My Mobius is also better than this DashCam, infact this would be the worst DashCam I have owned.
There is a lot of high quality videos aroung from A119(S). Looks like something is wrong with V2.4 firmware. I am going to reflash to V1.01 as per a colleague advice and see if this does the trick.
BTW I could not find any FW changelog yet, would be better to know which bugs one returns back with older FW.
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1) WDR ON seem to improve bad contrast issue. Will test further.
2) I have just found that Viofo FW is *not* responsible for incorrectness in file creation time. NovaTrakt 2.4 changes video's timestamp upon processing for some reason.
Have to agree. Even with the latest update to V2.4 and using all of the recommended settings on this forum, after side-by-side testing for about a year now, my four-year-old Mobius has superior image quality. Wish it had all of the VIOFO bells and whistles though.
There is 2.6 firmware for A119S on Polish site (thanks to @gse):
Page with FWs (use translator if needed)
For some reason new FWs are available on Viofo.pl prior to Viofo.com.
Page with FWs (use translator if needed)
For some reason new FWs are available on Viofo.pl prior to Viofo.com.
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Think I answered this here in this post: https://dashcamtalk.com/forum/threads/a119-firmware.22223/page-38#post-399724. Or maybe I'm just confusing the issue more. Let me know.
Thanks for the link. I did not quite get a solution to the timestamp problem (my PC is also Win10) - now thinking that this is Win10 bug.
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Maybe not a bug, just the way Windows 10 works, No?
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What kind of problem does this feature address? Otherwise I would want A119S to boot as fast as possible just to start mooving with no delays.
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Some vehicles cut off the power to the accessory circuits when they crank the engine-- this can result in the cam getting power for a moment when you key in, then when you go to start the engine the power cuts out, then a few seconds later power comes back once the engine's running. It's possible that in some cases the cam wouldn't gracefully handle this instance of the power cycling on/off rapidly so well.
I used to be involved with heavy truck fleets, and for the most part, they were programmed to cut out all auxiliary systems (headlights, interior lights, etc.) while the engine's cranking. Some systems that we needed to keep running (or which would take too long to boot or recover) we would run from their own auxiliary batteries.
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It doesn't look good:
The bitrate on the firmware is too low, it's only 20kb/s.
No changes with the oversharp.
The windshield reflection also makes it look bad.
I don't understand why they wouldn't do the bitrate and the sharpness configurable.
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I believe *someone* should be ashamed for such a rich "changelog". Do not users deserve some respect, or am I missing something?
On a Polish Viofo forum there are at least 4 entries in changelog for V2.6 (thanks to gse for info):
+ new SD compatibility (EVO +, Goodram, Verbatim, sandisk)
+ menu errors (whitescreen as example)
+ G-sensor sensitivity and "map (or card?) definition at night" - vague enough
+ better error detection while recording (bad SD as example) and Beep ...
On a Polish Viofo forum there are at least 4 entries in changelog for V2.6 (thanks to gse for info):
+ new SD compatibility (EVO +, Goodram, Verbatim, sandisk)
+ menu errors (whitescreen as example)
+ G-sensor sensitivity and "map (or card?) definition at night" - vague enough
+ better error detection while recording (bad SD as example) and Beep ...
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A very familiar dashboard, mate.
Thanks for the video samples.
For my eye, I didn't notice any changes on image quality.
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