Can it be powered from a USB power supply (like iPhone power adapter) and left permanently in record mode?
935574
No. In fact all the record functions are disabled as soon as you plug it into a computer (or USB extended life charger), so you can't record at all when it's plugged in. BUT - the good news is that it WILL record a VERY long time without having to change the battery. Don't forget, there are no moving parts in this device. It's energy consumption to operate is incredibly low. I'm pretty sure you would fill up the memory chip before you ran the battery down, but I haven't challenged it that far yet, so I could be wrong, but I don't think so.
935575
There is no built-in battery recharging function from USB, and it's likely the unit gets no operational power from USB either. So this answer is pretty surely no. They say to use an alkaline battery, but I found it works fine with an AAA rechargeable battery (even with its lower cell voltage). However, you have to recharge that battery on your own separate charger.
935576
Agree with the previous answer. As an FYI, the USB cord is strictly for transferring files from the recorder to a computer/laptop.
1735297
Hello, in order to record with this microphone you will need an usb audio interface that has 48v phontom power to power the microphone. Just search audio interface and you will find plenty of them in a wide variety of prices.
1185012
The answer is yes H. P. The actual process is a bit tricky since it starts recording when it wants to and there is no way to manually start the recording yourself. However I have found a method to record mp3s on it despite that dysfunctional flaw. You will too. Btw The idiots who can't figure out how to flip the voltage switch are laughable. I bought mine off eBay for $39.99 because the seller thought it was a faulty product. One flip of the switch later and I got a fully functional system for chump change. ^_^
1026431
Yes. You will have to connect it through a pre-amp to your recording device.
789893
Besides running off of its own battery supply, you can also plug it into a wall and run off standard AC 110/120V. Usually with the power banks you need a USB connection, if yours is able to handle other connections you might be in luck. But for $10 I just bought an extra set of rechargeable batteries and it has been fine. This is a nice little camera but don't expect video quality to be better than an iphone. The audio quality, however, is better than anything a phone or tablet could provide.
786567
i have it plugged in for my dash cam in my car and it records while plugged it. i have not tried to stream it to my phone or to my computer while it is plugged in but yes it records when charging
831059
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.
1219082
It just tapes on so yes, it COULD, but there is NO external power source. You would have to modify the battery, or add an external battery for power.
1495381
You can power up by pressing and holding the record key. It only takes 3 seconds to start recording from the power off state! I found this by accident.
1691798
Hi yes you can record while it's plugged in you lighter outlet or just charge your battery full and charge it in your pc.its lasts around 1 day with battery
525653
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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I don't think so. The unit has a dedicated power cord that has a USB connector on the device end and a cigarette lighter connector on the other. There is also a standard USB cable that comes with the unit and when connected to my computer, the unit goes into "USB mode" (and annunciates the fact) which allows reading captured video clips. Because of this, I don't think the device would be in capture mode when connected with a standard USB cable, but would instead switch to read mode.Hope this helps...
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Hi dear friendthan kyou very much for your kind inquirywe are the manufactuer for this DVyes,you can record constantly while chargingit can record continously about 60 minutes with 32GB cardthank you
1986292
Just plug in USB cable to the recording unit and other end of the cable to one of those USE-to-power adapter for the charging. However I strongly recommend purchasing dedicated power adapter made by the manufacturer.
530614
It does not start recording on power up you have to hit the record button. All the recordings are stored on an SD card so if it Loses power your recording to that point will be saved
2073149
You will need a phantom power source to use the mic. I record via my ProFire 2626 into my MacBook Pro, and the ProFire unit provides this power source. There are probably other power supplies you can buy for less if you don't want to go that route.
577168
I only use it with external power, but I believe I recall reading that it can not be powered by USB.