Andrew Clough
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I previously asked about this in another thread but this is becoming a common issue with my 612GW.
It was suggested that the cold was the cause so I kept the dashcam in the glovebox in the neoprene case (Nextbase) and this seemed to reduce the issue, however lately and even on the latest 5.1 firmware this seems to be still happening.
I was driving home the other night and noticed that the cam had locked up, i had to hit the reset button when stopped safely in traffic to get it going again (nice and warm in the car), a day later it did the same again and when it powered off with the button which it did not do the day before it recovered with the message on the screen 'recovering'.
My old 512G never had issues like this and when it did have a 'wobble' it was once in a blue moon.
With the wobbly mount that has to be cured with blu tak and image quality that when compared to the 512G is pee-poor (even at 1080p) - the 512G is so much sharper, you can see the grain in the tarmac where the 612GW is just a blur, let alone trying to get a reg plate.
I *really* want to ditch this cam, upon reflection it really is *not what I would expect for £250* - I am glad that I did not re sell my 512G as it is still on top on my wardrobe.
For Nextbase if they want to troubleshoot - The cam has been reset and has a suitable Micro SD card (SanDisk Extreme Plus 128GB, formatted in the Cam), the latest firmware has been re applied etc. I have tried setting the Cam in 4K and 1080p and the results are the same.
The only problem is getting the glued on mount off my windscreen so I can re attach the solid 512G suction mount - any tips on this without cracking my windscreen would be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
Andrew
It was suggested that the cold was the cause so I kept the dashcam in the glovebox in the neoprene case (Nextbase) and this seemed to reduce the issue, however lately and even on the latest 5.1 firmware this seems to be still happening.
I was driving home the other night and noticed that the cam had locked up, i had to hit the reset button when stopped safely in traffic to get it going again (nice and warm in the car), a day later it did the same again and when it powered off with the button which it did not do the day before it recovered with the message on the screen 'recovering'.
My old 512G never had issues like this and when it did have a 'wobble' it was once in a blue moon.
With the wobbly mount that has to be cured with blu tak and image quality that when compared to the 512G is pee-poor (even at 1080p) - the 512G is so much sharper, you can see the grain in the tarmac where the 612GW is just a blur, let alone trying to get a reg plate.
I *really* want to ditch this cam, upon reflection it really is *not what I would expect for £250* - I am glad that I did not re sell my 512G as it is still on top on my wardrobe.
For Nextbase if they want to troubleshoot - The cam has been reset and has a suitable Micro SD card (SanDisk Extreme Plus 128GB, formatted in the Cam), the latest firmware has been re applied etc. I have tried setting the Cam in 4K and 1080p and the results are the same.
The only problem is getting the glued on mount off my windscreen so I can re attach the solid 512G suction mount - any tips on this without cracking my windscreen would be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
Andrew