The A229 Pro 3Ch dash camera experienced two thermal shutdowns with the 1.3_240702 [test] firmware installed during today’s drive. It was a very warm/hot day as well. A BlackVue DR970X-2CH and a Vantrue N4 Pro 3Ch also had heat related issues. The VIOFO VS1 and Thinkware U3000 installed next to the A229 Pro front camera had no problems. I don’t believe the first thermal shutdown for the A229 Pro 3Ch was legit since it was warm in the car, but not that hot. The second thermal shutdown for the A229 Pro occurs around the time the BlackVue DR970X-2CH and the Vantrue N4 Pro 3Ch started to have some issues. The N4 Pro has never shutdown/rebooted before during any of my drives with warm/hot temperatures.
Friday 12-July-2024 - Heat Test
970X = DR970X-2CH
U3000 = Thinkware U3000 2CH
A229Pro = VIOFO A229 Pro 3CH
VS1 = VIOFO VS1
N4Pro = VANTRUE N4 Pro 3CH
All = 970X+U3000+A229Pro+VS1+N4Pro
Car = 2014 Chevy Caprice
PM TL = Parking Mode / Time-Lapse
PM LBR = Parking Mode / Low Bitrate
NR = Normal Recording (Driving) Mode
08:55 - All - Power Up / Engine Start / NR starts
09:17 - Car,970X,N4Pro - Park car / 970X enters PM TL
09:18 - U3000 - After 30 second delay / Enters radar parking mode
09:19 - A229Pro,VS1 - After 90 second delay / Enters low bitrate parking mode
09:28 - Car,All - Start engine, All exit parking mode
09:39 - Car,970X,N4Pro - Park car / 970X enters PM TL
09:39 - U3000 - After 30 second delay / Enters radar parking mode
09:40 - A229Pro,VS1 - After 90 second delay / Enters low bitrate parking mode
10:03 - Car,All - Start engine, All exit parking mode
10:11 - Car,970X,N4Pro - Park car / 970X enters PM TL
10:11 - Car - Inside car (center console) temp 97F / outside 90F
10:11 - U3000 - After 30 second delay / Enters radar parking mode
10:12 - A229Pro,VS1 - After 90 second delay / Enters low bitrate parking mode
10:30 - 970X - PM TL / 'HT' High temperature alert appears in the status line
10:38 - A229Pro - PM LBR / Thermal shutdown
10:40 - Car,All - Start engine, All start NR mode (A229Pro was off)
10:54 - NR,970X - Turns off 'HT' high temperature alert in status line
10:56 - Car,970X,N4Pro - Park car / 970X enters PM TL
10:56 - Car - Inside car (center console) temp 102F / outside 95F
10:57 - U3000 - After 30 second delay / Enters radar parking mode
10:57 - A229Pro,VS1 - After 90 second delay / Enters low bitrate parking mode
11:13 - Car - Inside car (center console) temp 105F / outside 95F
11:17 - 970X - PM TL / 'HT' High temperature alert appears in the status line
11:21 - A229Pro - PM LBR / Thermal shutdown
11:37 - Car,All - Start engine, All start NR mode (A229Pro was off)
11:37 - Car - Passenger compartment temp 114F / outside 94F
11:38 - NR,970X - Thermal shutdown
11:47:53 - NR,N4Pro - Stops recording video
Front: 11:47:46 => 11:47:53 / 11 seconds missing from start of video
Cabin: 11:47:35 => 11:47:53
Rear: 11:47:35 => 11:47:53
11:48 - NR,N4Pro - Restarts and resumes normal mode recording
11:49 - NR,970X - Powers up after cooling off during thermal shutdown
12:09 - Car,All - Arrive Home / Park car in garage / Power down all dash cameras