Does this have to be plugged in to record? (IE does it have a battery in it? I want to use it in my house, but could charge in my vehicle when neede
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Do I need a separate recorder/hard drive to store recorded data? If not, how long does it record before the 'loop' ends and it starts rewriting over itself?
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The Genius, does have a built in lithium battery. However run time is not very long 20 minutes to 45 minutes approximately. You could use a mini USB to 12 volt power supply, but that is a hassle. Genius works excellent as a dash cam, run time on battery is not going to work for you? If you are looking for recording, in your home/business, take a look at Dropcam! It runs $199, HD recording, bluetooth, for setup, smart phone viewing, wifi, internet required, 130 degree viewing! I have one works excellent. Hope this helps?
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It does have a battery but it will not last that long. I have only used the "battery" for short time to view what I have recorded. I'm not sure how long it will hold up. I'm sure you that there are AC to DC convertors that you can get with cigarette lighter type of plug. I hope this helps.
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It does have a battery that at best is good for about 2-3 hours. You can hook it to an AC adapter with Mini USB plug for use in the house. When powered up in a car, it automatically starts recording based on car motion. There are a couple of other options for recording as well. When I turn the car off, it stops recording.
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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
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Only when the car is on. Once you turn car off it shots off camera too. Camera has built on battery but does not lots charge it is enough to just finish the recording and shout the thing off. Just let you know that built quality is very cheep but video quality is very good and remember 5 min video takes about .6 gb space so get yourself at list 32 gb enaugh for about 4 hours
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I often power it while recording. It gets power through the mini USB adapter. Just hook up an external power unit to the USB cable, and you are all set.
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hey Jeff, It loses all of everything u recorded if batteries die while recording! Recommend you purchase the a.c. power adapter to alleviate this issue.Harley
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It's got no battery so there's nothing to charge. Yes, by design, it needs a direct power supply like a car's USB/cigarette lighter (provided of course that the car is running) or an iPhone charger or something similar. It's got a capacitor, which holds just enough power that the camera would use to auto-save the video if there's a loss of power at the moment of impact.
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It does have auto record mode when it is plugged into the car. When the car starts the camera will turn on and start recording (it is an option in the menu).
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Yes, it does need to be plugged in at all times, however, lukas sell a batery pack that can keep your camera running for 10 hours, you can use your 12v in your car or hardwire which is pretty simple anyone can do it, I have to say that my lukas 7900 is the best gadget I have in my car, no doubt about that, it has awesome image, gps, very durable, I left in the rain and still works, no regrets... good luck.
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Yes, the camera functions normally while plugged in. I'm pretty sure it actually charges the battery even while recording.
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I haven't timed the duration of the recording, but after an estimated 2 hours ether the battery died or my card was full. I believe I was using a 2, 4 or 8 GB card. I believe it will record continuous if left plugged in.
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the camera will record while charging. I've used it to make a timelapse for several hours, recording (well taking pictures every 5 seconds) with the adapter plugged in, as the camera only has an autonomy of about two hours. The battery is internal and cannot be removed or replaced.
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In order to plug in you have to leave the lid open. I assume it would record with the lid left open.
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The unit is not equipped with an on board battery, it can't be "recharged". You just plug it into a house outlet or an automobile port for use.
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Yes, it needs to be plugged in. I am sure there are some battery operated models, this one, however, is not one of those.
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no battery, not rechargeable. it plugs in the outlet, or it can be plugged in the car.. I use it only at home, not in the car.
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It will record while plugged in however I have found it will only work if the camera is recording before it is plugged in.
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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