Contemplating purchasing. Can anyone share with me best case battery life? Thank you.
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Larry, I'm looking at this for recording our church services and possibly our worship service as well. We recently purchased a Q8-Zoom because of the audio recording capabilities and audio interface between our soundboard and computer. We need to record from about 40 feet away from the stage. Does this Panasonic do a good job in low light and focusing at this distance? So far, the Q8-Zoom doesn't seem to capture video much better than our old webcam at this distance. It definitely is more clear, but not the quality I was really hoping for.
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Larry I purchased this item less than a month ago - I video our church services and it takes about an hour and a half and the battery light shows only 2 bars out of 4 used - I estimate 2/12 to 3 hours maybe a little more - keep an eye on you battery bars - I also recommend purchasing a spare battery a little pricey but worth the peace of mine - bye the way the microphone and zoom are excellent I film from rear of church and choir and Preacher come thru great sound and looks.I WOULD RECOMMEND.
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I recently purchased and have only used the camera for about 1 hour. Sorry that I couldn't be more. helpful.
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Larry I purchased this item less than a month ago - I video our church services and it takes about an hour and a half and the battery light shows only 2 bars out of 4 used - I estimate 2/12 to 3 hours maybe a little more - keep an eye on you battery bars - I also recommend purchasing a spare battery a little pricey but worth the peace of mine - bye the way the microphone and zoom are excellent I film from rear of church and choir and Preacher come thru great sound and looks. I WOULD RECOMMEND.
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i would say one hr for sure even though the screen says two hrs 15 mts. Even though there is much more battery power left in it, I usually connect it to power after one hr for worry free event recording. Hope it helps.
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i recorded my granddaughters basketball game, 1 hour 10 minutes, still showing 3 bars on the battery, also you can buy a bigger battery for this, i feel 3hrs of continuous recording if you not going crazy on zooming in and out. i still buy backup batteries for every camera i purchase. i love how good the recording was, following action, and i held camera the whole game zooming in and out, and it was great steady movie picture.and very lite. i would buy again.
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Mine is great. It has been pretty durable. I dropped it once and cracked the back, but my son fixed it and I bought a better case (Ballistic) for it. I plays my apps well, Siri is very helpful, and I love it.
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Rich, Thanks for the reply. Let me know what you see popping onto the market. Only 3 cells on this one, I wonder why. Good enough for me tho. This one is more full featured than those other little ones. They are too limited and small. This one has a good price. I know, for a little more I could get a regular laptop. I just like the toy feeling of it. And it doesn't take a lot of power to stay on for hours. Shipping is 3 to 5 weeks! So there's time to cancel if another one looks good. Nice to have a little thread here to check while I wait. Thanks.
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thought about it and i think ill just keep it. its pretty awesome ( im using it right now to type all this) id never scalp this off. only issue now is finding a good quality case, just bought the roo case but i hate it. (doesnt stay closed)
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I've had it few a months now and no problem with it to date. I use it almost everyday at work. I have even got a few co-works to pick one up. Oh and the battery life is great on it.
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its great 4 me! Just make sure u turn it off by hand and dont leave it on standby. I did that once and it died. I've charged it a few times. I use it @ work only and my battery life was only 1 bar down after 7 hrs. All i do is listen to music i dont know if it drains faster doing other things. Hope this helps.
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Battery life seems pretty good, but I definitely recommend the accessory kit that is only $19 and includes an extra battery and an external battery charger. Better to always have a extra charged battery on hand!
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It's ratted at 50,000 hours. Ours burns 8 hours a day 3 days a week since March 1st. Since its side lighting you won't get any dark spots, or burned out sections. If a LED fails, then the whole thing fails. As for a case, there is nothing available for it from the maker. What I did with mine was to purchase a standard Art Portfolio a little bigger then the light tablet. It works great for me, and it's really sturdy so you won't break it all that easy. The only spot I'm fearful about is the plug in port for power, if that spot took a hard hit it would damage the plug port for sure. Just don't paclk it with the power plug in the port, and you will be just fine.
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Thanks so much. The email and the phone are the most important considerations for me. I think I read that the battery case falls off, have you had that problemwith yours?
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It is something about the battery that comes with the case that makes it works properly. I have had it for about two or three months, and I have not yet had any problems with this case. I am very satisfied with it. I will encourage anyone who wants longer battery usage to purchase this. I hope this will help you in making up your mind.
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It lasts forever, if that's what you are asking! Plus, mine came with an extra battery that I keep charged just in case. But I do extensive emailing on it and I can wrote two LOOONG emails before it even drops below 20%...like 6 hours of constant use at the very least. And I use a Swype keyboard which seems to use more power than the simple android keyboard.
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I recommend the case, it feels great, a little slippery at times but it overall feels well... I believe the problem is the first batch that was manufactured. You can fix the power button with an x-acto knife.
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Well, unfortunately I'm not an avid gamer so I am not on it that often, but I have found that if you have it in sleep mode it does a very good job of retaining power. If I were to estimate, if you played it as much as the average owner, I would say you could get a guaranteed couple days out of it...I might even venture and say three days. Again thats just a guess.You might wanna poke around online and google some sites that will give you some good insight on the battery life. Hope I was able to help at least a little. Have fun and keep gaming! ;)
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I switched phones . I only put mines on once took off the next day (im case junkie) you can have it. No charge its just sitting ..lol. still new
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I DO NOT RECOMMENDED the battery case. It doesn't charge your phone completely. Phone still dies while you have it in charge mode. It just dies at a slower pace, unless you have have everything off and are not using it AT ALL.
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I haven't been unhappy with the battery life. Perhaps normal usage depends on the person. I play games, watch a couple movies, once in a while check things out online. I charge mine up about once a week just to keep it ready, but I do not use it every day. For the wi-fi, I have to be home, so I download games or movies to watch when away.
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Thanks, did a bit more research and seems the wind was rated for 5.5 hrs but most people were getting 4 or 4.5... battery life is a big reason for getting the netbook for me ans it seems that 6 hrs is realistic for the Samsung. also found that quite a few people had issues with the trackpad not responding well to touch.... So I decided to order the NC10 as I only have the wireless G at home and its always been plenty fast for what i need to do... Ill post a review after I get it...