if recording for many hours will the recording be lost if the battery goes dead or does it periodically save
570285
I have experienced this. Left it running and it died. When I plugged it back in, it had a 9 hour audio file from the time it was recording until battery gone.
570286
Really I don't know, however, I have only charged the thing once and still have something from months ago.
695484
No problem, the device is made made to do time lapses over long period of time. When not in use, it's not good to leave batteries on any device for to long, especially when it's on.
208717
No. I left this cam recording (with screen turned off) seven long days and it worked flawlessly. My car battery wasn't drained.
1284315
My experience was that I didn't lose the recording done prior to the battery dying, only anything after. I always made sure to keep super fresh batteries in the machine and never even let them get close to failing!
905008
No. The recorder has an on-off switch on one side. Once you turn it on, it will continue to record until it runs out of space, charge or you turn it off. It records in 4 hour chunks, so if you leave it running for 8 hours, for instance, you will get two 4 hour files.
803519
I use mine every week to record my boys football games and lasts about 60 minute of recording time. As for holding a charge, I don't recall how long it lasts, but I do know my camera has sat for a month or so and I didn't have any issues with the battery being dead. I hope that helps.
1937884
If the battery is completely empty, it may need a few minutes to get enough of a charge to start recording. It does, however, record normally when hooked up for charging.
1937318
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.
626181
To clarify, I recorded 5 minutes of audio when I first turned on the recorder and left it running for four hours to kind of evaluate the battery strength and recording capacity. If you leave this recorder on for an extended period "trying" to record a conversation when you aren't present to turn off the recorder you will need to listen to the entire recording due to the fact that this is a regular recorder, not a voice activated recorder. Sorry I couldn't be more helpful.
310931
No. Messages already recorded are not lost, but the unit won't work if the power fails.
1276963
If you keep it charged (as in, constant power connection), then yes, it will continue to stay on and record when needed until you turn it off.
1022220
I just tested the recorder by removing the batteries for 2 minutes and the settings were not reset, so it would take a longer time without power than just changing the batteries for the settings to reset. I misplaced one for over 3 months and although the batteries lost their power and the settings eventually reset, my recordings were intact. Hope this helps.
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.
1748360
Yes, the XA-10 creates a new file automatically each time a new recording is made. If you want to record a long event greater than 45 minutes, or so, you will need to use (1) line power from the supplied ac/dc adapter, or (2) have additional battery packs. Finally, you can set the timer on the camera to START recording but you will have to manually stop the recording. As an aside I use the camera to film my band playing and it has recorded flawlessly for 1.5 hours on the supllied lithium battery.
381262
Initially I thought I had a problems with how quickly the batteries discharged, until I found I was not turning the system off when I was not using it. Now that I double check to turn the recorder off, the charge seems to last a long time. Hope this is of some help.
924828
No. It'll record a few hours worth of stuff. But when the film gets full, it'll start recycling from the beginning of the video. So the most recent recordings you do not lose.
626203
It doesn't utilize a battery, it uses power from your camera. You do control whether your mic is on or off (if it's off, you'll record from the camera mic), and the direction the sound capturing takes.