A229 Plus

[JohnnyMcDollar]

Support says my new Sandisk Extreme Pro 512GB isn't compatible. It still works if I have press the Rec button every time it starts up. Without going to different card any way you know of to make mine work without pressing Rec each time?

 

[bhb]

Support says my new Sandisk Extreme Pro 512GB isn't compatible. It still works if I have press the Rec button every time it starts up. Without going to different card any way you know of to make mine work without pressing Rec each time?

Hi,

Welcome to the forum. I had similar problems in the past with my A229 Plus and a Samsung Pro Plus 256GB MicroSD card.

Which firmware version do you have? Is there an error message when you turn the device on?

If you have the format reminder on, set it to off and see if the problem resolves. When I had the format reminder set to on in the settings, I got the "Please format sd card" message everytime the device was started and after pressing the Rec button the device would go recording normal. When I set the format reminder off, the message dit not come back. But it came back as soon I set the format reminder to on.

Also check if you have the latest firmware version installed. After a firmware update, I had the format reminder set to on and the error messages "Please format sd card" disappeared.

I hope it this resolves your problem.

 

[Nigel]

You could try formatting the card with the SD Association's SD Card Formatter. That will speed some cards up, which might make the required difference. I don't know if it will work for that card, but worth a try.

 

[JohnnyMcDollar]

Thanks. Fyi, I returned the dashcam anyway. I didn't want to buy another 512GB card so will look at another brand. Also tried the SD Association reformat.