Class 10 or Class 4?

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Hi should i use class 10 or class 4 on my g1w-cb dashcam?
 
should work with either provided it's a genuine card of good quality, don't use Sandisk cards in this camera
 
@jokiin Thanks for information.

Can you give me a brand please? I will order my cam from gearbest and i want to order the micro sd with same time.
 
@jokiin Well then i will buy it from my country then. it will more expensive but i can trust so.

Thanks jokiin
 
@jokiin someone saying class10 can have a problem with loop option at g1w-c so they are telling use class 4

do you think this is true?
 
DashLeech said:
@jokiin someone saying class10 can have a problem with loop option at g1w-c so they are telling use class 4

do you think this is true?
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thinking they don't know what they are talking about, sometimes people read things on the internet and just keep repeating it and it ends up becoming fact
 
First of all, welcome to DCT!

DashLeech said:
@jokiin Thanks for information.

Can you give me a brand please? I will order my cam from gearbest and i want to order the micro sd with same time.
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If you can, buy a Kingston. I've never heard anyone complaining about using them in the G1W series. But like @jokiin said, it has to be a genuine one.
 
Do cards wear out? Was speaking to a 'professional' at my local BestBuy and he said that dashcams can be hard on cards as they are constantly erasing and reusing. I remember floppies used to fail (anyone else remember those?). but that was a physical mechanical process.
 
monacle said:
Do cards wear out? Was speaking to a 'professional' at my local BestBuy and he said that dashcams can be hard on cards as they are constantly erasing and reusing.....
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He's correct on that for the reasons stated.

monacle said:
...I remember floppies used to fail (anyone else remember those?). but that was a physical mechanical process.
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Remember!,... I think I still have a few laying around - along with a USB drive. šŸ˜±
 
monacle said:
Do cards wear out? Was speaking to a 'professional' at my local BestBuy and he said that dashcams can be hard on cards as they are constantly erasing and reusing. I remember floppies used to fail (anyone else remember those?). but that was a physical mechanical process.
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They do, I'm surprised a bestbuy worker said that, they're usually very ignorant when it comes to technology.
 
The reason I even asked in the first place is I have a weird issue retrieving the files after use. The locked files are saved differently with an 'SOS' prefix. However, I could have 3 or more files saved, and only 2 show up on the card. Am I supposed to let the programmed time run out for the clip on it's own? Or can I stop the recording and restart? My first G1W would allow that, but only up until it was almost a year old, and then wouldn't let me operate it that way any longer. Got new cards, same issue. Firmware downgrade (as suggested) - same problem.
 
You're supposed to just let it run out, but stopping wouldn't make any difference afaik.

Strange that files would disappear, not sure what would cause this.
 
ThePro said:
You're supposed to just let it run out, but stopping wouldn't make any difference afaik.

Strange that files would disappear, not sure what would cause this.
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They don't disappear, as long as they don't get overwritten. I've had to go through them individually to find them, they just don't have the file name change. A real PITA.
 
Oh my bad. That's strange, my G1WH has a much different firmware so it doesn't change the filenames, it just puts the files in a different folder.
 
ThePro said:
Oh my bad. That's strange, my G1WH has a much different firmware so it doesn't change the filenames, it just puts the files in a different folder.
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I don't even get the benefit of a different folder. It's all filed under DCIM, and then by date.

What firmwear are you running?
 
I'm running G1WH-DA380-2014.11.28.03, but it probably won't be compatible if you're running a regular G1W. You can always try though.
 
ThePro said:
I'm running G1WH-DA380-2014.11.28.03, but it probably won't be compatible if you're running a regular G1W. You can always try though.
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TBH, I'm not sure of my model. Message from estore009 references g1w-cs. But while the emails are regular, I'm wondering if there is something missing in the translation...
 
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