In this mode you can transfer the firmware file to your memory card while it’s still in the camera. I assumed this is what you were trying to do?
Yes, I always recommend using a card reader. Seems much more reliable. Many users seem to have trouble with Mass Storage Mode.
I think some computers, especially laptops do not provide enough voltage for the Mass Storage Mode. On my computer it works fine, but only if I use a good cable, with a cheap cable it often does not enter Mass Storage Mode. The card reader always works.
Parking mode files triggered via G-Sensor go into the RO folder, while parking mode files triggered via motion detection (buffered) do not, they are put into the regular file folder. Maybe Viofo misunderstood which you were referring to.@StrayCam
Ok I have just completed a test with the Parking G-Sensor and I can confirm the triggered event gets saved in the RO folder.
I'm on firmware 1.9 but using one of @BCHobbyist 's MODs that's based on the 1.9 version. I am also using Low Bitrate Parking Mode and the Parking G-Sensor is set to HIGH. I waited till the dash cam entered Parking Mode, then took the dash cam off the GPS mount and shook the cam a little which triggered the G-Sensor. The yellow exclamation mark appeared on the screen with the 3 beeps denoting and event has just occurred. (Please note that tapping the dash cam during parking mode did not trigger an event). Please see the screenshot below showing the RO folder with the two event videos, PF and PR at the bottom, circled in red. This confirms that Parking Mode events are saved in the RO folder. I don't know how @viofo did not know this?
Parking G-Sensor in RO Folder.jpg
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I am just trying to get the 1.9 update, that’s all. I am getting upset with the whole idea of dashcams. I will try again tonight, but not sure what my options
In the first firmware update that featured buffered parking mode, both motion and g-sensor files were stored in the RO folder. After discussion, in another thread, with users, VIOFO changed it so that only the g-sensor files went into the RO folder. Motion detection files would have filled up the card with mostly useless files. I don’t recall which firmware version it was where they both went to the RO folder or which firmware version they changed it on. I’m sure there was misunderstanding and or confusion as things are continually changing with the firmware. Language barrier doesn’t help either.
Parking Mode G-sensor saved files are stored in the RO folder. Motion sensed files in parking mode are not.
Go for option 1, and make sure the power cable is plugged into the camera, not the camera mount, go to the menu and select low bitrate parking mode, then when it enters parking mode the recording icon on the screen should change to a parking mode icon, and then change back when you start the engine again. The videos should look the same, but if you look at their file size you will find that they are much smaller and have an extra letter 'P' just before the end of the file name, these files are recorded at low bitrate but as long as not much is happening in the image the low bitrate is normally enough.
When you have parking mode on, but camera is recording normally (your driving), there will be an icon of a car in the top left corner of the LCD screen. When you turn off the car, that car icon will change to the icon of the selected parking mode. For Auto Event Detection, it will change to an icon of a stick figure.
