pictures.
1561901
Yes, i take the batteries out and use the cord while i am using the camera to record.