A119 PRO discharges car battery, car won't start

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The hardware kit I purchased allowed my A119 PRO to discharge the battery after several days of not driving. So, I had to break out the battery charger to get it going.

Is that normal? Is there a way to correct this problem and still use the camera in parking mode?

I am using "Mini 0801 A119 A119S A118 A118C A118C2 B40 WR1 Car Camera Hardwire Kit" purchased directly from Viofo.
 
If you had parking mode switched off, and your hardwire is permanent live (making cam run at standard recording), it's quite possible accompanied to a car battery that may be a few years old, that it could run the battery down too far?

Or maybe something completely unrelated to the dashcam/hardwire that's draining the battery
 
New car, first time I left it for a week without driving while it was in parking mode, first time for dead battery. I'm pretty sure its the hardware kit.
 
New car, first time I left it for a week without driving while it was in parking mode, first time for dead battery. I'm pretty sure its the hardware kit.
Almost all new cars have a continuous power drain to maintain the electronics (remote start, clocks, proximity sensors for key less entry, etc. all require power continuously). This in conjunction with a dash cam in parking mode could easily deplete the battery after a week of no driving - even when everything is working as it should.
 
If you had parking mode switched off, and your hardwire is permanent live (making cam run at standard recording), it's quite possible accompanied to a car battery that may be a few years old, that it could run the battery down too far?

Or maybe something completely unrelated to the dashcam/hardwire that's draining the battery
Should the camera be in parking mode? i turned the parking mode off on my A119pro and drained the battery in the weekend...
How can i just be in standby mode? So until the car not moving, or no G-sensor alert., the camera is not recording...
 
Only the A129 has 3-wire parking mode option with battery discharge prevention. A119/A119PRO/A119S doesn't support that.
 
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