I found this explanation in the user manual of the DDPai Mini ONE. I can confirm the Mola N3 behaves similarly based on these priorities:
- Battery voltage has not dropped below the cut-off setting (12.4v, 12.0v, 11.8v).
- G-sensor if enabled, is always active until condition 1) has been breached.
If condition 3) is active, it will take a snapshot and record normal video for 2 minutes after the G-sensor event and continue with 3).
If condition 3) is inactive, it will wake the camera and start recording normal videos for 2 minutes and starts action 3). It takes 2-3 seconds to wake the camera up.
- Time lapse/full motion parking recording if enabled, will try to run for as long as you've set the timer for (15m, 1h, 6h, 24h 48h) or until condition 1) has been breached.
This concludes my parking mode testing of the Mola N3 until I have found something else outside of this pattern.
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On a side note, I've ordered a Mini ONE (for a friend) and will hopefully get to test it out a bit and compare with the Mola N3 before installing it permanently in her car. I've also ordered a Mola A2 (or in China market sold as 9 Eagles A2) from DDPai's Aliexpress official store because it was $32 and has integrated power management. All their parking modes behave in the same way described above, so it's more of an image quality comparison.