Current draw various modes Q800 and U1000?

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I notice that Thinkware has the Radar Module for the U1000 which in my opinion is near useless having it for the front windshield. Nevertheless I wonder if they did this as a last ditch effort to save a product that consumes too much current.

Does anyone know the current draw of the U1000 vs the Q800 (2 camera systems)when in Normal parking mode ie motion and timelaps (not power saver mode)?
 
So I decided to run my own tests and here is what I got.
Testing with my inexpensive Digital Multimeter

Power in Milliamps
(1000ma = 1 AMP)
U1000 Single Camera
U1000 Dual Camera
Q800 Single CameraQ800 Dual Camera
Continuous Record mode2500390020002800
Parking mode Time Lapse1000200013001800
Parking mode Motion1100210013001800
Radar No signal / Signal DetectedNO TEST RUN300/2500NANA

UPDATE! - I believe my meter is not accurate, I need to re-run these tests with another meter. Use the numbers only as comparison.
I will re-run with a more accurate ammeter
 
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The U1000 consumes approximately 300 Megs of storage each minute. 200 Megs for the front (4k) 100 meg for the rear.
I am using a 512GB chip in both the Q800 as well as the U1000.
 
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