Dose the cam work even when the car is turn off?
826082
I turned mine on and drove to my destination, turned the car off and exited leaving the camera hooked up. I found out later that it recorded for over an hour while the car was off and unoccupied.
263964
I dont believe it does. My car turns all power off to it when I turn the ignition off so has never been an issue for me.
994509
yes if you switch to av2 it shows the rear view camera, and it will auto turn on when you go in reverse if its off
1047684
No, but, you would easily wire a 3-way switch to do this. Essentially when you put the car in reverse it sends a positive signal to the camera, you could wire a switch to manually send a positive signal to the camera when it's not in reverse. I plan to do this.
1364040
the motion detect is basically there to help with space on your memory card/internal. if it is set to on and you pull up to a light/get stuck in traffic, it will stop recording after a short time of no movement. one you start moving again, it will begin recording again. it will not record when the vehicle is turned off and the camera is off and there is movement. this camera doesn't have the parking features that other cameras have.
360118
The only way it turns off is if you unplug it from the cigarette lighter plug. You can change the settings so the screen doesn't stay on for more than a minute when it is first plugged in. I use that time to check the camera views to make sure it is recording where I want it to. It hardly uses any battery power, especially if the screen has timed out as I left mine on for a week trip when I left it in the airport parking lot. Car started right up.
990482
It will automatically turn on and off with the vehicle if connected to switched power, so I would recommend that rather than using an always-on circuit and having to turn the camera on and off manually.
1411408
Mine turns off when I turn the car off and turns on when I turn the car on. I never use the SRC button to turn it on/off.
858628
Yes, it start automatic when the car start and shutdown 10 seconds after you put off the key of the car.You can configure this feature in the menú of the camera.
1745152
That's what I use mine for. I have a switch in the dash that let's me turn it on any time I want. I don't leave it on constantly, just long enough to check the trailer when I'm towing. I have left it on for a few hours at a time. It worked just fine.I think the camera is pretty tough. Goes thru car washes and Michigan winters with no issues. I rate it pretty high.
2141747
It just shuts down like a TV on standby, when it receives a signal (say putting your car in reverse so the camera is activated) then the picture comes back on. So to answer the question it goes to standby with a blank (black) screen.
2040959
Mine did not . It was defective. Went out like the second week. You have to turn it on to record . Once on, it would record when in motion. Stop if not. There are better versions out there. The instructions are in Chinese. Keep shopping and go to youtube . There are videos on most car cameras.
2036658
As long as there is power to the outlet the camera will be on - the camera itself has no on/off switch. Some cars, like mine, has powered outlets whether or not the ignition is on. Once or twice I forgot to unplug the camera and it was on for over 12 hours but the truck still started.
858627
Don't know. It broke long before I explored any options. Just remembered. I have unswitched wiring in my cars (do it myself). So, the camera was always on 12V. But, I had to turn it on, before each trip.
208719
NO. It senses that the car is off, and turns off by itself. That said, I have a Honda CIVIC. When the key comes out, the power is out too. Conversely, when I turn on my car, it powers up automatically and starts recording.
1033894
No. Once the camera has power it turns on. I tied the wire into my back up light so it would only come on when i'm in reverse.
2112788
When wired properly, anytime the vehicle is placed in reverse the camera comes on. Camera turns off once taken out of gear