mariomart
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- Joined
- Feb 28, 2013
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- Western Australia
- Country
- Australia
- Dash Cam
- Viofo A119 Mini, Viofo A119 V3, Viofo A119S V2
I had issues with my GS9000 so it was sent back to Foxoffer for a refund. I purchased the newer GS900 (VF960S) as it's replacement.
Where I purchased mine.
Initially I had issues with the GS900 firmware as it would not remember the English language setting and kept reverting back to Chinese. Another issue was that the GPS took forever to catch a signal, up to 10 minutes sometimes.
Foxoffer has since released a newer firmware, Version 0905, which seems to have sorted these problems. It now remembers English and the GPS takes about 20 seconds to catch.
Things I like.
It's smaller than the GS9000. Generally does everything it should.
Things I don't like.
It takes a long time to turn on once the key is turned. About 10 to 15 seconds. Doesn't sound like much but with every other can I've used they turned on immediately.
I miss the 178° wide angle of the GS9000, the GS900 is only 140°.
The GPS Player Software is horrendous. The camera records in MOV and the GPS file is in .txt , it is not compatible with DATAKAM PLAYER, RegistratorViewer or the regular players. It has it's own player which sucks bad. I'm in Australia but the software had me driving in downtown Beijing, it also doesn't sync correctly with the first file thus introducing a 20 second time error. The software also does not stitch together journeys, you are forced to watch each file independently. Did I mention it sucks.
If they addressed the Player issues and the start up time then I would rate the GS900 as a great buy.
As it is, the camera image is very good and the mounting system is also very good.
Where I purchased mine.
Initially I had issues with the GS900 firmware as it would not remember the English language setting and kept reverting back to Chinese. Another issue was that the GPS took forever to catch a signal, up to 10 minutes sometimes.
Foxoffer has since released a newer firmware, Version 0905, which seems to have sorted these problems. It now remembers English and the GPS takes about 20 seconds to catch.
Things I like.
It's smaller than the GS9000. Generally does everything it should.
Things I don't like.
It takes a long time to turn on once the key is turned. About 10 to 15 seconds. Doesn't sound like much but with every other can I've used they turned on immediately.
I miss the 178° wide angle of the GS9000, the GS900 is only 140°.
The GPS Player Software is horrendous. The camera records in MOV and the GPS file is in .txt , it is not compatible with DATAKAM PLAYER, RegistratorViewer or the regular players. It has it's own player which sucks bad. I'm in Australia but the software had me driving in downtown Beijing, it also doesn't sync correctly with the first file thus introducing a 20 second time error. The software also does not stitch together journeys, you are forced to watch each file independently. Did I mention it sucks.
If they addressed the Player issues and the start up time then I would rate the GS900 as a great buy.
As it is, the camera image is very good and the mounting system is also very good.