Can the recorder be triggered manually? Such as when you see an officer behind you with lights on, pulling you over. Also, how long is recording?
364512
Yes. Turning on the power starts recording in a few seconds. The recording time depends on the memory stick inserted. A few hours on mine. In record mode it breaks the segments into a couple of minutes each so you don't end up with huge long recording times of useless information. There is also an editing software included with the camera. Overall, this camera seems pretty good.
1200736
Hi, If the Tiny little red light is on it is recording, Make sure you have it set to one minute in recording options not five Minutes. Files will be to large to load. This video should help.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-dfvPX0dOs
494378
It detects cameras and speed traps (that's the main reason I bought it) but with both you have to keep in mind if it's a laser you usually don't stand a chance to react (or it may not even alert you if the officer is good and doesn't shout the windshield) and some cameras shout you in the back just when you pass them so it's almost no time to react.Hope this helped
1549978
It does send an alert when there is motion but doesn't automatically start recording...unless I have NO CLUE. I have to manually go online to hit record. I would like these cameras a lot better if they recorded all the time...otherwise they are great!
2040959
Mine did not . It was defective. Went out like the second week. You have to turn it on to record . Once on, it would record when in motion. Stop if not. There are better versions out there. The instructions are in Chinese. Keep shopping and go to youtube . There are videos on most car cameras.
109556
Karla, Audio recording is illegal without the knowledge and consent of the person on audio. You can program the radio to record at times and durations selected by you. Remember also that it you can set it to only record when movement occurs, plus with this device you can 'disregard movement' of certain areas or items in the viewing area by blocking it out. For example if there is an operating ceiling fan, you can blot that out so the recorder does not consider its movements. This is a very user friendly recorder.
271000
It needs to remain plugged in to your car power source. It will keep recording and will record over the already recorded data after so many hours. Just a quick note........I made comments after the one I got and said how good it was, I got another one for my second car and it only worked for a few days then quit, it had to be returned
858006
I don't know how it does it but, the camera records video clips perfectly when motion is detected. It records you just enough before and after motion is detected to give you exactly what you need to see. You will have to adjust sensitivity to tweak the camera based upon your installation location, very easy. I absolutely LOVE this product!!!
405110
I have not, but it's a great tool to capture those incidents if you needed to report. My device is more peace of mind knowing the video is documenting my driving environment.
989974
When I first set mine up, the videos were set to only record for 1 min, so it would start and stop every 60 seconds. I since changed it to 10 minutes. It also was set on motion-control, so when I would stop at a red light, it would shut off after a few seconds and then turn on once I would start driving. Perhaps those are what you are encountering.
405112
No and dont bother calling the police (in america, that is) if you do record bad driving. Video evidence is just one part of the equation to a successful prosecution. You also need to identify the driver and YOU have to testify in court to what you saw. Just going to the cops with a video will get you nothing so dont waste your time or theirs. However, if something happens, like a collision, then that would be extremely helpful in determining fault and possibly a citation. Are you saying "well, thats just crap!"? Now, lets turn the tables. Lets say you record someone cutting you off but the recorder is saying you were going 10mph over the speed limit. If the person that cut you off deserves a ticket via video, then so do you! Is it worth it?
1337826
It does not record. It shows what the camera captures very clearly when the bell rings without requiring you to press anything. A button needs to be pressed once if you want to speak and listen. Works as described.
158037
There is a small recording light on the side (not on the front) when it is recording. It can be covered with a small piece of tape.
387653
You turn it on before recording. One press turns the light around the button on then a second press (and depress) turns on the recording feature. I beloeve that when the colour is a continuous orange it is recording. It is in the instruction manual (if you have already bought it, but if not you now have your answer. :-) ).I recommend you turn it on before putting it in it's holder, then that way you get yourself in the shot briefly before you dive.Hope that helps.
1967224
I know! the recordings are also in short clips of 30 sec or so. I had to purchase an additional recording device, that I never used because is not as discrete.
763629
It does record sound, but usually doesn't pick up anything more than fifteen feet away. The batteries are backup power in case power fails. They don't operate the lights, just the camera and keep the date/time correct. It has to be wired in for the lights to operate. I suggest not putting it on switched power because the batteries drain pretty fast (a few days to a week). For the money, honestly I reccommend a stealth game camera (like hunters use). There is no visible flash, and the nighttime pictures are a lot better quality. I switched after a year (because my video of some kids breaking into cars was not good enough quality to identify)
973096
I didn't set timer for recording. However, the recording can only assign to one camera only and that explains the stop switching issue. Defender do have their tech support website at http://www.defender-usa.com/support.eng-3.html?type=&search;=&cat;_id=2