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I need your help.

I want to mod the y3000 so that I can use a longer lasting battery (hopefully 5h). How can I figure out what specifications I need on the new battery? What matters? Current?

Thank you.

Camera is the one in the pic.

>> No.727514

>>727501
Amp hours rating. More the better. Match the voltage. No higher, no lower.

>> No.727515

>>727501
what purpose are you going for? stealth camera work comes to mind at first, longer lasting batteries will be of course, larger, but if you're putting this in a garment disguised as a button you'd find it to be quite difficult without running wires through it.

looking at the stats on that camera annoy me though, I have a camera I paid 500 bucks for in 2007 from canon that is quite similar for stills, but it's video recording is 240 not 720

>> No.727517

Just check de voltage and get a battery the same voltaje, but high capacity (mAh).

>> No.727518

>>727514
Thanks, is there any way of measuring Amp hours?

>> No.727520

>>727515
Size isn't too big of an issue.

>> No.727523

>>727520
will it be moving around a lot or will it be stationary?

>> No.727524

>>727523
It will be stuck into the ground or onto a wall.

>> No.727526

>>727518
It should be listed on the betters tech sheet. It might be on the battery itself. It will be in mAh or Ah.

>> No.727527

>>727524
oh christ your options are pretty open then as long as you can get the hook ups and match the voltages.
Can you get the battery out for us and read off any listed numbers?
might be in the manual as well.

by the time we're dont it's battery will be multiple times larger than the camera itself and can run for a day

>> No.727528

>>727527
done* not dont

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727533

>>727527
The camera hasn't arrived in the mail just yet. But there is an image of the battery here: http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1911062

It doesn't seem to have any markings. At least not on that side.

>> No.727534

>>727533
specs on another site i found while looking for info on the battery claim 4.5 hours

Specification:

Built-in lithium rechargeable battery
120 hours stand by and 4.5 hours work time
AC power supply: 100V~230V
Data Transfer Interface: Mini 8 Pin USB
Video output formats: AVI
Support Micro SD, TF card extended up to 32GB
Photo formats: JPEG
Picture resolution: 3264 x 2448 pixels
Video resolution: 1280 x 720 pixels
Frame Rate: 30fps
Recharge Voltage: DC-5V
do you have a voltmeter ? when it arrives I'd like to know the voltage myself because for 25 bucks that'd be a pretty sweet little camera to have if I can make it last longer

>> No.727537

>>727534
I have a multimeter, yes. I got my camera for $10 off ebay.

>> No.727539

>>727534
So is that 4.5 on, or 4.5 recording?

>> No.727542

>>727534
battery will prob. be 3.7V - no guarantees, tho.

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>>727539
I doubt its 4.5 hours of solid recording for that compact and cheap, but its hard to say until you receive the device
>>727542
if that turns out to be the case I say we hook up one of these bad boys

>> No.727604

>>727534
>4.5 hours work time
Not quite. I have one. It's approx 40..50 minutes.
From my notes, at Ubatt=5V:
Off mode: I=0.007mA (2mA scale)
On (standby): IAvg=160.8mA, Max 185 mA (200mA scale)
Recording: I=~190, often jumps over 200mA scale.
0.18...0.21 in 10A scale.

Also I haven't measured this, but it seems to have quite high cut-off, like 3.4..3.5V (so not gonna work well with LiFePO). I'd suggest running it off higher voltage with efficient regulator. Or maybe 4x NiMH's (4..5.6V).
Since it connects to USB it runs off 5V too (haven't gone higher).

>> No.727607

>>727533
Ah, also the battery is PL352030 or exact same shape without markings (dunno which one was from y3000). https://www.flickr.com/photos/39614026@N05/sets/72157633091098776/

>> No.727615

>>727604
So to continue, being pessimistic and assuming consumption increases to say 250mA with lower voltage, you'd need 1250mAh 3.7 pack for 5h runtime. Add something for inefficiencies, hiccups* and crappy batteries and you should look at 1500..2000mAh range.

Mind you 3:00 minute video takes 233mb.
233*((5*60)/3)=23.3 gigabytes. Since it's 32gb max, with 29gb to actually use you better hope file size is constant...

* If you're planning 5h nonstop, you better add heatsink and a watchdog circuit, because being as is, the thing is not very stable and tends to freeze after longer runs drying the battery.

>>727515
The canon actually works. This one only when you get lucky. Resets date, is hard to control, you have no idea what you're actually filming (if anything) etc.

>> No.727960

>>727615
>So to continue, being pessimistic and assuming consumption increases to say 250mA with lower voltage, you'd need 1250mAh 3.7 pack for 5h runtime. Add something for inefficiencies, hiccups* and crappy batteries and you should look at 1500..2000mAh range.
How's this? http://hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__18560__Turnigy_5000mAh_1S_20C_Lipoly_Single_Cell_.html

>> No.729204

>op wants to record women on the tolet
get a usb battery pack

>> No.729410

>>729204
That's what I was thinking.

If it is I won't support OP's endeavor.