Looking for a cheap video camera that can record several hours

[Ballatician]

No frills or bells or whistles

This will literally sit on a tripod in a room and record for about 8 hours. It would be nice if it could hold charge and keep the video in memory but connecting to a laptop might be an option.

How much am I looking at here and from where?

TIA

 

[Syborg1211]

If a laptop is an option, why not a webcam?

 

[Ballatician]

The laptop will be connected to equipment and will be in use by one or more people the entire time so not facing what should be recorded.

 

[AkumaX]

cheap usb webcam?

 

[Kaido]

SD or HD resolution?

Does it need to be continuous recording, or motion-triggered?

 

[Ballatician]

SD, it would need to be continuous monitoring.

I'll look into the cheap USB option. I was wary of that because the laptop is already recording two different data streams, both at 1Hz, and thought it might be too much being recorded to one hard drive.