E360 Parking Mode video resolution

[CoolFix808]

Hi to everybody,
I recently purchased a E360 dashcam on Amazon and I suspect I have a problem.
I installed it in my car with the proper hardwire kit and I setted it up to record three separate videos for each camera (1944P+1944P+1944P 30fps).
In driving mode it records three separate videos, as expected.
But when in parking mode (motion detection), it records a 5.2K panoramic view (front and cabin cameras) and a separate video only for the rear camera, completely ignoring my video resolution settings.
Is this a normal behaviour or a software bug?
Shouldn’t the dashcam follow the same video resolution settings for driving mode and parking mode?

Thank you in advance to anyone who'll help me shred some light on this.

 

[TonyM]

I installed it in my car with the proper hardwire kit and I setted it up to record three separate videos for each camera (1944P+1944P+1944P 30fps).
In driving mode it records three separate videos, as expected.
But when in parking mode (motion detection), it records a 5.2K panoramic view (front and cabin cameras) and a separate video only for the rear camera, completely ignoring my video resolution settings.
Is this a normal behaviour or a software bug?
Shouldn’t the dashcam follow the same video resolution settings for driving mode and parking mode?

Welcome to the forum @CoolFix808

This is normal behaviour for the E360.

Vantrue decided that collision detection, motion detection and time lapse parking modes are all recorded in 5.2K panoramic mode, ignoring the user's settings for driving mode.

Low bitrate parking video is always recorded as three separate videos, even if the user has set 5.2K panorama for driving recording.

Parking Mode Observations
- Collision detection consumes very little power (~0.1W) in "power saving" mode, however it takes 17 seconds to wake up and start recording after the impact is detected
- Collision detection consumes 1.2W in "quick start" mode, however it still stakes approximately 5 seconds to wake up and start recording after the impact is detected
- Motion detection consumes the most power, although it does record at full 30fps and at the same bitrate as driving video
- Low bitrate consumes the least power whilst recording. The frame rate drops to 15fps in addition to the reduced bitrate.
- Collision detection, motion detection and time lapse all record in 5.2K Panoramic mode. This resolution is fixed, no matter what the chosen resolution for driving mode.
- Low bitrate records in either 1080P or 720P (same for each channel). Again this is fixed, no matter what the chosen resolution for driving mode.
- The manual states that collision detection records for 60 seconds. In my testing it always recorded for 30 seconds.
- Motion detection reliably recorded a buffer of 10 seconds before motion was detected
- Even with continuous power on the ACC line, the E360 goes into parking mode if the camera senses no movement for 5 minutes. I encountered this frequently when measuring the power consumed over a 5-minute period, and I have experienced this when stuck in traffic.

 

[CoolFix808]

Thank you so much! Now it's clear my unit is not defective.
I have to admit I don't understand this logic... I'd prefer to be able to choose what and how to record also in parking mode.
Hopefully, Vantrue might implement this setting in a future firmware update. 🤞

 

[TonyM]

We could ask @Jeff_Vantrue if it will be possible for the user to select their preferred parking mode resolution.

 

[Jeff_Vantrue]

@TonyM @CoolFix808 Thanks for your suggestion! In parking mode the camera defaults to panorama as a fixed option. Right now you can only choose the lens, not change the resolution. The logic is a bit complex and tied to system stability, but we’ll keep working on optimizing this feature in future updates.

 

[CoolFix808]

Thank you so much! 🙏
Looking forward to see this in a future update.

O.T.: the rear camera's green light led stays always on and I didn't find an option to turn it off in the settings menu. During daytime it doesn't bother me much, but I can't say the same during night. Maybe this option might be implemented in the future as well? For now I'll just stick a little piece of black tape on it. 😀