I've had my Actioncam for about 9 months and generally I'm very pleased with it. I use it as a dashcam mounted in my front screen.
However, there is an irritating problem with it and I am interested to know if anyone else has experience of the problem or the solution.
I've noticed for some time now that I cannot rely on it to consistently commence recording when I turn on the ignition. I have it connected through the Mobius USB Adapter to a 12v power outlet in my car. It is permanently connected so that I should just be able to get in the car, turn on the ignition and have recording commence. Unfortunately this doesn't always happen.
The strange thing is the red led lights up briefly when I turn on the ignition but then it sometimes doesn't come back on blinking to show it's recording, and on checking the card content, it hasn't recorded. Sometimes I notice its isn't blinking and sometimes I don't notice. When I notice I either press the power button on the cam or unplug and plug the micro usb and it starts recording.
A solution would be me changing my routine to always check and press the power button but I shouldn't need to.
I've tried changing Power On Delay but it makes no difference to the problem. So I leave it on Fast.
I'm confident it isn't the card, heat, or power. Three of us have this cam (at my recommendation) and all have the same problem. We use different makes of card, have different cars, and one has only bought his cam recently.
However, there is an irritating problem with it and I am interested to know if anyone else has experience of the problem or the solution.
I've noticed for some time now that I cannot rely on it to consistently commence recording when I turn on the ignition. I have it connected through the Mobius USB Adapter to a 12v power outlet in my car. It is permanently connected so that I should just be able to get in the car, turn on the ignition and have recording commence. Unfortunately this doesn't always happen.
The strange thing is the red led lights up briefly when I turn on the ignition but then it sometimes doesn't come back on blinking to show it's recording, and on checking the card content, it hasn't recorded. Sometimes I notice its isn't blinking and sometimes I don't notice. When I notice I either press the power button on the cam or unplug and plug the micro usb and it starts recording.
A solution would be me changing my routine to always check and press the power button but I shouldn't need to.
I've tried changing Power On Delay but it makes no difference to the problem. So I leave it on Fast.
I'm confident it isn't the card, heat, or power. Three of us have this cam (at my recommendation) and all have the same problem. We use different makes of card, have different cars, and one has only bought his cam recently.