Does the video and sound only come on when there is movement or noise? Or does the sound stay on all the time (we have a sound machine on at night)
233317
The sounds stays on all the time. You can easily turn the volume up and down on the side. There is also a button you can push on top to turn the video on or off anytime you want. It does not come on only if movement or noise. I keep it plugged in on my nightstand at night and will turn the video off and the sound up a notch or two. If I heard her fussing I just push the button to see what's going on and then turn it off and go back to sleep. This thing is great!!! I swear by it. It's just so easy to use.
292363
Yes you can turn the video off and still use the sound. Then just hit a button to turn the video back if you need to. Great feature to help keep the room dark while sleeping. You can also control the volume and pan the camera from the video unit.
915914
No it can't be heard in other rooms which is a bummer. What I did was put a baby video system in the room near the bed alarm and put the other end of the video alarm to where ever I was sleeping. That way I can hear it. We used it for my Dad. My Mom was sleeping in the same room and whenever it went off it would sometimes wake her. The other issues is that when the person using the bed alarm moves sometimes the alarm goes off even if they were not trying to get out of bed. It was a problem with false alarms but it was better than not having it. Hope this helps.
724791
There is a sound, but it may not disrupt a video. It is noticeable, but would not describe it as loud.
1228418
It will play until you turn it off, so yes it will. It also has an option to set a timer for it to turn off on it's own but you do not have to set the timer if you want it to play all night.
1846794
Video is constant when parent unit is plugged in to outlet only. When operating on battery, after a few minutes the video turns off, and you have to push a button to turn on the video -- video on my unit does not come on with noise/sound.
195826
Maybe like 3 seconds when it goes off. The sound will activate only when motion is detected.
709905
I believe the clicking you hear as you pan the camera is due to change from day to night mode. The sound you hear in not from the motor.
400662
During the day It's fine, not too loud. Sometimes I turn it off at night to sleep, but I don't need to have it on 24 hours. This is a hard question to answer because some might like the white noise, but I'm very sensitive to noise. Sorry I can't be more definitive. TV is OK on low.
1521387
It doesn't seem to. I just tried it (it hasn't been used for video yet) and there was no sound on playback. It's possible I'm not seeing a control. Of course the sound was there when I played it on the computer.
598656
Hi,Yes, it stays on while shooting a video since its power comes from its own battery and is not electrically connected to the camera (and must be switched on and off manually). The light is not particularly bright but I can get movies on a Nikon D7000 at about 12 feet.
2173288
I don't have that problem. I just have a problem with it not recording sound. The video is great, doesn't have blurry issues, I just can't get audio recording. But other than that, it's a good video.
233416
Audio functions normally. I use it every night when I plug it into an iHome clock. Not sure about video.
91549
Yes we have this too...plus a ticking noise! My husband just noticed it, and was like what the heck? You can actually hear it on the video while playing back if we are recording in absolute silence. When he shuts off the auto focus the ticking noise stops. I would be interested in others with this camcorder to comment on the noise.....I mean is this a defect or something that is just the way the camcorder is?
1208722
I does make a noise when your move, but both my husband and I sleep on one every night and it has never woke the other up or been an issue.
551955
It goes off for about 30 seconds at a time. If it gets bumped or not continually sensing movement it resets itself. If its getting moved or constantly sensing movement it will continually sound off, and by the way it is LOUD!
1614406
Yes it does. We plug ours in every night and have no issues with sound or video