I had one of these and liked the video quality. However, upon connecting it to a USB charger, the camera died. Does it need a special kind of charger?
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No not special, standard usb 5 volts. Sounds like a defective cam. You can take the cover apart to check the battery connection.
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You need to make sure you use it's cable like brian4698 mentioned. It is not the standard polarity, so if you use any old cable that fits, you've reversed the polarity and can do damage to the unit.
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I wish I could help you... the camera was working fine as I had tested it before my trip. The day before my trip I went to use the camera and could not get it to charge or work at all.
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I would get a good SD card for video high quality. I found the charger cord for the battery very cumbersome so I bought a plug in charger, small you slip the battery in and very easy and when charged back to the video camera. I also bought a case much easier to carry and hold all you need
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The charger on my camera stopped working. It started again after I removed and inserted the SD card a few times.
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No, you need a charger for the battery. This allows transfer of data from the camera to the PC. Used to update software.
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Unfortunately video recording cannot be performed while plugged into an AC/USB charger. There is very little info in the owner's manual and it has no info about recording while being charged. I've tried to record while having it plugged into the charger with no success (The On/Off and Mode buttons doesn't respond). But you can use it as a PC webcam and using a third party video capture software; you can video record in that way with only a VGA resolution of 640×480 pixels.
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Sorry, you won't be able to plug it in to charge and still be able to record video. You'll see an error message on the screen that says "Only playback possible during USB Power Supply." You could, alternatively, buy a spare battery and charge the original battery up until it is full and charge the second up as well and then just swap batteries, but that would force you to break up the video because of the change in batteries and would lose some of the event you are recording in the time it takes to do that. With that said, there are also limits to the file size and/or time that you can capture in a single video as well, so you'd have to break it into smaller recordings at some point anyway with that partially dependent upon the size of the memory card you install and use.
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The charger I got is just a battery charger. You have to remove the battery and put it in the charger. So, no, no AC power for long videos.
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The camera comes with its own separate battery charger that connects to a plug on the side of the camera. The built-in USB cable located on the handle is used to transfer video and photo files to a pc. The USB cable can also charge the camera but I haven't try it Hope this helps.
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As I'm not sure what kind of camera you are referring to, all I can tell you is that if your camera can be recharged through a micro or mini USB cable, there should be no problem at all. Meaning that you have a standard USB connector at one end and a micro or mini USB connector at the other end. Check your users manual to see if charging can be done this way if you are unsure right now.
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Battery charger and no memory card with mine. I have card slots on my laptop so I don't connect to it with a cord. Saves yourcamera battery that way.
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there's a cable that hooks in the camera when the battery is inside, and into the wall socket to recharge. I ordered a separate charger they are really cheap. camera comes with extra battery already so I will be all set to swap the battery out without having to hook up the camera to do it :o)
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I agree with earlier answers. The external battery charger from Amazon has worked well for me for the several months I've owned the camera. I keep a battery charging so that I can swap in a fresh battery at the beginning of a day of heavy shooting, or carry it as a spare if the battery in the camera dies. The external charger that I purchased came with two batteries, so that means I have three batteries to play with.
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Try using a power supply of 2000mA+. And it may be your video/power cable. Use the largest cable you can find. You may have too much resistance for the length traveled. It fixed my issue. I too thought it was the camera going bad. Its just a power hog!
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Hi Jessica: Looks like this camera uses AA batteries. This means the charger is not needed,nor provided by Sony. Yet, I do see a couple of sellers give rechargeable AA batteries with chargers. You really should direct this question tp the seller. I hope this will help you.
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yes and you can buy extra ones and a charger thru amazon. You charge it by plugging it into your pc or wall outlet.The charge lasts a long time. I love this camera . Best one I ever owned and I have owned quite a few . Hope this helps
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It comes with a USB cable only to connect to the computer and charge the battery. I bought a separate charger with an extra battery. Also you will need a micro scan card for memory. Get the micro- not the standard. The camera also comes with brackets to mount the camera. I do recommend the head piece to mount it to your forehead for videos.