The directions seem to indicate the camera works by a 4v battery. I plugged the camera into the electrical outlet for over an hour then attempted to use it but it did not work. Does the camera have to be continually plugged into the electrical outlet...
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Dear friend, Thank you for your questions. Please note that the Camera has no battery inside, and it is not support for battery carrying, so you are right that the camera has to be continually plugged into the electrical outlet to work. It is hope I have solved your problems. Best regards!
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I recently got one of these and it has a rechargeable battery in it. You plug a cord into the camera to recharge it in an outlet.
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No i have been having problems with my battery also. In the manual it says that there is a small light that lights up when it is charging..i plugged it in accoarding to what the manual says and the light has never turned on. I charged the camera over night and it will only turn on it it is plugged into the charger....anyone have any advice on this?
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The battery needs to be removed from the camera and placed in it's charger. The charger plugs directly into the outlet so no cords to mess with.
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It requires a 12 V DC power supply which usualy comes with cameras bought at Amazon, If not they are only about $5.00 on line PS: Last thing you want to do is connecting this camera directly to a 120V AC outlet (it will fry the camera )
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Attached to the camera is a USB cable for data transfer and also to connect to the power adapter (included) to charge the battery. The battery remains in the camera while charging. You may charge the battery while connected to the PC or while plugged up to the power adapter. You would have to purchase a battery charger separate if you want to charge the battery alone.This is an excellent camera. I would buy it again.Best regards
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I believe the battery is hard wired into the camera. If you can not get it to charge, its time to replace the camera
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As far as I can tell, the only power source for this camera is via a wall outlet. There are no batteries. Not truly wireless, as it does require the cord for power. I did shop around for another option that used batteries but was unable to find an adequate solution.
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I have left the camera on over a 12 hour period with no effect on my battery. As said earlier, use a constant power source.
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1) no. 2) I have used a battery pack and it charges the camera's battery just fine 1-4 hours and during this downtime you cannot use the camera till it is finished charging. After my purchase I contacted the company and asked several questions also made a few recommendations as a customer that could make the camera more user friendly etc. No response! I am currently researching for another camera that will fit my needs and use this one as a backup or spare.
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I don't know the correct protocol but I charge the battery after every use of the camera, regardless of the number of shots taken. Have had no problem doing it that way.
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Hi, the camera need DC 5V power supply. If the voltage below 5V, it will stop work, thank you!
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You need to connect charger directly to the camera. The battery, when fully charged, will last for a while.
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Don't know. It broke long before I explored any options. Just remembered. I have unswitched wiring in my cars (do it myself). So, the camera was always on 12V. But, I had to turn it on, before each trip.
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Just to be very clear the camera does not have a "charger," it has a power adapter and should be plugged in most of the time, but it will also work with AA batteries. It does not charge anything when it is plugged in. It does not work the same way as the monitor unit, which truly does have a rechargeable internal battery.
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It works with baterry for maybe 12 hours then u gotta unplug and recharge. The quality is very substandard. You can plug directly into the camera outside but in my application it didn't work. It doesn't work as advertised. Hope this helps, buyer beware.
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Did you plug in the little cord from the battery pack to the camera? Also if you purchased it from Big mikes through amazon they are great to work with. Just call them if that doesn't work.