can camera record video off the battery when car is not on?
440528
It has a rechargeable battery, but I am unsure if it turns on in case of high shock or noise. Some cameras do, but I haven't found the ability to do it on this one.On average, I can get about an hour of battery life when it's running without power cable attached, with the screen on. It'll probably last a lot longer recording with the screen off, which is also an option.
440529
Yes it can record even the car is not on. But it only has a short time as the battery drains fast.
440530
The camera I had come with build-in battery, but I do not know how long it last, never tried
440531
No. The battery is very weak, the camera shuts down in a few seconds when not connected to power.
440532
This camera has an internal battery but only lasts a few seconds for me. I assume so it will continue to operate if there is a short momentary lapse in power? I see other users are getting much longer battery life.
701998
Use the motion detection. The camera will stay on, but will not record.Another option, change the wiring of your car:-)
1200732
Dear,would you pls tell us where did you buy this item ? and same as us ?dear, this camera has internal battery ,but it cann't support to record ,pls connect it to the car charger ,should connect with the power.thank you pls try it again.
1047560
Yes, if your car charger stays live when key is off, you will need to manually turn off the DVR Dash camera or it will continue to stay on and record
2203422
Simple answer is YES, but you need the car power on or have the camera power on to record everything..
1482931
This is NOT battery powered. It has a power supply that provides 5 VDC to the camera. With a third party video security program such as Blue Iris or Evocam, you can schedule recording until the disk on your computer or network storage device is full. Three days is nothing!
1633320
When the camera is plugged into the Power Adapter, it will automatically start recording when it receives power and stops recording about 5 secs after it stops receiving power. Assuming your power outlet in your car only works when the key is in the ignition.
277468
Yes you can record with the camera plugged in.The manual says the maximum recordable time for a single scene is 12 hours. If the scene exceeds 12 hours there will be a few second pause and then recording will automatically resume.
2180411
Hi Bob, Please see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4Tnz4XE1Qs 0:52 , there is a choice of 2 min, 3 min and 5 min. the only time it records in 1 min is when it's under parking mode. ( not taking the power from the car ) thanks Marie
628579
The instructions indicate you cannot. However, you could set up an external network server only to record at certain times. If you use the internal SD storage capability, this would appear not to be possible. Another possibility is to set a timer on the power supply to the camera. This would require that the camera reboot itself when power is restored. The problem with that is that there is no battery in the unit to restore the internal clock and calendar so you could lose the settings in this process.
1697009
I could not.However I think in manual was mentioned you will be able to do whenCamera is not on battery
72843
You can record, however, it's not a CCTV camera, I suspect that's what you're looking for.
951330
Hey. This camera hasn't battery - this is car recorder, you should use in car usb charger. It's very dark in evening times. And video has a lot of graininess after sunset. I'm not recomend you buy this camera
1121615
It can record in motion detect only. What do you means turn off the cameras? If you take out the power of the camera, it will have no signal to the DVR so it won't record. or you means you want the camera still on but it doesn't shows on the screen?
1688825
No.If your car outlet connect straight to the battery you car record on parking lot,but you gonna kill battery.
1551251
Yes, if your car's cigarette outlet stays powered on when the car is powered off. The camera goes into a sleep mode where it only turns on when it detects motion to try and not drain your car battery. You can change the sensitivity of this feature. If your 12V outlet turns off with when your car turns off, then you will need to rewire the outlet a little or just wire the camera directly into the car's battery/fuse box. Another thing to note, my battery was getting old and alternator was apparently failing.... so leaving this plugged in without turning the car on for an entire weekend drained my battery to the point were the car would not start Monday morning. My boss was not pleased when I was late to work, trying to get a jump from my kind neighbor. Replacing the battery and alternator, I have not had this issue again. Just a warning, it does drain some power.
1884109
Mine always records and stops recording when my vehicle is bumped. Haven't had any issues with the battery being drained whatsoever. This camera only records the front view-not inside the vehicle. You don't have to delete videos at all- continually records until it is stopped and saves it so it doesn't record over what was saved. Don't listen to that Vagan deusche- he probably forgot to turn it on and it's not meant for bicycles....... The camera mirror has a 2 hour back up recording capability just in case your car battery dies.