StrayCam
Well-Known Member
Buffered Parking Mode on the A129 Duo has not been forgotten. I received another test firmware yesterday.
I think @CaptureYourAction was correct about the FW versions. Personally I regard all FW versions since 1.5 as beta and I was a bit surprised when 1.8 was released publicly.
Yes, Viofo are busy with the new A129 Pro, plus many other projects. The cameras are similar, so some of the development work will benefit both the Pro and the Duo. I have not yet tested the g-sensor in parking mode on the A129 Pro.
Thanks for the info Tony. - - I'm just curious, why don't they give everyone who wants one a test/beta firmware? Presumably what they gave you to test at least makes the g-sensor work in parking mode....??? That's a whole lot better than what us A129 customers have right now...
As everyone knows, g-sensor in buffered parking mode does not work. I'd be more than willing to try out a better version of 1.9; at least that "might mean" my A129 would works properly which would be a good thing!
When I left the dashcam this morning after parking (when it wasn't responding) the display was off and all lights were off so I just left it and went to work..
Came back this evening, dashcam was powered up and was beeping with the format prompt. I've had it do this before, very random.
So I ok'ed the message and it all worked as normal.
When I stopped at the car wash the dashcam beeped as normal and went into parking mode, however just as I got out the car it done another beep (like the random beeps it sometimes does when driving)
When I went back home the dashcam switched to driving mode as normal and back to parking mode when I parked at up home.
I'm not sure whether I should just pull it out and start using the mini 0906 I have, or maybe revert back to fw 1.5 until I can get things more reliable.
Joe-
I'll try to give you a little help. I'm not sure if any of it will actually help you though...
I experienced the random beeps while driving as well. What was happening in my case is that the normal video loops (3, 5 or 10 minutes) were being truncated. Some people speculated that it could be the SD card...??? I concluded that there are probably many other users experiencing the exact same problem I was experiencing; your situation sounds exactly like mine! - - In order to verify if this is causing your beeping issue, take a look at the length of your video clips. If you see some shorter than the others, that's the issue.
I assume you have used the pin hole reset button on your cam....that's always good to do when your camera is acting strange; after that you would need to do another clean format of your sd card.
I hope this helps you a little... Btw, if you wrote "customer support" at @viofo, they should be able to offer you some assistance. It's just that you might have to wait 4-5 days to get a reply from them! - - Good luck!