What is the recording lengths in continuous mode if it has one or is it strickly motion sensing to record? And, does it overwrite the oldest files.
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Not sure I have all your answers you are looking for but I will give you my assessment. I have not used it in continuous mode for more than an hour or two at a time. In motion sensing mode, a new file is created for each continuous time motion is detected. I leave mine on motion detection most of the time to avoid long periods on no activity, the motion sensing works well with only one camera. Switching cameras cause it to kick out a new video file each time caused by the seene change. I personally have not filled a card to see if it will overwrite older files but I assume it will to the oldest file first. Not sure I have all your answers you are looking for but I will give you my assessment. I have not used it in continuous mode for more than an hour or two at a time. In motion sensing mode, a new file is created for each continuous time motion is detected. I leave mine on motion detection most of the time to avoid long periods on no activity, the motion sensing works well with only one camera. Switching cameras cause it to kick out a new video file each time caused by the seene change. I personally have not filled a card to see if it will overwrite older files but I assume it will to the... » Read More Not sure I have all your answers you are looking for but I will give you my assessment. I have not used it in continuous mode for more than an hour or two at a time. In motion sensing mode, a new file is created for each continuous time motion is detected. I leave mine on motion detection most of the time to avoid long periods on no activity, the motion sensing works well with only one camera. Switching cameras cause it to kick out a new video file each time caused by the seene change. I personally have not filled a card to see if it will overwrite older files but I assume it will to the oldest file first. « Show Less
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I have to use continuous mode because several cameras are switched through. With a 32 Gig card (The largest it will handle) about 24 hours. That also depends on what you are recording, all my cameras are outside so there is always changing images. If you were recording in your home for instance where the walls, floor, furniture etc. don't change you'll probably get better time due to the way video compression works.
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In continuous mode I get about 43.5 hours on a 32GB SD card. The card will overwrite old files as needed.
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I'm using a 32gb microsd (tf) card, to be honest it is very hard to tell because it's a blackbox. When it "fills up" it continuously records, overwriting the earlier videos, so I just have it recording for the last few months without any issues.
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You can put an SD card in it so the bigger the card, the more you can record. You can also have it record straight to a dropbox account. You have the option of doing continuous or motion activated. Love it!
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The camera can be set to record when there is motion or it can be set to record continuously. I do record whenever there is motion so it lasts long depending on how many seconds you set it. for example 5 sec or 15 sec. It would not let me put a 64g card in it. it showed error each time I placed the card in
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I am using a 16 GB memory card that records approximately six months of motion activated (15-20 events a day x 20 times a day) footage before recording over the old footage. I have not recorded hours or days worth at a time. Only motion activated footage.
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I bought two of these cameras and they recorded in 5 minute intervals. In other words, they recorded five minutes, closed the file, and continued with another file. I tried different SD cards to see if that was the cause. I tried 16 Gb and 4 GB cards to see if the card mattered. I preferred a camera that would record a file continuously, so I did not investigate further.
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I use mine as a security warning at my gate and it is plenty loud for anyone walking by. Record time is 2 minutes I believe (could be wrong). My message is only 20 seconds long or so. It will continue to loop as long as motion is detected. You can add a long silence in you audio file if you want it to pause for a while. When triggered again it replays. Multiple units will work, they will detect motion in the area they are pointed at. You will need a micro SD card to put your audio file on then upload it to the device. Mine has worked very well, the only clumsy part is getting the sound file loaded with your micro SD card. It is rather startling to hear a sudden voice out of nowhere. You might consider using gentle words for your mother :o)
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a 500Gb for only 4 cameras only record for 24 hours continual and it will write over automatic every day if you want longer record time you have to change the hard drive to a bigger one a 1 tb will record 4 cameras for 45 days it says but I haven't had a chance to test my system for that time yet.You will get longer record time if you change the settings to motion only.The new hard drive runs about 100.00 I was alittle upset that they didn't let me know that before I bought the system and you have to have a special hard drive that works with this system.You can not use a usb hard drive it has to bea internal drive not a external drive.Hope this helps and answers your question. a 500Gb for only 4 cameras only record for 24 hours continual and it will write over automatic every day if you want longer record time you have to change the hard drive to a bigger one a 1 tb will record 4 cameras for 45 days it says but I haven't had a chance to test my system for that time yet.You will get longer record time if you change the settings to motion only.The new hard drive runs about 100.00 I was alittle upset that they didn't let me know that before I bought the system and you have to have a special hard drive that works with this system.You can not use a usb hard drive it... » Read More a 500Gb for only 4 cameras only record for 24 hours continual and it will write over automatic every day if you want longer record time you have to change the hard drive to a bigger one a 1 tb will record 4 cameras for 45 days it says but I haven't had a chance to test my system for that time yet.You will get longer record time if you change the settings to motion only.The new hard drive runs about 100.00 I was alittle upset that they didn't let me know that before I bought the system and you have to have a special hard drive that works with this system.You can not use a usb hard drive it has to bea internal drive not a external drive.Hope this helps and answers your question. « Show Less
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I have been unable to set the unit to automatically overwrite old data when the card is full. The camera will either let me record in a (3/5/10) minute loop, or record continuously until the card is full at which point it stops recording.
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It will record video and audio as long as the unit is on. If you turn off your computer that receives the signal, it will obviously not record. You can set it to overwrite old recordings if you fill up the allotted time. There are two settings to view recordings: one for motion detection, the other is straight recording- I do both. I can then fast forward, or slow forward in 6 second intervals.
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It will record continuously, but can also be set to record on motion detection. How long it records depends on available hard drive space and what you're recording. I am recording two DCS-932L cameras at 12-15FPS using high-quality (recently increased from medium) MJPEG 640x480. I have a 1TB external drive and typically get about 8.5 days backlog before it begins to automatically overwrite the oldest recorded video. If you use h.264 encoding it will probably store more video (due to the better compression), and if you record at higher resolutions it will probably not record as much before having to overwrite. It will record continuously, but can also be set to record on motion detection. How long it records depends on available hard drive space and what you're recording. I am recording two DCS-932L cameras at 12-15FPS using high-quality (recently increased from medium) MJPEG 640x480. I have a 1TB external drive and typically get about 8.5 days backlog before it begins to automatically overwrite the oldest recorded video. If you use h.264 encoding it will probably store more video (due to the better compression), and if you record at higher resolutions it will probably not record as much before... » Read More It will record continuously, but can also be set to record on motion detection. How long it records depends on available hard drive space and what you're recording. I am recording two DCS-932L cameras at 12-15FPS using high-quality (recently increased from medium) MJPEG 640x480. I have a 1TB external drive and typically get about 8.5 days backlog before it begins to automatically overwrite the oldest recorded video. If you use h.264 encoding it will probably store more video (due to the better compression), and if you record at higher resolutions it will probably not record as much before having to overwrite. « Show Less
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There is a menu option to have the system overwrite old data automatically. I use a 16GB card and my unit records a continuous loop of a little over the last 48-hours.
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It records one video, as long as there is motion to record. Once it stops, it does not restart, so is not actually motion activated, which would continue to start and stop, each time there was motion to record.
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I'm not sure how long it lasts, but it lasts a long time. It will record over the existing files when the card is full unless you press emergency recording to avoid overwrite. I don't think you can use 128gb card because I tried to use 64GB card and it didn't work until I bought a 32GB card.
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There are multiple variables that you have to take into account. Are you using 16 cameras or less. Obviously with fewer cameras there is less video being recored. Next are you recording in the highest video clarity... 960 vs. 480. What size hdd do you have installed and do you also use an external? Finally I am not sure if you can only record 16 hours and then just record motion only for the other 8 or not. Unfortunately your question can't be answered easily with out more information. I would look at worse case when you do it though to figure out if its going to last long enough for you.
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The issue is the software Operating system is limited to 2 Gigs per recording session. If you are recording a long video such as a child's play then that's a problem. if stop recording and start another recording session you will be able to fill your card with video. I've rarely recorded continuously for 8 minutes so it's not a problem for me. Also if you reduce the resolution to something less than HD such as VGA you will quadruple your recording minute. Remember if you record a VGA you still have better resloution than DVD.
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Hi Doowon, there is no capacity limitation for recording movies. If you are pertaining to 2GB limit per file, this is a normal operation and the movie would be divided. The maximum continuous recording time for the unit is 13 hours. Thanks_Mitch