A329 2CH (2024) + BP100 Bluetooth Pairing Issue

[PeterGreefent]

for clarification to those who can read Spanish.
The A329 is no longer for sale ( hasn't been for awhile).

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Ok, cierto ....estamos estropeando el tema del compañero....

Aporto foto del catálogo actual de Viofo.nl distribuidor oficial en EU de Viofo.com
Deberian de retirar del mercado ya está cámara tal y como hace el fabricante o como mínimo venderla mucho más barata , pero no ofrecerla a 400€ ....otra cosa más por la que Viofo.com debería tomar cartas en el asunto y amonestar a su distribuidor oficial Viofo.nl
Ya que este tipo de políticas de ventas en EU les perjudica y les crea mala reputación .

 

[Chuck McCoy]

I hope I haven't bothered you too much. Please forgive me if it seemed like I wasted your time with so many questions about dashcam models only to end up not buying one.

No apology needed.
No time was wasted.
I enjoy answering simple questions I’m capable of answering.
This is my fun “unmonetized” hobby.
I don’t make any commission sales, or have affiliate purchase links.

I’m 100% biased to VIOFO products because I’ve tested everything else from major brands, and nothing comes close in terms of;
1.) Maximum Image Quality
2.) Simplicity
3.) Ethical Business Practices

I also really like Vueroid hardware, company leadership, and engineers.
S1-4K is right up there with A329S.
However, Vueroid takes a completely different approach to software that is just to complicated for someone like me.

I’m relieved you’ve delayed buying A329TC, and are waiting to see T340 4CH release.
If past releases have taught us anything, VIOFO is always first to market with an industry leading, cutting edge new technology.
I don’t know how they stay two steps ahead from all other manufacturers since 2019, and even before.

When it's free you could

I said to install both because Peter said he was going to buy A329TC.
It seemed like a waste to remove his original A329 (2024), and not use it.
Since he would have a spare / extra RC420 telephoto I thought why not connect it to A329 (2024), and use it in normal / driving mode, (not parking mode).

 

[Chuck McCoy]

But if you really look, the old A329 model is still being officially sold, and to make matters worse, at the prices of S, T, etc. models... anyone who falls into this trap will regret it.

A329 2CH (2024) was officially discontinued on viofo.com website when A329S was released May 19, 2025.
Viofo.com is the only official "manufacturer" website.
The reason you may still see A329 2CH (2024) for sale is because those merchants / websites are simply re-sellers / retailers.

 

[PeterGreefent]

A329 2CH (2024) was officially discontinued on viofo.com website when A329S was released May 19, 2025.
Viofo.com is the only official "manufacturer" website.
The reason you may still see A329 2CH (2024) for sale is because those merchants / websites are simply re-sellers / retailers.

Si , quizás tengas razón de que sean revendores minorista .

Pero yo creo que Viofo.nl es el representante directo de Viofo.com por eso usa el nombre de su web Viofo
Y si profundizas en su web ofrece lo mismo a nivel de actualizaciones de firmware ,etc...el mapa web de su página es exclusivo de Viofo ,como el fabricante.

Por eso dudo que realmente solo sea un comprador minorista , yo más bien creo que es el representante oficial de Viofo en Europa y su distribuidor oficial para así abrirse mercado en Europa y facilitar su exportación sin añadir aranceles extras al comprador.

Por eso los precios de Viofo.com y Viofo.nl son idénticos y con página diseñada exclusivamente para Viofo y no otro fabricante de Dashcam .


Aquí en España existen como usted dice tiendas donde venden Viofo , pero también otros artículos de otros fabricantes y otros tipo de productos de electrónica , pero sus páginas web no se vinculan por nombre o diseño exclusivamente a Viofo ,estás si estarian dentro de la descripción que usted describe .

Yo personalmente me inclinó a que Viofo.nl es representante y distribuidor oficial de Viofo.com y viofo.com como fabricante y siendo su imagen en EU ,puede darle instrucciones de como vender sus productos , ya que al final todo se traduce a ventas e imagen de Viofo en Europa y USA.

 

[PeterGreefent]

While the APP can certainly display the battery charge percentage level, this customer's inquiry was how to get their A329 to work with the BP100.

You're correct, the older A329 does not support hybrid parking mode. In my reply, I overstated the capabilities of the older A329. The A329 still does have the "Vehicle Battery Protection" feature which can be used to turn off the A329 when a "Cut-off Time" or the "Cut-off Voltage" [provided by the HK6] has been reached. The newer A329S series can use the "Vehicle Battery Protection" feature to also transition parking modes when it is configured for hybrid parking mode. It would be nice for A329 owners to have the A329 support the battery percentage value as well in its "Vehicle Battery Protection" feature and showing it as a "Stamp" value.

This customer can use the power cable supplied with the BP100 to power the A329 and it will use the full stored capacity of the BP100 and then simply turn off when the BP100 power output is turned off when the BP100 is fully discharged. It could potentially be helpful to allow the A329 to display the battery percentage charge level as well like the A329S series/A119M Pro models can.


The BP100 battery pack is a very good offering from VIOFO for a dash camera battery pack. The BP100 provided power cable can be used to power the A329 allowing to use the fully storage capacity of the BP100 for parking mode. The only thing "missing" is the ability to display the battery pack charge percentage as one of the "Stamp" [status line] options or using the battery pack charge percentage level to turn off the A329 in parking mode. Since the A329 will safely power down [using its supercapacitor] when the power is turned off by the BP100 when the BP100 stored charge level is fully depleted, you can safely use the A329 with the BP100 for parking mode operations.

Retomo este asunto ,aunque segurísimo ya lo sabes por qué has realizado multitud de pruebas con tu estación de carga de laboratorio ....por cierto a mí también me gusta esto y tengo la misma propia ,pero soy muy perezoso para crear temas y subir datos, aparte de que tendría que estar constantemente quitando mi dashcam del vehículo y teniendo esa sola unidad no me lo puedo permitir .

Bueno siguiendo sobre el tema del cable HK6 y si posible instalación en el modelo A329 para que ofrezca el voltaje.

He consultado todo esto en la IA Claude y es una maravilla las explicaciones que da ,de por qué no es lo idóneo para usar y monitorear el voltaje de la BP.
Esto deberían de haberlo explicado resumidamente los de servicio oficial y se hubiera evitado tanta pregunta al respecto .
Voy a portar bastantes capturas de las respuestas de Claude y seguramente estés totalmente de acuerdo con sus respuestas .
Por otro lado según dice el modelo A329 se descontinuó en cuanto salió el modelo A329S .....puffff, política nefasta hacia sus compradores sin dar opción de cambio ,este dato tan precipitado de descontinuación no lo sabia , increíble está mala jugada .

 

[Chuck McCoy]

Viofo.nl

Viofo BENELUX viofo.nl is simply a storefront, no different than corner shop selling milk, bread, vegetables.
They do not manufacturer anything, or make official VIOFO policy.

 

[PeterGreefent]

Viofo BENELUX viofo.nl is simply a storefront, no different than corner shop selling milk, bread, vegetables.
They do not manufacturer anything, or make official VIOFO policy.

En eso discrepo.
Cierto que no es Fabricante .

Pero si es su distribuidor Oficial en EU y así lo anuncian en su página .
Y como tal supongo que algunas directrices tendrá que seguir para cumplir y tener esa exclusividad de parte de Viofo.com

Yo compro otros artículos con fabricante oficial en china y su tienda y distribuidor oficial en EU/Francia y como tal pueden remitir quejas de sus clientes al fabricante por parte de su distribuidor .

No olvidemos que Viofo.nl está usando la imagen , nombre de web y página casi identica y exclusiva de productos Viofo , algún acuerdo deben tener entre ellos para tener esos privilegios sin ser denunciado por usar su imagen y representarlos en EU .

Que Viofo.nl puede tener dentro de unos márgenes de libertad para poner sus normas ,no lo niego , pero al final si perjudica la imagen del fabricante puede quitarle el derecho de ser su distribuidor oficial e imagen en EU , y dejarlo como una simple tienda estándar que no tenga imagen de Viofo en su nombre web ,ser distribuidor oficial,etc...

Cuando abres un ticket a Viofo.com en sus opciones para clasificar el tipo de ticket pregunta ?

si el producto fue comprado en distribuidor oficial .?

otra opción es "otras tiendas " ?
...en otras tiendas es donde podría clasificar una tienda de pan y leche común ...
Distribuidor oficial implica compromisos añadidos con el fabricante que una tienda normal no tiene por qué cumplir ni se le exigen.

 

[Chuck McCoy]

damages the manufacturer's image

Viofo BENELUX viofo.nl did this 2 years ago.
We had a long period on DCT with many complaints about malfunctioning VIOFO dash cams (A229 Pro & A229 Plus).
Turns out customers who reported these malfunctions purchased their cameras from BENELUX.
BENELUX was selling “bundle packages” (Dashcam + SD Card).
The SD Card they were selling bundled with dashcams was on VIOFO’s Official “DO NOT USE” List, (Not Recommended).
The incompatible SD Card was causing the dash cam to malfunction, and many angry customers blamed VIOFO, when the culprit was actually BENELUX.
It took a year to straighten the mess out.

 

[PeterGreefent]

Viofo BENELUX viofo.nl did this 2 years ago.
We had a long period on DCT with many complaints about malfunctioning VIOFO dash cams (A229 Pro & A229 Plus).
Turns out customers who reported these malfunctions purchased their cameras from BENELUX.
BENELUX was selling “bundle packages” (Dashcam + SD Card).
The SD Card they were selling bundled with dashcams was on VIOFO’s Official “DO NOT USE” List, (Not Recommended).
The incompatible SD Card was causing the dash cam to malfunction, and many angry customers blamed VIOFO, when the culprit was actually BENELUX.
It took a year to straighten the mess out.

Cierto ...totalmente cierto .

Por aquel entonces estaba yo también informándome sobre tarjetas SD y recuerdo la polémica de las discrepancias de recomendaciones entre fabricante y Viofo Benelux .
Por eso mismo decidí ir a lo seguro y compré SSD T7 SHIELD de 1TB que me costó en Amazon menos de 100€ y estoy super contento con el , ni una sola queja , una maravilla de SSD y compré otro no hace mucho por mismo precio...
Que por cierto ahora son una locura de precios , el que me costó menos de 100€ ahora cuesta unos 250€ ...

Yo todo hasta ahora lo he comprado a Benelux pero viendo que cometen errores graves y tienen una política de ventas un poco oscura o desactualizada , voy a intentar cambiar de proveedor .

Voy a enviar un ticket a viofo.com a ver si hay alguna posibilidad de comprarles productos a ella directamente y que lo gestionen con algún distribuidor oficial en EU para que yo lo pueda recibir sin coste de aranceles añadidos o gastos de envíos abusivos.

Actualmente tengo en tramite con Benelux la compra que les hice ayer de la batería EP100.

Ojo , no todo es negativo hacia ellos por mi parte todo sea dicho.

Siempre les he pedido cupones de descuento antes de una comprs importante y siempre me los envían del 10% .
Cuando les compré el modelo A329 de 2 canales les pedí el filtro para la cámara trasera y le enviaron uno equivocado , creo que me enviaron el del modelo para RC420 y mi modelo es el RC400 les abrí un ticket y me lo enviaron gratis sin devolver el equivocado.
El trámite de comta y entrega si rapidísimos , en 3 días suele estar en casa .

El problema que tienen es que no se actualizan correctamente y venden productos que no deberían ,o si los venden deberían advertir que por ejemplo el A329 está descontinuado o venderlo por menor precio ,ser algo más claros y sinceros .

 

[rcg530]

The problem using any hardwire kit which has a low voltage cut-off feature when powered by a dash camera battery pack is that the dash camera will not be able to take full advantage of the dash camera battery pack's full storage capacity. Most dash camera battery packs will provide "12V output power" with voltage levels from approx 14.2V [on the high side / fully charged] to as low as 10.1V when the battery pack is fully discharged. Those output voltage ranges can vary a bit across the different dash camera battery pack makes/models on the market.

The retail product versions of the VIOFO HK4 and VIOFO HK6 hardwire kits have a low voltage cut-off feature in place with a minimum low voltage selection of 11.8V. Those hardwire kits are primarily intended to power a VIOFO dash camera while obtaining its power from the vehicle's battery/system. Before VIOFO started selling their own battery pack [BP100], there were several VIOFO dash camera owners powering their dash camera with a dash camera battery pack for longer parking mode support. The fact that the HK4 and HK6 both have a low voltage cut-off minimum voltage of 11.8V made it impossible to take full advantage of the dash camera battery pack's full storage capacity. That's when VIOFO started offering [by customer special request] versions of their HK4 and HK6 hardwire kits with the 12.4V cut-off voltage selection resulting in the cut-off feature being disabled. That non-standard version of the HK4/HK6 hardwire kit allowed the user to fully utilize the storage capacity of the dash camera battery pack.

The HK6 hardwire kit was the first to offer the feature to send the 12V system input voltage level to the dash camera. When the hardwire kit's "12V power" is obtained from the vehicle battery and not a dash camera battery pack, it makes sense to let the dash camera know that voltage level so it can present that info in the "Stamp" data on the status line and it can be used for A329S series hybrid parking mode transitions from the primary parking mode to low power impact detection. When the HK6 sources its 12V power from a dash camera battery pack, it starts to reduce the helpfulness of the voltage info sent to the dash camera via Bluetooth. It's still interesting to know, but you have to know that the battery pack's 12V output voltage range is different than a standard I.C.E. vehicle voltage range.

Now that VIOFO sells the BP100 battery pack, there's a more straightforward solution to powering the dash camera using the BP100 supplied dash camera output power cable. That cable does not have a low voltage cut-off feature which allows you to take full advantage of the storage capacity of the BP100. For the older A329, the only thing you don't get in that configuration is the ability to display the BP100's 12V output voltage level when using the HK6.

With the recent modification of the BP100 firmware to start sending its charge percentage level to compatible VIOFO dash camera models, that can be used in a similar way to the HK6's "12V system voltage level". It's up to VIOFO decide how many older models they will backport the feature that receives the battery pack's charge percentage level via Bluetooth.

 

[PeterGreefent]

The problem using any hardwire kit which has a low voltage cut-off feature when powered by a dash camera battery pack is that the dash camera will not be able to take full advantage of the dash camera battery pack's full storage capacity. Most dash camera battery packs will provide "12V output power" with voltage levels from approx 14.2V [on the high side / fully charged] to as low as 10.1V when the battery pack is fully discharged. Those output voltage ranges can vary a bit across the different dash camera battery pack makes/models on the market.

The retail product versions of the VIOFO HK4 and VIOFO HK6 hardwire kits have a low voltage cut-off feature in place with a minimum low voltage selection of 11.8V. Those hardwire kits are primarily intended to power a VIOFO dash camera while obtaining its power from the vehicle's battery/system. Before VIOFO started selling their own battery pack [BP100], there were several VIOFO dash camera owners powering their dash camera with a dash camera battery pack for longer parking mode support. The fact that the HK4 and HK6 both have a low voltage cut-off minimum voltage of 11.8V made it impossible to take full advantage of the dash camera battery pack's full storage capacity. That's when VIOFO started offering [by customer special request] versions of their HK4 and HK6 hardwire kits with the 12.4V cut-off voltage selection resulting in the cut-off feature being disabled. That non-standard version of the HK4/HK6 hardwire kit allowed the user to fully utilize the storage capacity of the dash camera battery pack.

The HK6 hardwire kit was the first to offer the feature to send the 12V system input voltage level to the dash camera. When the hardwire kit's "12V power" is obtained from the vehicle battery and not a dash camera battery pack, it makes sense to let the dash camera know that voltage level so it can present that info in the "Stamp" data on the status line and it can be used for A329S series hybrid parking mode transitions from the primary parking mode to low power impact detection. When the HK6 sources its 12V power from a dash camera battery pack, it starts to reduce the helpfulness of the voltage info sent to the dash camera via Bluetooth. It's still interesting to know, but you have to know that the battery pack's 12V output voltage range is different than a standard I.C.E. vehicle voltage range.

Now that VIOFO sells the BP100 battery pack, there's a more straightforward solution to powering the dash camera using the BP100 supplied dash camera output power cable. That cable does not have a low voltage cut-off feature which allows you to take full advantage of the storage capacity of the BP100. For the older A329, the only thing you don't get in that configuration is the ability to display the BP100's 12V output voltage level when using the HK6.

With the recent modification of the BP100 firmware to start sending its charge percentage level to compatible VIOFO dash camera models, that can be used in a similar way to the HK6's "12V system voltage level". It's up to VIOFO decide how many older models they will backport the feature that receives the battery pack's charge percentage level via Bluetooth.

Si efectivamente ..
Según toda la información que llevo recopilada en este tiempo ,la descripción que das concuerda con mi información .
Gracias por tu aporte .

Respecto a que añadan dicha opción en el firmware de la BP100 ,supongo que deberá ser una actualización de ambos aparatos BP100 para comunicar esos datos a la cámara y otra actualización a la cámara para incorporar la estampa y opciones necesarias para su visualización.

Esto ya lo he pedido en un ticket a Viofo.com y lo van a consultar a los desarrolladores ...
No tengo muchas esperanzas , somos 4 gatos con este modelo y no veo apoyo ,lo ideal sería que todos los que tenemos este modelo enviasemos tickets requiriendo lo mismo para hacer presión.