Jacko956
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- Manchester
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- Dash Cam
- Nextbase 512gw, 512 rear
I've had another failure to record. I think some, if not all of the following conditions will cause a fail.
* Ignition off
* Rear camera attached (not really tested without rear cam)
* Flat or nearly flat dash cam battery
* Parking mode on
* Parking mode triggered
* Ignition on
I can guarantee that with the above conditions my dashcam (probably yours too) will crash as soon as the door is opened and the car is started.
As can be seen in the photo the dash cam froze. In fact it did record a 2 second clip before freezing. I actually thought it was recording normally until I noticed it had a frozen image on the screen. So in my case it actually froze due to the combination of a flat battery and parking mode triggered by opening the door.
The workaround is to see what is happening on the screen after the car is started, turn off/on the dash cam or if frozen as in my case (see photo), press reset.
When the dash cam is receiving continuous power from the car then there isn't a problem, it will record normally. A more robust power source is needed otherwise fails will continue to happen. I don't think the sd card is to blame as I've tried a Samsung and now an Integral high endurance card.
* Ignition off
* Rear camera attached (not really tested without rear cam)
* Flat or nearly flat dash cam battery
* Parking mode on
* Parking mode triggered
* Ignition on
I can guarantee that with the above conditions my dashcam (probably yours too) will crash as soon as the door is opened and the car is started.
As can be seen in the photo the dash cam froze. In fact it did record a 2 second clip before freezing. I actually thought it was recording normally until I noticed it had a frozen image on the screen. So in my case it actually froze due to the combination of a flat battery and parking mode triggered by opening the door.
The workaround is to see what is happening on the screen after the car is started, turn off/on the dash cam or if frozen as in my case (see photo), press reset.
When the dash cam is receiving continuous power from the car then there isn't a problem, it will record normally. A more robust power source is needed otherwise fails will continue to happen. I don't think the sd card is to blame as I've tried a Samsung and now an Integral high endurance card.