@viofo - New feature request: ability to DISABLE the MIC button.
I pressed the triangle/lock button earlier this week to save a clip, and while reviewing footage today, i found that apparently i also clicked the MIC button so every single file since that event has no audio. I didn't know it had happened because my camera is mounted behind my mirror, and i can't see the screen unless i either move the mirror or lean way over with my face close to the dashboard.
I would like an option to record sound ALWAYS, no matter how many times someone presses the MIC button. or make it so that you have to HOLD the MIC button to toggle it... and then have some sort of audio confirmation that it's muted/unmuted - something different than the beeps it makes when you press triangle. that way people like me who can't see the screen will still know something other than locking a file just happened.
maybe the next camera will have fewer buttons. i see no need for MIC or REC buttons on a dashcam, and several others i've used don't have them. if you want to stop recording, unplug it. otherwise it should be recording all the time since that's its sole purpose! if you want to record audio (or not) set it once in the menu and forget about it. do people really toggle the mic while driving/recording? then you can put the emergency/lock button by itself, so it's not possible (or at least highly unlikely) to accidentally press another button while driving. if you need to get into the menu, that's fine - make the user hold down the menu button for 2 seconds and then show the menu. that way you can't do it by accident.
Thanks!