Does anyone know the average life if I were to run a time lapse at 5 sec intervals?
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I did one while driving shooting every 30 sec and it lasted 3 hrs on full charge. On the way back I set it for 1 min. intervals and the die time was identical. So I'm not really sure how much more battery capturing an image takes over just idling.
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I modified the door so I could plug in and with a 32 gig card you could prob. cover a few days. With out plug in, I taped 4 hours at the highest video quality. Hope that helps.
317283
about 30 days, it depends on how often you record. I have mine motion active so the recording will last longer
1357577
I havent ran the battery dead while recording yet but if i remember right i watched a reveiw that said that tge battery lasts from half an hour to an hour depending on the quality of the video you use.
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Mine had an interval of None, 1, or 3 minutes but what mine does if you set it to 3 minutes it would record for 3 then create a new file and record for another 3 and so on. So if you drove for 20 minutes I would have like 5 files all 3 minutes each.
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I haven't taken enough pictures to run the battery down yet. I'm sure the next time we go on a trip, I will find out. According to the manual: Shooting still images using the LCD screen the battery life is approx 225 min. and approx 450 pictures; using the viewfinder is approx 245 min and approx 490 pictures. Shooting movies using the LCD screen the battery life is approx 120 min and using the viewfinder is appox 130 min. Viewing still images on your camera the battery life is approx 290 min and approx 5800 pictures. I regret I can't tell you first hand, but I hope you'll find this information helpful. I haven't taken enough pictures to run the battery down yet. I'm sure the next time we go on a trip, I will find out. According to the manual: Shooting still images using the LCD screen the battery life is approx 225 min. and approx 450 pictures; using the viewfinder is approx 245 min and approx 490 pictures. Shooting movies using the LCD screen the battery life is approx 120 min and using the viewfinder is appox 130 min. Viewing still images on your camera the battery life is approx 290 min and approx 5800 pictures. I regret I can't tell you first hand, but I hope you'll find this... » Read More I haven't taken enough pictures to run the battery down yet. I'm sure the next time we go on a trip, I will find out. According to the manual: Shooting still images using the LCD screen the battery life is approx 225 min. and approx 450 pictures; using the viewfinder is approx 245 min and approx 490 pictures. Shooting movies using the LCD screen the battery life is approx 120 min and using the viewfinder is appox 130 min. Viewing still images on your camera the battery life is approx 290 min and approx 5800 pictures. I regret I can't tell you first hand, but I hope you'll find this information helpful. « Show Less
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Sorry I can't really answer that as I have never really used the recorder long enough to see how long a charge will last.
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The battery should last about 3 hours, That is if you don't keep it on for long periods at a time. I film about 15 min at a time and get right at 3 hours out of it.
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I'd say around an hour. Just enough that when you start to record an event of any length, the battery indicator shows it's losing power. (if you're only shooting 5 minute clips or occasional still shots at home / near shore power to recharge, stock battery is plenty. This is a very effiecient camcorder, power wise. It does have the 'close the LCD viewfinder, goes to Power Save mode' feature, which once you realize how it functions, is a huge power managment tool....and may manage power enough by itself.) I just record my kids road cycling racing events long enough, that I can easily outstrip the limited capacity of the stock battery, which is why I ordered the extra capacity one sold here at Amazon. I did buy the extra extended life battery (x2 capacity) plus wall charger offered here on Amazon for a reasonable $ 22.
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That entirely depends on what you are doing. I've had a 45 minute life when I was really pushing the system (World Of Warcraft), I've also had 2 and a half hours when doing things like checking email or just browsing the web at starbucks.
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I bought this as a gift, however I am a tech guy and can tell you that you will get up to 5 hr. 59 min. 05 sec. with a 32gb memory card at 30 frames per second. So it has more to do with the size of the storage memory to store the movie. Good luck. It is a nice camera!
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From my experience using 2 of these units over 2-3 yrs. I find if you keep it clean it works quite well. I record about 30 hours. weekly.
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From the manual, the battery will last for 40 minutes of continuous video under typical conditions and 1 hour 10 minutes max before the camera stops automatically. But, reading further, you'll see something interesting. The manual states that, "Recording will automatically stop when the clip file size reaches 4GB, or when the recording time reaches approximately 29 min 50 sec in 1920 or 1280 mode and approximately 1 hour when shooting in 640 or 320 mode. So, unless you're recording a long, low quality video (doubtful if you're looking at a $350 camera) you'll have slightly less than a 30 min limit. I see no way to override this. There are two reasons for it. 1) There are different tariffs imposed by the WTO for video cameras with HD recording times over 30 minutes, and 2) Some sensors cannot tolerate continuous current for long periods without overheating.
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This remote is not programmable in a way that you could do conventional time lapse photography. Unless you was timing yourself and pushing the shutter button every time. A conventional corded interval remote would be best for time lapse. There are several inexpensive options on Amazon for interval remotes.
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The typical recording time is 45-55 minutes and typical playback time is 105-135 minutes, each with a fully charged battery, so the actual depends on the mix of recording vs. playback which you actually do. My guess is that most users will get an actual total probably closer to 1 hour or less per full charge.
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if you want to start using time lapse, i would suggest a digital SLR. you will get much better quality.
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The battery lasts about 2 hours of actual time used. The battery doesn't drain when the camera is off, which is nice. If you use the time lapse mode you can set it to take a picture every .5, 1, 5, 10, 30, and 60 seconds. The battery lasts the same amount of time whether it's taking pictures or videos.
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Yep. I've actually done a few just like that. The time lapse software by Xyster lets you set parameters like "34.01 degrees per day" or "2 horizontal rotations counter clockwise per hour, and 5 degrees per minute vertical clockwise) if that's what you want to do.