without battery ? LCD closed? will it work without battery, that is camera hooked up to power supply?
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Yes. The FS200 will work without the battery and LCD closed. Join The Club http://canonfs200.ning.com
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No this power supply only allows you to use the camera while connected to AC power therefore not using the battery power. You must still charge your batteries with your battery charger. Hope this helps.
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No. There is no external power source input to this camera. You have to keep the batteries charged. Odd they left that out.
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The camera has a battery, and short charger cord (that doubles as a PC connector). If I have any concerns, it's because the charger cord is too short).
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Just to be very clear the camera does not have a "charger," it has a power adapter and should be plugged in most of the time, but it will also work with AA batteries. It does not charge anything when it is plugged in. It does not work the same way as the monitor unit, which truly does have a rechargeable internal battery.
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I used it without battery. I also turned on without battery, I manually using strap on
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No. The battery is very weak, the camera shuts down in a few seconds when not connected to power.
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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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The battery is Built-In and canot be replaced. you can choose either to use the Built-In Battery or Power Adapter to use the camera.
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Dear friend, Thank you for your questions. Please note that the Camera has no battery inside, and it is not support for battery carrying, so you are right that the camera has to be continually plugged into the electrical outlet to work. It is hope I have solved your problems. Best regards!
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Battery: The battery in this unit is intended to operate the unit for 15 seconds after power loss due to an accident or crash. If the unit is turned on without the Cigarette Lighter Adapter attached you can manually start recording and the camera will operate for approximately 1.5 hours on battery power. Note that the screen will turn off after 30 seconds to conserve battery.
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Make sure ur AC Adaptor or Battery can Supply 12 volts and at least 400 Miliamps and u hav an Active Video signal Transmitting to the monitor. the monitor automatically shuts down all circuits cept the video processor to save power wen no video is present but wen a video signal is detected the monitor will turn on the Screen. this is a nice feature as i plan to use it as a remote Viewfinder for my Camera. Note on powered camera, all cameras r powered wen working and the Rear view cameras DO Not supply power thru their video outputs On the stripped end of the Power line the red wire is Positive Make sure ur AC Adaptor or Battery can Supply 12 volts and at least 400 Miliamps and u hav an Active Video signal Transmitting to the monitor. the monitor automatically shuts down all circuits cept the video processor to save power wen no video is present but wen a video signal is detected the monitor will turn on the Screen. this is a nice feature as i plan to use it as a remote Viewfinder for my Camera. Note on powered camera, all cameras r powered wen working and the Rear view cameras DO Not supply power thru their video outputs On the stripped end of the Power line the red wire is... » Read More Make sure ur AC Adaptor or Battery can Supply 12 volts and at least 400 Miliamps and u hav an Active Video signal Transmitting to the monitor. the monitor automatically shuts down all circuits cept the video processor to save power wen no video is present but wen a video signal is detected the monitor will turn on the Screen. this is a nice feature as i plan to use it as a remote Viewfinder for my Camera. Note on powered camera, all cameras r powered wen working and the Rear view cameras DO Not supply power thru their video outputs On the stripped end of the Power line the red wire is Positive « Show Less
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The monitor is powered with batteries. There is no power cord attached. The monitor and the camera have separate battery compartments.
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The camera comes with a USB charging cord, I've used it with "Poweradd Pilot E2 12000mAh Dual USB Portable Charger". It will even work without the camera battery in place.
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I agree with JR, check/swap your wiring/power supply. If it still doesn't work send it back. Quality control on this camera is not good, Ordered 2, one was bad right out of the box.
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I have the same problem. I think the reason is a little switch at the battery compartment. It is meant to prevent power on if you forgot to close the battery door completely. But over time that little switch broke and the camera simply cannot power up again. What a smart idea but poor design. The camera is dead because of such a feeble switch.
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Did it power off? Do you use SD cards on your video camera ?. If you don't have SD cards the camera will power off. I only replace SD cards, and since I have this fabulous camera I have bought SD cards only once. I only recharge the battery, never had to change it.