Can you leave this camera on (if modified) while driving without the bulbs burning out? Some of these are only made for temporary use such as rev only
2002596
I leave it on for 500 to 1,000 miles at a time and have never had a problem with any of the 3 cameras on the truck or RV.
2002597
I have driven several thousand miles with the camera on and have had no problems.
2002598
I have mine set up on a manually switched circuit and the camera is on at all times while the "towed" is hooked up so I can keep an eye on things. The infrared lamps (emitters?) are switched on by a photo eye on the camera so only operate at night. I tend to not tow at night unless necessary. I would assume the lamps would have a very long life, however I cannot offer any exact expects life. The quality of the picture at night is markedly poor compared to the daylight view and is in black and white, not color.
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Sure, as long as you have uninterrupted power to it.... like a cigarette lighter plug that stays on when the key is off. When you first turn it on the little screen on the back is lit and stays lit for maybe 10 or 15 seconds. Then it goes black but the camera is still recording. However, there is a little light on the bottom right corner that is usually blue but can be a mixture of blue and red when it's charging. That's the only indication that it's on. I plug mine into a under the seat power plug and just pull it half way out when parking. Then I push it back in the next time I drive and the camera comes on automatically. I love this little camera and bought one for one of my boys and he too loves it. The video from this little guy is awesome. Remember, if you have it positioned looking through the windshield it won't video the cop but it will record the dialog... the video will be whatever is right in front of you. I looked a long time before deciding on this camera and the instruction manual is very clear even if written in Asia. Be sure and order the memory chip when you order the camera. You can select the length of recording up to 5 minutes long and then a new clip starts automatically and has several of the last video's closing frames. This makes it very easy to find a particular clip for a particular time. It records several days of data. It also has GPS that stamps your speed etc. on the video. Like I said, awesome. I don't believe you'll be disappointed if you get this little guy. If you want to be totally stealthy you could put a tiny piece of black tape over the little blue light, or paint it but it's only like maybe 1/8" in diameter and not very bright. The audio picks up every sound in the car. You can listen to your tunes all over again when viewing the clips! Good luck!
608640
Yes, you can. If you are using the camera for video, it has a 15 minute limit. After that ,it shuts off, unless you reset it.
518226
Yes for about 10 to 20 minutes. But we try never to leave it on without power. If you turn off the car it will turn off with it. But you can turn the camera back on with its own power.
1601504
Most cars yes they will need to be on. Some cars have accessory ability when turned off.
1168033
I have mine set as continuous loop, but when night driving the camera doesn't notice anything on dark highways, then stops recording only to start again when lights brighten the lens. I guess it thinks the vehicle isn't moving. I don't know. Just my observation, in which I don't care for. I would rather have the thing recording on the loop until I turn it off. So far I have not found that button.
1784642
In my previous answer, I said to connect it to the ignition circuit. This way, you'll never have to turn the camera on or off. It will come on automatically when the key is on, and turn off when you turn off the engine.
879952
I didn't have a problem with the lights. I don't do a ton of photography with them anyways. And honestly, most photography lights are going to be hot anyways. They worked great for me, just keep in mind that they do get hot and you'll need to handle them with oven mits. I also tried to turn them off when i wasn't using them to help keep them cooler.
870510
yes. the camera will turn itself off after you turn ignition off; it may take about 15 seconds to happen.
1593365
It depends what you mean by "keep the lens open". If you mean "keep the shutter open" then M.Jones' answer is correct. Bulb mode is designed to do exactly this.But if you mean "keep live view going when you depress the shutter button, and only take the shot when you release the shutter button" then I don't think this is possible.
91794
I live in south Florida, and I remove the camera from the windscreen every time I leave the car so it does not sit exposed to the sun in the closed car. I have had no issues at all with the camera's operation .
363905
I'm in Florida. If concerned about the heat, just remove the camera from the car when not driving.
1697009
I could not.However I think in manual was mentioned you will be able to do whenCamera is not on battery
1122838
HelloWe dont recomend you use HID lights, it can possibly melt the housing.Thank you
860780
I found mine works best in 'Sunshine' mode at night. Makes no sense but it is what it is. It still underwhelms at night but I suppose if there were an accident it would suffice to show fault. Forget reading license plates at night: this camera is just not up to the task.
1022755
hiYou can replace the current bulbs with another stronger as I did. I'm not used to video. I used it for photography. But I expect it served
1507986
You can only toggle through the patterns with this flasher. You could leave your headlights on by using the always on mode - but that would remove the flashing all together. If you don't attach this to your headlights, and only secondary lights, then you could have the headlights on and the secondary light flash.