Does this need to be plugged in to a power cable all the time? Or can it run on battery?
1760584
Plugged in all the time. You can purchase an optional battery pack for it (which will still need to be plugged in to the camera)
1760585
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.
1760586
I wired mine into an always hot cigarette lighter jack. But you could run on a 12V battery but I am not sure how long it would run. Would depend on your battery.
117816
It can run on batteries, but it comes with a plug in adapter to run off electricity.
868191
yes, it does need to be plugged in. and there is an off and on switch too on the device to save on the electric bill
61402
I do not knows if it is using a battery . i always plug the cables all the time .
1813273
From what I have experienced, there is not "battery" on this product. So it has to be plugged to a power source.
755598
it does run plugged in but the instructions recommend against it so the battery can charge and then be used and charged again.
619925
I never run it on batteries, mine is plugged in at all times. The supplied power supply is 5 Volts at 100 mili-Amps. I suppose you could power it from a USB power supply provided you could connect with the correct connector.
1423168
Yes, it is not battery powered. It must be plugged into a wall outlet in order to work.
762176
It has to be plugged in to the access. power outlet. It has no built in rechargeable batteries.
1258618
Nope. It's battery powered only. You have to modify its scheme if you want to power it up with an ac adapter.
1981166
Mine just runs on the battery-- I don't have a power cord. It spins and reflects colored lights.
1674
Runs on 110v electric and not on battery. The cord is about 2 ft long. I plug mine into a heavy duty extension cord.
369772
No it does not run on batteries. It has to be connected to an ipod cord or dock.
947140
It must be plugged in. It doesn't have a battery because it uses too much power for a battery.
1569567
It is not battery operated. It can be powered by the included power adapter or via PoE (Power over Ethernet), if you have a PoE capable switch. I am using mine with PoE since I have it mounted outside the house and Ethernet is more stable, secure and provides a faster connection to the network. Besides, using PoE requires only one cable be run to the outside (no separate power cable required.)
1610953
This is not a battery powered capable tool. It must be plugged in at all times to work
414999
I run it on the battery. The instructions that came with it said it is better to run off battery rather than run on the power adapter, although that does work too. Just used it in a small gig today and it worked great on the battery.