9665SC not keeping correct date/time, question on GMT settings

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Bakin' In TX

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Hey everyone.

I hardwired my new-to-me 9665 and set everything up. I find that its always an hour behind and the date will randomly change. I have set GMT-6 since I am in Central time in the US, but having this time/date change always is annoying.

How do I go about setting it and making sure it stays correct? I have the latest firmware on the camera and get a full GPS signal all the time.

Thanks
 
Bakin' In TX said:
Hey everyone.

I hardwired my new-to-me 9665 and set everything up. I find that its always an hour behind and the date will randomly change. I have set GMT-6 since I am in Central time in the US, but having this time/date change always is annoying.

How do I go about setting it and making sure it stays correct? I have the latest firmware on the camera and get a full GPS signal all the time.

Thanks
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For summer time please add GMT +1h to your local real time zone.
 
niko said:
For summer time please add GMT +1h to your local real time zone.
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I still think we should have some kind of sticky or FAQ on DCT that would explain the whole Time Zone/Seasonal time setting thing since questions and a certain amount of confusion comes up so often about this.
 
Bakin' In TX said:
So if I am UTC-6, then on the camera I need to be at GMT+7

?

Thanks Niko
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I think if UTC now is -6 ( "minus" 6 ), then adding +1 should be UTC -5h ? I am not familiar with UTC, but what ever summer time zone you have there just add +1 to it.
 
niko said:
I think if UTC now is -6 ( "minus" 6 ), then adding +1 should be UTC -5h ? I am not familiar with UTC, but what ever summer time zone you have there just add +1 to it.
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You are correct sir. GMT-6 is my time zone (I keep confusing it with UTC) so it would be GMT-5 after adding 1.

I'll set it again in a couple of hours and I'll see if that fixes it.

Thanks again
 
Bakin' In TX said:
You are correct sir. GMT-6 is my time zone (I keep confusing it with UTC) so it would be GMT-5 after adding 1.

I'll set it again in a couple of hours and I'll see if that fixes it.

Thanks again
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No problem.
 
Unfortunately, they didn't add a question to respect daylight savings to do this automatically. I guess it would also require the params, because some countries have different dates to change this. (US is different from UK, for example) I asked, and was told that there are no plans to do so.
 
Rhody401 said:
Unfortunately, they didn't add a question to respect daylight savings to do this automatically. I guess it would also require the params, because some countries have different dates to change this. (US is different from UK, for example) I asked, and was told that there are no plans to do so.
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the database table required to automate this is not practical to implement and maintain
 
confuses the hell out me as well, still, I just do everything by trial and error until I get the right time. clock forward an hour or back and hour, I keep forgetting. but up here in far north queensland I don't need to worry about it any more since moving up here, its always +10 no matter what.
 
Ok so GMT-5 works for what should be GMT-6, during daylight savings time. Once winter hits and we have to adjust the clocks again, do I set it back to GMT -6?

Thanks Niko and everyone for posting here. I did my first trial run this morning commuting to work and I love the thing. I do need a CPL though, despite having a dashcover there is still some glare.
 
we need a 3G camera that can connect to internet, or wifi that can connect to your home wireless or open network to get the time off of every time it connects.
 
wozzzzza said:
we need a 3G camera that can connect to internet, or wifi that can connect to your home wireless or open network to get the time off of every time it connects.
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like a cellphone? I mean we could find a mount and stick the cellphone on it... But I like how stealthy this 9665 is
 
wozzzzza said:
we need a 3G camera that can connect to internet, or wifi that can connect to your home wireless or open network to get the time off of every time it connects.
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wifi cams can be made to time time sync off a connected mobile phone
 
there we go, add to wish list for the next dual cam model.
 
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